Critique of Pure Desire w/ Russell Sbriglia
About this episode
The episode features a discussion with Russell Sbriglia about his new album 'Critique of Pure Desire', exploring themes of philosophy, psychoanalysis, and literature.
BUY THE ALBUM HERE! Alright, this week we’re drinking the blood from Oedipus’s eyes with returning guest and friend of the show, the great Russell Sbriglia to talk about his new album Critique of Pure Desire which, according to Ryan Engley, sounds like if King Crimson were throwing an Eyes Wide Shut party. The album is a psychedelic mix of philosophy, psychoanalysis, literature, and film through Slavoj Žižek, Lacan, Hegel, Hitchcock, Melville, Antigone, Hamlet, Poe, Blade Runner, Chopin, La Jetée…and even features guest vocals from Žižek himself. We’re talking the critique of pure desire, the strange logic of retroactivity, failed interpellations, hysterics, the split within the law, and future histories… Russ is Associate Professor of English at Seton Hall, co-editor with Slavoj of Subject Lessons , editor of Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Literature but Were Afraid to Ask Žižek , and the band Misconstruity . Big thanks to Russ — and if you’re quick, the first two listeners to email zizekandsoon@gmail.com will get a copy of the album. And yes, Tim is still away…last I heard he reckoned that he’s being followed by a chorus of old men who keep lamenting his…
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