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This playlist moves between Amsterdam’s nocturnal, water-haunted atmosphere and the polished Parisian world Clamence remembers, then gradually darkens into confession and self-judgment. Instrumental jazz, spare contemporary compositions, and songs of masks, complicity, and regret echo the novella’s shifting balance of charm and moral unease.
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20 songs
1
VII. Waltz No. 2
Dmitri Shostakovich · Shostakovich: Jazz & Variety Suites
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2
Rain Tree Sketch I
Toru Takemitsu · Takemitsu, Chopin & Others: Works for Piano
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3
Palais de Mari
Morton Feldman · Feldman, M.: For Bunita Marcus / Palais de Mari
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4
Minor Swing
Django Reinhardt · BD Music Presents Django Reinhardt
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5
Sketch for Summer
The Durutti Column · The Return of The Durutti Column
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6
My Angel Rocks Back And Forth
Four Tet · Rounds
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Requiem for Dying Mothers, Pt. 2
Stars Of The Lid · The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid
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Requiem for the Static King, Pt. 1
A Winged Victory for the Sullen · A Winged Victory for the Sullen
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9
Prelude for Time Feelers
Eluvium · Pianoworks
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10
Amsterdam
Jacques Brel · AMSTERDAM (Edition limitée maxi 45 t)
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11
Avec le temps
Léo Ferré · Love Songs
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12
Nantes
Barbara · Dis, quand reviendras-tu?
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13
Le gorille
Georges Brassens · Georges Brassens chante les chansons poétiques (et souvent gaillardes) N°1
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14
Ne me quitte pas
Jacques Brel · La Valse A Mille Temps (Vol.4)
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15
The Partisan
Leonard Cohen · Songs From A Room
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16
Strange Fruit
Billie Holiday · Songs for Lovers
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17
In The Neighborhood - 2023 Remaster
Tom Waits · Swordfishtrombones (2023 Remaster)
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18
The Ship Song - 2010 Remaster
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds · The Good Son (2010 Remaster)
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19
The Drugs Don't Work
The Verve · The Drugs Don't Work
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