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The New Abnormal

May 5, 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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Throughout parts of May and June, WPRB’s broadcast tower will undergo essential maintenance. This will require us to periodically suspend our weekday FM broadcasts. Regular programming will continue on our webstreams at listen.wprb.com. We hope you'll join us there if you turn on 103.3 FM and don't hear our broadcast. We apologize for the inconvenience, and we’ll post updates at wprb.com as the work progresses. Thanks for your patience, and long live freeform radio!

7:01 AM		Ozric Tentacles Aura Borealis Waterfall Cities Madfish 2002 English instrumental progressive/space/psychedelic rock band founded in 1983 in Somerset. They fuse jazz rock, hard rock and acid rock with influences from world music.
7:07 AM		Set Break: over “Kathaors” by Bill Nelson
7:08 AM		Angel Bat Dawid The Negro experiences the endless daily humiliation of American life which bequeaths him a Futureless Future N Requiem for Jazz (Live) International Anthem 2023 Chicago-based composer and clarinetist.
7:10 AM		Angel Bat Dawid The Negro transforms America’s image of him into a transport of Joy! N Requiem for Jazz (Live) International Anthem 2023
7:11 AM		Angel Bat Dawid Through Spirituals, through the Blues, then through Jazz we made a memory of our past and a promise of all to come N Requiem for Jazz (Live) International Anthem 2023
7:13 AM		Lankum Fugue I, II, III N False Lankum Rough Trade 2023 Lankum are a four-piece traditional folk group from Dublin founded as Lynched in 2000, becoming Lankum in 2017. The three Fugues aired here today are not representative of the rest of their "False Lankum" release. Bandcamp
7:17 AM		Chas Smith The Replicant Three Cold Blue Music 2021 Chas Smith is a composer-performer-instrument builder who has created a unique musical world—complete with its own instruments: sound sculptures made of resonant metals. Bandcamp
7:32 AM		Set Break: over “La Pura Verdad” by Cliff Martinez
7:35 AM		Bhajan Bhoy Raga Shanti N To Love is to Love (Vol. 1) Feeding Tube 2023 Bhajan Bhoy is Ajay Saggar, based in the Netherlands. Bandcamp
7:42 AM		Carlos Santana Bliss: the Eternal Now Divine Light Columbia 2001 Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán was born on 20 July 1947, in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico. He plays guitar in a rock-n-roll band. This CD is a collection of remixes by Bill Laswell.
7:47 AM		Nils Petter Molvær Maddagala Buoyancy OKEH 2016 Norwegian trumpeter, born 1960.
7:52 AM		Eivind Aarset Superstrings Électronique Noire Jazzland Recordings 1998 Eivind Aarset (born 23 March 1961) is one of Norway's highly appreciated contemporary guitarists, notable also as an electronic craftsman, an eclectic music composer and producer. He blends hard rock with jazz fusion (particularly the ECM sound) and hiphop. He collaborates with many, notably Nils Petter Molvær. Électronique Noire is his solo debut.
8:01 AM		Set Break: over “Accudreaming” by Sensations Fix
8:04 AM		PinioL Pilon Bran Coucou Bran Coucou Dur et Doux 2018 PinioL is an unholy collaboration between French left field groups PoiL and Ni.
8:18 AM		Frank Zappa Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Frank Zappa Catalog 2012 Zappa released this 3 record series of instrumental guitar solos in 1981. For those of us that can do without Zappa's silliness and vulgarity.
8:23 AM		Phlox Rähn Rebimine + Voltimine MKDK 2007 Phlox is a avant jazz rock group from Estonia, around since 1999. Bandcamp Rebimine + Voltimine = tearing + folding
8:30 AM		Set Break: over “No Swinging The Club In The Car” by Cliff Martinez from "Traffic”
8:33 AM		Ozric Tentacles Disdots The Floor's Too Far Away Magna Carta 2006 Ozrics began life as a free-form psychedelic vehicle for jamming, attracting a dedicated fan-base at grassroots level by playing at all the free festivals to fans of space-rock, dub, psychedelia, and later on when the festivals had developed into raves, to fans of house and techno. They developed their own cottage industry - studio, label, tour bus, and dedicated following.
8:39 AM		Richard Pinhas A Piece for Duncan Rhizosphere Bureau B 2018 Founder of the French group Heldon. First solo release.
8:45 AM		Rovo & System 7 Hinotori (feat. Steve Hillage) Phoenix Rising (feat. Steve Hillage) Purple Pyramid Records 2013 Rovo is a space rock supergroup from Kansai, Japan, formed in 1995.
8:57 AM		Chon Glitch Homey Sumerian Records 2017 Chon (sometimes stylized as CHON) is an American progressive rock and math rock band from Oceanside, California. Here is the Bandcamp link, but it's several years out of date. They have plenty more music. Discogs
8:59 AM		Set Break: over “Drift Study” by Brian Eno
9:01 AM		Rez Abbasi Mid-Life Bazaar ZOHO 2006 Rez Abbasi was born 27 August 1965 in Karachi Pakistan. When he was 4, his family moved to Los Angeles. Abbasi studied guitar at the University of Southern California and at the Manhattan School of Music. After graduating in 1989, he spent a couple months in India studying tabla with Alla Rakha, which kindled an interest in the music of India and Pakistan.
9:11 AM		Aka Moon Worlds of Possible Invisible Moon Carbon 7 2001 Belgian avant-garde jazz band formed in the early 90s. A trio at their core, they bring in many guest musicians. Their sound is a mixture of jazz, rock, world music, avant-garde, and they integrate various different African, Indian, Maghrebian, Cuban, Arab, Afro-Amercican and European traditions in their music.
9:16 AM		Boud Deun Making Circles Fiction and Several Days EHP 1994 Virginia based instrumental quartet with influences of Mahavishnu Orchestra and Dixie Dregs. They existed from 1994-1998.
9:22 AM		Ozone Quartet Moss Nocturne Flat Five Records 1999 Ozone Quartet was an instrumental band based in Raleigh, NC. 1992-2004. Bandcamp
9:28 AM		Set Break: over “La Cagaste” by Cliff Martinez, from his “Traffic” soundtrack
9:31 AM		Abraxas Prismatic N Monte Carlo Suicide Squeeze Records 2022 Abraxas is a cross-Atlantic collaboration between Uruguayan musician and former Los Bitchos member Carolina Faruolo and Night Beats frontman Danny Lee Blackwell. Their debut album is ‘Monte Carlo’. Bandcamp
9:35 AM		Tauk Side Project Pull Factors TAUK 2012 Tauk are a quartet from the New York City area. Bandcamp
9:39 AM		Inner Ear Brigade Knee Rainbro 716232 Records DK 2017 IEB is an avant-prog ensemble from Oakland California, founded in 2006. Bandcamp
9:44 AM		Fievel Is Glauque The Trick N Flaming Swords MATH Interactive 2022 "Fievel Is Glauque" is Zac Phillips from NYC & Ma Clement from Bussels. Bandcamp
9:46 AM		Elephant Gym Anima Dreams Topshelf Records 2022 Based in Taiwan, siblings KT and Tell were taught classical music by their mother before meeting drummer Chia-Chen in high school through a music club. Bandcamp
9:48 AM		Fred Frith Spring Any Day Now Gravity RER Megacorp 2005 Multi instrumentalist, composer and improviser, Fred Frith was born on 17 February 1949. He first came to prominence as guitarist/violinist/pianist/xylophone player and one of the principal composers in the seminal RIO band Henry Cow. While working with Henry Cow he also appeared as a guest on numerous other albums by the likes of Brian Eno, Robert Wyatt and Jade Warrior (among many others). On "Gravity", he is joined by members of "Samla Mammas Manna" on the first half, and by "The Muffins" on the second half.
9:51 AM		Set Break: over “Eclipse Of Faith” by Djam Karet
9:54 AM		big Band GveriLLaz Gumbo Variations s/r 2016 From Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Chat is archived.

