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The New Abnormal

Mar 11, 2022 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM

With ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ

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7:01 AM		Vassilis Tsabropoulos, Arild Andersen & John Marshall She's Gone Achirana ECM Records 2000 Vassilis Tsabropoulos (born 7 February 1966 in Athens) is a Greek pianist, conductor, and composer. He is equally at home in classical and jazz worlds.
7:07 AM		Set Break: over “Hot Type” by Michael Hedges
7:09 AM		Michael Brook Shona Shona Sine Records 1995 Michael Brook (born in Toronto in 1951) is a guitarist, inventor, producer, and film music composer. He plays in many genres, including rock, electronica, world music, minimalism and film scores. I am confused about this release. It does not look like a bootleg, but Discogs does not list it under his name (directly). They also write "This release has been blocked from sale in the marketplace. It is not permitted to sell this item on Discogs." Ha ha! I got it anyway.
7:20 AM		Swartz et I Can't Find You N Desert Meditations 2022 Steve Swartz from Detroit.
7:28 AM		Nils Petter Molvær Prince of Calm Baboon Moon Thirsty Ear Recordings 2011 The band. The baboons.
7:33 AM		Set Break: over “Scraping Delay” by Sensations Fix
7:34 AM		Bill Frisell In Line In Line ECM Records 1983 Jazz guitarist and composer, born 18 March 1951 in Baltimore. (The original LP cover art.)
7:38 AM		Fareed Haque Déjà Vu Deja Vu Blue Note Records 1997 Jazz and classical guitarist, born in 1963 to Pakistani father and Chilean mother. In 2001 he co-founded the jam super-group Garaj Mahal.
7:42 AM		Farah Siraj Inta Albal Dunya Farah Siraj 2014 Farah Siraj ( فرح سراج) is a vocalist from Amman Jordan. At the age of three she began studying classical piano and music theory. She continued her musical education attending Trinity College of Music, London, where she obtained a diploma in Music Composition, and then graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston.
7:46 AM		Kudsi Erguner Twins Islam Blues ACT Music 2001 Kudsi Ergüner was born 4 February 1952 in Diyarbakır, Turkey). He is now based in Paris. On Islam Blues, he blends Turkish music with jazz, collaborating with Bruno Caillat, Renaud Garcia-Fons, Nguyên Lê, Derya Turkan, Mark Nauseef, Yunus Balcioglu, Halil Neciboglu, and Karim Ziad.
7:54 AM		Jef Stott Funky Nawari SoukSonik - EP Six Degrees Emerging Artist 2006
8:00 AM		Set Break: over “Pull” by Kazukii
8:03 AM		Immanuel Wilkins Witness (feat. Elena Pinderhughes) The 7th Hand Blue Note (US1A) 2022 Saxophonist and composer.
8:07 AM		Naima Les Débris (Alternate Take) Bye Cuneiform Records 2016 Jazz trio from Spain: Enrique Ruiz, Luis Torregrosa & Rafael Ramos Sania.
8:14 AM		Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band Broken Leg Days Body and Shadow Blue Note (BLU) 2017 Brain Blade is a jazz drummer, composer, singer/songwriter and session musician, born 25 July 1970 in Shreveport, Louisiana.
8:19 AM		Jamael Dean Osun N Primordial Waters Stones Throw Records 2021 American keyboardist, pianist and composer. He has worked, and performed, with Kamasi Washington, Thundercat, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Carlos Niño.
8:20 AM		The Derek Trucks Band My Favorite Things Already Live EP Sony 2009 Recorded in Missoula MT in September 2008.
8:37 AM		Set Break: over “Breakfast in the Field” by Michael Hedges
8:39 AM		Here And Now Living Room War UFOasis Now Here Productions 1993 A British psychedelic/space rock group similar to Ozric Tentacles. Here Ѯ Now members initially came together in 1974 via communal living, They were part of the UK Free Festivals movement through the 1970s, freely giving their services to associated groups, e.g. Legalise Cannabis Campaign, Stonehenge Festival, etc.. For many years they never charged an admission fee to their gigs, instead asking for voluntary contributions at each event towards their costs. In 1977 they joined Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth to become "Planet Gong" and released their first vinyl album. Most of their output is self released.
8:43 AM		Rovo & System 7 Unseen Onsen (feat. Steve Hillage) Phoenix Rising (feat. Steve Hillage) Purple Pyramid Records 2013 Rovo is a space rock supergroup from Kansai, Japan, formed in 1995.
8:50 AM		Sirr TMO 3166 N 888 (Infinity) Teklife 2022 Sirr TMO Sama is from Chicago.
8:55 AM		Ekova Venus and One (Reconstruction Remix) Soft Breeze & Tsunami Breaks Sony Classical 1999 Ekova is Arash Khalatbari, Dierdre Dubois, and Mehdi Haddab.
9:01 AM		Set Break: over “Darkside 1 & 3” by Sensations Fix
9:04 AM		Santana Waves Within Caravanserai Columbia 1972 Latin-rock group from San Fransico, formed in the late 1960s, led by guitarist Carlos Santana. Caravanserai is the group's 5th release.
9:08 AM		Prasanna Snakebanger's Ball Electric Ganesha Land Susila Music 2006 Born in Chennai on 2 October 1970. He received his first guitar when he was ten years old and would try to play Tamil and Hindi film songs and imitate the sounds of his sister's Carnatic singing with the instrument. Prasanna earned a Bachelor's degree in Naval Architecture from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in 1992. After working as a software consultant, he gave up a career in engineering and IT and moved to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music where he majored in Jazz and Classical Composition. This concept record imagines what Jimi Hendrix might have sounded like if he were born in south India.
9:13 AM		Trilok Gurtu Tillana Crazy Saints Creative Music Productions 1993 Percussionist born 30 October 1951 in Mumbai, he has a large catalog of recordings as a leader and as a sideman. A Tillana or thillana is a rhythmic piece in Carnatic music that is generally performed at the end of a concert and widely used in classical indian dance performances.
9:17 AM		Karsh Kale Satellite Realize Six Degrees Travel Series 2001 Born in England on 1 November 1974, and grew up in New York State, his first work was with Tabla Beat Science in 2000, and he released this debut "Realize" the following year. This track includes Gigi and Sultan Khan from Tabla Beat Science.
9:22 AM		Jonas Hellborg Solitude Art Metal Bardo 2007 Progressive metal group led by Johan Hellborg.
9:25 AM		Suba Pecados Da Madrugada Sao Paolo Confessions Six Degrees 2000 Suba (Mitar Subotic) was born on 23 June 1961 in Novi Sad, Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia. On 2 November 1999, he was working on the post-production of the album of Bebel Gilberto, when his studio caught fire. Overcome by smoke, he died trying to rescue the newly recorded material with her. Suba died just a few days after the release of this album São Paulo Confessions, and shortly before the completion of Bebel Gilberto's acclaimed Tanto Tempo, the biggest selling Brazilian album outside Brazil.
9:30 AM		Set Break: over “The White Clown” by Jan Garbarek
9:34 AM		Tigran Hamasyan Pt. 1 Collapse Shadow Theater Universal Music Division Decca Records France 2013 Armenian jazz pianist, born 17 July 1987.
9:39 AM		Tigran Hamasyan Pt. 2 Alternative Universe Shadow Theater Universal Music Division Decca Records France 2013
9:45 AM		Plini/Sithu Aye Orm I s/r 2013 Plini Roessler-Holgate, also known mononymously as Plini, is an Australian guitarist and songwriter. "I" was co-released with Sithu Aye; each have 2 songs on this EP.
9:50 AM		Set Break: over “March” by Shankar & “Gongs” by Roberto Cacciapaglia
9:52 AM		Sam Mangwana Tokoma Famille Eyebana, Vol. 2 (1980-1984) Ngoyarto 2011 Sam Mangwana (born 21 February 1945) is the frontman of his bands Festival des Maquisards and African All Stars, and was also a member of Tabu Ley Rochereau's bands.

