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Notes from Underground

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.

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Mar 13, 2026

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by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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3 Gymnopedies: Gymnopedie No. 1

Claude Debussy · 101 Great Orchestral Classics, Vol. 9

In a Landscape

John Cage · Suspensions

Morning Passages

Philip Glass · Philip Glass: The Hours

Against The Sky - 2005 Digital Remaster

Harold Budd · The Pearl

Metamorphosis Two

Philip Glass · Melancholic Piano

On the Nature of Daylight

Max Richter · The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)

Quiet City

Aaron Copland · Copland: Quiet City

November

Max Richter · Voyager - Essential Max Richter

On the Nature of Daylight - Piano Version

Max Richter · Instrumental Studying

Spiegel im Spiegel

Arvo Pärt · Arvo Pärt

The Sound Of Silence

Morgane Imbeaud · Homeward Bound: Songs Of Simon & Garfunkel

How Soon Is Now?

The Smiths · INDIE BOYS

I Am The Walrus

The Beatles Complete On Ukulele · Magical Mystery Tour

Creep

Rock the Cradle · Lullaby Versions of Radiohead

Hurt

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

No Surprises

Eliza Lumley · She Talks In Maths: Interpretations Of Radiohead

Mad World

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

Bitter Sweet Symphony

The Verve · hopecore songs

One

U2 · Achtung Baby (Deluxe Edition)

Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime

The Korgis · I Need Your Lovin'

Good People

Luminary Flux · Why not?

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