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The New Abnormal

Apr 14, 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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7:02 AM		Maroulita de Kol The Passage - Το Πέρασμα N Anatélo - EP Phantom Limb 2023 Athens-raised, Berlin-based, Maroulita de Kol is a Greek pianist, singer, composer and performer. She composes music for theatre pieces, performances, films and documentaries, and is currently in the process of releasing her debut solo album. Maroulita de Kol creates music formed from the ancient, pre-Christian rites and practices of Greece, newly re-presented through a contemporary lens. Bandcamp
7:04 AM		Set Break: over “Katharos” by Bill Nelson
7:06 AM		Jon Hassell Wide Sky Fascinoma Water Lily Acoustics 2011 Trumpeter and composer (22 March 1937 - 26 June 2021), creator of a style of music he described as "Fourth World", a unique hybrid of music both ancient and digital, composed and improvised, Eastern and Western. He studied Indian music for a while with vocalist Pandit Pran Nath. He is joined here by Indian bamboo flute player Ronu Majumdar.
7:12 AM		Bombay Dub Orchestra Fallen 3 Cities Six Degrees Travel Series 2008 The Bombay Dub Orchestra is a project by UK based producer and composer Garry Hughes and classical composer Andrew T. Mackay. It combines global influences with electronica, ambient, western classical, Indian classical, with an Indian film orchestra.
7:18 AM		The Nguyên Lê Trio Thar Desert Dawn N Silk and Sand ACT 2023 The Nguyên Lê Trio is Nguyên Lê (guitars), Chris Jennings (bass), and Rhani Krija (lute, percussion).
7:24 AM		Panzerpappa Belgerisk Impro Summarisk Suite Apollon Records Prog 2019 Panzerpappa (a name with no special meaning) was formed in Oslo Norway in 1997. They play an avant-prog in the style of Samla Mammas Manna.
7:31 AM		Set Break: over “Consolamentum” by Bill Nelson
7:34 AM		Keith Jarrett Tabarka My Song ECM Records 1978 Jazz pianist and composer, born 8 May 1945 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Jarrett has played the piano from the age of three.
7:43 AM		Wu Man White Crane Flying From A Distance - Pipa Music Naxos 2003 Wu Man (1963, Hangzhou, Zhejiang) is a Chinese pipa and ruan player and composer. Wu Man studied at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. Wu came to the United States in 1990 at the age of 25. She lived in Boston for many years and now lives in San Diego.
7:50 AM		Jatayu Moodswings (feat. Akshay Ganesh) Moodswings - EP Jatayu 2021 Jatayu is a Jazz Rock quartet from the port city of Chennai, India. Bandcamp
7:54 AM		toe The Future Is Now The Future Is Now - EP Machupicchu Industrias 2012 toe is a Japanese post-rock/math rock band formed at the end of 2000. Bandcamp
7:58 AM		Set Break: over “Tränen” by Estampie
8:01 AM		nuito 疒 Anaphylaxis FlatWell Records 2007 Nuito are an experimental math rock/post-rock trio who formed in Kyoto, Japan in 2004. Their music is defined by tapping guitars, slap bass and spastic drums with rapidly changing time signatures. Bandcamp
8:08 AM		Poil Goddog Brossaklitt Dur et Doux 2014 French trio (bass/drums/keyboards), that know no limitations and prohibitions. Impressive and delirious, the trio combines raw madness and virtuosity, they dance and dash between the energy of punk, the beauty of chamber music and the chaos of a factory on the brink of explosion. Bandcamp Like many songs by PoiL, this had to be edited for airplay. 🙉
8:15 AM		Troot Joey Constance and the Waiting Troot 2018 The core of "TROOT" is pianist Tim Root, from Seattle. Along with other musicians, TROOT presents avant-prog music. Bandcamp
8:24 AM		Homunculus Res Il carrozzone Andiamo in giro di notte e ci consumiamo nel fuoco AMS 2020 Progressive rock band from Palermo, Italy. Their style is closer to Canterbury than Rock Progressivo Italiano. Bandcamp
