Ubik

Book Playlist

Ubik Playlist

by Philip K. Dick

18 tracks

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Aug 27, 2026

This playlist captures the surreal, disorienting atmosphere of Philip K. Dick's "Ubik" through a blend of electronic, ambient, and post-rock instrumentals alongside thematic vocal tracks. The instrumental selections emphasize the novel’s shifting realities and existential unease, while the vocal songs explore themes of perception, identity, and corporate control. Diverse artists and sub-genres reflect the novel’s complex emotional arc and sci-fi setting, balancing intimate moments with expansive soundscapes.

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Track List

18 songs

1

Weird Fishes / Arpeggi

Radiohead · In Rainbows

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2

A Walk

Tycho · Dive

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3

Elysium

Bear's Den · Elysium

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4

Collider (Live)

Noisia · Outer Edges ∴ Live

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5

Music for Airports, 1/1 - Radio Mix

Brian Eno · Music for Airports, 1/1 (Radio Mix)

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6

First Breath

Liesbet Leroy · Sacred Breath

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7

Monday - Paracetamol - 2019 remaster

Ulrich Schnauss · A Strangely Isolated Place

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8

Drift

Echo Riviera · Drift

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9

Paranoid Android

Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs Radiohead

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10

Digital Witness

St. Vincent · Pastel Goth

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11

The Other Side Of Paradise

Glass Animals · Top Hits of 2016

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12

Weird Fishes/Arpeggi

Mellow Meditation · Acoustic Piano Versions of Radiohead

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13

The Perfect Drug

8-Bit Misfits · 8-Bit Versions of Nine Inch Nails

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14

Taro

alt-J · An Awesome Wave

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15

Black Moon Rising

Black Pumas · Black Pumas

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16

Midnight City

EDANII · Infinite Memories (1)

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17

Disorder

Joy Division · The Lost 80s - Volume 3

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18

Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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