21. 22 februari 2014

Oosterweel, name of a village, NOT an unnecessary insane traffic project (Oosterweelverbinding).
Some history from this sacrificed place out of the book 
'Oosterweel, Verdwenen maar niet vergeten' by Lode Meys. 
The reason there should be no extra place for traffic you'll find for example in 
James Lovelock's 'The Revenge of Gaia'.

Sounds from:
- Popol Vuh : Kleiner Krieger & King Minos (1974)
- Runaway Totem : Zed (1996)
- Soulitude : Morninghope (2002)
- Janus : Red Sun (1972)
- Tir Na Nog : Time is like a Promise (1971)
- The Sword : Apocryphon (2012)

20. 8 februari 2014

No micro so only music:

- Popol Vuh : Sanftmütigen, Reines Herz & Angus Dei (1974)
- Magister Maesius Theme (1974) & 'Heden zonder micro'
- Quicksilver Messenger Service : Fire Brothers (1971)
- In Gowan Ring : Stone Song III (1997)
- Radio Birdman : Dark Surprise (1978)
- Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. : 
                                  Ange Mécanique de Saturne (2002)
- Yukio Mishima song
- Quicksilver Messenger Service : The Truth (1971)
- The Nazz : Open My Eyes (1968)
- In Gowan Ring : The Twin Trees (1997)
- Radio Birdman : Snake (1976)

19. 25 januari 2014

Hip Hip Hurray for Robert Burns (1759-1796), Poet & Enlightened Mind. 
We recite his 'Again Rejoicing Nature'.
http://youtu.be/gHWGqhB7nYM

And an overview of Peter Westbroek's book 'De ontdekking van de Aarde. Het grote verhaal van een kleine planeet': Earthrise, E.A.Poe's Descent into the Maelstrom, Earth System Science, Big History and the road to the Symbiotic Worldview.

Music:
- Popol Vuh : Willig Arm (1974)
- Heather Heywood : The Sally Gardens (1987)
- Writing on the Wall : Hill of Dreams (1969)
- Bob Theil : Wo are we now (1982)
- Radio Birdman : Descent into the Maelstrom (1976)
- 35007 : Sea of Tranquillity (2001)
- The Gun Club : Mother of Earth (1982)
- Electric Wizard : Satyr IX (2010)
- Popol Vuh : Leidklagen (1974)

18. 11 januari 2014

Newsflash about the Holmebrug site.
Ode to my friend Eddy.
And reading a comic-strip: 'De Lens van Spinoza', Spinoza's life and philosophy wonderfully done by Jaron Beekes! 

Sounds from:
- Popol Vuh : Tanz der Chassidim & Weinen und Lachen (1974)
- Mick Wills : She looked down (1988)
- Barry Dransfield : Be your own Man (1990)
- Gila : The Gila Symphony (1972)

17. 28 december 2013

Ode aan Venus, the opening words of Lucretius' De Rerum Natura.
And a report of the wonderfull concert of the legendary band The Low Countries in Café AMI the day before.
http://www.youtube.com/user/thelowcountries?feature=watch
https://soundcloud.com/thelowcountries

Music:
- Popol Vuh : Hungern und Dürsten (1974)
- Black Sabbath : Planet Caravan (1970)
- The Screaming Tribesmen : Looking On (1993)
- The Celibate Rifles : Back on the Corner (1983)
- The Low Countries :
  -A Friend worth the Name (2010)
  -Handmaid's Blush (Live Dec. 27th, 2013)
  -Hoor je mij? (2013)
  -Brian Cox's Locks (Live Dec. 27th, 2013)
  -The Invisible Ray (2013)
- The High Ones : Saved (1998)
- Brant Bjork : Little World (2010)
- The Sword : Winter's Wolves (2006)
- Paul Kantner & Jefferson Starship : Sunrise (1970)

Whilst waiting for the next program:
- Paul Kantner & Jefferson Starship : Hijack, Home, Have You Seen The Stars Tonight, XM & Starship (1970)
- Nigel Parrington : Gently Johnny (P. Giovanni)
- Acid Mothers Temple : Eleking the Clay (2008)
- The High Ones : Come Back (1998)
- InterKosmos : Hypnotizer (2008)

16. 14 december 2013

From Jan van Aken's book 'De Afvallige' (2013) we tell about the not so bad emperor Julianus (361-363). There's a statue of him in Tongeren.
Sounds from a flute found in a German cave, around 35.000 years old.
And the hope for new genealogic information from recent found human-DNA.
Again and again we take note of the abuse of Mac Beth's name, this time of Gruoch, Lady Mac Beth: 
The Vlaamse Opera brings a play from Dimitri Sjostakovitsj, who apparently did not know better.   Our distant cousin Ludwig van Beethoven did!

Sounds from:
- Popol Vuh : Andacht, Nicht hoch im Himmel & Andacht (1972)
- In Gowan Ring : Wind that Cracks the Leaves (2005)
- Lyres : Shake it some more (1993)
- Birdbone Flute (35.000 years b.p.)
- Ole Lukkøye : Kachun (1996)
- Electric Wizard : The Chosen Few (2007)
- Bert Jansch : Just a Dream (1995)
- Dragontears : Borderline (2007)
- The Walking Seeds : Gates of Freedom (1990)
- The Low Countries : Low Country (2013)

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)