8:28 AM		Set Break: over “From A Common Center” by K. Leimer
8:30 AM		Woodenhead Aye Aise Perseverance Free Electric Sound 2003 Woodenhead are a jazz-rock fusion band from New Orleans / Loyola University, founded in 1975, and still active (I think).
8:37 AM		Billy Strings Wargasm (feat. RMR) Wargasm (feat. RMR) - Single Rounder 2021 Billy Strings was born William Lee Apostol on 3 October 1992, in Lansing, Michigan. Introduced to bluegrass at an early age, he is considered the future of bluegrass. His 2019 album Home won the Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album.
8:42 AM		Dixie Dregs Wages of Weirdness Free Fall PCLC Capricorn 1998 Five-piece American instrumental rock/fusion band, incorporating elements of jazz and country. Formed in 1970, disbanded in 1983 after having changed their name to The Dregs. Reunited in 1988 and still occasionally tour. Sometimes considered a southern-fried Mahavishnu Orchestra. This is technically their 2nd release, from 1977.
8:46 AM		Wobbler Lá Bealtaine Rites at Dawn Karisma Records 2011 Wobbler is a Norwegian symphonic progressive rock band founded in 1999. Bandcamp
8:53 AM		Djam Karet The Falafel King A Night for Baku Cuneiform Records 2003 Instrumental eclectic progressive rock band founded in California in 1984. So far, they have released 19 full-length albums. Bandcamp
8:57 AM		Thollot Promenade Urgente Contact Soleil Zeuhl 2002 François Thollot is a French multi-instrumentalist (guitar, bass, piano, drums) born in 1973 who composes music following (and is influenced by) Magma styled instrumental Zeuhl. Thollot later formed the RIO, Zeuhl and Canterbury inspired fusion band Scherzoo. Bandcamp
9:01 AM		Set Break: over “M386” by Brian Eno
9:04 AM		Samla Mammas Manna Tredje Satsen Snorungarnas symfoni MNW Music AB 1976 Swedish member of the Rock In Opposition movement, founded in 1971.
9:12 AM		The Worm Ouroboros Pirates in Pingaree Of Things That Never Were Fading Records 2013 The Worm Ouroboros was formed in Minsk, Belarus, in 2006. Their music combines elements from the Canterbury scene, Folk, Symphonic Prog and Zeuhl, everything that's in between Caravan, Camel and Magma.
9:20 AM		Zopp Bushnell Keeler N Dominion Flat Circle Records 2022 "Zopp" is mainly multi-instrumentalist Ryan Stevenson from Nottingham England. Bandcamp "Dominion" is the sophomore release (from 2 months ago), and remains firmly in the "Canterbury" style.
9:25 AM		Fievel Is Glauque 4000 Rooms N Flaming Swords MATH Interactive 2022 "Fievel Is Glauque" is Zac Phillips from NYC & Ma Clement from Bussels. Bandcamp
9:27 AM		Balawan Forest Balawan Bumi Gamelan Orchestra BUMI : Balawan Untuk Musik Indonesia 2022 I Wayan Balawan is an Indonesian jazz guitarist born 9 September 1973 in Gianyar, Bali. His style features tapping on multiple guitars, often triggering samples of gamelan instruments.
9:32 AM		Set Break: over “Stop It!” By K. Leimer
9:35 AM		Ryuichi Sakamoto World Citizen - I Won't Be Disappointed (Long Version) World Citizen - EP UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) 2003 Composed and performed by Ryuichi Sakamoto (17 January 1952 – 28 March 2023), with vocals by David Sylvian.
9:41 AM		Jef Stott Ashk Saracen Six Degrees Travel Series 2008 Jef Stott is a global bass producer, travel show host and music educator living and working in the San Fransisco Bay Area. Bandcamp
9:47 AM		David Fiuczynski Lullaby for Che KiF FuzeLicious Morsels 2003 MultiCulti fusion from David Fiuczynski & Rufus Cappadocia.
9:52 AM		Set Break: over “The Glance Of A Glittering Stranger” by Bill Nelson
9:54 AM		Omnibus Wind Ensemble Brown Shoes Don't Make It Music By Frank Zappa Opus 3 1995 Swedish classical music ensemble (Swedish name: Omnibus kammarblåsare), based in Uppsala. Active in the 1980s and 1990s.

