List of dystopian music
Artists
The following lists musical artists whose discography prominently features dystopian themes.
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, 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.The Protomen and its prequel Act II: The Father of Death and sequel Act III: This City Made Us by band The Protomen.Replicas by Gary Numan.
- Year Zero 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