Robin Mackay's guest appearances

Robin Mackay

Urbanomic

Art Critical Lecture Series

Buddies Without Organs

Zer0 Books 

Stephen Shapiro

Michael Harrington

Allison Evans

Richard Seymour

Mark Fisher

Henry Turner

Max Stirner

Paul Chaney

Amanda Beech

Benedict Singleton

Grafton Tanner

Anna Kornbluh

Cedric Robinson

Tom Whyman

Gareth Watkins

OwlTail

This week, we continue our exploration of the work of Mark Fisher with an extensive interview with his friend and collaborator Robin Mackay. Last week, we dipped our collective toe into the blogosphere of the mid-2000s, discussing hyperstition, 70s pulp sci-fi and some of Fisher’s most enduring weird and eerie interests. Lurking in the background was Fisher’s role as a member of the Ccru, and who better to discuss this period of activity with than Robin Mackay.Mackay is a philosopher, translator and director of the hugely influential publishing house Urbanomic. He also posts his own writings over at readthis.wtf. He has, since Fisher’s death in 2017, reignited interest in the work of the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit (Ccru) through the publication of their writings. This week, we talk about the Ccru, Robin’s own work and interests, and also his more recent return to his collaborations with Fisher in the form of a newly haunted audio-work, By The North Sea.You can listen  in all of the usual places, including Spotify, iTunes and Podbean. You’ll also find the episode on YouTube here.For Zer0 Books patrons, there is also a bonus conversation available here, in which Mackay discusses the hauntological significance of time travel in twentieth-century British sci-fi, riffing on our previous conversation about Children of the Stones, a TV series that Mackay shares our perverted love for.The K Files logo, theme tune and accompanying video introduction were created by Sereptie.

This week, we continue our exploration of the work of Mark Fisher with an extensive interview with his friend and collaborator Robin Mackay. Last week, we dipped our collective toe into the blogosphere of the mid-2000s, discussing hyperstition, 70s pulp sci-fi and some of Fisher’s most enduring weird and eerie interests. Lurking in the background was Fisher’s role as a member of the Ccru, and who better to discuss this period of activity with than Robin Mackay.Mackay is a philosopher, translator and director of the hugely influential publishing house <a href="https://www.urbanomic.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Urbanomic</a>. He also posts his own writings over at <a href="http://readthis.wtf/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">readthis.wtf</a>. He has, since Fisher’s death in 2017, reignited interest in the work of the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit (Ccru) through the publication of <a href="https://www.urbanomic.com/book/ccru-writings-1997-2003/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">their writings</a>. This week, we talk about the Ccru, Robin’s own work and interests, and also his more recent return to his collaborations with Fisher in the form of a newly haunted audio-work, <a href="https://4kpunk.wordpress.com/january-2022/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">By The North Sea</a>.You can listen in all of the usual places, including <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2n6aCgkGSSBVTNeFDWnW1G" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/buddies-without-organs/id1543289939" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> and <a href="http://buddieswithoutorgans.podbean.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Podbean</a>. You’ll also find the episode on YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgUkQTRtagc" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.For Zer0 Books patrons, there is also a bonus conversation available here, in which Mackay discusses the hauntological significance of time travel in twentieth-century British sci-fi, riffing on our previous conversation about Children of the Stones, a TV series that Mackay shares our perverted love for.The K Files logo, theme tune and accompanying video introduction were created by <a href="https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Sereptie</a>.

