Day of Ascension
Book Playlist

Day of Ascension Playlist

by Adrian Tchaikovsky

37 tracks
balanced
May 1, 2026

This playlist mirrors the grim industrial and oppressive atmosphere of Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Day of Ascension," blending mechanical, electronic, and orchestral instrumentals to evoke the forge world of Morod and its ceaseless toil. The vocal tracks explore themes of rebellion, corruption, isolation, and hope, reflecting the emotional arcs of characters like Genetor Gammat Triskellian and the dark undercurrents within the Adeptus Mechanicus.

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Track List

37 songs
1

Conquest of Paradise

Vangelis · 1492: Conquest of Paradise

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2

The Great Attractor

Yagya · Stars and Dust

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3

Gypsy Moth

Andrew Bird · Echolocations: River

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4

Dreamshore Forest (Analog Remake)

Carbon Based Lifeforms · Alt:02

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5

DAWAN

Apparat · LP5

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Dissolving Clouds

Biosphere · Dropsonde

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7

Stuk

Jóhann Jóhannsson · Jóhannsson: 12 Conversations with Thilo Heinzmann

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8

Helix

BLONDEX · Helix

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9

Reborn - (From "Hereditary" Soundtrack)

Colin Stetson · Hereditary (Original Soundtrack Album)

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10

Pulse

Clark · Pulse

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11

Boreal Kiss Pt. 1

Tim Hecker · Haunt Me

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12

Elegy For The Arctic

Ludovico Einaudi · 12 Songs From Home

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13

Floating / Sinking

Peter Broderick · Float

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14

The Stars We Follow

Federico Albanese · The Twelve (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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15

Ghosts

Japan · Electronic 80's (Ministry Of Sound)

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16

Glass

Hania Rani · Esja

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Glass

Logos · Mumdance & Logos Present Different Circles

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Castles - Bonustrack

Klaus Schulze · The Crime of Suspense (Bonus Edition)

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19

Looped

Kiasmos · Kiasmos

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20

Closer

Nine Inch Nails · The Downward Spiral (Deluxe Edition)

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21

Control

Puddle Of Mudd · Come Clean

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22

Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

Music Box Mania · MBM Performs Arcade Fire

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23

The Man Comes Around

I Am Johnny Cash · I Am Johnny Cash

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24

Burning Bright (Field on Fire)

Nine Inch Nails · Not The Actual Events

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25

Snakes and Martyrs

TV On The Radio · Wolf Like Me

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26

Digital Witness

St. Vincent · Pastel Goth

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27

Bloodflow

Grandbrothers · Open

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28

Retrograde

James Blake · Overgrown

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29

Cold Little Heart

Michael Kiwanuka · Fairytale Vibes

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30

Take me out

Sweet Little Band · Babies Go Franz Ferdinand

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31

Machine Gun

Portishead · Generación Rock 00's

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Blackstar

David Bowie · Bowie Cello Symphonic: Blackstar

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33

The Rip

Portishead · Accents & Echoes

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34

Breathless

The Corrs · 2000er Hits

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35

Trying Times

James Blake · Trying Times

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36

Tomorrow Comes Today

Gorillaz · Top Hits: 1980 - 2000

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37

Stone by Stone

Luminary Flux · Again Again

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