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The New Abnormal
Dec 21, 2022 3:00 AM – 6:00 AM
Music
With ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ
Exploring multiple facets of jazz-adjacent prog-rock, edgy fusion, Canterbury, Zeuhl, Rock-In-Opposition, avant-prog, Rock Progressivo Italiano, world music, ambient, anything virtuosic.
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3:00 AM |
| Andrzej Korzyñski The World Is Beautiful (Climb The Tree) N Diabeł Finder's Keepers 2023 Andrzej Korzyñski (2 March 1940 – 18 April 2022) was based in Warsaw Poland, and composed this track for the 1972 Polish film "Diabeł". Bandcamp |
3:01 AM |
| Taranoya You'll Be Found N Flying sound as language 2022 Taranoya is a Persian composer and vocalist based in Portland. Bandcamp |
3:07 AM |
| Haleiwa A Bottomless Pit N Hallway Waverider Morr Music 2022 Haleiwa is Mikko Singh, based in Stockholm, Sweden. Bandcamp |
3:10 AM |
Set Break:
over looped “Bottomless Pit” by Haleiwa
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3:12 AM |
| Mick Karn The Sad Velvet Breath of Summer and Winter Bestial Cluster CMP Records 1993 Andonis Michaelides (1958-2011) rose to fame as the fretless bassist for the art rock band Japan. This track is atypical of his usual output; it features Joachim Kuhn on piano, Steve Gorn on bansuri, and Glen Velez on percussion, and not much of Karn's distinctive bass. |
3:18 AM |
| Jade Warrior Moontears Way of the Sun Universal-Island Records Ltd. 1978 Jade Warrior was an unconventional British progressive rock band formed in 1970. During their 1974-1978 period ("Island years"), it was mostly Jon Field & Tony Duhig playing all instruments, with assorted guest musicians, including Steve Winwood and Fred Frith. Wikipedia |
3:21 AM |
| Jade Warrior Heaven Stone Way of the Sun Universal-Island Records Ltd. 1978 Jon Field had played flute on Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells" in 1973. That, and some networking by Steve Winwood of Traffic, helped get Jade Warrior a 4-LP contract with Island Records. "Way Of The Sun" was the fourth and final LP for Island Records. |
3:27 AM |
| Jade Warrior Way of the Sun Way of the Sun Island 1978 All four of Jade Warrior's releases on Island records were compiled into the double CD "Elements: The Island Anthology" in 1995, minus all the expository liner notes that the LPs provided. |
3:32 AM |
| Carlos Santana Jim Jeannie Oneness - Silver Dreams Golden Reality Columbia 1979 This was a Carlos Santana project, but was released under the name "Devadip" (the "spiritual name" given to him by cult leader Sri Chinmoy). Soon, he would start bristling at Chinmoy's demands and restrictions, and ended his association with the cult by 1982. This LP offers a mix of songs; there are some catchy rock songs, some fusion, and plenty of sappy spirituality. |
3:36 AM |
Set Break:
over “The Snake And The Lotus (The Pond)” by Penguin Cafe Orchestra
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3:39 AM |
| Shizuka 妖精の通る道 N Lunatic Pearl An'Archives 2022 Shizuka were from the Tokyo underground psych scene, active since the mid-'90s. Bandcamp This EP was recorded in 2001. Vocalist Shizuka Miura died in 2010. |
3:47 AM |
| Popol Vuh Wo bist du? Einsjäger & Siebenjäger BMG Rights Management GmbH 1974 Pioneers of German "krautrock" music, Popol Vuh started out as an experimental electronic group. After a few years, they settled on their distinctive sound. The song "Wo bist Du?" (where are you?) was obtained as a bonus track from the 2004 reissue CD on SPV. It may have been available elsewhere previously. |
3:52 AM |
| Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder If I Had It All Again To Do Brand New Strings Skaggs Family Records 2004 American country and bluegrass singer and multi-instrumentalist, born 18 July 1954 in Cordell, Kentucky. Skaggs showed prowess at an early age, playing mandolin on stage with Bill Monroe at age 5 and appearing on TV with Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs at 7. He emerged as a professional bluegrass musician in 1971. |
3:56 AM |
| Brian Blade Brother Mama Rosa Verve 2009 American jazz drummer, composer, singer/songwriter and session musician, born 25 July 1970 in Shreveport, Louisiana. |
