A thematic radio show of dark ambient, neoclassical and ritual music.https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/07/19/241-solitude/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/07/19/241-solitude/For this week I have chosen a playlist that tries to capture the essence of a life of solitude.Thu, 19 Jul 2018 07:33:39 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/06/20/240-places-i-remember/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/06/20/240-places-i-remember/This week we have an episode called “Places I Remember” that takes inspiration from all those places that have meant something for us in the past.Wed, 20 Jun 2018 20:02:54 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/06/06/239-fleeting-moments/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/06/06/239-fleeting-moments/In this week we have an episode inspired by all those fleeting moments that permeate our existence.Wed, 06 Jun 2018 19:51:44 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/05/23/238-polar-journey/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/05/23/238-polar-journey/This week we head on a journey towards the pole – a polar journey.Wed, 23 May 2018 18:57:32 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/05/02/237-unsent-love-letters/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/05/02/237-unsent-love-letters/This week we took inspiration from Erik Satie’s unsent love letters.Wed, 02 May 2018 20:07:59 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/04/24/236-rain/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/04/24/236-rain/This weeks’s episode takes inspiration from the last weeks of constant rain in Portugal.Tue, 24 Apr 2018 07:27:15 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/04/08/235-roads/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/04/08/235-roads/This week we have music inspired by roads.Sun, 08 Apr 2018 18:51:17 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/03/15/234-dreams/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/03/15/234-dreams/This week we have an episode that explores the world of dreams. We have a set of songs that starts with a nightmarish mood and moves progressively to a more peaceful and quiet dream.Thu, 15 Mar 2018 20:05:26 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/02/28/233-floating/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/02/28/233-floating/This episode is inspired by the concept of floating.Wed, 28 Feb 2018 22:02:13 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/02/26/232-johann-johannsson/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/02/26/232-johann-johannsson/This week we have a tribute to the icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson that died a few weeks ago. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/feb/11/johann-johannsson-the-late-icelandic-composer-who-made-loss-sublimeMon, 26 Feb 2018 21:18:26 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/02/20/231-murder/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/02/20/231-murder/This week we have an episode inspired by murders and murderers.Tue, 20 Feb 2018 20:08:51 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/01/17/230-desert/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/01/17/230-desert/This week we’ll have a mysterious journey though the hot sands of the desert.Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:07:09 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/01/03/229-language/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2018/01/03/229-language/In this episode we reflect on the origin of language and on its full meaning. As a suggestion, one might accompany this episode with this interesting article: https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/12/19/susan-sontag-the-conscience-of-words/Wed, 03 Jan 2018 22:01:33 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2017/12/27/228-winter-is-here/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2017/12/27/228-winter-is-here/This week we have an episode that celebrates the arrival of Winter in the Northern Hemisphere.Wed, 27 Dec 2017 22:13:17 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2017/12/20/227-on-the-nature-of-reality/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2017/12/20/227-on-the-nature-of-reality/For this week we have an episode that reflects on the nature of reality. “In order to pin down reality as reality, we need another reality to relativize the first. Yet that other reality requires a third reality to serve as its grounding. An endless chain is created within our consciousness, and it is the […]Wed, 20 Dec 2017 20:33:45 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2017/12/13/226-bicameral-mind/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2017/12/13/226-bicameral-mind/This week we have a musical exploration on the origins of consciousness inspired by the bicameral mind theory. “O, what a world of unseen visions and heard silences, this insubstantial country of the mind! What ineffable essences, these touchless rememberings and unshowable reveries! And the privacy of it all! A secret theater of speechless monologue […]Wed, 13 Dec 2017 22:05:49 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2017/12/06/225-hallucinations/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2017/12/06/225-hallucinations/After some months of silence, Between Birds of Prey is back with an episode dedicated to hallucinations and visions. We’ll also start with a new format in the blog where instead of sharing the audio of the episode we share a spotify playlist of it:Wed, 06 Dec 2017 22:01:43 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2017/03/19/birds-prey-224-world-water/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2017/03/19/birds-prey-224-world-water/This new episode of Between Birds of Prey is a musical journey through a watery world… Clem leek – At The Mercy Of The Waves (Holly Lane) Max Richter – The Waves – Tuesday (Three Worlds: Music From Woolf Works) Dronny Darko & protoU – Life Beneath the Surface [ 3.8 billion years ago ] […]Sun, 19 Mar 2017 21:16:55 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2017/03/10/223-fire-iii-giordano-bruno/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2017/03/10/223-fire-iii-giordano-bruno/This episode of Between Birds of Prey is dedicated to the life of Giordano Bruno, whom was killed by the Inquisition on the 17th of February 1600. If you want to read more about him, his work and why he was burned at the stake, this is a very interesting article: http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/giordano-bruno-executed Beneath the Lake – fire […]Fri, 10 Mar 2017 20:13:04 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2017/03/05/birds-prey-222-death-iii-stefan-zweig/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2017/03/05/birds-prey-222-death-iii-stefan-zweig/This week, following 75 years after the suicide of the writer Stefan Zweig – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Zweig – , we have an episode about suicide and, more generally, about death. Ugasanie – White Death (Border of Worlds) Ugasanie – The Island of Terrible Death (White Silence) Raison D’être – Death in the Body but made alive by […]Sun, 05 Mar 2017 14:41:11 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2017/03/05/birds-prey-221-silence-iii/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2017/03/05/birds-prey-221-silence-iii/For this episode we have an episode inspired by Silence. David Sylvian – Approaching Silence (Approaching Silence) Taphephobia – Silence As A Weapon (Access to a World of Pain) Subheim – Silence (Foray) Council of Nine – Tower of Silence (Dakhma) Alphaxone – Nothing Era (Echoes from Outer Silence) Alphaxone – Revealing the Depth (Echoes […]Sun, 05 Mar 2017 14:34:35 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2017/02/05/220-david-lynch/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2017/02/05/220-david-lynch/This week we celebrate David Lynch’s 71st birthday with a playlist dedicated to him. We have songs composed by himself as well as songs present in some of his movies. Davyd Lynch & Marek Zebrowski – Night (A Landscape With Factory) David Lynch & Angelo Badalamenti – Dwarfland/Love Theme (Mulholland Drive) David Lynch – Woods Variation […]Sun, 05 Feb 2017 14:46:31 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2017/01/22/219-cosmos/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2017/01/22/219-cosmos/This week we celebrate Stephen Hawking’s 75th birthday with a playlist about the cosmos. Vangelis – Cosmos (Theme from TV Series) (The Best of Vangelis) Vangelis – Rosetta (Rosetta) Brian Eno – Under Stars & Under Stars II (Apollo) James Whitbourn – Luminosity: I. Lux in Tenebris (Luminosity) Georges Lentz – Birrung ¨”stars” in aboriginal […]Sun, 22 Jan 2017 19:00:10 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2017/01/15/218-circles/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2017/01/15/218-circles/With the first episode of the new year we create a playlist with circles in mind. Ian William Craig – A Circle Without Having A Curve (Centres) Evan Caminiti – Returning Spirits (Night Dust) Circle of the Sun – Council of Nine (Dakhma) Atrium Carceri – The Circle of 12 (Phrenitis) Jonn Serrie – Continuum (Planetary […]Sun, 15 Jan 2017 21:52:56 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2017/01/02/217-fall-soviet-union/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2017/01/02/217-fall-soviet-union/This episode of Between Birds of Prey marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union. Gennady Rozhdestvensky: USSR Ministry Of Culture Symphony Orchestra – Symphony No.12 In D Minor, Op.112 “1917” _ Revolutionary “Petrograd”: Moderato,Allegro (Shostakovich: The 15 Symphonies (Disc 1)) Red Army Choir – Partisan’s Song (Red Army Choir) Red Army […]Mon, 02 Jan 2017 20:48:51 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/12/25/216-signs-of-winter/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/12/25/216-signs-of-winter/In this episode of Between Birds of Prey we celebrate the Winter solstice and the arrival of Winter. Nest – Harbinger of a greater winter (Hidden Stream) Nest – A Winternight Visage (Woodsmoke) Karnnos – Winter Serpent (A Burial In Flames) Kammarheit & Phelios – Cold Vidion (Of Dawn and of Ice) Lissom – Hollow […]Sun, 25 Dec 2016 19:00:27 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/11/26/215-sick/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/11/26/215-sick/This episode of Between Birds of Prey in inspired by William Blake’s Poem “The Sick Rose”: O Rose thou art sick. The invisible worm, That flies in the night In the howling storm: Has found out thy bed Of crimson joy: And his dark secret love Does thy life destroy. Eldar – The Pain […]Sat, 26 Nov 2016 22:50:35 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/11/05/birds-prey-214-design-hannibal/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/11/05/birds-prey-214-design-hannibal/The episode of Between Birds of Prey pays tribute to Bryan Fuller’s tv series Hannibal and consequently to Thomas Harris’ novels which inspired it. Brian Reitzell – Apéritif (Hannibal: Season 1 Volume 1) Brian Reitzell – Amuse-bouche (Hannibal: Season 1 Volume 1) Brian Reitzell – Oeuf (Hannibal: Season 1 Volume 1) Brian Reitzell – Coquilles […]Sat, 05 Nov 2016 15:40:40 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/10/23/213-nyarlathotep/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/10/23/213-nyarlathotep/This episode of Between Birds of Prey focus on the Lovecraftian myth of Nyarlathotep. If you want to know a bit more about it, you can try this: http://www.cryochamberlabel.com/2016/09/21/nyarlathotep-mythos/ We will listen to the most recent work to come out of Cryochamber label, and this one is a huge undertaking of 25 artists working together from […]Sun, 23 Oct 2016 13:12:16 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/10/02/212-midnight-walker/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/10/02/212-midnight-walker/This week in Between Birds of Prey we will musically simulate a nigh time journey. David Lynch – Woods Variation (David Lynch’s Inland Empire) Harold Budd – Bismillahi ‘Rrahman ‘Rrahim (Wind in Lonely Fences) Dale Cooper Quartet & the Dictaphones – Une Cellier (Parole de Navarre) Dale Cooper Quartet & The Dictaphones – Eux Exquis […]Sun, 02 Oct 2016 09:54:28 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/10/01/211-disintegration/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/10/01/211-disintegration/This week we have an episode about the 9/11 attacks. We will focus on a work that was being recorded the moment the attacks occurred: Disintegration Loops by William Basinski. This work consists of old field recordings played in a tape loop that slowly deteriorates as it passes by the tape head, increasingly producing noises and […]Sat, 01 Oct 2016 10:16:21 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/09/04/210-ring-of-the-nibelung/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/09/04/210-ring-of-the-nibelung/In this episode we celebrate 140 years after the first edition of the Bayreuth festival and the first