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The New Abnormal

Feb 10, 2023 7:00 AM – 10:00 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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7:01 AM		Marta Mist I've Drawn You A Map N Eyes Like Pools Sounds In Silence 2023 Atmospheric / ambient collective from Bradford, UK Bandcamp
7:04 AM		Taranoya Too Scared N Flying sound as language 2022 Taranoya is a Persian composer, vocalist, producer based in Portland Oregon, making dreamy soundscapes.
7:08 AM		Voice Actor Closer N Sent From My Telephone Stroom 2022 Voice Actor is an enigmatic person of indeterminate origin. Bandcamp
7:09 AM		Set Break: over “Are You Comfortable” by Cliff Martinez
7:11 AM		Popol Vuh Mitten im garten (Alternative Piano Version) Das Hohelied Salomos BMG Rights Management GmbH 1975 Popol Vuh is a German group founded in 1969. Their name is taken from a text recounting the mythology and history of the K'iche' people (one of the Maya peoples). Das Hohelied Salomos (the high song of Solomon) is their 6th release. This bonus track is a piano solo by the group's founder Florian Fricke (1944-2001), dramatically posing in a puffy shirt.
7:16 AM		Tigran Hamasyan Holy Shadow Theater Verve Records 2013 Tigran Hamasyan is an Armenian jazz pianist, born in 1987. He often incorporates Armenian melodies into his music.
7:21 AM		Estampie Nel mio parlar Ondas EastWest Germany 2000 German Neo-Medieval band founded in 1985 by Sigrid Hausen (aka Syrah), Michael Popp and Ernst Schwindl.
7:25 AM		Dhafer Youssef Khamsa (The Khamriyyat of Abu Nawas) Abu Nawas Rhapsody EmArcy 2010 Composer, singer and oud player, born 1967 in Teboulba, Tunisia.
7:33 AM		Set Break: over “A Filament in Strata” by Noise & Rhythm
7:36 AM		Nil Le Gardien Nil Novo Sub Sole Unicorn Digital 2005 "Nil" is an eclectic progressive rock band founded in 1997 in Annecy, France. Their final release "Nil Novo Sub Sole" (nothing new under the sun) brings together multiple influences: avant-rock of King Crimson, spaciness of Floyd, quirky song development, jazzy improvisation, and strains of Zeuhl.
7:56 AM		Area Implosion Crac! Black Beard Records 1974 Area - International POPular Group, most commonly known as Area or AreA, is an Italian progressive rock, jazz fusion, electronic, experimental group formed in 1972 by singer Demetrio Stratos.
8:01 AM		Set Break: over “Adhan [Live]” by Michael Manring
8:03 AM		Fievel is Glauque Constantly Rare N Flaming Swords MATH Interactive 2022 "Fievel Is Glauque" is led by keyboardist Zac Phillips from New York City and vocalist Ma Clément from Bussels. This is a concert recording made by a 7 piece band on 29 August 2021 in Brussels, Belgium. Bandcamp
8:05 AM		National Health Clocks and Clouds Missing Pieces East Side Digital 1995 National Health was one of the last great Canterbury-style progressive rock bands. "Missing Pieces" is a compilation of rarities that never made it to their original releases.
8:12 AM		Cos Flamboya Viva boma Musea 1976 Cos was founded in Brussels in 1974, and disbanded in 1984. Considered Belgium's version of Zao, they mix prog rock, jazz, and Canterbury styles.
8:19 AM		Phil Miller Double Talk Split Seconds Reckless Records 1988 Phil Miller (1949-2017) was the guitarist for Canterbury scene groups Delivery, Matching Mole, Hatfield and The North, and National Health.
8:25 AM		Set Break: over “Empire I” by Jon Hassell
8:27 AM		Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Modul 44 Holon ECM Records 2008 Nik Bärtsch's Ronin play a contemporary jazz mixed with math rock and minimalism.
8:35 AM		Stephan Thelen Mercury Transit (Barry Cleveland Mix Translation) Fractal Guitar 2 - Remixes MoonJune 2021 Stephan Thelen (born in Santa Rosa California in 1959) lives and works in Zürich, Switzerland as a musician, composer, producer and mathematician. His music is at the fringes of rock, jazz, experimental and classical minimalist music. He is part of the group "Sonar".
8:47 AM		Steve Tibbetts Vision Safe Journey ECM Records 1984 Steve Tibbetts (born 1954) is a guitarist and composer is known for his original sound which combines elements of jazz, rock, and world music (post-modern neo-primitivism).
8:52 AM		David Torn What Was Once... Tripping Over God CMP Records 1995 David Torn is a composer and guitarist, born in 1953 in Amityville, New York.
8:58 AM		Set Break: over “Lapfult” by BLK W/Bear
9:02 AM		Księżyc Kapkowa Rabbit Eclipse Penultimate Press 2020 "Księżyc" is an avant-prog band from Poland. They created their own sound, adding classical instruments as well as electronics to the mix of folk and avantgarde.
9:09 AM		Univers Zéro Atomic Kermess The Hard Quest Cuneiform 1999 Univers Zéro were founded in Brussels, Belgium in 1974. They are one of the most unique and influential bands ever to be associated with progressive rock, and the creators of the genre known as 'chamber rock', getting their inspiration from such diverse sources as rock, jazz, European folk and classical music (both ancient and modern).
9:14 AM		Maestro Trytony Magic Tiara Part 1 Heart of Gold Rafal Gorzycki 2007 MaestroTrytony is a Polish band that grew out of the group Trytony. "Heart Of Gold" was released in 2004 with music strongly influenced by chamber avant and neo-classic (Ives, Strawiński, Frith and Zorn), Art Zoyd and Universe Zero.
9:22 AM		Upsilon Acrux Landscape With Gun and Chandelier Radian Futura Cuneiform Records 2009 Upsilon Acrux was founded in San Diego in 1997. Their music can be described as brutal-prog, noise-rock, nervous avant-rock, splatter prog.. Some consider their music "a distinctly unpleasant experience".
9:25 AM		Set Break: over “Godspeed, Little Doodle” by Marta Mist
9:27 AM		Dirk Quinn Band Fly Eagles Fly Live at Home Dirk Quinn Music 2012 🦅 I think this has something to do with an organization calling themselves the "N.F.L.", meeting this weekend.
9:28 AM		Garaj Mahal The Shadow Blueberry Cave Harmonized Records 2005 Gary Mahal is a jazz/rock fusion band formed in 2000, and play music with influences ranging from progressive rock, to jazz, to Indian and funk.
9:37 AM		Snarky Puppy Bad Kids to the Back Immigrance GroundUP 2019 Snarky Puppy is a fusion big band formed by bassist Michael League in 2004 with other students from the University of North Texas. Now based in Brooklyn.
9:42 AM		Tony Allen One Tree Lagos No Shaking Honest Jon's Records 2009 Tony Oladipo Allen (1940-2020) played drums for Fela Kuti's Africa 70 and Egypt 80 groups, but had his own solo career.
9:46 AM		Set Break: over “Night Moves (Fear)” by Jon Hassell and Farafina
9:49 AM		ArfZ! The Torture Never Stops Unmatched Absolutely Five & Sex Hall of Fame 2002 ArfZ! is a Spanish band who contributed 3 covers of Zappa songs for the "Unmatched" series. Otherwise, they have no known output and the members are not part of other bands as far as I can tell.