Chat is archived.

We begin our broadcast day.

Greetings and Salutations.

Good morning, Dave and MrM. Glad we got some filler between the Merzbow and TNA

Hey! Mr. Malcontent! Good to see you!

Good morning, TAndy!

Always good to see you, DJ DaveTheObscure! Hello!

Hi, TAndy!

I hope this first half hour does not lull you both to sleep.

Unless that is your goal.

Oh I'm still at work, no choice but to stay awake!

Yes, that would be my advice, too.

Ha! I’ve had a nap and have a busy day ahead! I am still in bed tho, sooooo anything could happen…

A busy day keeping the chat flowing?

Kinda 😝🤓🥴

I'll have another busy day sleeping and dreaming about fire ants again

There's got to be a better thing to dream about.

good morning all. Like these out - there sounds

Good morning, Brian D.

Robot DJ played something: pax ‘VITAMEATAVEGAMIN’!! Whut dis??

I also saw that, and am confused. I recall the SNL skit with Gilda Radner. Not sure if our pax recreated it or not.

GILDA RADNER❣️

More questions!!

Maybe ask pax directly on Wednesday evening.

I think the vitamearavegamin was an I Love Lucy skit

you know what

TAndy! You're right!

Also Dave very happy to hear this album being played more on the Dubya, it's a total gem.

This Swartz Et?

Yep!

I’m UnPoopular and Pop Out at parties!!