full performance of Richard Wagner’s “The Ring of the Nibelung”. Richard Wagner – At the bottom of Rhine (Das Rheingold) Richard Wagner – game of the Rhinemaidens (Das Rheingold) Richard Wagner – Schwules Gedunst (Das Rheingold) Richard […]Sun, 04 Sep 2016 19:38:06 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/07/31/209-rebirth/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/07/31/209-rebirth/On this episode of Between Birds of Prey we will focus on the duality of life and death. Richard Strauss – Death And Transfiguration, Op.24 (Volume IV_The Romantic Orchestra – Disc 2_Great Symphonies Of The Late Romanticists) Toshio Hosokawa – II. Death and Resurrection (Voiceless Voice In Hiroshima) Vladimír Hirsch – Paligenesis (Exorcisms) Vladimír Hirsch […]Sun, 31 Jul 2016 20:42:32 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/07/24/birds-prey-208-tristan-und-isolde/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/07/24/birds-prey-208-tristan-und-isolde/This episode of Between Birds of Prey pays homage to Richard Wagner and his great breakthrough opera ‘Tristan und Isolde’, which was premiered 151 years ago. Richard Wagner – Tristan und Isolde – Act I – Prelude (Tristan und Isolde) Richard Wagner – Tristan und Isolde – Act I – Scene 1. Westwarts schweift der […]Sun, 24 Jul 2016 09:52:20 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/07/10/207-in-the-name-of-gold/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/07/10/207-in-the-name-of-gold/This episode of Between Birds of Prey takes inspiration from the Gold rushes that marked a great number of eras of our History (crusades, wild west, world war II, roman conquest, etc…) K. Meizter – The Golden Mean (Tetraphobia) Beyond Sensory Experience – Anything Golden (Pursuit Of Pleasure) Ulver – Gold Beach (ATGCLVLSSCAP) Barn Owl […]Sun, 10 Jul 2016 09:32:56 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/07/07/206-seven-pillars/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/07/07/206-seven-pillars/This episode of Between Birds of Prey is a tribute to Lawrence of Arabia who found fame in World War One for the work he did in the Middle East. Lawrence of Arabia – Full Soundtrack Von Thronstahl – Lawrence Of Arabia [Unreleased Version] (The Judas Kiss: Present Past, Present And Forever) Von Thronstahl – […]Thu, 07 Jul 2016 20:47:56 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/07/07/205-tribute-erik-satie/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/07/07/205-tribute-erik-satie/To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Erik Satie, we have an episode entirely dedicated to this French composer who was a precursor to later artistic movements such as minimalism, Surrealism, repetitive music, etc… Erik Satie – Je te veux (3 Gymnopedies & Other Piano Works) Erik Satie – Le Picadilly (3 Gymnopedies […]Thu, 07 Jul 2016 20:39:06 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/07/06/204-general-relativity/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/07/06/204-general-relativity/In this episode we celebrate 100 years after the publication of Albert Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. You can read a bit about it: http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/theory-relativity Alio Die – The Circular Development Of Time (Il Tempo Magico Di Saturnia Pavonia) Benn Jordan – Looking Upwards (Pale Blue Dot – A Tribute To Carl Sagan) Benn Jordan […]Wed, 06 Jul 2016 19:37:01 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/05/31/203-ephemeral/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/05/31/203-ephemeral/This episode of Between Birds of Prey focus on the ephemerality of life. “We only pass everything by like a transposition of air.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke, Duino Elegies Kreng – Petit Grimoire (Grimoire) Kreng – Wrak (Grimoire) Caithness – faces and shades (Apostasy and the sorrowful child) Lustmord – Abaddon (feat. Maynard James Keenan) […]Tue, 31 May 2016 20:23:30 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/04/30/202-abandoned-city/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/04/30/202-abandoned-city/This week’s episode of Between Birds of Prey takes inspiration from the Chernobyl disaster and describes an empty city. Beneath the Lake – empty city (Silent Uprising) Wordclock – Heart of a City (Endless) Jóhann Jóhannsson – City Building (And in the Endless Pause There Came the Sound of Bees) Hauschka – Stromness (Abandoned City) […]Sat, 30 Apr 2016 15:53:39 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/03/27/201-what-is-lost-can-never-be-found/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/03/27/201-what-is-lost-can-never-be-found/This episode of Between Birds of Prey tells the story of a lost and lonely person while retracing his steps and thoughts. ProtoU – Lost Here (Lost Here) ProtoU – Unread Symbols (Lost Here) Alphaxone – Solitude (Echoes From Outer Silence) Alphaxone – Sphere of Change (Echoes From Outer Silence) Word Clock – Here We’ll […]Sun, 27 Mar 2016 20:47:16 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/02/28/200-umberto-eco/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/02/28/200-umberto-eco/This episode of Between Birds of Prey is a tribute to Umberto Eco, one of the most important European figures of the 20th century, who died in the past 19th of February. For this tribute, we’ll have an episode with songs inspired by his most famous works of fiction: “The Name of the Rose” and […]Sun, 28 Feb 2016 16:56:14 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/02/20/199-to-lose-yourself-forever/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/02/20/199-to-lose-yourself-forever/In this episode of Between Birds of Prey we will make a musical journey to lose ourselves forever and ever… Josef Van Wissem & Zola Jesus – To Lose Yourself Forever is Eternal Happiness (When Shall This Bright Day Begin) Kronos Quartet – Winter: Lux Aeterna (Requiem For A Dream) Bruno Sanfillipo – A Door Opens […]Sat, 20 Feb 2016 15:32:48 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/02/06/198-stalingrad/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/02/06/198-stalingrad/This week in 1943 was the final defeat of the German forces in Stalingrad, an event that would eventually lead to the final defeat in 1945. With this battle in mind, we have an episode dedicated to the battle of Stalingrad and to all those who perished during World War II. Rome – The Conquest of […]Sat, 06 Feb 2016 18:56:12 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/01/29/197-victorian-horror-story/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/01/29/197-victorian-horror-story/The episode of Between Birds of Prey for today is entitled Victorian Horror Story and takes inspiration from the famous 19th century horror stories. In the Nursery – Opening & Act 1 (Cabinet of Dr. Caligari) In the Nursery – Holstenwall (Cabinet of Dr. Caligari) In the Nursery – The Fall of the House of […]Fri, 29 Jan 2016 20:24:13 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/01/25/196-the-truth-is-out-there/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/01/25/196-the-truth-is-out-there/This week we celebrate the return of the cult tv show `The X-Files` with an episode inspired by the search for extra terrestrial intelligence. North Atlantic Drift – Polaris (Split with Northumbria) S.E.T.I. – Cosmic (Baikal) S.E.T.I. – Folding Time (Baikal) S.E.T.I. – SN 1993J (The Geometry of Night) S.E.T.I. – Cygnus X-1 (The Geometry of Night) […]Mon, 25 Jan 2016 19:46:33 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/01/19/195-the-human-condition/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/01/19/195-the-human-condition/This episode of Between Birds of Prey is a collection of thoughts on the contradictions of the Human Condition. With no further ado, here is the audio and playlist. Erik Truffaz and Murcof – Origin of the World (Being Human Being) World Clock – Here We’ll be Gone (Self Destruction Themes) Jarboe & Cedric Victor – […]Tue, 19 Jan 2016 21:23:33 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/01/18/194-crime-and-punishment-ii/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2016/01/18/194-crime-and-punishment-ii/This year marks 150 years after the publication of Dostoievsky’s “Crime and Punishment”, one of the most important books in the history of literature, so this week we have an episode dedicated to crimes and their punishments. If not familiar with the book, it is available in the public domain and you can get it […]Mon, 18 Jan 2016 21:50:23 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/12/26/193-those-blackest-winter-nights/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/12/26/193-those-blackest-winter-nights/This episode of Between Birds of Prey celebrates the Winter solstice and the arrival of Winter with a journey through all those blackest winter nights. Witxes – Winter Light Burns (Sorcery/Geography) Birds of Passage – Those Blackest Winter Nights (Without the World) :Of The Wand And The Moon: – Winter Veil (Midnight Will) Sonne Hagal – […]Sat, 26 Dec 2015 15:50:47 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/12/20/192-the-house-of-black-and-white/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/12/20/192-the-house-of-black-and-white/This week’s episode of Between Birds of Prey is inspired by a house full of contradictions. Here is the audio and playlist: Northumbria – A Door Made of Light I (Helluland) Northumbria – A Door Made of Light II (Helluland) Hans Zimmer – Let My Home Be My Gallows (Hannibal) Ramin Djawadi – House of Black and […]Sun, 20 Dec 2015 10:58:20 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/12/06/191-the-patterns-on-your-face/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/12/06/191-the-patterns-on-your-face/The new episode of Between Birds of Prey is inspired by faces and their unique patterns. Here is the audio and playlist: Tor Lundvall – Floating Faces (Under The Shadow Of Trees) Robert Rich – Glint in Her Eyes (Echo of Small Things) Hior Chronik – Everything We Want to Feel (The First Ray) Birds […]Sun, 06 Dec 2015 11:15:00 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/11/26/190-a-window-to-the-world/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/11/26/190-a-window-to-the-world/This episode of Between Birds of Prey is inspired by the act of siting at the window and watching the world around us. The Human Voice – Night, Stars, Dreams, Death (Exit lines) Birds of Passage – Pray For A Sunny Day (Without the World) The Sight Below – New Dawn Fades (It Falls Apart) […]Thu, 26 Nov 2015 08:48:48 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/11/12/189-holy-grail/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/11/12/189-holy-grail/Today we will focus on the holy grail quest mythology, taking inspiration from Otto Rahn’s book: “Crusade Against the Grail”: http://www.amazon.com/Crusade-Against-Grail-Struggle-Templars/dp/1594771359 Here is the audio and playlist: In Slaughter Natives – Arcanum (Sacrosancts Bleed) The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath A Cloud – Amara Tanta Tyri XXII (Amara Tanta Tyri) Raison D’Etre – Pathfinder (The Luminous Experience) :Golgatha: […]Thu, 12 Nov 2015 20:56:12 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/11/08/188-the-taste-of-blood/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/11/08/188-the-taste-of-blood/Between Birds of Prey this week is dedicated to Blood, that fluid so important to life… Here is the audio and playlist: Jozef Van Wissem – The Taste of Blood (Only Lovers Left Alive OST) Sol Invictus – Blood Of Summer (Trees In Winter) Sol Invictus – Blood Against Gold (Lex Talionis) Nature and Organisation […]Sun, 08 Nov 2015 15:14:10 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/10/28/187-prisoners/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/10/28/187-prisoners/This episode of Between Birds of Prey tells the story (with hope, fears and despair) of men locked in a cell – prisoners. Lustmord – The Cell (Zoetrope) Lustmord – Amalgamated Man (Zoetrope) Desiderii Marginis – In A Nameless Place (Strife) Lithium – Distortion Cell (Threshold to Disharmony) Kerovnian – Morgue of human sanity (From […]Wed, 28 Oct 2015 20:00:12 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/10/21/186-back-to-the-future/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/10/21/186-back-to-the-future/Inspired by the Back to the Future day (http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/20/entertainment/back-to-the-future-day-feat/) in this episode of Between Birds of Prey we will make our own travel to the future, where we will meet a post apocalyptic scenario. Sabled Sun – Intro (2145) Sabled Sun – This is Where the World Ends (2145) Sabled Sun – Abandoned (2145) Sabled […]Wed, 21 Oct 2015 19:00:12 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/10/14/185-cosmos-iii/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/10/14/185-cosmos-iii/This week, celebrating the nobel prize in physics attributed for the work that shed a bit of light on neutrinos, we have an episode dedicated to the Cosmos. Kammarheit – The Starwheel (Clockwise) (The Starwheel) Northaunt – With the Stars as My Witness (Horizons) Northaunt – Night Alone (Horizons) Deutsch Nepal – The Silent Earth […]Wed, 14 Oct 2015 19:00:53 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/10/07/184-war/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/10/07/184-war/This week, with the bombings in Syria and the bombing of an Hospital in Afghanistan, we have an episode of Between Birds of Prey that is a reflection on war and its consequences. Atrium Carceri – Faces of War (Phrenitis) BloodSoil – Weltanschaung (Svvm Cviqve) BloodSoil – Blood Redemption (Willpower) Sophia – Sigillum Militum VII […]Wed, 07 Oct 2015 19:00:16 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/09/30/183-impressionism/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/09/30/183-impressionism/In order to celebrate Claude Debussy’s 153th birthday, we have an episode dedicated to impressionism, a movement he was one of the founders. Here is the playlist and audio: Paul Dukas – The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Fantasia9) (100 Best Film Classics) Manuel Falla – Night in the Gardens of Spain (100 piano masterpieces (CD2)) Jean Sibelius […]Wed, 30 Sep 2015 19:00:28 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/09/23/182-autumn/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/09/23/182-autumn/Another autumn has arrived, so this week we have an episode dedicated to this peculiar time of the year: Vivaldi/Richter – Autumn 1 (ReComposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons) Vivaldi/Richter – Autumn 2 (ReComposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons) Vivaldi/Richter – Autumn 3 (ReComposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons) Max […]Wed, 23 Sep 2015 19:00:24 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/09/16/181-a-tribute-to-arvo-part/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/09/16/181-a-tribute-to-arvo-part/This week we make a tribute to Arvo Pärt on his 80th birthday. Arvo Pärt is one of the most important composers of the late 20th century, responsible for the creation of the so-called holy-minimalism genre with his self-invented tintinnabuli compositional technique. Arvo Pärt – Symphony #4 (Symphony #4) Arvo Pärt – Fratres (Tabula Rasa) Arvo Pärt – […]Wed, 16 Sep 2015 19:00:14 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/09/09/180-changes/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/09/09/180-changes/In this episode we will have two hours dedicated to change and all that comes with it. Here is the audio and playlist: Krzysztof Penderecki – The Awakening of Jacob (The Shining) Inanna – AWAKENING (2. State I, 3. State II) (Storm I-III) In Slaughter Natives – truth Awakening (Purgate My Stain) dawn & dusk […]Wed, 09 Sep 2015 19:00:58 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/09/06/179-cthulhu-rising/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/09/06/179-cthulhu-rising/In order to celebrate his 125th birthday, this week we make a tribute to H.P. Lovecraft with an episode dedicated to Cthulhu. “Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn. In his house at R’lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.” ― H.P. Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu The audio and playlist for tonight are as follows: Aghast Manor – Waking […]Sun, 06 Sep 2015 18:36:43 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/08/24/178-pax-romana/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/08/24/178-pax-romana/The first Roman emperor Caesar Augustus died on this day in 14 AD, so this week we take inspiration from his 45 years of sole ruling to create a playlist about Rome entitled “Pax Romana”. Aram Khachaturian – Spartacus and Phrygia – Adagio (Spartacus and Phrygia) Beethoven, Ludwig van – Coriolanus, E Min Op 62 Overture […]Mon, 24 Aug 2015 19:32:26 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/08/17/177-o-deep-woods/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/08/17/177-o-deep-woods/Still in the same vein of the last episode, this week we have an episode inspired by the forests of Europe and entitled “O Deep Woods”. Karnnos – o bosque do limar (Europa Aeterna-.heimdallr. LP) The Joy Of Nature – The Longest And Deepest Sleep For The Shepherd And The Maiden,In The Woods, Near The Stream […]Mon, 17 Aug 2015 19:37:28 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/08/10/176-green-fields/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/08/10/176-green-fields/For this week I created a playlist entitled “Green Fields” comprising a selection of songs inspired by the pastoral mood. Here is the audio and playlist: Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Greensleeves (The Most Relaxing Classical Album In World And Music In Universe) Beethoven, Ludwig van – Symphony No.6 in F major, op.68 ‘Pastorale’ – 1. Allegro […]Mon, 10 Aug 2015 19:03:51 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/08/04/175-where-the-earth-meets-the-sky/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/08/04/175-where-the-earth-meets-the-sky/This week we have an episode entitled “Where the Earth Meets the Sky” and which is a musical longing for the far horizon. Biosphere – as the sun kissed the horizon (Substrata) Tom Heasley – Where the Earth Meets the Sky (Where the Earth Meets the Sky) Tom Heasley – Western Sky (Where the Earth Meets […]Tue, 04 Aug 2015 18:58:20 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/07/23/174-alexander-the-great/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/07/23/174-alexander-the-great/This week we celebrate the life and achievements of one of the greatest figures in the history of mankind: Alexander the Great, who was born in the 20th or the 21st of July 356BC. “Know ye not that the end and object of conquest is to avoid doing the same thing as the conquered?” As […]Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:37:20 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/07/19/173-chaos-is-a-ladder/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/07/19/173-chaos-is-a-ladder/Still having in mind the situation in Europe, this week we have an episode that focus on chaos and all its consequences. Wolfskin – The Body Of Chaos (O Ajuntar Das Sombras) Desiderii Marginis – Songs over Ruins I (Songs Over Ruins) Desiderii Marginis – Songs over Ruins II (Songs Over Ruins) Atrium Carceri – In […]Sun, 19 Jul 2015 13:02:19 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/07/08/172-memories/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/07/08/172-memories/In this episode of Between Birds of Prey we have a journey through distant memories. Here is the audio and playlist: Karnnos – the long descent into the river of oblivion (Dun scaith) Aesthesys – Light Slivers Of Memory (Cold Light Of Skies That Never Existed) Horologium & K. Meizter – K. Meizter / Memorabilia […]Wed, 08 Jul 2015 20:18:02 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/07/04/171-for-europe/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/07/04/171-for-europe/This week we continue the last episode’s subject, that is, the current crisis in Europe. With that in mind, we have an episode that is a sort of a requiem for Europe. Phragments & Korinth – The Rebirth of Symbols Long Forgotten (Mysteries of the Greyland) :Golgatha: – In The Name Of… (Kydos – Reflections […]Sat, 04 Jul 2015 15:16:48 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/06/26/170-sick-europe/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/06/26/170-sick-europe/This episode of Between Birds of Prey is inspired by the latest crisis in Europe concerning mainly, but not only, the Greek debt crisis. It will be an episode focused on the sickness of the continent, on the dissident currents that are rising all around Europe, among many other aspects, all told from a musical perspective. […]Fri, 26 Jun 2015 18:45:59 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/06/22/tristan-und-isolde-part-ii/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/06/22/tristan-und-isolde-part-ii/This week we have the second part of the celebration of Wagner’s ‘Tristan und Isolde’ 150 years. You can also listen to the first part of this celebration. Here is the audio and playlist: Richard Wagner – Tristan und Isolde – Act II – Scene 2 – 3. Lausch, Geliebter (Tristan und Isolde) Richard Wagner – […]Mon, 22 Jun 2015 20:00:05 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/06/10/168-tristan-und-isolde/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/06/10/168-tristan-und-isolde/This episode of Between Birds of Prey pays homage to Richard Wagner and his great breakthrough opera ‘Tristan und Isolde’, which was premiered 150 years ago today. ‘Tristan und Isolde’, a 4-hour meditation in love and death was a musical revolution that, with its famous Tristan Chord, paved way for the atonal music of the early 20th century. […]Wed, 10 Jun 2015 20:41:28 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/05/27/167-deep-sleep/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/05/27/167-deep-sleep/In this episode of Between Birds of Prey we will make a sonic journey into the realms of deep sleep. Here is the audio and playlist: Kammarheit – Dreamhours (Asleep and Well Hidden) SleepResearch_Facility – 79ºS 83ºW (Deep Frieze) Sleep Research Facility – 72ºS 49ºE (Deep Frieze) SleepResearch_Facility – 80ºS 96ºE (Deep Frieze) SleepResearch_Facility – […]Wed, 27 May 2015 20:43:03 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/05/20/166-suicide/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/05/20/166-suicide/As a tribute to Ian Curtis, 35 years after his death by suicide, today we have an episode that makes a musical reflection on the causes and consequences of suicide. Dmitri Shostakovich – Adagio (Le Suicidé) (Sinfonia n.º 14, Op. 135) Maria Callas – La Gioconda – Suicidio! (Platinum Collection) Giacomo Puccini – Un bel dì, vedremo […]Wed, 20 May 2015 20:44:10 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/05/17/between-birds-of-prey-165-war-memorial/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/05/17/between-birds-of-prey-165-war-memorial/This week, following the 70 years after the ending of World War II in Europe, we have a musical reflection about the wars that changed the face of Europe in the 20th Century as well as a musical war memorial to all those who perished in those wars. Gabriel Saloman – Mine Field (Soldier’s Requiem) Gabriel Saloman […]Sun, 17 May 2015 14:47:24 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/05/16/between-birds-of-prey-164-the-old-city/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/05/16/between-birds-of-prey-164-the-old-city/For this episode of Between Birds of Prey we take inspiration on a decaying and old city from a civilisation long past. Here’s the audio and playlist: Atrium Carceri – Entrance (Ptahil) Atrium Carceri – Observatory (Ptahil) Atrium Carceri – A Place To Call Home (Ptahil) Atrium Carceri – Inside the City (Phrenitis) Atrium Carceri – Crusted […]Sat, 16 May 2015 14:50:36 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/04/30/163-the-mountains/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/04/30/163-the-mountains/As a memory to the people affected by the recent earthquake in Nepal and surrounding countries, this week we have an episode of Between Birds of Prey dedicated to the Mountains. Wolfskin – The Narrow Chasm Opening The Mountain Entrails (Campos De Matança) Wendy Carlos & Rachel Elkind – Rocky Mountains (The Shining) Howard Shore […]Thu, 30 Apr 2015 08:45:13 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/04/23/162-the-machines-shall-inherit-the-earth/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/04/23/162-the-machines-shall-inherit-the-earth/This episode of Between Birds of Prey makes a musical reflection on the possible future world domination by the machines. Here is the audio and playlist: Artefactum – Astrofobia (Form Fhetys to Rhea) (Lost Signals From Unknown Horizons) Coph Nia ; Mindspawn – Mekanick (Erotomechaniks) Coph Nia ; Mindspawn – Machine Heat (Erotomechaniks) Atrium Carceri […]Thu, 23 Apr 2015 22:36:07 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/04/19/161-a-song-of-ice-and-fire/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/04/19/161-a-song-of-ice-and-fire/This week we have an episode dedicated to the series of novels “A Song of Ice and Fire” by George R. R. Margin – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Song_of_Ice_and_Fire. We have a playlist of selected songs from the soundtracks of the first 4 seasons of the tv adaptation of the books. Ramin Djawadi – Main Title (Game of Thrones) […]Sun, 19 Apr 2015 18:47:44 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/04/01/160-poetry-echoes-still/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/04/01/160-poetry-echoes-still/As a tribute to the Portuguese poet Herberto Hélder, today we have an episode of Between Birds of Prey dedicated to the art of poetry. Herberto Hélder – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herberto_H%C3%A9lder -, who died at the age of 84, was one of the most important poets of the 20th century in Portugal. With no further ado, here […]Wed, 01 Apr 2015 20:21:05 