Late nights spent in solitude are among the most fertile thinking grounds. The hours between when you should have gone to sleep and when your body forcibly shuts down are invaluable, inimitable moments. You enter into another state of existence, one ruled by blurry images and unconscious realities, and your mind is clear. Moments like these are perfectly accompanied by music, and I’ve compiled eleven tracks to soundtrack your own late night experience. Let them melt into and out of your brain. Be absorbed by the images. Forget about yourself and contemplate the fact that Earth and everything we and it have ever known are but tiny specks on the cosmic canvas, insignificant in every way and place, except for one: our minds.

These songs are carefully handpicked; the survivors of the truncation of a much longer playlist. The best of the best. Included are links to places where you can purchase physical copies of the albums from which these songs are taken (where applicable).