Chat is archived.

꧁ ¡ ǝuoʎɹǝʌǝ ‘sᵷui̩ʇǝǝɹ⅁ ꧂ 𓀡

Hello, DJ DaveTheObscure! 💜

💟 Hello, -𐁕Ʀ ᮋ₳𖼘𐐣𐤈ꛘ₮ⵟᜬ𐠙-☠️

Portland, Persia

Peas grow there

Do you really mean that?

Of course not. I am not to be taken seriously

same, seriously

Trouble starts when folks don't realize that

folks be foolish

.̴̨̡̛̤̫͎̳̲͇̯̖̥̠̤̓̄̆̌͝ɿ̵̤̗͖̜̦̞̽́͊͐̒͝ḯ̸̢̡͖͕̪̫̺̝̝͈̈́͊̈́̅̅͒̕ƨ̵̥̘̠̠̱̉̈́̈͋̊̾̉̀̒̊̈̑ ̸͖̘̪͍̲̊͂̈́̒̓̅̈́̈́̿̈́̚,̴̡̭̖̫̲̱̖͔̼͍̩̱̲̲͆̈̅̓̾͂̊̾̂̆̎ϱ̸̢͇͉͕̩̠͖͍̺͍͛͐̓͝͝n̸̨̨͚̘͓̗̹̱̠̮̳̭̯̲̾̈͊͠͠ī̶͕͈̙͇̗̹͕͎̺̪͓̯̫̤̤́͆͑̕̚͜͝ṇ̸̢̡̖̘̗̾̌͒̆̎̈́͘ͅɿ̷̛̝̤̭̘̜̳̮̘͔͕̙̟͋̍͐̽͐͐̍̄ͅo̴̰̦͔̫̭̠̠̩͓͑̂̄̈́̇̀͛͂̊̃͘͜m̵̢̙̞̩͇͚̦̥̬̠͉̜̌̔̇̉̓͜͝ ̷̙̠̼͔̞́͒̄͊́b̴̨͈̭̜̦͕̠͖̞̤͒̃̈́͑̀̆̈͗̔̈́́͘͝ỏ̶͔̹̗͉̫̟̿͂̎̑̏̚̕ǫ̸͉͕̻̱̯̪̻̉́͐͘͜Ә̷̛͉͖͆̿̀̊̄̅̂̆̾͋̂́͜

Good morning, TAndy! I like how you have expanded your alphabet

I had to eat my wheaties to muster the strength for that

breakfast of champions

okay, that was pretty

The New Abnormal is nothing if not 'pretty' 😌

smooth segue!