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/03/29/between-birds-of-prey-159-the-ides-of-march/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/03/29/between-birds-of-prey-159-the-ides-of-march/In the past 15th of March, known for the Romans as the Ides of March, it was 2059 years after Julius Caesar assassination, so this week we have an episode dedicated to the Roman civilisation. Musica Romana – Hymnus an Helios (Pugnate) Musica Romana – Hymnus Dianae (Pugnate) Synaulia – Symphoniaci (Music From Ancient Rome, […]Sun, 29 Mar 2015 15:08:29 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/03/15/between-birds-of-prey-158-the-seer/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/03/15/between-birds-of-prey-158-the-seer/This episode of Between Birds of Prey, named The Seer, takes inspiration from prophets and visionaries. Barbarossa Umtrunk – La Prophetie (Scontrum Act V) Arcana – in search of the divine (Le Serpent Rouge) Adam Hurst – Vision Obscured (From Silence) Myrmyr – First Seed (The Amber Sea) Amber Asylum – Looking Glass (The Natural Philosophy […]Sun, 15 Mar 2015 16:31:33 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/03/08/157-the-art-of-the-piano-ii/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/03/08/157-the-art-of-the-piano-ii/To celebrate 205 years after Frédéric Chopin’s birth, today we have an episode entirely dedicated to the art of the piano. Robert Schumann – Piano Concerto in A minor Op (The Greatest Classical Hits – Schumann) Evgeny Kissin – Piano Concerto No.1 in Em,Op.11-Allegro maestoso (Chopin – Piano Concertos 1 & 2) Frédéric Chopin – […]Sun, 08 Mar 2015 22:38:41 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/02/22/156-the-dialogue-of-the-wind-and-the-sea/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/02/22/156-the-dialogue-of-the-wind-and-the-sea/This week’s episode is inspired by the communion between the wind and the sea during a stormy night. With no further ado here is the audio and playlist: Claude Debussy – La Mer – The Sea (3 Symphonic Sketches) – 1. From Dawn To Mid Day At Sea (Claude Debussy – The Greatest Classical Hits) […]Sun, 22 Feb 2015 18:46:41 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/02/17/between-birds-of-prey-155-a-tribute-to-alban-berg/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/02/17/between-birds-of-prey-155-a-tribute-to-alban-berg/A few days ago it was celebrated the 130 years after Alban Berg’s birthday so, in this episode, we will make a tribute to this almost forgotten, but really important composer, with an episode dedicated to him and to his teacher Arnold Schoenberg, the founder of the Second Viennese School. Arnold Schönberg – Verklärte Nacht Op.4 […]Tue, 17 Feb 2015 23:14:19 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/02/08/154-dystopian-reality/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/02/08/154-dystopian-reality/In this episode we will remember the works of Eric Arthur Blair, who used the pen name George Orwell, specially his most famous book: “1984”. With this in mind, today’s episode will be a journey into a dystopian reality. George Orwell – Power is not a means… (1984) Sturmfuhrer – Sturmfuhrer (Eisenmutter) Arditi – Marching on to […]Sun, 08 Feb 2015 18:05:55 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/01/28/153-remembering-auschwitz/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/01/28/153-remembering-auschwitz/On the 27th of January 1945, that is 70 years ago, the Red Army liberated Auschwitz and the World saw for the first time, all the atrocities committed in the concentration camps. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Auschwitz, because we must not forget what happened in the past. :Golgatha: – Appendix-Eternal Peace (bonus […]Wed, 28 Jan 2015 20:26:36 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/01/25/tales-of-the-macabre/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/01/25/tales-of-the-macabre/This week we celebrate 206 years after Edgar Allan Poe’s birth with an episode dedicated to his short stories and poems, entitled: ‘Tales of the Macabre’. With no further ado here is the audio and playlist. Steve Rimpici – A Descent into the Maelstrom (Part 1) Steve Rimpici – A Descent into the Maelstrom (Part […]Sun, 25 Jan 2015 19:33:31 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/01/18/voices-from-exile/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/01/18/voices-from-exile/This episode of Between Birds of Prey will be a tribute to all those who are or have ever been in exile. “Saludos desde el exilio a una generación de destructores, seguiremos siendo invisibles por que viajamos con poco equipaje, bailando con nuestros ojos cerrados cuando eso sea posible a lo largo de la frontera, a […]Sun, 18 Jan 2015 22:21:08 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/01/07/150-the-embrace-of-cold/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2015/01/07/150-the-embrace-of-cold/Following a week with really low temperatures in Portugal, this episode is dedicated to the cold and all related subjects. Wolfskin – Drowned In A Cold Sea of Leaves (null) Aghast – Enter The Hall Of Ice (CMI-And Even The Wolves Hid Their Teeth) Tor Lundvall – The Falling Snow (Ghost Years) Tor Lundvall – […]Wed, 07 Jan 2015 22:41:59 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/12/21/birds-prey-149-night-keeps-coming/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/12/21/birds-prey-149-night-keeps-coming/This week we have a musical journey that celebrates the night. Hecq – Nightfalls (Night Falls) Hecq – Bending Time (Night Falls) Benn Jordan – These Solemn Stars (Pale Blue Dot – A Tribute To Carl Sagan) Ben Lukas Boysen – Only In The Dark (Gravity) Ben Lukas Boysen – Nocturne 2 (Gravity) Desiderii Marginis – […]Sun, 21 Dec 2014 14:57:13 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/12/10/148-the-loss-of-innocence/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/12/10/148-the-loss-of-innocence/In this episode we will focus on the loss of innocence. “Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world’s more full of weeping than you can understand.” ― W.B. Yeats, The Collected Poems Here is the audio and playlist: Der Blaue Reiter – Main […]Wed, 10 Dec 2014 22:31:59 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/12/03/147-the-mist-descends/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/12/03/147-the-mist-descends/In this episode we have a playlist inspired by a foggy and misty day, entitled ‘The Mist Descends’. “A thin grey fog hung over the city, and the streets were very cold; for summer was in England.” ― Rudyard Kipling, The Light That Failed The audio and playlist follow: Ghosts Of Breslau – Train in the Fog […]Wed, 03 Dec 2014 22:25:51 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/11/27/146-post-apocalyptic-visions/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/11/27/146-post-apocalyptic-visions/In this episode of Between Birds of Prey we focus and explore a possible post apocalyptic world. The audio and playlist are as following: False Mirror – A Sunken Dream (Derelict World) False Mirror – The Sea Of Oblivion (Derelict World) Lustmord – Ash ([ O T H E R ]) Desiderii Marginis – Songs […]Thu, 27 Nov 2014 21:49:36 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/11/19/145-blindness/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/11/19/145-blindness/In this episode of Between Birds of Prey we will make a musical reflection on blindness and vision, taking inspiration from José Saramago’s book “Blindness”. “I don’t think we did go blind, I think we are blind, blind but seeing, blind people who can see, but do not see.” – José Saramago, Blindness The audio […]Wed, 19 Nov 2014 22:17:09 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/11/15/144-the-whispering-woods/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/11/15/144-the-whispering-woods/In this week of Between Birds of Prey we are going to make a musical journey though the whispering woods. Here is the audio and playlist: Apoptose – Hexenring (Bannwald) Magpiety – The Rolling of the Stones (John Barleycorn Reborn: Rebirth) :Of The Wand And The Moon: – O deep woods (Solanaceae) :Of The Wand […]Sat, 15 Nov 2014 11:36:42 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/10/29/143-a-dream-within-a-dream/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/10/29/143-a-dream-within-a-dream/For today’s episode of Between Birds of Prey, we will make a musical journey through the world of dreams. We will meet a world filled with nightmares, but also with pleasant feelings and landscapes. On the right we have the drawing ‘a dream within a dream’ by Seklusion – http://seklusion.com/?p=5132 – inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s […]Wed, 29 Oct 2014 22:18:49 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/10/23/142-truth-and-lies/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/10/23/142-truth-and-lies/This week Between Birds of Prey will focus on the dichotomy between Truth and Lies, taking inspiration from the photography on the right: “Truth and Lies…” by Adarsha Anne Evans – http://adarshaevansphotography.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/truth-and-lies/. Here is the audio and playlist: K100 – False Awakening (The Vault Of Apparitions) Life Toward Twilight – Escape (Blood) Karnnos – The Song […]Thu, 23 Oct 2014 07:21:23 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/10/15/141-loneliness/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/10/15/141-loneliness/In this episode of Between Birds of Prey we will make a musical journey through the life of a lonely existence. “Alone” BY EDGAR ALLAN POE From childhood’s hour I have not been As others were—I have not seen As others saw—I could not bring My passions from a common spring— From the same source I […]Wed, 15 Oct 2014 20:37:19 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/10/08/140-death-smiles-at-us-all/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/10/08/140-death-smiles-at-us-all/For this episode of Between Birds of Prey, we will musically think about death and all its consequences. On the right we have a representation of “The Triumph of Death”, an oil panel painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder painted c. 1562. Here is the audio and playlist: Beyond Sensory Experience – Funerals (No Lights in […]Wed, 08 Oct 2014 20:32:40 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/10/07/139-a-storm-is-coming/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/10/07/139-a-storm-is-coming/This episode of Between Birds of Prey is inspired by the storms that have been a constant in Portugal in the last weeks Here is the playlist and audio for this episode: Foresta Di Ferro – Europe Greets the Storm (OEC 100 – The Old Europa Cafe) Howard Shore – A Storm Is Coming (The […]Tue, 07 Oct 2014 20:51:25 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/09/30/138-autumn-melodies/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/09/30/138-autumn-melodies/This week we celebrate the arrival of Autumn, with two hours filled with autumnal melodies: Antonio Vivaldi – Der Herbst: Allegro (Musica Classica – 200 Capolavori Vol 1 (Bach-Haendel-Haydn-Vivaldi)) Antonio Vivaldi – Der Herbst: Adagio (Musica Classica – 200 Capolavori Vol 1 (Bach-Haendel-Haydn-Vivaldi)) Antonio Vivaldi – Der Herbst: La Caccia (Musica Classica – 200 Capolavori […]Tue, 30 Sep 2014 18:01:46 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/09/24/137-faust-a-tribute-to-goethe/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/09/24/137-faust-a-tribute-to-goethe/This week we will make a tribute to Johann Wolfgang Goethe, who died in the 28th August 1749, with an episode dedicated to his most important work: Faust. The audio and playlist for this episode are as following: Lustmord – Beckoning (Paradise Disowned) Lustmord – Uterance (Paradise Disowned) Desiderii Marginis – The Core of Hell II (Songs […]Wed, 24 Sep 2014 18:12:38 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/09/08/136-the-ubermensch/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/09/08/136-the-ubermensch/This week in Between Birds of Prey we have a tribute to the influential German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, 114 years after his death. Here is the audio and playlist: Richard Wagner – Tristan und Isolde – Act I – Prelude (Tristan und Isolde) Richard Wagner – Tristan und Isolde – Act III – Scene 3 […]Mon, 08 Sep 2014 20:42:15 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/08/31/135-a-tribute-to-claude-debussy/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/08/31/135-a-tribute-to-claude-debussy/This episode of Between Birds of Prey is a tribute to the French composer Claude Debussy, who was born 152 years ago. With no further ado, here is the audio and playlist for today: Maurice Ravel – Bolero (The Greatest Classical Hits – Maurice Ravel) Maurice Ravel – Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte (Pavane Pour […]Sun, 31 Aug 2014 14:56:54 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/08/24/134-the-cell/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/08/24/134-the-cell/In this episode we will tread the fine line between sanity and insanity musically following the life of a man closed in a cell. The audio and playlist