Ubik
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Ubik

by Philip K. Dick

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.

18 tracks
balanced
Aug 27, 2026
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Track List

18 songs
1
In Rainbows

Weird Fishes / Arpeggi

Radiohead · In Rainbows

2
Dive

A Walk

Tycho · Dive

3
Elysium

Elysium

Bear's Den · Elysium

4
Outer Edges ∴ Live

Collider (Live)

Noisia · Outer Edges ∴ Live

5
Music for Airports, 1/1 (Radio Mix)

Music for Airports, 1/1 - Radio Mix

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

6
Sacred Breath

First Breath

Liesbet Leroy · Sacred Breath

7
A Strangely Isolated Place

Monday - Paracetamol - 2019 remaster

Ulrich Schnauss · A Strangely Isolated Place

8
Drift

Drift

Echo Riviera · Drift

9
MSQ Performs Radiohead

Paranoid Android

Midnite String Quartet · MSQ Performs Radiohead

10
Pastel Goth

Digital Witness

St. Vincent · Pastel Goth

11
Top Hits of 2016

The Other Side Of Paradise

Glass Animals · Top Hits of 2016

12
Acoustic Piano Versions of Radiohead

Weird Fishes/Arpeggi

Mellow Meditation · Acoustic Piano Versions of Radiohead

13
8-Bit Versions of Nine Inch Nails

The Perfect Drug

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

14
An Awesome Wave

Taro

alt-J · An Awesome Wave

15
Black Pumas

Black Moon Rising

Black Pumas · Black Pumas

16
Infinite Memories (1)

Midnight City

EDANII · Infinite Memories (1)

17
The Lost 80s - Volume 3

Disorder

Joy Division · The Lost 80s - Volume 3

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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