15. 30 Nov. 2013

For starters a word about Thomas Hariot (1560-1621), a forgotten great Mind.
Next, Fiona told us the story of Buddha's Enlightenment (celebrated on December 8th, Bodhi Day).
And from 'Spinoza, Filosoof van de Blijheid', Tinneke Beeckman (red.) we learn about the similarities between Spinoza's road to Joy and Buddhist meditation (vipassana).

Some music:
- Popol Vuh : Abschied & Segnung (1972)
- Lamp of the Universe : Tantra Asana (2001)
- Died Pretty : Mirror Blues 1 (1984)
- Causa Sui : Brassica Blues (2011)
- Catharine K S : In you own time (2000)

14. 16 Nov. 2013

The lucky re-emerge of Lucretius' De rerum natura, described in Stephen Greenblatt's book 'The Swerve: How the World became Modern' 
(De Zwenking: Hoe de wereld modern werd, 2008).
And an extract from Alan Watts' 'Het Niets' 
('Nothing', part III of the Essence of Alan Watts, 1974).

Music:
- Popol Vuh : Hosianna Mantra (1972)
- Lyres : Ain't goin' nowhere (1992)
- Destroy All Monsters : Bored (1979)
- Sainkho Namtchylak : Like Transparent Shadow (2000)
- Baby Woodrose : Dark Twin (2007)
- Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats : 13 Candles (2011)
- The Sword : Lawless Lands (2010)
- The Wipers : Land of the Lost (1986)
- Alan Stivell : Ys (1971)

13. 2 november 2013

Some word about other parts of 'Vanished Kingdoms' by Norman Davies.
Overview of the contents from 'Poldergrond', new book from the Koninklijke Heemkundige Kring van de Antwerpse Polder.
www.polderheemkring.be

Sounds:
- Popol Vuh : Kyrie (1972)
- H.P.Lovecraft : It's About Time (1968)
- Spids Nøgenhat : Mere Lys (2013)
- Fleetwood Mac : The Green Manalishi (1970)
- Les Variations : I was down (1972)
- Pandit Deobrat Mishra & Friends : Indeuropia (2012)
- Steel Mill : Green Eyed God (1971)
- Spids Nøgenhat : Lolland Falster (2013)
- Electric Wizard : Venus in Furs (2010) 
  

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)