are as following: Coph Nia ; Mindspawn – Night In The Key Of Madness (Erotomechaniks) Henrik ‘Nordvargr’ Björkk – Henrik Nordvargr Björkk Vs. Kenji Siratori – Corpse City […]Sun, 24 Aug 2014 13:17:31 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/08/13/133-movement/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/08/13/133-movement/Today’s episode of Between Birds of Prey is focused in movement, taking inspiration from the travelling spirit. “I move, therefore I am.” ― Haruki Murakami, 1Q84 The audio and playlist are as following: In Slaughter Natives – Anger are you with me, follow my Steps (Resurrection The Return of a King) Raison D’Etre – Pathfinder (The […]Wed, 13 Aug 2014 20:30:02 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/08/13/132-the-name-of-the-rose/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/08/13/132-the-name-of-the-rose/This week’s episode of Between Birds of Prey is a journey through medieval times inspired by the book ‘The Name of the Rose’ by Umberto Eco. “Books are not made to be believed, but to be subjected to inquiry. When we consider a book, we mustn’t ask ourselves what it says but what it means…” […]Wed, 13 Aug 2014 07:54:06 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/08/04/131-jerusalem-endless-conflict/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/08/04/131-jerusalem-endless-conflict/This week, Between Birds of Prey is a musical reflection about the endless conflict in the Middle East. Henrik ‘Nordvargr’ Björkk – On Broken Wings Towards Victory (On Broken Wings Towards Victory) Coph Nia – Holy War, Pt. 2 (Silence) (That Which Remains) Coph Nia – Holy War [pt. 3 – Remobilize] (Holy War EP) […]Mon, 04 Aug 2014 10:08:08 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/07/27/130-the-great-fire-of-rome/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/07/27/130-the-great-fire-of-rome/The Great Fire of Rome started on the night between 18 and 19 July in the year 64 AD. Differing accounts either blame Emperor Nero for initiating the fire or credit him with organizing measures to contain it and provide relief for refugees. This episode, taking inspiration from that historical event, is a musical reflection […]Sun, 27 Jul 2014 15:14:30 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/07/23/number-theory/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/07/23/number-theory/For this week, we have an episode dedicated to the powerful world of numbers. The playlist and audio are as follows: Benn Jordan – Infinity Alone (Pale Blue Dot – A Tribute To Carl Sagan) Lustmord – Main Title: Infinite Space (Zoetrope) Beyond Sensory Experience – Number Theory (Tortuna) Beyond Sensory Experience – Numbers rule […]Wed, 23 Jul 2014 19:17:58 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/07/13/between-birds-of-prey-128-into-the-void/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/07/13/between-birds-of-prey-128-into-the-void/This week’s episode of Between Birds of Prey is a one way journey into the void. The playlist and audio are as following: svartsinn – tremors within the void (of darkness and re-creation) Henrik ‘Nordvargr’ Björkk – Hollow B (On Broken Wings Towards Victory) Rome – The Hollow Self (Flowers From Exile) Megaptera – Deep […]Sun, 13 Jul 2014 15:36:38 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/07/05/between-birds-of-prey-127-the-war-to-end-all-wars/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/07/05/between-birds-of-prey-127-the-war-to-end-all-wars/In the past 28th of June was exactly 100 years after the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the event which gave rise to the First World War. With this in mind, this week’s episode of Between Birds of Prey is a musical meditation on the causes and consequences of the First World War, also called The War […]Sat, 05 Jul 2014 17:58:08 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/07/02/birds-prey-126-summer-solstice/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/07/02/birds-prey-126-summer-solstice/This week we will celebrate the Summer Solstice and the arrival of this Season of the year with two hours of music. Here is the audio and playlist: Vivaldi/Richter – Summer 1 (ReComposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons Web) Vivaldi/Richter – Summer 2 (ReComposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons Web) Vivaldi/Richter […]Wed, 02 Jul 2014 19:37:05 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/06/24/birds-prey-125-moon-ii/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/06/24/birds-prey-125-moon-ii/Following last week’s full moon, this episode of Between Birds of Prey is dedicated to the Moon, the natural satellite of our planet, and humanity’s source of inspiration and wonder for countless centuries. Here is the audio and playlist: Life Toward Twilight – “…nightmares away from the moon” (We waited for a subtle dawn) Sephiroth […]Tue, 24 Jun 2014 20:37:29 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/06/15/between-birds-prey-124-land-of-shadows/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/06/15/between-birds-prey-124-land-of-shadows/This week’s episode is the soundtrack for a journey through the Land of Shadows. Tehom – The Shadow Integration (Theriomorphic Spirits) :Golgatha: – Shadowland (The Waste Land) Profane Grace – Shadowlight II (Cast In The Mold Of The Ancients) Wolfskin – O Ajuntar Das Sombras (O Ajuntar Das Sombras) Karnnos – overture to the shadows […]Sun, 15 Jun 2014 15:28:01 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/06/10/birds-prey-123-room/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/06/10/birds-prey-123-room/This week Between Birds is a tribute to Harold Budd and his album ‘The Room’. The audio and playlist are the following: K100 – The Room Of Recurring Nightmares (The Vault Of Apparitions) Inade – The Quiet Room (Audio Mythology Live) Kammarheit – A Room Between The Rooms (The Starwheel) :Golgatha: – Room 101 (The […]Tue, 10 Jun 2014 19:52:50 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/05/25/between-birds-prey-122-tribute-h-r-giger/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/05/25/between-birds-prey-122-tribute-h-r-giger/This week we will make a musical tribute to the Swiss painter H.R. Giger, that died last week. He was mostly famous for creating the creature Alien for the movies of the same name, and it is precisely on this creature that this program will focus. Jerry Goldsmith – Main Title (Alien) Jerry Goldsmith – […]Sun, 25 May 2014 19:45:03 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/05/18/birds-prey-121-romulus-remus/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/05/18/birds-prey-121-romulus-remus/This week we will celebrate the founding of Rome with an episode inspired by the mythical story of Romulus and Remus. Synaulia – Symphoniaci (Music From Ancient Rome, Vol. 2: String Instruments) Synaulia – Magna Mater (Music From Ancient Rome, Vol. 1: Wind Instruments) Synaulia – Pompeii (Music From Ancient Rome, Vol. 1: Wind Instruments) […]Sun, 18 May 2014 14:56:34 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/05/04/between-birds-of-prey-120-the-children-chernobyl/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/05/04/between-birds-of-prey-120-the-children-chernobyl/This week, 28 years after the nuclear disaster of Chernobyl, we have an episode dedicated to all the victims of this catastrophe. The playlist and audio for today are as following: Lustmord – Primordial Atom (The Monstrous Soul) Exurban – Chernobyl & Pripyat (part1) Exurban – Chernobyl & Pripyat (part2) Beyond Sensory Experience – Hailstone […]Sun, 04 May 2014 12:47:55 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/05/03/between-birds-of-prey-119-phantasmagoria/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/05/03/between-birds-of-prey-119-phantasmagoria/In this week we have an episode dedicated to the lost art of Phantasmagoria. Here is the audio and playlist: Nox Arcana – Something Wicked (The Dark Tower) Worrytrain – Gabriele’s Ghost (Sleeping Through The Endtimes) Kronos Quartet – Summer: Ghosts (OST – Requiem For A Dream) Kronos Quartet – Fall: Ghosts-Falling (OST – Requiem […]Sat, 03 May 2014 16:03:58 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/04/20/between-birds-of-prey-118-the-awakening/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/04/20/between-birds-of-prey-118-the-awakening/For this week we have an episode dedicated to the symbolic nature of ‘The Awakening’. The playlist and audio are as following: Dernière Volonté – Wake up! (Le Feu Sacré) Rome – Wake (Berlin) Dawn & Dusk Entwined – Sunrise On Arda (A L’Aube Des Jours Anciens) dawn & dusk entwined – Sigurd’s Awakening (A […]Sun, 20 Apr 2014 15:22:53 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/04/07/between-birds-of-prey-117-the-art-of-the-piano/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/04/07/between-birds-of-prey-117-the-art-of-the-piano/In this episode we will explore the piano as one of the most influential musical instruments in the history of music. The playlist and audio are as following: Erik Satie – Nocturne I (Apre`s la pluie) Erik Satie – Gymnopédie n.º 1 (Gymnopédies) Beethoven, Ludwig van – Sonata for Piano No. 14 in C sharp […]Mon, 07 Apr 2014 18:30:26 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/03/30/birds-prey-116-sacred-profane/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/03/30/birds-prey-116-sacred-profane/In this week we will focus on the dichotomy between the sacred and the profane as a central part in religion. Man becomes aware of the sacred because it manifests itself, shows itself, as something wholly different from the profane… something sacred shows itself to us… something of a wholly different order, a reality that […]Sun, 30 Mar 2014 15:48:44 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/03/22/between-birds-of-prey-115-the-call-of-cthulhu/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/03/22/between-birds-of-prey-115-the-call-of-cthulhu/In this week we will make a tribute to the writer H. P. Lovecraft, who died in the 15th of March, 1937. We’ll have a lof of songs inspired by H.P. Lovecraft works, so why won’t you grab one of his short stories and get ready for two hours of lovecraftian ambiance? What do we […]Sat, 22 Mar 2014 19:37:15 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/03/13/birds-prey-114-side-night/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/03/13/birds-prey-114-side-night/This week we will make a tribute to the film noir genre. We propose a musical journey that will take us into the heart of the ambiance present in this kind of movies. The audio and playlist are as follows: Dale Cooper Quartet & the Dictaphones – Lui Hall (Parole de Navarre) Heroin and Your […]Thu, 13 Mar 2014 22:26:29 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/03/09/birds-prey-113-baroque-tribute-antonio-vivaldi/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/03/09/birds-prey-113-baroque-tribute-antonio-vivaldi/Today we will make a musical exploration of the Baroque period as a sort of tribute to the violinist and composer Antonio Vivaldi whom was born 336 years ago. Vivaldi, nicknamed “Il Prete Rosso” (The Red Priest), was a Venetian priest and one of the most important composers of the Baroque period. The playlist and audio […]Sun, 09 Mar 2014 19:57:33 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/03/03/between-birds-prey-112-dark-skies-over-europe/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/03/03/between-birds-prey-112-dark-skies-over-europe/This episode of Between Birds of Prey is inspired by the current  situation in Ukraine. After a coup d’état deposing Ukraine’s president, Russia’s military forces start invading the Crimea Zone, bringing dark skies over Europe… The playlist and audio follow: Phragments & Korinth – The Rebirth of Symbols Long Forgotten (Mysteries of the Greyland) Rapoon […]Mon, 03 Mar 2014 12:59:12 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/02/22/birds-prey-111-in-memory-giordano-bruno/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/02/22/birds-prey-111-in-memory-giordano-bruno/This episode of Between Birds of Prey is dedicated to the life of Giordano Bruno, whom was killed by the inquisition 414 years ago. Giordano Bruno was a very important philosopher, poet and mathematician of the Renaissance. He was a man ahead of his time, for instance, he defended that the sun was a star […]Sat, 22 Feb 2014 22:13:14 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/02/15/betwee-birds-of-prey-110-the-road/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/02/15/betwee-birds-of-prey-110-the-road/This week’s episode of Between Birds of Prey is an allegory of The Road as life itself. He walked out into the road and stood. The silence. The salitter drying from the earth. The mudstained shapes of floating cities burned to the waterline. At a crossroads a ground set with dolmen stones where the spoken […]Sat, 15 Feb 2014 17:59:04 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/02/09/between-birds-of-prey-109-the-rest-is-noise/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/02/09/between-birds-of-prey-109-the-rest-is-noise/In this week Between Birds of Prey is