I believe I first heard it on Hanna's show a week or two ago

Was just acquired at WPRB

Fresh off the press!

Reminds me of early ambient Eno.

the BABOONS!

A bit less drone-y than Eno to my opinion at least.

🙊

Good morning Dave the Obscure 😶‍🌫️ it's that time again!

Good morning TAndy, Brian & MrM 💀

¡ ǝui̩ʇsi̩ɹɥꓛ `ᵷui̩uɹoɯ poo⅁

Good morning, Christine 🦉‼️

🙈 🌖

Buon Giorno a tutti

Good morning, Rob from MD.

Good morning Christine and Rob!

Hey Rob! 🌻 🇺🇦

Frisell wow. Crazy harmonies and textures.

Yeah, Frisell is brilliant.

I've heard this one before.... i think

🐱Deja Vu 🐱

Ha!

We have ALL been here before.

1️⃣9️⃣5️⃣1️⃣ 💎

Enjoying the naming of the group Fareed Haque founded.

Awww, FARAH J. ♥️

I begin my listening day. Good morning Dave and fellow listeners, chatters.

Good morning DSM

Hey, DSM. Glad you could join us.

Always a pleasure to listen to this fine program.

🙏 Thanks for the kind words, DSM.

Aural caffeine...such percussion!

That last set was on fire. Esp that last percussion led track. Wow.

And Nguyen on gtr that's the artist you have played before right?

Hola Dave, Tandy, e Christine. I'm enjoying the show, not sure how soon I'll have to leave

Yes Indeed, Brian D. Nguyen Ke is one that I habitually play.

Thanks, Rob. Should be a fine spring day outside.

News and Culture! Twins & Doppelgängers!

Good morning and top o the bam to you all!

Hey, Chef.

Good morning Chef!

Hey Chef, what's cooking?

Reverse scrapple sandwiches!

@Dave, yes! Especially compared to tomorrow and Sunday

Vocals on this Jamael Dean track is by Sharada Shashidhar, the niece of WPRB's own Jayashri.

Oh that's awesome!!

It was a short track, though.

EXCELLENT! DJ JayashriFamily❣️❣️

Sharada's father is a violinist.

If you have any other tracks featuring Sharada Shashidhar, could you play them on a future show, @DTO?

Yes, Christine.

What about songs featuring the vocal stylings of JAYASHRI?!?

Mr. M, you can ask her directly in the chat.

Well she can’t play ‘em!

Thanks, DJ Dave

Actually, you can't ask her, because when Sangeet airs, she is attending vocal lessons. But to my knowledge she has not recorded anything.

Darn it all!

I want to hear the vocal arts of MrM

[skeleton bone rattling intensifies]

🦴 🦴 ☠️ 🦴 🦴

If The New Abnormal ever preceded Serenade To A Cuckoo, I imagine there would be be some incredible segues. This track, for example...

How embarrassing, I can't believe my screaming made it into the recording 👨‍🍳🫢😳🤦🥚

Christine that would be one hell of a back-to-back

Serenade to the abnormal

Duuuude! ☕

Good morning, Dude!

🤠 howdy

I’ve been loving this song on my drive back from the gym

Good morning, Rob F.

Chef 🍳, you really are whoopin' it up in the audience.

Anyone seeing tedeschi/trucks band at the Mann in July? Lawn tickets $20!

W h O o P

Hey dude!

The crowd cheers for dude

Been a fun one today, what else is in store?! Sup tandy

Lol I bow

Oh nice find chef

I gotta lotta shows on the radar

@Chef, if you're going, no one will have a problem finding you.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ecstatic versions of My Favorite Things...

Hey, Jimbeaux!

Yeaux DTO!

🛸🌴🌴⛲🌴

That's some high level emoji skills, Christine.

😊 shucks.

Good morning jimbeaux!

floating....

That's the Steve Hillage influence. Rovo's output is usually more intense.

They have 2 drummers.

Woah, I didn't know Mike Hunter played Friday mornings!

What the hell!!! DTO playing a Teklife track????? 🥰💙

Were it not for the early hours, I would definitely air more ambient music. That is one of my main interests.

This percussion. Sir TMO!

TAndy, I've got gears you've never seen...

@Christine quite a few Chicago Footwork (aka Juke) producers have crazy implementation of percussion. If you play it through a decent subwoofer you'll definitely hear some insane sub-bass beats in some tracks.

I'm habituated to complex percussion.

Look up the dance that goes with this music, it's like lightning

Well, Dave, you just made my morning. 🤯

All these nice selections are ruining my rage whilst I try to find supplies via online shopping. 😠🤩 Cheers to you, DJ DaveTheObscure! 🥳🎉

√ Mission accomplished.