Chat is archived.

𓁝 We begin our broadcast day. 𓁜 😶‍🌫️

Hello, DJ DaveTheObscure 💟

🅶🅾🅾🅳 🅼🅾🆁🅽🅸🅽🅶, 🆂🅸🆁.

💜 Good morning, MrM, and TAndy

:) No machines to interrupt my listening pleasure today.

Sounds like a good morning to me

Maroulita de Kol❣️

A much better morning if I didn't have work tonight. Gonna be nearly 90 today, I wanna go for a walk in the park.

This is lovely. Blessed be those who wake up to such wonderful noise.

Or who stay up very late

Very nice selections to begin our broadcast/day

Dave, will you be announcing who you will be doing drive shows with during one of the mic breaks?

Thanks for the kind words, MrM

I am expecting to be joined by DJ Nikhil on my two drive shows. I will not be announcing that during my show today.

I see! I hope that works out, I really enjoy his selections on the mornings I'm awake to listen :)

#ChatExclusiveNews

I wonder when you'll join Dave The Obscure for a spring drive show, MrM.

MrM is with me in spirit

Every S H O W 💜👻

Love this one right here. Perfect summer morning music

hello, lettuce no

Good morning ǝʌɐꓷ and my fellow Abnormal Aficionados

Good morning, Stevie P

Good morning, Stevie.

Mornin' TAndy and MrM

Hey, Stevie P

I keep getting closer and closer to joining ǝʌɐꓷ's show right at the start

Pace yourself, Stevie P

Don't deprive yourself of sleep

The feeling that I'm missing something extremely important in my life reached a crescendo at 7:37 this morning

And the rest is history

You can relax now, knowing you are getting your daily recommended allowance of The New Abnormal

More relaxed and satisfied than ever now

Good morning all

Good morning, Rob F

'ello Rob F

Wu Man was lovely

That "Pipa from a Distance" CD has some interesting crossover compositions.

Greetings and Salutations to One and All 🔅🔆🔅

I liked the crossover feel with the pipa

Mr M - hope you are getting enough sleep

Mornin, Rob F!

I believe I had six hours. How about you, Rob F?

Mornin' D.O.S! Big hand for toe👏

Good morning, Ambrose

Mornin, Ambrose!

Apparently, the "疒" is Radical 104 or radical sickness meaning "sickness" is one of the 23 Kangxi radicals. That clears things up.

TAndy!👋

Ambrose, your name is easily converted to an acronym: AmHu for example

𓀣 𓁜 𓀤 🐍

7+ hours thanks

Morning, all 🫖

¡ ǝuᴉʇsᴉɹɥꓛ `ᵷuᴉuɹoɯ poo⅁

Hay Christine

Well done! Thanks, you

@RobF 💤 😴 💤

Global set list

Hi, ChristineBoo 👻 👋‼️

Yup

Mornin Christine

Morning all. The new Metallica album 👍👍

Mornin, Flok

🦁 ʞoꓪ `ᵷuᴉuɹoɯ poo⅁

Flok it to me

Morning FloMo. I'm currently doling out acronyms

@Mok I like the title track. Will have to listen to the whole thing

Lux was ok

They sound like the Metallica of old. I'm happy

Noice!

Today is the calm before the pledge drive storm

We're gearing up, yeah

FloMo sounds like that vacuum thing that would cut your hair

@Mok have you heard the new Nuno Bettencourt solo?

True true. FlogMo or FloMok is better

"Flomo" is already trademarked by a store in Moonachie.

Ayeeee lawn crews out already like it’s actually summer

¡ ꓪꓢꓷ ollǝꓧ

Yes, it's leaf blower season already

This TROOT is a TREAT 🍭

Truly Christine, TROOTLY!

Leaf blowers... Grrr

Good morning Dave and everyone

Hi DSM

What’s good Stevie P?

It's all good

Morning DTO 😶‍🌫️, DSM 🍩, Stevie P, 🍃 TAndy 🎧, Rob F ✨️, Mok 🦁, Bo ☘️, and MrM 💀 Boo! 👻

except leaf blowers

Rob F - I will have to check it out

Also pumped for the new Fishbone EP

All leaf blowers need to be thrown into the Sun

I don’t think that’s a good idea L0LZ

That awful "Bwaaaaaaah...BWAAAAAA" and the putrid gasoline exhaust

Rakes... Bamboo rakes. That's where it's at

😶‍🌫️

Yu guys reminding me I need to cut the grass at home oh nolool

And then the leaves are just 50 feet over, or in the road.

Rakes are so peaceful

Morning Christine

Leaf blower design committee: let's make a product that's capable of emitting dangerous levels of noise and air pollution.

An make sure that it hurts small plants and pollinating insects. And then give one to everybody. 😡

This track is so good that I can't even find it on YouTube

Good n Obscure

Had to buy it for meself

He just done went up ahead and took it all for himself got dang it

I share my treasures with all youse dear listeners

JAM ALERT 🚨😍🚨😍🚨😍🚨😍🚨😍

Cornered the market, as it were

Bluegrass❣️❣️❣️

MOOOOOOOM

What the &$!#%

Billy! Pickin

I figured this might get you to join the chat, Brian D. Good morning.

