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wist@diasp.org

A quotation from Schopenhauer, Arthur

Human life must be some kind of mistake. The truth of this will be sufficiently obvious if we only remember that man is a compound of needs and necessities hard to satisfy; and that even when they are satisfied, all he obtains is a state of painlessness, where nothing remains to him but abandonment to boredom. This is direct proof that existence has no real value in itself; for what is boredom but the feeling of the emptiness of life? If life — the craving for which is the very essence of our being — were possessed of any positive intrinsic value, there would be no such thing as boredom at all: mere existence would satisfy us in itself, and we should want for nothing. But as it is, we take no delight in existence except when we are struggling for something; and then distance and difficulties to be overcome make our goal look as though it would satisfy us — an illusion which vanishes when we reach it; or else when we are occupied with some purely intellectual interest — when in reality we have stepped forth from life to look upon it from the outside, much after the manner of spectators at a play. And even sensual pleasure itself means nothing but a struggle and aspiration, ceasing the moment its aim is attained. Whenever we are not occupied in one of these ways, but cast upon existence itself, its vain and worthless nature is brought home to us; and this is what we mean by boredom. The hankering after what is strange and uncommon — an innate and ineradicable tendency of human nature — shows how glad we are at any interruption of that natural course of affairs which is so very tedious.

[Daß das menschliche Daseyn eine Art Verirrung seyn müsse, geht zur Genüge aus der einfachen Bemerkung hervor, daß der Mensch ein Konkrement von Bedürfnissen ist, deren schwer zu erlangende Befriedigung ihm doch nichts gewährt, als einen schmerzlosen Zustand, in welchem er nur noch der Langenweile Preis gegeben ist, welche dann geradezu beweist, daß das Daseyn an sich selbst keinen Werth hat: denn sie ist eben nur die Empfindung der Leerheit desselben. Wenn nämlich das Leben, in dem Verlangen nach welchem unser Wesen und Daseyn besteht, einen positiven Werth und realen Gehalt in sich selbst hätte; so könnte es gar keine Langeweile geben: sondern das bloße Daseyn, an sich selbst, müßte uns erfüllen und befriedigen. Nun aber werden wir unsers Daseyns nicht anders froh, als entweder im Streben, wo die Ferne und die Hindernisse das Ziel als befriedigend uns vorspiegeln, welche Illusion nach der Erreichung verschwindet; oder aber in einer rein intellektuellen Beschäftigung, in welcher wir jedoch eigentlich aus dem Leben heraustreten, um es von außen zu betrachten, gleich Zuschauern in den Logen. Sogar der Sinnengenuß selbst besteht in einem fortwährenden Streben und hört auf, sobald sein Ziel erreicht ist. So oft wir nun nicht in einem jener beiden Fälle begriffen, sondern auf das Daseyn selbst zurückgewiesen sind, werden wir von der Gehaltlosigkeit und Nichtigkeit desselben überführt, und Das ist die Langeweile. Sogar das uns inwohnende und unvertilgbare, begierige Haschen nach dem Wunderbaren zeigt an, wie gern wir die so langweilige, natürliche Ordnung des Verlaufs der Dinge unterbrochen sähen.]

Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) German philosopher
Parerga and Paralipomena, Vol. 2, ch. 11 “The Vanity of Existence [Der Nichtigkeit des Daseins],” § 146 (1851)

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wist@diasp.org

A quotation by Atherton, Gertrude

There is a strong conservative instinct in the average man or woman, born of the hereditary fear of life, that prompts them to cling to old standards, or, if too intelligent to look inhospitably upon progress, to move very slowly. Both types are the brakes and wheelhorses necessary to a stable civilization, but history, even current history in the newspapers, would be dull reading if there were no adventurous spirits willing to do battle for new ideas.