After 9:00: by popular demand, the special Mr. M Station ID!

ACES!!

💀♠️

zactly TAndy

Eggzacktlee

GET READY!!

First some blabbing...

Screeeeaming online

🗣 🎙️

@ ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) As always, the playlist pics and notes are as entertaining and enlightening as the music itself. Ans as always ... thanks!

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♠️🖤♠️💀

Brilliant.

Thanks, Richard. I'm glad you appreciate the extra effort.

Slide whistle?! Beeuuuip!!

Easy, MrM 💀.

Get me some Santana on the radio this instant! Please..

Dave what's the lore on the photos at the top of each playlist?

These have been mostly Butoh dancers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butoh A post-apocalyptic form from Japan.

What happened, Christine?

Great segue. This is intense!

I yam how you say wild in my hearts for this music on the radio right in this instants

You just seemed a little worked up on the station ID, @MrM💀. Just checking on you.

*in the station ID*

Anyone ever played with any of those tabla drum machines or Radel drone boxes?

Thanks for the knowledge, Dave!

Christine I think that was just MrM's regular speaking voice. Very intense!

Ha! Me screaming about getting some music on the radio this instant!! That ID is Super Duper!

WPRB. Where the dew drops cry and the cats meow.

I've owned 2 Radel boxes, and had to bribe the Indian customs official at the airport to bring back a Radel tabla machine for my old friend James (right after 9/11).

TMI

💦𓃠

Aha, good morning Mok!

hello hello

@DTO, Do you like them? Work well?

The original one broke finally, and was an awful sounding pre-digital buzzing sound. The new one is a digitally sampled Tamboura and sounds great. Used by touring professionals.

James never told me how he liked his Tabla machine.

Wow, after you had to bribe a customs official? C'mon James! haha

I've been thinking of trying them on and off for like 15 years, the idea just popped back into my head hearing Electric Ganesha Land. Thanks for the review!

Blissful. LOL and then that station ID

SHREDS!

ID was lifted from the Minecraft meme.

Mattias IA Eklundh definitely shreds.

thought it was him. First time i heard him it was his fun cover of La Bamba. Satellite radio

Percussionist Selvaganesh is the son of Vikku Vinayakram, of Shakti fame.

Dang, thought that was Buckethead for a sec!

Yeah I've listened to that Electric Ganesha album thru a few times since you played a few weeks ago, rips pretty good

Definitely buckethead vibes!

I still gotta share the more ambient buckethead albums with you

buckethead has ambient albums?!

Thanks, Dude. This chat is great when listeners can let DJs know about other cool things.

ARMENIA 🇦🇲 ❤️

You could do a months-long buckethead ambient marathon!

Buckethead has up to 400 releases.

Nonstop. No breaks. WPRBuckethead takeover

💯 beaux and yeah Tandy, he has some funky ones..well actual funk, but also funky weird. Like this album he did with Viggo Mortensen

I'd be ok with that. He's awesome live too

Ah damn I forgot to say good morning to Brian. Good morning Brian 😵‍💫

See I can't dig thru his album when I'm in the middle of your show! When you're always tuned in it's a problem

Loving the intensity of this T.H. track 🔥

He has a lot of good intense proggy jazz.

And hairstyles

I can almost hear a metal-like chugging on the piano.

Djent-jazz

This is really cool too

Let us never forget hairstyles.

prayers for intense hairstyles

headbangers ball

lol Christine

Prayers for Riki Rachtman

Plini was good. I really enjoy the guitar stuff. Enjoying all these artists I’ve never heard of

Thanks, Rob F., that's what I'm here for.

Thanks for the show DTO! I'm off to grab some hairspray

Final Seven Mins?!? Nooooo!!! I’m cry.

@DSM, not if I can get to the hairspray first

Mr. M, we talked about this! I told you I'd never make you cry!

It's like you rolled your sentiments to MrM...

Awww, thanks! I’m stop cry. DJ DaveTheObscure, many thanks for sharing all these great selections! Biggest cheers to you! Kind regards!

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WOW

Impressive. 💯

Thanks, Mr. M, for adjusting your sleep schedule for WPRB.

MrM don't sleep, just drinks blood. So I've heard!

Thanks, DJ Dave the Obscure! 😶‍🌫️ Take care, everybody

Cheers to all the Dears, especially those with Big Hair covering Big Ears!! 🧔‍♀️

As a vegetarian, Mr. M would never imbibe blood.

Thanks so much for the show this morning DTO, looking forward to next Friday!

Beyond Blood that is

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🧛🏻🩸👻

Thanks for listening, and keeping me company in the chat!

🤯🔥

Lenca should be right up!

Nope, there’s a sub!

Yes! It's Sara! Enjoy!