a sort of tribute to some very important composers of the 20th century whose birthdays were celebrated in the last weeks: Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Iannis Xenakis, Francis Poulenc, Robert Wittinger and John Tavener. With this composers in mind, I created an episode which is a journey […]Sun, 09 Feb 2014 22:48:28 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/02/01/between-birds-prey-108-amongst-the-ruins/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/02/01/between-birds-prey-108-amongst-the-ruins/In this week’s episode we will make a musical journey through the ruins of an ancient civilisation. Should the whole frame of nature round him break In ruin and confusion hurled, He, unconcerned, would hear the mighty crack, And stand secure amidst a falling world. Joseph Addison, Horace, Ode III, Book III. The audio and […]Sat, 01 Feb 2014 17:02:45 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/01/26/between-birds-of-prey-107-the-entropy-within/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/01/26/between-birds-of-prey-107-the-entropy-within/In this episode we will follow a man’s hopeless fight with its inner entropy. It’s a certain defeat that will most likely end in madness… Without further ado here is the playlist and audio for this episode: Dark Muse – Disorder (Sounds from Beyond the Silver Wheel) Megaptera – Disturbance (The Curse of the Scarecrow) […]Sun, 26 Jan 2014 13:11:44 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/01/16/between-birds-of-prey-106-in-principio-erat-verbum/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/01/16/between-birds-of-prey-106-in-principio-erat-verbum/In this week we will musically focus on the power of words. In principio erat Verbum et Verbum erat apud Deum et Deus erat Verbum (In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God) The Gospel of John 1:1 Here is the playlist and the audio: Johan […]Thu, 16 Jan 2014 21:02:44 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/01/11/between-birds-of-prey-105-cosmos-ii/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/01/11/between-birds-of-prey-105-cosmos-ii/In this episode of Between Birds of Prey we will make a musical journey amidst planets, moons, stars and other less familiar elements of our Cosmos. “We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.” Carl Sagan, “Cosmos” The playlist and audio for today are the following: Benn Jordan – Floating Vacuum II (Pale […]Sat, 11 Jan 2014 12:02:21 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/01/04/between-birds-birds-of-prey-104-memory-wojciech-kilar/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2014/01/04/between-birds-birds-of-prey-104-memory-wojciech-kilar/This week’s episode of Between Birds of Prey is a musical tribute to the Polish composer Wojciech Kilar that died in the past Sunday, 29th of December of 2013, at 81 years old. Wojciech Kilar was a composer known mainly for his movie soundtracks, namely “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”, “The Ninth Gate”, between others; although he […]Sat, 04 Jan 2014 12:57:18 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/12/26/birds-prey-103-winter-comes-ii/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/12/26/birds-prey-103-winter-comes-ii/In this episode of Between Birds of Prey we will celebrate the arrival of Winter. Max Richter – Europe, After the Rain (Memoryhouse) Vivaldi/Richter – Winter 1 (ReComposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons) Backworld – Winter Flies II (Holy Fire) BJNilsen – Finisterre [Touch] (The Short Night) Vindensång – Epilogue: At Winter’s End […]Thu, 26 Dec 2013 21:15:26 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/12/12/between-birds-of-prey-102-coldness-ahead/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/12/12/between-birds-of-prey-102-coldness-ahead/In this episode we will focus on songs about the cold and related subjects, such as the snow, the frost, etc… This is the playlist and audio for these two hours of music: Ulf Söderberg – Nattfrost (Vindarnas Hus) Svartsinn – Towards the Dark and Cold (of darkness and re-creation) Tor Lundvall – The Falling […]Thu, 12 Dec 2013 21:18:54 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/12/05/between-birds-of-prey-101-watery-world/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/12/05/between-birds-of-prey-101-watery-world/Tonight, the new episode of Between Birds of Prey is a musical journey through a watery world… This musical journey consists of two hours of music, that start with a bit of dark ambient, representing the deep water sub-world and proceed through more calmly waters, filled with mythological figures, and ending in perfect symbiosis with […]Thu, 05 Dec 2013 20:43:41 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/11/28/between-birds-of-prey-100-and-the-silence-thereafter/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/11/28/between-birds-of-prey-100-and-the-silence-thereafter/For episode 100 of Between Birds of Prey, I decided to create an episode about silence and its influence in music. With this in mind, the following two hours of music, have been chosen. They start with three songs of an unquiet silence changing progressively to a more peaceful and relaxing silence, ending, although, with […]Thu, 28 Nov 2013 21:31:01 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/11/23/birds-prey-99-beyond-veil-sleep/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/11/23/birds-prey-99-beyond-veil-sleep/This week’s episode of Between Birds of Prey is a musical journey beyond the veil of sleep. The playlist and audio are as follows: Kammarheit – Dreamhours (Asleep and Well Hidden) Lustmord – Dreams Of Dead Names (Paradise Disowned) Atrium Carceri – Monolith of Dreams (Kapnobatai) H.E.R.R. – Act 2: Lucifer’s Dream (Vondel’s Lucifer First […]Sat, 23 Nov 2013 13:33:44 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/11/13/between-birds-of-prey-98-exorcism/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/11/13/between-birds-of-prey-98-exorcism/This episode of Between Birds of Prey is a musical exploration of an exorcism. Here is the audio and playlist for tonight: Michael Wandmacher – The Chapel (The Last Exorcism, Part II) Brian Tyler – Confession (Constantine) K100 – They Tell Me About Their Darkness (The Vault Of Apparitions) Worrytrain – Exorcism for Cello and […]Wed, 13 Nov 2013 23:00:58 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/11/07/between-birds-of-prey-97-samhain/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/11/07/between-birds-of-prey-97-samhain/This week’s episode of Between Birds of Prey is dedicated to the Gaelic festival of the Samhain. The Samhain marks the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the “darker half” of the year. It is celebrated from sunset on 31 October to sunset on 1 November, which is nearly halfway between […]Thu, 07 Nov 2013 21:07:41 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/10/23/birds-prey-96-night-ii/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/10/23/birds-prey-96-night-ii/This week we will make a musical journey to the end of the night. Coph Nia ; Mindspawn – Night In The Key Of Madness (Erotomechaniks) :Of The Wand And The Moon: – Nighttime Nightrhyme (:Nighttime Nightrhymes:) Adam Hurst – Early Night (From Silence) Alexander Borodin – Nocturne (The Most Relaxing Classical Album In World […]Wed, 23 Oct 2013 19:00:25 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/10/17/between-birds-prey-95-200-years-of-verdi/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/10/17/between-birds-prey-95-200-years-of-verdi/In this episode we will pay tribute to Giuseppe Verdi, one of the most important composers of the XIX century, with an episode entirely dedicated to his operas. Giuseppe Verdi lived between 9 or 10 October 1813 and 27 January 1901, and he and Richard Wagner are considered the two preeminent opera composers of the nineteenth century. […]Thu, 17 Oct 2013 19:20:19 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/10/11/between-birds-prey-94-shadow-raven-tribute-edgar-allan-poe/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/10/11/between-birds-prey-94-shadow-raven-tribute-edgar-allan-poe/This week in Between Birds of Prey we make a small tribute to Edgar Allan Poe, 164 years after his death, with an episode entitled “The Shadow of the Raven”. Here is the audio and playlist for today: Nox Arcana – Darkest Hour (Shadow Of The Raven) André Previn: London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus – […]Fri, 11 Oct 2013 07:47:06 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/10/02/birds-prey-93-riders-on-the-storm/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/10/02/birds-prey-93-riders-on-the-storm/This episode of Between Birds of Prey is inspired by the storms and by all those who try to tame or ride them. Here is the playlist and audio: Richard Wagner – ACT 1 – Vorspiel (Die Walküre) Richard Wagner – Erster Aufzug. Lied. Mit Gewitter und Sturm (Der Fliegende Hollander) Wojciech Kilar – The […]Wed, 02 Oct 2013 19:00:05 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/09/26/birds-prey-92-autumn-leaves-falling/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/09/26/birds-prey-92-autumn-leaves-falling/In this week, Between Birds of Prey celebrates the arrival of the Autumn Season as well as its equinox with two hours of music under the thematic of “Autumn Leaves Falling”. Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. Albert Camus Here is the playlist and audio for today: Tor Lundvall – […]Thu, 26 Sep 2013 19:40:38 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/09/18/birds-prey-91-seven-deadly-sins/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/09/18/birds-prey-91-seven-deadly-sins/For this week, the program draws inspiration from The Seven Deadly Sins myth. The audio and playlist for this episode is as follows: No Festival of Light – Greed (Natural Order) Life Toward Twilight – Might and Wrath (We waited for a subtle dawn) Kurt Weill – The Seven Deadly Sins: Prolog (The Seven Deadly […]Wed, 18 Sep 2013 19:00:24 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/09/12/birds-prey-90-shadows-fall/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/09/12/birds-prey-90-shadows-fall/The thematic for Between Birds of Prey this week is “When Shadows Fall”. We will explore the world of shadows during two hours of music: Karnnos – Behind The Shadows (A Burial In Flames) Raison D’etre – Reflecting In Shadows (In Sadness, Silence And Solitude) :Golgatha: – Shadowland (The Waste Land) Caithness – Faces and […]Thu, 12 Sep 2013 09:59:46 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/09/05/birds-prey-89-tribute-galileo-galilei-per-aspera-ad-astra/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/09/05/birds-prey-89-tribute-galileo-galilei-per-aspera-ad-astra/This week we will make a musical tribute to one of the great figures of the scientific revolutions: Galileo Galilei. He was a remarkable scientist and managed to produce great breakthroughs in the fields of physics, astronomy and mathematics. Here is today’s playlist and audio: Deutsch Nepal – The Silent Earth (The Silent Container) Serenity […]Thu, 05 Sep 2013 19:06:07 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/08/29/birds-prey-88-revolution/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/08/29/birds-prey-88-revolution/This episode of Between Birds of Prey is inspired by the current revolutions and counter-revolutions in Egypt. With this events in mind I created a playlist – using real historical events, songs and speeches – that represents a fictitious fascist regime, a people’s revolution that brings it down, the forming of a new government and its […]Thu, 29 Aug 2013 19:49:53 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/08/22/between-birds-of-prey-87-crime-punishment/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/08/22/between-birds-of-prey-87-crime-punishment/The episode of Between Birds of Prey for this week is inspired in the book “Crime & Punishment” by the Russian writer Fyodor Dostoievsky. There are free digital editions of this book, so here is one from the Gutenberg project: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2554 Note that on the right we have a photograph of the first edition as a […]Thu, 22 Aug 2013 19:32:17 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/08/14/between-birds-of-prey-86-quinto-imperio/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/08/14/between-birds-of-prey-86-quinto-imperio/In the 14th of August 1385 took place the Battle of Aljubarrota between the Kingdom of Portugal and the Crown of Castile. We celebrate one of the most important moments in the History of Portugal with a program dedicated to the “Quinto Império” – a concept of a global Portuguese empire with spiritual and temporal […]Wed, 14 Aug 2013 19:00:02 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/08/07/between-birds-of-prey-85-now-i-am-become-death-the-destroyer-of-worlds/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/08/07/between-birds-of-prey-85-now-i-am-become-death-the-destroyer-of-worlds/On the 6th of August 1945, the first atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Today we will remember that day 68 years ago and all its consequences, with an episode inspired by the life of Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist leader of the Manhattan Project and main responsible for the creation […]Wed, 07 Aug 2013 20:30:57 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/07/31/between-birds-of-prey-84-the-labyrinth/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/07/31/between-birds-of-prey-84-the-labyrinth/This week Between Birds of Prey is dedicated to the concept of Labyrinth, focusing specifically on the Minotaur Labyrinth and related mythology. If you need to remind the myth of the Labyrinth and the Minotaur, you can do it by ckecking, for instance, the following links: http://www.explorecrete.com/history/labyrinth-minotaur.