List of dystopian music explained

Artists

The following lists musical artists whose discography prominently features dystopian themes.

• Rock band Big Black with their stark portrayals of the underside of American culture.^[1]

Albums

The following lists albums that prominently feature dystopian themes.

• 2112, an album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1976. The title track is about a man living in a dystopian society.
• The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe.
• Diamond Dogs an album by David Bowie is loosely based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four especially the songs "Future Legend", "We Are The Dead", "1984" and "Big Brother".
• Deltron 3030 by Deltron 3030 (Del the Funky Homosapien, Dan the Automator, and Kid Koala), is a hip hop album about a future world of battle raps with aliens, government oppression, and space travel.
• Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome by Parliament.
• In the Court of the Crimson King by King Crimson.
• Joe's Garage, a dystopian concept album by Frank Zappa, set in a world where music is illegal and crimes are punished preemptively.
• Kid A by Radiohead.
• Replicas by Gary Numan.^[2]
• Year Zero (2007) by Nine Inch Nails is a concept album with a strong dystopian theme and an accompanying alternate reality game.
• The Body, The Blood, The Machine, an album by The Thermals.

Songs

• "1999" by Prince.
• "Idioteque" by Radiohead.
• "In the year 2525" by Zager and Evans.
• "Karn Evil 9" by Emerson, Lake & Palmer.^[3]
• "The Apocalypse Song" by St. Vincent.
• "Talkin' World War III Blues" by Bob Dylan.^[4]
• "Testify" by Rage Against the Machine.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017-02-02 . 10 Essential Dystopian Albums . 2022-12-31 . Treble . en-US.
2. Web site: Denney . Alex . 2014-04-18 . Disco dystopia: what are the best apocalyptic albums? . 2023-01-01 . the Guardian . en.
3. Web site: 11 March 2020 . Emerson, Lake & Palmer's 'Karn Evil 9' is being turned into sci-fi movie . 2023-01-01 . planetradio.co.uk.
4. Web site: Barker . Emily . 2015-04-22 . 40 Bone-Chilling Tracks That Predict A Dark Dystopian Future . 2023-01-01 . NME . en-GB.