uoʇǝɔui̩ɹꓒ ꓭꓤꓒꓟ uo ,,lɐɯɹouqꓯ ʍǝN ǝɥꓕ,, s,ʇI. 🙃 ollǝꓧ

Hello, DJ DaveTheObscure 💟

💜 Good day to you, MrM

Good morning, sirs.

Good morning, TAndy

Happy to be here this morning, liveing my full life due to listening to The New Abnormal.

Yours is richer than many others

Ha! That’s rich! Living our Full Lives because of listening to The New Abnormal with DJ DaveTheObscure!

But there are others. Their lives are also full.

As a wise man may have said, "They were busy that day."

New tunes. DTO singlehandedly about to make me go broke this Bandcamp Friday.

However, if they have Never tuned in to this brilliant radio program because they were busy that day, then their lives are are always less full and they don’t even know how or what, only they somehow feel less rich and fulfilled 🥺 so sad 😞 I’m not cry, just emo for the sads

I have heard from many that, having listened to The New Abnormal, have concluded that their lives are full enough without continuing too listen

BwaHaHaHa

Their musical cup runneth over, somehow. Some people's musical cups are more like saucers, while the average WPRB listener's musical cup is a Yeti cooler.

Clearly those rude people need electro shock therapy and be made to listen to The New Abnormal and think about their words before they say them aloud.

Loving this Chas Smith btw

Many of those fine people are our friends, neighbors and coworkers. I would not want to hurt them

@MrM I think instead of electroshock therapy, we should stand out their houses holding a boombox in the air blasting the doomfunk song

Chas Smith compositions have a home on WPRB's Music With Space

and the subject has been changed

"Oh good", as one might say

like when the music changes

isn’t that special

okay church lady

Fan of SNL?!

Intermittently. Depending on cast and writers

meaning not often

Fun Timez. I always find something enjoyable every year. And discovered new music through the show too

fair enough

For some reason, the stream metadata is showing different song titles.

Looks like our DJ Noob has been entering the wrong times into the playlist.