Episode #2: The Ccru w/ Robin Mackay

This week, we continue our exploration of the work of Mark Fisher with an extensive interview with his friend and collaborator Robin Mackay.Last week, we dipped our collective toe into the blogosphere of the mid-2000s, discussing hyperstition, 70s pulp sci-fi and some of Fisher's most enduring weird and eerie interests. Lurking in the background was Fisher's role as a member of the Ccru, and who better to discuss this period of activity with than Robin Mackay.Mackay is a philosopher, translator and director of the hugely influential publishing house https://urbanomic.com. He also posts his own writings over at http://readthis.wtf. He has, since Fisher's death in 2017, reignited interest in the work of the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit (Ccru) through the publication of their collected writings: https://urbanomic.com/book/ccru-writings-1997-2003/….Together, we talk about the Ccru, Robin's own work and interests, and also his more recent return to his collaborations with Fisher in the form of a newly haunted audio-work, "By The North Sea": https://4kpunk.wordpress.com/january-2022/ Support Zer0 Books on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zerobooksSubscribe: http://bit.ly/SubZeroBooksFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroBooks/Twitter: https://twitter.com/zer0books-----Other links:Check out the projects of some of the new contributors to Zer0 Books:Acid HorizonPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/acidhorizonMerch: crit-drip.comProfane IlluminationsTwitter: https://twitter.com/profaneshowThe Horror VanguardApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/horror-vanguard/id1445594437Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/horrorvanguardBuddies Without OrgansApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/my/podcast/buddies-without-organs/id1543289939Website: https://buddieswithout.org/Xenogothic: https://xenogothic.com/

This week, we continue our exploration of the work of Mark Fisher with an extensive interview with his friend and collaborator Robin Mackay. Last week, we dipped our collective toe into the blogosphere of the mid-2000s, discussing hyperstition, 70s pulp sci-fi and some of Fisher's most enduring weird and eerie interests. Lurking in the background was Fisher's role as a member of the Ccru, and who better to discuss this period of activity with than Robin Mackay. Mackay is a philosopher, translator and director of the hugely influential publishing house <a href="https://urbanomic.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://urbanomic.com</a>. He also posts his own writings over at http://readthis.wtf. He has, since Fisher's death in 2017, reignited interest in the work of the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit (Ccru) through the publication of their collected writings: <a href="https://urbanomic.com/book/ccru-writings-1997-2003/…" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://urbanomic.com/book/ccru-writings-1997-2003/…</a>. Together, we talk about the Ccru, Robin's own work and interests, and also his more recent return to his collaborations with Fisher in the form of a newly haunted audio-work, "By The North Sea": <a href="https://4kpunk.wordpress.com/january-2022/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://4kpunk.wordpress.com/january-2022/</a> Support Zer0 Books on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/zerobooks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/zerobooks</a> Subscribe: <a href="http://bit.ly/SubZeroBooks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/SubZeroBooks</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ZeroBooks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/ZeroBooks/</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/zer0books" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/zer0books</a> ----- Other links: Check out the projects of some of the new contributors to Zer0 Books: Acid Horizon Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcast</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/acidhorizon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/acidhorizon</a> Merch: <a href="http://crit-drip.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">crit-drip.com</a> Profane Illuminations Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/profaneshow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/profaneshow</a> The Horror Vanguard Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/horror-vanguard/id1445594437" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/horror-vanguard/id1445594437</a> Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard</a> Buddies Without Organs Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/my/podcast/buddies-without-organs/id1543289939" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/my/podcast/buddies-without-organs/id1543289939</a> Website: <a href="https://buddieswithout.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://buddieswithout.org/</a> Xenogothic: <a href="https://xenogothic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://xenogothic.com/</a>

The K-Files presents 'Robin Mackay: A CCRU Retrospective'

In this episode of Urbanomic's Yarncast series, Urbanomic director Robin Mackay and artist Paul Chaney talk about the ideas behind the project and some of the background to their work. Recorded at Bergen Academy of Art and Design. Yarncast is a series of podcasts produced by Urbanomic as a part of the research residency project The Ultimate Yarnwork at Bergen Kunsthall in January–February 2015 (www.urbanomic.com/event-uf34-details.php), and featuring in depth interviews with writers and thinkers from a variety of disciplines, centered around the concepts of plot and plotting.

In this episode of Urbanomic's Yarncast series, Urbanomic director Robin Mackay and artist Paul Chaney talk about the ideas behind the project and some of the background to their work. Recorded at Bergen Academy of Art and Design. Yarncast is a series of podcasts produced by Urbanomic as a part of the research residency project The Ultimate Yarnwork at Bergen Kunsthall in January–February 2015 (<a href="http://www.urbanomic.com/event-uf34-details.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.urbanomic.com/event-uf34-details.php</a>), and featuring in depth interviews with writers and thinkers from a variety of disciplines, centered around the concepts of plot and plotting.

Yarncast: Robin Mackay and Paul Chaney – Field, Plot, Yarn