The Philosophy of Radiohead

<p>Radiohead is among the few bands in contemporary popular music that have combined <span style=color: var(--base-text); font-family: Work Sans -apple-system BlinkMacSystemFont Segoe UI Roboto Helvetica Neue Arial sans-serif Apple Color Emoji Segoe UI Emoji Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 1rem;>considerable commercial success with widely recognized artistic significance. </span><span style=color: var(--base-text); font-family: Work Sans -apple-system BlinkMacSystemFont Segoe UI Roboto Helvetica Neue Arial sans-serif Apple Color Emoji Segoe UI Emoji Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 1rem;>In an epoch in which reflection on technological change is paramount in every discipline </span><span style=color: var(--base-text); font-family: Work Sans -apple-system BlinkMacSystemFont Segoe UI Roboto Helvetica Neue Arial sans-serif Apple Color Emoji Segoe UI Emoji Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 1rem;>and field of research its connection to music stands out as particularly intriguing. </span><span style=color: var(--base-text); font-family: Work Sans -apple-system BlinkMacSystemFont Segoe UI Roboto Helvetica Neue Arial sans-serif Apple Color Emoji Segoe UI Emoji Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 1rem;>It is precisely this capacity to establish a stimulating and creative relationship </span><span style=color: var(--base-text); font-family: Work Sans -apple-system BlinkMacSystemFont Segoe UI Roboto Helvetica Neue Arial sans-serif Apple Color Emoji Segoe UI Emoji Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 1rem;>with technology that has defined Radiohead's unique aesthetics unlike other </span><span style=color: var(--base-text); font-family: Work Sans -apple-system BlinkMacSystemFont Segoe UI Roboto Helvetica Neue Arial sans-serif Apple Color Emoji Segoe UI Emoji Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 1rem;>pop-rock bands of the same period. Starting from the philosophical conceptions of </span><span style=color: var(--base-text); font-family: Work Sans -apple-system BlinkMacSystemFont Segoe UI Roboto Helvetica Neue Arial sans-serif Apple Color Emoji Segoe UI Emoji Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 1rem;>technology and artistic technique developed by various thinkers of the 20th century </span><span style=color: var(--base-text); font-family: Work Sans -apple-system BlinkMacSystemFont Segoe UI Roboto Helvetica Neue Arial sans-serif Apple Color Emoji Segoe UI Emoji Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 1rem;>(Adorno Horkheimer Anders Heidegger and others) this book offers an original </span><span style=color: var(--base-text); font-family: Work Sans -apple-system BlinkMacSystemFont Segoe UI Roboto Helvetica Neue Arial sans-serif Apple Color Emoji Segoe UI Emoji Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 1rem;>philosophical interpretation of Radiohead's musical oeuvre from the beginning of the </span><span style=color: var(--base-text); font-family: Work Sans -apple-system BlinkMacSystemFont Segoe UI Roboto Helvetica Neue Arial sans-serif Apple Color Emoji Segoe UI Emoji Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 1rem;>band's career to its most recent albums with a specific focus on the relationships </span><span style=color: var(--base-text); font-family: Work Sans -apple-system BlinkMacSystemFont Segoe UI Roboto Helvetica Neue Arial sans-serif Apple Color Emoji Segoe UI Emoji Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 1rem;>between music society technology and expressivity.</span></p>