3:59 AM |
Set Break:
over “The Spring River's Flower Moolight Night” by Liang Zhu
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4:03 AM |
| Arild Andersen Group Opening Electra ECM 2005 "Arild Andersen Group" was the name Arild Andersen used in 2004 for the commissioned work "Electra", made for the Cultural Olympiad in connection to the Athens Olympics in Greece. This track features Arve Henriksen on trumpet and Eivind Arrest on guitar. |
4:13 AM |
| Mali Obomsawin Lineage N Sweet Tooth Out of Your Head Records 2022 Mali Obomsawin (born in 1995 in Stratford NH) is an Indigenous musician, scholar, and community organizer from Abenaki First Nation at Odanak in Quebec. Obomsawin is a cross-genre artist specializing in free-jazz, rock, and American roots music. "Sweet Tooth" is her debut solo release as a band leader. Bandcamp |
4:20 AM |
| MIEKO MIYAZAKI & GUO GAN Tamanaka Nen Nen Sui Sui daquí 2012 Collaboration by Mieko Miyazaki (Japanese koto player), and Guo Gan (Chinese erhu player). |
4:27 AM |
| Gateway Nexus Gateway 2 ECM Records 1978 Gateway is L-R: Jack DeJohnette (drums), Dave Holland (bass), and John Abercrombie (guitar). |
4:34 AM |
Set Break:
over “Threnody” and “Manikarnika” by Steve Tibbetts
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4:37 AM |
| Twelve Girls Band Take Five Shanghai Manhattan Records 2007 Formed in June 2001, after auditioning of over 4000 contestants, the "Twelve Girls Band" are an all female Chinese musical group that use traditional Chinese instruments to play both traditional Chinese and Western music. Yes, President Xi, I only see 12 girls. Not 13. Please don't send me back for "re-education". |
4:40 AM |
| The Nguyên Lê Trio Lü Bakida ACT Music 2000 Nguyên Lê is a French jazz musician and composer of Vietnamese ancestry, born 14 January 1959 in Paris. |
4:46 AM |
| Mörglbl Travels Toons Tunes from the Past Free Electric Sound 2008 Mörglbl is a French fusion band, founded in 1997 (or 1996). Christophe Godin (guitar) decided to form an instrumental fusion rock band - he describes band's music as 'power-jazz-metal instrumental music'. This track is from their debut "Ze Mörglbl Trio !!", originally released in France in 1998. |
4:52 AM |
| Phil Miller Figures of Speech (feat. Elton Dean, Hugh Hopper, Pete Lemer, Pip Pyle, Dave Stewart, Barbara Gaskin) Cutting Both Ways (feat. Elton Dean, Hugh Hopper, Pete Lemer, Pip Pyle, Dave Stewart, Barbara Gaskin) Cuneiform Records 1989 Phil Miller (1949-2017) was a central part of the "Canterbury scene", playing guitar for Matching Mole, Hatfield and the North, and National Health. This track features his old friend, keyboardist Dave Stewart. |
5:01 AM |
Set Break:
over “Intervene” and “Corrupt Signal” by K. Leimer
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5:04 AM |
| French TV That Thing on the Wall The Case Against Art Pretentious Dinosaur Records 2010 American RIO/avant-progressive band founded in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1983. |
5:13 AM |
| Garaj Mahal Massive Blueberry Cave Harmonized Records 2005 US fusion group led by guitarist Fareed Haque. |
5:22 AM |
| Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Modul 39_8 Holon ECM Records 2008 Math jazz group led by Swiss pianist, composer, and producer, Nik Bärtsch, born 3 August 1971 in Zurich. The music is at the intersection of contemporary minimalist music, jazz, and math rock. |
5:30 AM |
| Guapo III. Black Oni Ipecac Recordings 2004 Guapo is an avant rock group from London, UK, founded in 1994. |
5:39 AM |
| PinioL Shô Shin Bran Coucou Dur et Doux 2018 PinioL is an unholy collaboration between French left field groups Poil and Ni. This track had to be severely edited for airplay. (They needlessly sabotage their music with vulgarity.) |
5:51 AM |
Set Break:
over the looped end of “Shô Shin” by Piniol
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5:55 AM |
| The Zappa Early Renaissance Orchestra Dupree's Paradise Bläther Cordelia Records 2020 The Zãþþã Éårlý Rênáissánçê Ørçhêstrå is based in the Seattle area and was formed in 2012. This track mashes up Dupree's Paradise with Yes' "And You and I". |