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth Without further ado, here is the playlist […]Wed, 31 Jul 2013 19:00:34 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/07/24/between-birds-of-prey-83-lacrimosa/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/07/24/between-birds-of-prey-83-lacrimosa/This week we will focus on emotions that can bring us to tears. If you have tears, prepare to shed them now. William Blake Desiderii Marginis – This Vale of Tears (The Ever Green Tree) Max Richter – Iinterior Tears An Idea (Henry May Long) David Nevue – No More Tears Ordo Funebris – Lacrima […]Wed, 24 Jul 2013 20:24:56 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/07/17/between-birds-of-prey-82-reflections-on-heroism/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/07/17/between-birds-of-prey-82-reflections-on-heroism/This episode of Between Birds of Prey is about the consequences of warfare and the ideology behind heroism. What is heroism? Is it still meaningful nowadays as it was in the past? What is the goal of the hero? Is its effort futile? Many of these questions will be answered, or at least focused, during the two […]Wed, 17 Jul 2013 20:36:27 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/07/10/between-birds-of-prey-81-metamorphosis/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/07/10/between-birds-of-prey-81-metamorphosis/Today’s program is a tribute to Franz Kafka, 130 years after his death. We will make a musical journey focusing on songs related to his most famous work “Die Verwandlung” (“Metamorphosis”). Vladimír Hirsch – Transfiguration (Epidemic Mind (Vladimír Hirsch vs. Kenji Siratori)) Inanna – SILENCE (4.The Cyring of the Lambs, 5. Always this Peace, 6. […]Wed, 10 Jul 2013 20:35:43 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/06/26/between-birds-of-prey-80-fall-barbarossa/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/06/26/between-birds-of-prey-80-fall-barbarossa/In this episode of Between Birds of Prey we will focus on the largest military invasion of human history – Germany’s invasion of Soviet Russia during World War II. Operation Barbarossa (or Fall Barbarossa in German) was the name of this operation started on the 22nd of June 1941. Lets make a musical reflexion on […]Wed, 26 Jun 2013 20:25:16 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/06/19/between-birds-of-prey-79-summer-is-icumen-in/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/06/19/between-birds-of-prey-79-summer-is-icumen-in/This episode of Between Birds of Prey is dedicated to the arrival of Summer. We will pay a tribute to this season of the year with a sort of preview of the Summer solstice of next Friday (on the Northern Hemisphere). “Sumer is Icumen In” is the title of an English medieval poem and means […]Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:28:36 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/06/12/between-birds-of-prey-78-paradise-lost/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/06/12/between-birds-of-prey-78-paradise-lost/This week the focus of Between Birds of Prey is John Milton’s epic poem “Paradise Lost”. This very large poem, first published in 1667, tells the story of the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. “I sung of Chaos and Eternal Night, Taught […]Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:00:52 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/06/05/between-birds-of-prey-77-spirit-dance/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/06/05/between-birds-of-prey-77-spirit-dance/Today, Between Birds of Prey is inspired by Dead Can Dance’s concert in Lisbon in the last week. With this in mind, we have a sort of tribute to the main thematics that Dead Can Dance focus on their songs. Beneath the Lake – Frail Sinking Spirit (Inside Passage) Raison D’être – Death in the […]Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:29:30 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/05/30/between-birds-of-prey-76-alchemy/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/05/30/between-birds-of-prey-76-alchemy/In this week, Between Birds of Prey is dedicated to alchemy. So, we musically follow an alchemical journey: Richard Wagner – Parsifal, opera, WWV 111: Good Friday Music (Wagner: The Complete Overtures & Orchestral Music from the Operas) Samuel West – Faust’s Alchemical Journey (Goethe) James Horner – The Scriptorium (The Name of the Rose) […]Thu, 30 May 2013 22:54:29 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/05/22/between-birds-of-prey-75-a-tribute-to-richard-wagner/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/05/22/between-birds-of-prey-75-a-tribute-to-richard-wagner/Today’s program is a tribute to Richard Wagner, whom was born in this day 200 years ago. Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was one of the most important composers of the 19th century and he was a major influence for the musical revolutions of the 20th century. While listening to this two hours of music, […]Wed, 22 May 2013 20:45:29 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/05/15/between-birds-of-prey-74-blood-all-blood/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/05/15/between-birds-of-prey-74-blood-all-blood/Between Birds of Prey this week is dedicated to Blood, that fluid so important to life… “It will have blood; they say, blood will have blood.” – William Shakespeare in Macbeth Without further ado here is the audio and the playlist: Wojciech Kilar – The Brides (Bram Stoker’s Dracula) Jonny Greenwood – There Will Be […]Wed, 15 May 2013 19:00:36 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/05/08/between-birds-of-prey-73-tales-of-mystery-and-imagination/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/05/08/between-birds-of-prey-73-tales-of-mystery-and-imagination/Episode 73 of Between Birds of Prey is a bit different from the regular episodes. This week we focus on several tales of mystery and imagination (macabre, horror, fantasy and akin genres). In this way, we have theatrifications of poems and short-stories from some very well-known authors: Lord Byron, Rimbaud, Edgar Allan Poe, Jorge Luís […]Wed, 08 May 2013 19:00:31 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/05/01/between-birds-of-prey-72-of-light-and-darkness/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/05/01/between-birds-of-prey-72-of-light-and-darkness/This week we will focus on the dichotomy of light and darkness. “If there be light, then there is darkness; if cold, heat; if height, depth; if solid, fluid; if hard, soft; if rough, smooth; if calm, tempest; if prosperity, adversity; if life, death.” – Pythagoras Two hours of songs about darkness and light… Sephiroth […]Wed, 01 May 2013 18:00:46 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/04/17/between-birds-of-prey-71-of-love-and-desire-ii/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/04/17/between-birds-of-prey-71-of-love-and-desire-ii/Today we will focus again on the thematic of love and desire. How many painful disillusions would be saved if, instead of thinking themselves obliged to say “I love you,” men would content themselves with saying “I desire you.” – René Guyon The playlist and the audio follow: Richard Wagner – Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Prelude […]Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:17:32 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/04/10/between-birds-of-prey-70-climbing-the-mountain/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/04/10/between-birds-of-prey-70-climbing-the-mountain/This week we explore the symbolism related with ‘climbing the mountain’. “Those who travel to mountain-tops are half in love with themselves, and half in love with oblivion.” ― Robert Macfarlane, Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination Here is the audio and the playlist: Howard Shore – Misty Mountains [performed By Richard Armitage And The […]Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:00:34 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/04/03/between-birds-of-prey-69-of-love-and-desire/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/04/03/between-birds-of-prey-69-of-love-and-desire/In this week we continue with the spring mood, this time focusing the thematic of love and desire. Here is the playlist and the audio: Wojciech Kilar – Love Eternal (Bram Stoker’s Dracula) James Horner – For The Love Of A Princess (Braveheart) Beyond Sensory Experience – Affection / Devotion (Pursuit Of Pleasure) Lattice – […]Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:00:49 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/03/27/between-birds-of-prey-68-spring-is-here-again/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/03/27/between-birds-of-prey-68-spring-is-here-again/Spring has arrived once more. After 6 months with the days shorter than the nights, the days are now larger than the nights again. For the second time since the beginning of Between Birds of Prey, I created a playlist related to Spring mood. Here you have the playlist and the audio for listening and […]Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:00:48 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/03/13/between-birds-of-prey-67-female-deities/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/03/13/between-birds-of-prey-67-female-deities/The International Women’s Day was celebrated all over the world in the last Friday the 8th of March, so I decided to pay tribute to women figures in the pantheon of many of world’s religions. In this way, this week’s program took form and was named Female Deities. In some cultures Goddesses are associated with Earth, […]Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:00:55 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/03/07/between-birds-of-prey-66/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/03/07/between-birds-of-prey-66/The episode 66 of Between Birds of Prey is dedicated to the famous german legend of Faust. There are many works of art based on this legend, mainly on literature, for instance Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Faust or Doktor Faust by Thomas Mann, but also on paintings, such as A Scholar in His Study by Rembrandt […]Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:15:10 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/02/27/between-birds-of-prey-65-time-what-is-time/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/02/27/between-birds-of-prey-65-time-what-is-time/Today’s program is dedicated to the enigma of time. One of the greatest questions no one has ever known how to fully answer… If you want to know the current state of the art in the scientific quest to understand time, here is an interview with one of the leading figures in this matter: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/02/what-is-time/ The […]Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:00:53 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/02/20/between-birds-of-prey-64-cosmos/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/02/20/between-birds-of-prey-64-cosmos/Today we will make a musical journey through the Universe, having as guide the great book “Cosmos” by Carl Sagan – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmos_(book). “We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands.” in Carl Sagan – “Cosmos” Here is the playlist/audio for today: Artefactum – Drifting Through Corridor of the Stars (Lost Signals From […]Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:00:34 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/02/13/between-birds-of-prey-63-oh-sweet-melancholy-part-2/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/02/13/between-birds-of-prey-63-oh-sweet-melancholy-part-2/This is the second part of last week’s program dedicated to melancholy. Vergissmeinnicht – Whispering Solitude (Whispering Solitude) Vergissmeinnicht – Depression (Abyssic Hate cover) (Whispering Solitude) :Of The Wand And The Moon: – My devotion will never fade (Emptiness:Emptiness:Emptiness) :Of The Wand And The Moon: – In a robe of fire (Emptiness:Emptiness:Emptiness) Splinterskin – A […]Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:00:55 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/02/06/between-birds-of-prey-62-oh-sweet-melancholy/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/02/06/between-birds-of-prey-62-oh-sweet-melancholy/This week the program is dedicated to melancholy… Neun