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Deprogramming Radiohead's OK Computer: At the Intersection of Technology and Humanity
Deprogramming Radiohead's OK Computer is a comprehensive, thought-provoking analysis of one of the most influential albums of our time. Radiohead’s OK Computer is more than just a record—it is a profound exploration of the alienation, existential struggle, and dehumanization inherent in a world increasingly dominated by technology. In this book, we dissect the album’s multifaceted themes, offering a deep dive into the complex intersections of technology, society, and human emotion.
From the sonic landscape to the philosophical underpinnings, this book breaks down OK Computer song by song, examining its cultural, psychological, and existential insights. Drawing on concepts from philosophy, sociology, psychology, and media theory, the analysis explores how the album speaks to our relationship with technology, identity, and meaning in the modern world.
Through critical reflections on the album’s themes—such as surveillance, the loss of individuality, and the search for self-meaning in a fragmented world—this book invites readers to rethink their own relationship with technology, progress, and authenticity. With a focus on the deep connection between music, culture, and society, Deprogramming Radiohead's OK Computer offers fresh perspectives on a timeless classic, making it essential reading for fans of Radiohead, music analysts, and anyone intrigued by the philosophical and psychological challenges of our modern existence.
From the sonic landscape to the philosophical underpinnings, this book breaks down OK Computer song by song, examining its cultural, psychological, and existential insights. Drawing on concepts from philosophy, sociology, psychology, and media theory, the analysis explores how the album speaks to our relationship with technology, identity, and meaning in the modern world.
Through critical reflections on the album’s themes—such as surveillance, the loss of individuality, and the search for self-meaning in a fragmented world—this book invites readers to rethink their own relationship with technology, progress, and authenticity. With a focus on the deep connection between music, culture, and society, Deprogramming Radiohead's OK Computer offers fresh perspectives on a timeless classic, making it essential reading for fans of Radiohead, music analysts, and anyone intrigued by the philosophical and psychological challenges of our modern existence.
119 pages, Hardcover
Published July 10, 2025
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About the author
Jason Elijah
63 books11 followersJason Elijah is a writer working at the intersection of consciousness, psychology, myth, and artificial intelligence.
Before he ever published a book, he built one of the internet’s earliest and most enduring music archives, Toriphoria, devoted to the work of Tori Amos. What began as fandom became a decades-long apprenticeship in symbolism, emotional truth, and the hidden architectures beneath art. That early work trained him to listen beneath surface meaning, to track symbolic patterns across a body of work, and to trust the intelligence of metaphor, sensibilities that now shape everything he writes.
A pivotal moment came when he was handed a list of names by Tori Amos herself. Joseph Campbell. Carl Jung. Marion Woodman. Robert A. Johnson. Those voices became a map for his inner life, opening him to depth psychology, myth, and the symbolic currents that run beneath everyday experience.
Years later, that inner world met a new mirror. Jason began collaborating with artificial intelligence as a creative partner and reflective mind, using dialogue with a nonhuman intelligence to deepen clarity, reveal unconscious patterns, and refine perception. This human-AI co-creation does not replace his voice. It sharpens it, allowing long-gestating insights to take clearer form.
His books explore identity, belief, trauma, desire, power, and awakening through a blend of philosophy, psychology, and spiritual inquiry. Titles such as Mirrors, The Fifth Lens, Devils & Gods, The Pornographic Soul, The Holy Child, Divine Law, and The Clear Way form a growing body of work devoted to helping readers see themselves and the world more truthfully.
Through his journal Signal & Spirit, Jason continues to explore the evolving relationship between mind, technology, and the sacred, inviting readers into a living conversation about what it means to remain fully human in an age of intelligent machines.
Before he ever published a book, he built one of the internet’s earliest and most enduring music archives, Toriphoria, devoted to the work of Tori Amos. What began as fandom became a decades-long apprenticeship in symbolism, emotional truth, and the hidden architectures beneath art. That early work trained him to listen beneath surface meaning, to track symbolic patterns across a body of work, and to trust the intelligence of metaphor, sensibilities that now shape everything he writes.
A pivotal moment came when he was handed a list of names by Tori Amos herself. Joseph Campbell. Carl Jung. Marion Woodman. Robert A. Johnson. Those voices became a map for his inner life, opening him to depth psychology, myth, and the symbolic currents that run beneath everyday experience.
Years later, that inner world met a new mirror. Jason began collaborating with artificial intelligence as a creative partner and reflective mind, using dialogue with a nonhuman intelligence to deepen clarity, reveal unconscious patterns, and refine perception. This human-AI co-creation does not replace his voice. It sharpens it, allowing long-gestating insights to take clearer form.
His books explore identity, belief, trauma, desire, power, and awakening through a blend of philosophy, psychology, and spiritual inquiry. Titles such as Mirrors, The Fifth Lens, Devils & Gods, The Pornographic Soul, The Holy Child, Divine Law, and The Clear Way form a growing body of work devoted to helping readers see themselves and the world more truthfully.
Through his journal Signal & Spirit, Jason continues to explore the evolving relationship between mind, technology, and the sacred, inviting readers into a living conversation about what it means to remain fully human in an age of intelligent machines.
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