Gravity's Rainbow

Book Playlist

Gravity's Rainbow

by Thomas Pynchon

This playlist captures the intricate, sprawling narrative and technological paranoia of Gravity's Rainbow through a blend of electronic and ambient instrumentals alongside lyrical tracks that reflect the novel's characters and themes. The instrumental pieces mirror the book's sci-fi and post-war atmosphere, while the vocal selections provide a human and often surreal perspective on the era's existential anxieties and cryptic storytelling.

18 tracks

balanced

Aug 7, 2026

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Track List

18 songs

1

LSME

Endless Piroutte (feat. The Album Leaf)

Joshua Stoddard · LSME

2

The Last Resort

Miss You

trentemøller · The Last Resort

3

Romantic Works

Petrichor

Keaton Henson · Romantic Works

4

Feels Like Home

Resonance

A dog called Jenny Lee · Feels Like Home

5

The Ridge

Where the Light Comes In

Sarah Neufeld · The Ridge

6

Pendulum

Pendulum

Lusine · Pendulum

7

The Bluegrass Tribute To Air: Blue Safari

La Femme D'argent

Pickin' On Series · The Bluegrass Tribute To Air: Blue Safari

8

Movements

Sol

Solar Fields · Movements

9

The Best of Simon and Garfunkel

The Sound of Silence

RTE Concert Orchestra · The Best of Simon and Garfunkel

10

Heroica (Deluxe)

Space Oddity (Version for Piano)

David Bowie · Heroica (Deluxe)

11

Black Pumas

Black Moon Rising

Black Pumas · Black Pumas

12

Floorfillers

Bulletproof

La Roux · Floorfillers

13

One Breath (Deluxe Edition)

Strange Weather

Anna Calvi · One Breath (Deluxe Edition)

14

Asphalt Orchestra

Hyperballad (Arr. A. Ferber)

Björk · Asphalt Orchestra

15

Retromania

White Rabbit

Jefferson Airplane · Retromania

16

Rock Hits

The Passenger

Iggy Pop · Rock Hits

17

Tribute to Kraftwerk , Vol. 1

The Robots

Disco Fever · Tribute to Kraftwerk , Vol. 1

18

Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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