Notes from Underground
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Notes from Underground

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

This playlist captures the complex psychological landscape and existential torment of Dostoevsky's "Notes from Underground." The instrumental selections blend introspective classical and ambient textures, evoking the underground man's isolation and inner chaos, while the vocal tracks explore themes of alienation, defiance, and dark humor that define his character and narrative voice.

21 tracks
balanced
Mar 13, 2026
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Track List

21 songs
0
101 Great Orchestral Classics, Vol. 9

3 Gymnopedies: Gymnopedie No. 1

Claude Debussy · 101 Great Orchestral Classics, Vol. 9

1
Suspensions

In a Landscape

John Cage · Suspensions

2
Philip Glass: The Hours

Morning Passages

Philip Glass · Philip Glass: The Hours

3
The Pearl

Against The Sky - 2005 Digital Remaster

Harold Budd · The Pearl

4
Melancholic Piano

Metamorphosis Two

Philip Glass · Melancholic Piano

5
The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)

On the Nature of Daylight

Max Richter · The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)

6
Copland: Quiet City

Quiet City

Aaron Copland · Copland: Quiet City

7
Voyager - Essential Max Richter

November

Max Richter · Voyager - Essential Max Richter

8
Instrumental Studying

On the Nature of Daylight - Piano Version

Max Richter · Instrumental Studying

9
Arvo Pärt

Spiegel im Spiegel

Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt

10
Homeward Bound: Songs Of Simon & Garfunkel

The Sound Of Silence

Morgane Imbeaud · Homeward Bound: Songs Of Simon & Garfunkel

11
INDIE BOYS

How Soon Is Now?

The Smiths · INDIE BOYS

12
Magical Mystery Tour

I Am The Walrus

The Beatles Complete On Ukulele · Magical Mystery Tour

13
Lullaby Versions of Radiohead

Creep

Rock the Cradle · Lullaby Versions of Radiohead

14
Melankhôlia: In Darkness Through the Light (Augmented Version)

Hurt

Trent Reznor · Melankhôlia: In Darkness Through the Light (Augmented Version)

15
She Talks In Maths: Interpretations Of Radiohead

No Surprises

Eliza Lumley · She Talks In Maths: Interpretations Of Radiohead

16
Pink Dolls and Exploding bombs | It's not about the money | What was I made for?

Mad World

Tears For Fears · Pink Dolls and Exploding bombs | It's not about the money | What was I made for?

17
hopecore songs

Bitter Sweet Symphony

The Verve · hopecore songs

18
Achtung Baby (Deluxe Edition)

One

U2 · Achtung Baby (Deluxe Edition)

19
I Need Your Lovin'

Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime

The Korgis · I Need Your Lovin'

20
Why not?

Good People

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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