Welten – Weites End (Destrunken) Neun Welten – Schein (Destrunken) Death In June – Peaceful Snow (Peaceful Snow / Lounge Corps) Death In June – A Nausea (Peaceful Snow / Lounge Corps) Rome – Herbstzeitlose (Berlin) Rome – Hope Dies Painless (Nera) Pilori – A Ship […]Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:00:33 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/01/30/between-birds-of-prey-61-initiation-rites-2/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/01/30/between-birds-of-prey-61-initiation-rites-2/This week we explore initiation rites. According to wikipedia: Initiation is a rite of passage ceremony marking entrance or acceptance into a group or society. It could also be a formal admission to adulthood in a community or one of its formal components. In an extended sense it can also signify a transformation in which […]Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:00:34 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/01/23/between-birds-of-prey-60-insomnia/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/01/23/between-birds-of-prey-60-insomnia/Episode 60 of Between Birds of Prey is a musical journey through a sleepless night – insomnia. “Não dormi ainda, nem espero dormir. Sem que nada me detenha a atenção, e assim não durma, ou me pese no corpo, e por isso não sossegue, jazo na sombra, que o luar vago dos candeeiros da rua […]Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:00:31 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/01/16/between-birds-of-prey-59-a-glimpse-of-eternity/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/01/16/between-birds-of-prey-59-a-glimpse-of-eternity/In episode 59 of Between Birds of Prey we take a small peek behind eternity’s veil. In this way, the title for today’s program is “A Glimpse of Eternity”. To see the world in a grain of sand, and to see heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hands, and eternity in […]Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:00:19 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/01/09/between-birds-of-prey-58-berlin-noir/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/01/09/between-birds-of-prey-58-berlin-noir/In the last weeks I have read the “Berlin Noir” trilogy by Philip Kerr. We have some interesting books here, which focus the life of a criminal inspector in 1930’s Berlin, during the rise of Hitler to absolute power. If you want more information about the book, you can check its page on goodreads or in amazon. After […]Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:00:54 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/01/02/between-birds-of-prey-57-the-celts/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2013/01/02/between-birds-of-prey-57-the-celts/This week’s program is a tribute to The Celts, so today we have two hours of songs about the Celtic culture. If you want to know a bit more about The Celts, check this short but interesting webpage while listening to the program: http://geomacc.com/history/celts.shtml Cruachan – A Celtic Mourning (The Middle Kingdom) Kila – Maith Dhom (Luna Park) David Arkenstone – […]Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:00:36 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/12/26/between-birds-of-prey-56-when-winter-comes/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/12/26/between-birds-of-prey-56-when-winter-comes/Winter has arrived once more… Today’s program is a musical tribute to this season. “Melancholy were the sounds on a winter’s night.” ― Virginia Woolf, Jacob’s Room The audio and playlist of this episode follow: Necrophorus – Ice Shifting (Tribute To H.P. Lovecraft The Whisperers In Darkness (Al Shchera Kirtag)) Anthesteria – Everything is going […]Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:00:03 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/12/21/between-birds-of-prey-52-deep-within-the-forest/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/12/21/between-birds-of-prey-52-deep-within-the-forest/Episode 52 of Between Birds of Prey is dedicated to the forests… An unmovable constant in human history. Since the beginning of times, the forests have had a great influence in the minds of humans. Forests traditionally have had a strong association with the unconsciousness and serve as places for many fairy tale stories such as those about […]Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:00:22 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/10/31/between-birds-of-prey-49-the-grail-quest/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/10/31/between-birds-of-prey-49-the-grail-quest/In today’s program we will focus on the grail quest mythology. We have two hours here concerning many elements related to this mythology: Templars, Cathars, Crusaders, etc. A fine soundtrack to read a book about this subject, such as the The Grail Quest saga by Bernard Cornwell: http://www.bernardcornwell.net/series/the-grail-quest/ Note: The picture in the right is The […]Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:00:22 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/10/17/47-the-wickedest-man-in-the-world-a-tribute-to-aleister-crowley/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/10/17/47-the-wickedest-man-in-the-world-a-tribute-to-aleister-crowley/In this week we will celebrate the birthday of Aleister Crowley (born in October 12th, 1875), the English occultist and magician, responsible for founding the religion and philosophy of Thelema. He was a very polemic and well-known figure of the time, so much that the press nicknamed him “the wickedest man in the world”. With no […]Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:00:59 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/10/10/between-birds-of-prey-46-edgar-allan-poe/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/10/10/between-birds-of-prey-46-edgar-allan-poe/In this Between Birds of Prey program we pay tribute to the american writer Edgar Allan Poe, whom was born in this day 199 years ago, so the title for today’s program is: Once Upon a Midnight Dreary – 199 years after Edgar Alan Poe’s Death. Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most influential writers of the romanticism in 19th century. […]Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:14:23 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/08/06/between-birds-of-prey-41-at-the-mountains-of-madness-a-tribute-to-h-p-lovecraft/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/08/06/between-birds-of-prey-41-at-the-mountains-of-madness-a-tribute-to-h-p-lovecraft/Today’s program is a tribute to H. P. Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937), one of the most important and influential writers of the horror and fantasy genres. “That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die.” H. P. Lovecraft – The Call Of Cthulhu This playlist was […]Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:00:12 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/07/11/between-birds-of-prey-35-despair/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/07/11/between-birds-of-prey-35-despair/This week we have a musical journey through the realm of despair, so this episode of Between Birds of Prey is dedicated to all those who have lost hope… Note that on the right we have a photograph of Pavel Tereshkovets that represents well this emotion. Without further ado, here is the audio and the playlist […]Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:00:27 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/07/04/between-birds-of-prey-34-silence/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/07/04/between-birds-of-prey-34-silence/Silence… What is silence? The absence of words? Complete absence of audible sounds? Or just a metaphor for inner stillness? Today’s program is a tribute to silence, so it features very soft songs which are meant for any of us to find the meaning to its own silence… Note that in the right we have […]Wed, 04 Jul 2012 19:00:33 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/06/27/between-birds-of-prey-3-rise-of-the-machines/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/06/27/between-birds-of-prey-3-rise-of-the-machines/Episode 33 of Between Birds of Prey describes a fictional revolution of the machines against us humans… Angelo Badalamenti – A Ghost In The Machine (Dark Water (Score)) Horologium & K. Meizter – Horologium / Human Endeavours (Eight Studies In Transition [CD]) Von Thronstahl – Under The Mask Of Humanity (Imperium Internum) Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio […]Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:00:29 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/04/25/between-birds-of-prey-24-in-the-rain/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/04/25/between-birds-of-prey-24-in-the-rain/Episode 24 of Between Birds of Prey is dedicated to all those days of rain when one just wants to sit home relaxing and listening to the sound of the rain on the window and on the street. Here is the playlist and the audio: Beneath the Lake – fire & rain (Silent Uprising) Peter […]Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:00:52 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/03/14/between-birds-of-prey-18-et-tu-brute-a-tribute-to-julius-caesar/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/03/14/between-birds-of-prey-18-et-tu-brute-a-tribute-to-julius-caesar/In the Ides of March (March 15th), 44 BC, Julius Caesar was stabbed to death by a group of senators that included is own son Marcus Brutus. Supposedly, by seeing is son attacking him, Julius Caesar resigned to his fate and spoke as last words “Et Tu Brute?”, meaning “You too, Brutus?” It is not know exactly […]Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:00:34 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/03/07/between-birds-of-prey-17-the-lightbearer/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/03/07/between-birds-of-prey-17-the-lightbearer/This episode of Between Birds of Prey will focus on one of the most hated and misunderstood characters of religious mythology: Lucifer. The word Lucifer, is the latin translation of the hebrew word הֵילֵל, meaning “the morning star, the planet Venus” (or, as an adjective, “light-bearing”), which appears a single time in the bible… Although, during the years, […]Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:00:45 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/02/01/between-birds-of-prey-12-the-never-ending-journey/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/02/01/between-birds-of-prey-12-the-never-ending-journey/This week’s program is a reflection on life as a journey… “Not all those who wander are lost.” J.R.R. Tolkien in “The Fellowship of the Ring” Here is the playlist and the audio: The Tolkien Ensemble – The Old Walking Song, The Road… (An Evening in Rivendell) Richard Wagner – Die Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the […]Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:00:17 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/01/18/between-birds-of-prey-10-solitude/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/01/18/between-birds-of-prey-10-solitude/Episode 10 of Between Birds of Prey focus on the solitude or loneliness emotion. This is a very complex emotion that has been explored in the literature throughout human history. Here is the audio and playlist for today: Kerovnian – Litany of a lonely corpse (From The Depths of Haron) Letum – The Path of […]Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:00:58 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/01/04/between-birds-of-prey-8-the-fear/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2012/01/04/between-birds-of-prey-8-the-fear/Today we will explore one of the strongest emotions of humanity: fear. Two hours with songs that take us directly into the realms of the unknown… “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown” – H.P. Lovecraft The playlist includes a song that […]Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:00:13 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2011/12/14/between-birds-of-prey-5-europa/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2011/12/14/between-birds-of-prey-5-europa/This week we will make a musical reflection about Europa. We will focus on its historical conflicts, mainly because of the latest bad news about the continent. Note that on the right we have a depiction of The Rape of Europa by Titian (1562). Here is today’s playlist and audio: Sol Invictus – Europe in the Rain […]Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:00:48 GMThttps://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2011/11/16/between-birds-of-prey-1-mythology/https://betweenbirdsofprey.com/2011/11/16/between-birds-of-prey-1-mythology/The first episode of Between Birds of Prey is dedicated to the mythology of several European civilizations. Therein, in this two hours of music, we will focus on characters such as Odin, Fricka, Hel or Thor from the Norse Mythology, and Ulysses, Bacchus, Hekate or Mithras from the Greek-latin Mythology. Here is the playlist and the audio: Richard Wagner […]Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:00:45 GMT