The New Abnormal is nothing if not 'smooth' 😊

Always enjoy the POPOL VUH❣️

Even Affenstunde?

probs idk tbh ngl u?

TIGRAN HAMASYAN 💙 🇦🇲

Popol Vuh's debut Affenstunde is experimental electronic and percussion. Unlike their later output.

I’d sit through that for sure 🐒

So, MrM, what music makes you want to switch the radio off (besides Mitski and Quartney Barfnet)?

Are those ones your FAVES?!?

✍️. ...ideas for next week's playlist

Oh, what?!

I have played Kendrick Lamar's ADHD years ago

I’m not familiar. Please don’t do it again

I do solemnly swear

binding4eva

of Isaac

😭

omg

Hey! No CRY!

tell that to Isaac

Again, I’m not familiar. Search results are hilarious! How are you familiar??

I have seen it

It’s a game?

yes. based on a famous story

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Binding_of_Isaac_(video_game)

Good morning. That Dhafer Youssef was great

Good morning, Rob F. Dhafer Youssef is another one of those artists for whom I have completist tendencies

Could see why. I’ll have to check out more

Ah, yes, The BIBLE 📖

He has a tremendous vocal range - he comes from a family of muezzins.

Mmm, derivative Zeuhl gruel at this early hour

The only book allowed in Florida libraries

Safe for children

omg 😱

Yes, TAndy, being French, the Zeuhl influence is never far

BAZINGA!

*BAM!

Blamzinga

Hey Chef

I̴̪̾t̶͓͕̽͝'̶͇̘̉͌̕s̸̪͈͆̾̚ ̸̛͇̖͋͝F̴̦͉̮͆͘r̸̡͍͖͌̍̄ï̶͐̇͜d̷̰̘̯͂͝a̶͔̖͔͊̆̕ẙ̵̥͝ ̵͇̩̃̚a̵͓̦̾̓t̶̙͍̊̓ͅ ̴̱̺̎l̸͕̏̆a̴͎͇͇̍s̸̻̃t̷͉̻͖̅͑͒!̸͔͈̋̌͋

¡ ǝuᴉʇsᴉɹɥꓛ `ᵷuᴉuɹoɯ poo⅁

🫖 ☕️

‘sᵷui̩ʇǝǝɹ⅁ ǝʌɐꓷ

Good morning, Stevie p

The P is silent, as in pool

No, the silent p in swimming pool

Good morning DTO 😶‍🌫️, MrM 💀, TAndy 🤖, Chef 🍳, Stevie P 🦈 & Rob 💫

Hi, Christine Boo 👻!

Good morning

good morning all

Good day to you all, fellow chattists

Well that was some epic prog

You don't here anyone say that much anymore!

That's my mission. Good morning, Space Cowboy

Checking what I missed before I tuned in... Voice Actor!!! Whoa

Yes, I provide a cultural counterweight

@Stevie p, I think you can check out all 108 tracks on Voice Actor's bandcamp page

Already bookmarked, Dave

right up my experimental radio project alley

▛▀▜

Lovely music as always so far. Cracking open my Canterbury creme egg right now.

🥚

No, MrM, not THAT one!

Totally different guy

Dave is talking to a ghost

What's the ghost reference? MrM? Christine?

-𐁕Ʀ ᮋ₳𖼘𐐣𐤈ꛘ₮ⵟᜬ𐠙-☠️

too obscure, Dave

i didn't think that would be possible

MrM knows what I'm talking about. He is being coy right now

coy is attractive, in small doses

cough it up, Malcontent

It's a running joke

Hahaha

EURYTHMICS 🧡 DAVE STEWART 💚

🥱

Huh? Oh, the ghost. It means "Boo."

color me: still confused

L0LZ

For me and MyBoo to know and not you, Stevie P

damb, i gotta get me a chatboo

This is a certified 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨

The caffeine is slowly doing its work. This playlist is certainly helping! This track right here 💯

Wait am I a ghost or a goblin?

You're TAndy

Oh my god this is so fitting for the time it was released, this is so my jamxrkfhr now

>:)

The malefactor speaks the proof

NOPE

No and no, MrM

Chortle and snort, DJ DaveTheObscure

Dave Stewart.... hnmn. Name rings a bell ... was he in another band?

MosDef!

