1984

Book Playlist

1984 Playlist

by George Orwell

20 tracks

balanced

Oct 9, 2026

A measured drift from the mechanical pulse of Oceania’s routines into the unease of surveillance, the fragile privacy Winston and Julia briefly claim, and the bleak aftermath of the Ministry’s control. Electronic minimalism, stark score pieces, and spacious instrumentals evoke Airstrip One’s gray streets, perpetual war, and the characters’ shifting inner lives without interrupting concentration.

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Track List

20 songs

1

Memories of Green

Vangelis · Blade Runner (Music From The Original Soundtrack)

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2

Love On A Real Train

Tangerine Dream · Dream Sequence

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3

Music for 18 Musicians: Pulses

Steve Reich · Music for 18 Musicians

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4

Mogwai Fear Satan

Mogwai · Young Team (Deluxe Edition)

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5

Poa Alpina

Biosphere · Substrata + Man with a Movie Camera

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6

In the Fog I

Tim Hecker · Ravedeath, 1972

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7

The Door

Hildur Guðnadóttir · Chernobyl (Music from the Original TV Series)

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8

The Pure and the Damned

Oneohtrix Point Never · Good Time Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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9

Venter

Ben Frost · A U R O R A

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10

Bent

Kiasmos · Kiasmos

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11

Recovery

Rival Consoles · Odyssey / Sonne

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12

Glass

Hania Rani · Esja

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13

Xerrox Monophaser 2

Alva Noto · Xerrox, Vol. 2

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14

The Point of It All

Fennesz · Venice

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15

dlp 1.1

William Basinski · The Disintegration Loops (Remastered)

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16

Requiem for Dying Mothers, Pt. 2

Stars Of The Lid · The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid

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17

Anvil

Lorn · VESSEL

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18

Thor’s Stone - 2025 Remaster

Forest Swords · Engravings (2025 Remastered)

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19

Black Star

Lustmord · Purifying Fire

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20

Opening Suite

Halo · Halo: Combat Evolved (Original Soundtrack)

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