Gertrude Atherton (1857-1948) American author, essayist
The Living Present, Book 2, ch. 1, sec. 1 (1917)

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nina_lynn@diaspora.koehn.com

Radio Trouble Archive + Playlist / August 11, 2020⁣
⁣NOW AVAILABLE⁣
It Doesn’t Always Have To Make Sense…
DJs: ninah pixie, dAS
https://radiotrouble-archives.blogspot.com/2020/08/radio-trouble-episode-306-it-doesnt.html
mp3: http://ubuibi.org/mp3/radiotrouble306.mp3

artist / track / album / label

Messer Chups / Animal Woman / Bermuda 66 / Gitaracula Records

Shaun Robert / Schwarzfahren / Vague / Self Released

Ergo Phizmiz And His Orchestra / Trick Me / Arff & Beef / Womb Records

Scott Johnson / Involuntary Songs / John Somebody / Nonesuch

Earl Fuller's Rector Novelty Orchestra / Out Of The East / Columbia

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum / Ablutions / Grand Opening & Closing / Seeland

Signs Of The Zodiac ‎/ Leo - Numbers, Gems And Colors / Leo / A&M

Jean-Jacques Perrey & David Chazam / Analog Dialog / Eclektronics / Basetonic Records

Puyo Puyo / Grave Groove / Puyo Puyo Goes Disco / Da ! Heard It Records

Renaldo & The Loaf / Hambu Hodo / The Elbow Is Taboo / Ralph Records

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Soul Syndicate / Fittest Of The Dub Fittest / Niney The Observer Presents Soul Syndicate Dub Classics / Jamaican Recordings

Charlie Ace / Punanny 7" / Trojan

Esquivel / In A Persian Market / Four Corners Of The World / Victor

Sabah Habas Mustapha & The Jugala All Stars / Jalan Kopo / The Sunda Session / Kartini

Dengue Fever / Lake Dolores / Escape From Dragon House / M80 Music

Sun Ra / Somewhere In Space / Out There A Minute / Blast First

Basil Kirchin / Special Relativity / Quantum: A Journey Through Sound In Two Parts / Trunk UK

Joah Valley / Things We Said Today / Beatle Songs From Joah Valley / Joah Valley Co

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Camille Sauvage & Nino Nardini / Les Ours Savants / Circus Parade / Editions Montparnasse 2000

Ferrante & Teicher / African Echos / Soundproof / Soundblast

Bruce Haack / Blow Job / Haackula / The Omni Recording Corporation

Captain Beefheart / Pena / Trout Mask Replica / Straight

Tony Burrello / There's A New Sound 7" / Horrible

Gary Pacific Orchestra / Sunny Day Man / Kinderland (compilation) / Selected Sound

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain / Anarchy In The U.K. / Anarchy in the Ukulele / Self Released

Two-Headed Lamb / Dr. Low / Outsider Music / Not On Label

Gary Schneider / Green Tambourine / Just For Fun Just For Friends / Schmaltzy Records

The Residents / Infant Tango / Meet The Residents / Ralph Records

Terry Thomas / Mary Bella Crawfish Esq / Stricktly TT / Decca

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Bonzo Dog Band / Sport / Keynsham / Liberty

Ivor Cutler / Are You Alright Jack? / Who Tore Your Trousers? / Decca

Little Markie / Let The Sun Shine In / Little Bits For Children Everywhere / Mark Fox Family Ministries

Lucia Pamela / Walking On The Moon / Into Outer Space With Lucia Pamela / Arf! Arf!

Andy Stewart / Donald Where's Your Troosers / Donald Where's Your Troosers / Stone

Braaxtaal (Jaap Blonk, Rob Daenen, Theo Bodewes) / All Day Belly Rumble / Braaxtaal / Kontrans

Jr. And His Soulettes / Do Your Funky Thing / Psychodelic Sounds / HMM

Dreamies / Program Ten, Part 6 / Auralgraphic Entertainment / Gear Fab Records

J.C. Penney Co. / The Spirit Of 66 / The Spirit of 66

Ron Goodwin And His Concert Orchestra / Desert Hero / Music For An Arabian Night / Parlophone

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