😸

Hassell peeking through the background

Indeed

I don't like calculus but I'm down with math rock

Good morning, Mokxi Priest! Welcome

I'm also cool with Schoolhouse Rock and the School of Rock

Give me some bass

Serious low-end on this one

Da bass

Yeah my car is banging this track out at the gas station rn

and it's over

ASHAFAHGAD

next one is similar

Se acabó

Well that's okay because I like this and I'm also about to hit the road see you later bye

See you later, TAndy. Have a good day

Michael Manring on fretless bass here

toodaloo, boo

bye Stevie p

not me, i was saying toodaloo boo to TAndy

i'm here for the duration

oh okay

:OOOO STEVIE I just noticed your sluggo profile pic, that's amazing

BAM!

Chef, how come you have the letter R for a profile pic?

Mrs Lagasse and I dressed up as Nancy and Sluggo for Halloween, we've become big Nancyheads over the past year

hehe

The R used to be an E but some of the lines have gotten mixed around - I keep meaning to get the ladder out to fix it but I've gotten grown used to it and I think it's charming

The R can be for emeRil

Take care, TAndy

ratatouille

teehee@Rob F

Dirt McClam

I'm home alone now >:)

ᎷяᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ

🙀

opposite corners, you two

k boo

Discontent in the chat content

Chat Moment™

can somebody explain what the dealie is

I have no idea what's going on I'm just rolling with it

🤷‍♀️

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

🫠

probably the unseasonable warm weather

This is way too good. And yeah I couldn't resist driving home with my windows down having skipped the highway

iirc, it was just like this right before and right after the Blizzard of 93

opposite corners you two

put a sock in it, malcontent

🧦

Mid March 1993. Crazy.

I am about to start deleting posts

Pstevie

hehe

I sure remember that blizzard.

I'm gonna bruth my tooth

I'm keeping that typo.

I remember that blizzard too. I watched so many good movies on cable TV.

Took me 4 days to dig out

I was still a zygote during that storm.

yo, malcontent... your posts are disappearing

he is a tender soul

i stand by my drivel

Went out to the balcony briefly... it is nice out there today . Sunshine

Too bad I'll be asleep for it

Upper 50's

climate change is part of the new abnormal

Looks like I'll work while eating lunch and clock out for a walk later. Gotta get out there

„pooƃ ɥo„

Just a few more days and I'll get to appreciate that West Coast Warmth

Of course you are, you're Batman.

I'm busy that day

MrM about to go Yukon on us

MrM 💀, you should apply to WPRB's skeleton exchange program.

🤣

Fare well, MrM

⚰️

DJ DaveTheObscure, many thanks for another Grand Show! Big cheers and kind regards to you! 💟💀

try to find some contentedness, malcontent

💜

Take care MrM!

Bye for now, MrM 💀

later for you, cupcake! 💀

Looks like Wyatt Russell on the far right in that photo.

I does, yeah

I wonder who regards Upsilon Acrux's music as a distinctly unpleasant experience?

I'd say about 99% of the population

Ask anybody

You does?

Oh sweet Dr. Demento tribute time

hehe

I'm the abnormal one

Something about an owl. 🦉 A Superb Owl.

i aspire to your level of abnormality

Dave unfortunately they are meeting in Arizona for the Owl

I have absolutely no idea

I will not forget this egregious gaffe

It's my favorite day to shop at Home Depot; the aisles are empty

I like the horns

They're a talented bunch

I had not looked at the song yet and was about to say sounds like SP

Good ears

Got to see them with my daughter a few years back

The B'owl! New from Cinco! Perfect for throwing away! Your pets will look at B'owl. Thanks Cinco!!

I see on Discogs they issued a massive amount of live recordings

Enjoying the pup of snark

and it's over

more good horns

Tony Allen is a mountain of groove

oh yeah

Isadora's show is full of the grooves. Good funky soulful stuff

hence the Tony Allen

Oh my god I LOVE this band name I SAW THAT

.. moscas todas verdes y zumbando.... bzzz bzzx

there was nothing. he was not here

Zappa de Español

Él no existe... nunca existó....

Yes, I would have preferred if they tried to sing in Spanish.

A few of their covers are in Spanish. Very few

... en la cocina peligrosa..

The Spanish language is well suited for music

a most excellent show, Dave

thanks, stevie p

Thanks DTO!!

thank you, DTO!

Thanks for getting Friday off to a good start. Great show!

Thank you, Dave the Obscure! 𓀤

▛▀▜ Thanks for listening, and participating in the chat. Stay tuned to ‘PRB for Isadora

Like that distorted One Size.. Sofa album art homage

DTO, what is this ▛▀▜ ?

I am attempting to create a Zappa emoji, but am being thwarted by the available symbols.

needs more soul patch

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It won't let me. Zappa Family Trust probably interfered