12. October 19, 2013

- The Kingdom of the Rock, Dumbarton (5-12th century). A not well known history of a part then not yet part of Scotland. 2nd chapter from the book 'Vanished Kingdoms' by Norman Davies (2011). (Alas, making the damned classic Mac Beth mistake)
- Earth's own rhythm in a.o. climate, from Salomon Kroonenberg's book 'De Menselijke Maat, De aarde over tienduizend jaar' (2006).
- First chapter from Theun de Vries' Spinoza-biografie (1991).

Music:
- Popol Vuh : Ah! (1972)
- The Incredible String Band : The Circle is Unbroken (1968) & October Song (1966)
- Lamp of the Universe : Born in the Rays of the Third Eye (2001)
- Emtidi : Touch the Sun (1972)
- Acid Mother's Temple : From the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. (1997)
- Human Instinct : Black Sally (1970)
And again an extra hour with:
- Human Instinct : Midnight Sun & Tomorrow (1970)
- Zaam : Pan on the Moors (2004)
- Fit & Limo : Stein (2000)
- Stone Breath : The Unbinding String (2000)
- Sandra Bell : Willow (1998)
- Uncle Acid : Poison Apple (2013)
- Baby Woodrose : I'm gonna make You mine (2007)

11. 5 October 2013
Liberation day for Ekeren (1944)

Fiona told us the story of Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man (1862-1890), who even had a bad time in Belgium: Brussels, Ostend, and Antwerp.
And an article about when our ancestors were near extinction, around 100.000 years ago. A mere 2000 survived some really bad times and from then went on to populate the Earth.

Sounds from:
- Popol Vuh : Vuh (1971)
- Paul Giovanni : Gently Johnny (The Wicker Man, 1973)
- Stone Breath : Treehugger/Decay (2000)
- Mariee Sioux : Wild Eyes (2008)
- Baby Woodrose : Disconnected (2003)
Again an extra hour with:
- Necronomicon : Tips zum Selbstmord (1972)
- Uncle Acid : Mind Crawler (2013)
- Al Hotchkiss : Beatifics (2006)
- The Miracle Workers : Hung Up (1984)
- Zaam : Beyond the Beyond (2003)
- Acid King : Electric Machine (1999)
- De Kat : 'Bruno' (1972)
- Acid King : 39 Lashes (1999)
- Maelstrom : End of Time 2 (1992)
- The Trees : Murdoch (1970)
- Vinegar : Fleisch (1971)

10. 21 September 2013

Fiona recites from Louis Paul Boon's "De kleine Eva uit de Kromme Bijlstraat" (1956), a murder story in Antwerp and the media fabulations in the 1930's.
We also spot another book that is probably worth a read: "De Verlichting als Kraamkamer" by Jabik Veenbaas. High time for more Enlightenment.
And again some theater company, het Toneelhuis, is unaware that the essence of the Shakespeare play they will bring is that a lie by repetition becomes truth! 
'fair is foul and foul is fair' indeed, there is no proof that Mac Beth killed young and foolish king Duncan (cfr. 17 april 2013)

Music:
- Popol Vuh : Improvisation1971 (1971)
- Uncle Acid : Get on Home (Charles Manson) (2013)
- The Deadly Hume : Passengers Blues (1986)
- Josefus : Situation, Dead Man & Feeling Good (1969)

9. September 7th, 2013

While the city of Antwerp has it's Liberation Ball on September 6, the towns of Ekeren and Merksem had to wait, back then in 1944, one more month, a month full of violence and suffering. With the end of the German occupation came also an end to 'Big-Antwerp'. Alas, this nazi-invention was re-installed in 1983.
Note that the port of Antwerp has the second biggest concentration of petro-chemical industry, after Texas.
Also in 1944, the republic of Touva lost it's independance.
And a word about the Cambrian explosion (around 500 million years ago), made possible by the rise of oxigen giving carnivores more energy, thus spuring on the evolution of spiecies.

Intro before the show:
- Royal Servants : Latin Underground (1970)
- Agitation Free : Deliverance (1974)
- Pentagon : A Sad Song (1970)
- Gila : Viva Arabica (1972)

During:
- Popol Vuh : In den Gärten Pharaos (1971)
- Witchcraft : It's so Easy (2004)
- The Things : Another Girl Like You 
- The Warlocks : Life's a Misery (1966)
- The Stoics : Hate (1967)
- Homer : Dandelion Wine (1970)
- Yat-Kha : Kozhamyk (1995)
- The Spacious Mind : Your Mind And Mine (1994)
- The Sword : Winter's Wolves (2006)
(Last song cut short by next radioshow, reprise in another season)

8. 24 augustus 2013

Once in 25 years the Ros Beiaard (known in several places in the Southern Netherlands) will make an appearance in Mechelen (Sunday August 25th), along with other folklore figures that mostly have roots in pre-christian times. 
Further on the influence of horses on history. 
Also some thoughts on the evolution of mankind.

Sounds:
- Popol Vuh : Bettina (1971)
- Midwinter : Sanctury Stone (1973)
- Acid Mother's Temple : Pink Lady Lemonade (1997)
- Dead Can Dance : Saltarello (1990)
- Ship Of Fools : Passage by Night (1993)
- Vágtázó Halottkémek : Battle of the Huns (1992)

7. 27 juli 2013

Throwing, next to a. o. an omnivore diet and cooking, as one of the elements that helped evolve Homo Erectus into Homo Sapiens. 
Also a word about the proposal to let family naming run free. From a genealogical point of view too extreme, anyway make your family tree, we are all family.
Book: Het Verhaal van onze Voorouders, Een pelgrimstocht naar de Oorsprong van het Leven. (The Ancestor's Tale. A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life); Richard Dawkins.

Music:
- Popol Vuh: Affenstunde (1970)
- In Gowan Ring: Hazel Steps (2000)
- Arica: Absorption (1972)
- La Revolution de Emiliano Zapata: At the Foot of the Mountain (1971)
- Samsara Blues Experiment: Singata Mystic Queen (2009)
- Mourning Cloak: How the Earth Bleeds when the Stars Turn (1998)
- The Bevis Frond: Somewhere Else (1990)
- Magic Carpet: Father Time (1972)
And an extra hour filled with:
- Planet G-Force: Carefull Step into Chaos part 2 (1995)
- Hood: For a Moment, Lost (1998)
- Graveyard: Goliath (2012)
- Fit & Limo: Open Scene (1998)
- Tangle Edge: The Pinworm Era (1990)
- Zaam: Rejoicing Nature (2004)
- Azusa Plane: Implication of Holomovement (1998)
- Maelstrom: ND2 (1992)

6. July 13th, 2013

B. de Spinoza as a precursor, via Diderot's Encyclopédie, to the French revolution. Some words about his descent and a hint of his Radical Enlightenment to wet your appetite. Also for Radio Centraal's "La Fête du Quatorze Juillet"

Sounds from:
- Popol Vuh: Ich Mache Eine Spiegel, Dream part 49 (1970)
- Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes: Paix (1972)
- Birds Of Passage: The Patterns on your face (2010)
- In Gowan Ring: Morning's Waking Dream (2003)
- Malicorne: Dame Lombarde (1974)
- The Sword: Ebethron (2006)
- Les Thugs: Femme Fatale (1984)