These are artworks that have embedded themes, concepts and messages that reflect the philosophies of digital and spiritual nihilism. I’m going to split them into different sections, based on the terms we use to discuss the four phases of nihilism. A lot of them fit into one or more sections, so in that case I’ll place them in the section that most suits them.
Nihilism
Film/TV
Music
Bury a Friend – Billie Eilish
Doom Days – Bastille
Duality – Slipknot
All Out Life – Slipknot
Sugar Honey Ice & Tea – Bring Me the Horizon
Throne – Bring Me the Horizon
Mantra – Bring Me the Horizon
Come as You Are – Nirvana (Blackwall Remix)
Jesus, Jesus – Noah Gundersen
Neon Gravestones – twenty one pilots
Limits – Bad Omens
Not Dead Yet – Jakey
Ænema – Tool
Pet – A Perfect Circle
Post-Nihilism
Film/TV
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Music
Ultralife – Oh Wonder
I Hope Ur Ok – noll
I Just Wanna Shine – Fitz and the Tantrums
Lean On – Major Lazer
Sweet Liar – Mia Vaile
No Faker – mxmtoon
Can I Call You Tonight? – Dayglow
Belly of the Beat – Grimes
Flesh without Blood – Grimes
Mist – Protest the Hero
Run – Foo Fighters
Hard of Hearing – Radical Face
My Heart is a Storm – Aurora
The Seed – Aurora
Tonight, Tonight – The Smashing Pumpkins
Meet Me in The Woods – Lord Huron
Digital Nihilism
Film/TV
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Music
We Appreciate Power – Grimes
4ÆM – Grimes
Delete Forever – Grimes
nihilist blues – Bring Me the Horizon
Alone in the Universe – Tei Shi
Right Now – Fire From the Gods
Live Outside – Enter Shikari
Lateralus – Tool
Spiritual Nihilism
Film/TV
Music
Eye of God – Erra
Light – Nathan Wagner
Pure Imagination – Ghostwriter Remix
REALiTi – Grimes
Still Feel – Half Alive
Creature – Half Alive
Empire – Of Monsters and Men
Human – Of Monsters and Men
Wind – Cat Stevens
Sledgehammer – Rihanna
Core
It’s a long curation, so without breaking it into sections here are the core pieces, if you only want to watch a couple.
Movies/TV: Fight Club, Amelie, The Truman Show, Willy Wonka, Mr. Robot, Ready Player One, The Matrix, The Midnight Gospel, Cloud Atlas, The Good Place
Music: Grimes (all of it), Bring Me The Horizon (all of it), Empire, Eye of God, The Seed, Still Feel, I Hope Ur Ok, Not Dead Yet, Light, Bury a Friend, Come as You Are, Pure Imagination
It’s all on the list for a reason though. Don’t just watch some.
Ryan Night out.