Mornin Brian D!

What was that about a pile of bones?

His lyrics are relatable to the present times

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Dregs! Steve Morse pickin!

Dat transition, we are not worthy! _O_

@ ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) Thanks for the Billy Strings "Wargasm". Besides being bluegrass's great new vocal and instrumental talent, he records (and often writes) lyrically very compelling songs. Highly recommended: "Taking Water," co-penned with Jon Weisberger. I haven't heard many -- if any -- more powerful & poignant pleas to pull back from the climate and social disasters to which we're heading.

🍃Speaking of Beltane, it will be here soon. 🔥

Good morning, Richard. That was well put. I almost selected "Taking Water" for my show today. His lyrics are strong, and we can related to them more than the traditional 'dust bowl' songs.

@ Christine Ah, yes! The Celtic May Day ... Thanks for the reminder -- and Gimme that ol' time religion!!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beltane

Morning, Richard from 🪨 ⛰️!

@ ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) Excellent comment about how we today can relate more to a song like "Taking Water" than the now-traditional 'dust bowl' songs of the 1930s. I wonder if there's a singer-songwriter who's doing for global climate change what Woody Guthrie did in raising national awareness of the terrible human costs of the "dust bowl"?

Dat stanky bass

Your dose of Zeuhl, TAndy

I'm rather concerned at the prospect of consuming my Zeuhl Gruel AND a Canterbury Creme Egg

I mean 😶‍🌫️

New Canterbury coming up in about 20 min

One difference between those two climate disasters: the Dust Bowl hit so comparatively quickly and widely that it was hard to dismiss it. Global Warming I prefer "Weirding" because it's caused severe snowfalls in many areas, too) has crept on us so incrementally that it's been possible for many persons to keep denying it...

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@Richard, I'm not sure about singer-songwriters, but I'd bet John Weingart would know

@Richard, sadly many will continue to deny climate change, and are immune to evidence

Was that Wilbo on the ID?

Okay, back to workin' and lurkin' while listenin'. ([And thanks, Christine, for the Rocky & Hill icons! :-)) ]

@ ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) Too true, alas!

@Dave Ironic that a lot of the deniers are moving to Florida for its year round warmth, ignoring the fact that Florida will be hit hard by climate change.

@TAndy, not Wilbo

Who?

Dave's not here

Gah! The leaf blowers just showed up in my neighborhood

I love that band photo there.

TAndy, yes, Samla Mammas Manna had a sense of humor

9:00 a.m. is when noise ordinances are lifted in many areas

and Samla Mammas Manna is fun to say

And they can't WAIT to start their bwaaaaaa Bwaaaaaah BWAAAAAH

UGH.

☕️now

🍾 🥂

This is a test of the Emergency Freaks Broadcast System...

@Christine... I just read about Beltane. Yikes! Wicker Man vibes!

An early thanks Dave, taking the show on the road. Have a good weekend everyone!

safe travels, DSM

Thanks for joining us, DSM. Have a good day

Heya DSM, save travels!

This is a ripper

Your dose of Canterbury

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Arrrg - The leaf blowers have arrived here

Tis the season for BWAAAAAAAAAAAH

Serenity NOW 😤

Indeed, MrMalcontent 💀.

time to air grievances

Any Canterbury music outside the Canterbury region is just sparkling prog.

I’d like some serenity from the grievance airing #MalcontentToErythang

MrM out here with leaf blowers for arms in the chat

You said that

Not me

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Can't hear you!

The leaf blower dudes down the street must be paid by the hour. They just keep walking around the same area, blowing blowing blowing blowing.

TAndy TImeOUt for YOu!

Now the smell of freshly cut grass

and soon gasoline exhaust

Already that time. Thank you for the show, Dave!

Thanks for listening, and keeping me company in the chat this morning.

ǝʌɐꓷ, your show is the Antidote to leaf blowers

Friday's are better with The New Abnormal. Thanks

Another exceptional show in the books. Thank you, Dave the Obscure!

... tv dinner by the pool.. watch your brother grow a beard...

Thanks for the kind words

Thankfully, this cover does not have the full lyrics.

DJ DaveTheObscure! Many thanks for another Grand Show! Kind regards to you, Sir! 💟💀

Great show Dave! Give give give! I wish it had the full lyrics! Go Frank!

💜🙏🫥

I could not air this song with lyrics

F the CC

Wow the detail!

Have a great Friday ǝʌɐꓷ and Aficianados of Abnormal

And boogie till the cows come home.. .

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