My next piece should get things back on track

Sweet

Oh, I didn't know Noob DJ RC was on at 5AM. Their other show I did catch, titled "Circle times" ruled. Looks like their show earlier had a very nice playlist, too.

The stream should show Bhajan Bhoy now

Good morning DTO

Good morning, Parrscream

Dredging up the past... my life is now enriched for having experienced the New Abnormal.

Thanks. I'm glad you are able to appreciate my musical selections

Good morning all

Good morning, Rob F

Good morning Rob F and Parrscream.

Excellent! Cheers, Parrscream!

I love that you've been airing a lot of relatively unloved Santana pieces lately.

Howdy, Rob F

The Angel Bat Dawid was interesting

Yes, very trippy interludes

Howdy

Hey TAndy, MrM & Rob! How are we doing this morning?

@TAndy, yeah, "unloved" can be considered the subtext to this program

I’m good enough, thanks. How are you, Parrscream?

Good morning ǝʌɐꓷ and my fellow abnormalizers

Good morning, Stevie p

Mornin Stevie P! I'm doing well Parr, hope you are we well.

@Parrscream Excellent. Nice to have the sun out

Didn't even notice that segue

I'll have some jarring segues coming up later

Here for THAT

The little icon for this Aarset CD kind of reminds me of MrM a bit

Awww Hellz Yeeaahh 💀

I’m always with you DJ DaveTheObscure 🤍💟💜

And you are never far from my thoughts

Even if I scares youuuu ☠️

BAAAAAM

Hey Chef

BA-BAM

BAMtastic morning, Chef!

Always. With. The. Screeeeaming....

yes yes always

Mornin, christine!

𝔬𝔥 𝔤𝔬𝔬𝔡...

¡ ǝuᴉʇsᴉɹɥꓛ `ᵷuᴉuɹoɯ pooᵷ ɥO

Morning DTO 😶‍🌫️, TAndy 🚩🐈‍⬛️, Stevie P 🌿, Rob F 🫖, Parrscream 🤖, Chef 🍳, and MrM 💀 Boo! 👻

Hiya, ChristineBoo! aka DarthUhuruBuu! 😈

Your dedication to the emoji is admirable

Aww! 💕 😈

she is the Empress of Emoji

Ha! I love the emoji for me... Good morning Christine!

Morning Christine ☕️

Nice technique on that middle finger there, Frank.

He had evidently much practice

While I'm worried about whether to stick my thumb out or not, he's got his fingers gnarled in indignance. Lovely stuff.

I like the leaf emoji you assigned to me, Christine

Stevie P, I felt you should have something herbal. 🌿

🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚

oh yeah?

or oh no?

oh YEEAAH

Phlox is like Canterbury on meth

that’s eggsactly where I am 😵‍💫😵😵‍💫

More Ozric!! 😍

Phlox with Lox a not so well known Dr Suess book

"Disdots" is delightful. 💬

and it's over

morning. love pinhas. rhizosphere is a favorite album.

Good morning and welcome, Dale H. Glad you are able to catch the show

@ Dale H, are you listening to FM or online from a distance?

online, from outside middletown ny.

Great. How did you discover WPRB?

a youtuber (franlab) was wearing a station tee. thought i'd check it out.

interesting

Sweet! I've been noticing her repping WPRB a lot on her videos lately. I wonder if she'll return to the station...

she was a deejay?

I believe she was a DJ at some point

I do know that she created a few of the station IDs, including the one that Tobias uses at the start of his show

@TAndy, Ready Righteous created that ID

I thought I was on the way to work, but now I’m shooting off into space!!

Good morning Guelo

@DTO hmmm... https://youtu.be/Tb8fmnHIdSk interesting

Sup G

Thanks, TAndy. I thought that was Readie.

Dave really had me thinking that they were both the same person and I was about to have my mind blown.

I'm glad to give credit where it's due.

There's an emoji for that! 🤯

Loving this

and its over

luvd that

WestSiiidddeee

It wouldn't be Fhe New Abnormal without my timing. And that typo. Keeping it.

WHO?

Dave's not here

@ ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) I'm jus' comin' out of lurk mode to thank you for another brilliant Friday morning playlist. Groove on, man!

Thanks for checking in, Richard. Glad to hear you are enjoying the show

STILL loveing it!!

I really like this Boud Deun track, DJ Dave the Obscure. Have you played them a lot in the past?

Yes, Boud Deun has been aired before.

I should pay better attention then! They really grabbed my ear this time.

I love so much about this. Favorite piece of the day imo

This right now? Ozone Quartet?

Yessir, this band never dksappoints whenever you play something of theirs.

Keeping that one too.

Sailor Ripley, you get me some music on that radio this instant! I mean it!

not today

I'm love that ID

I heard the other one in my cold dead black heart 🖤💀

What is the bit from that station I.D.?

playing Minecraft

👾

Giggles. From a commercial advertisement??

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/APXcdWVN4bY

classic meme

MOOOOOOOOOM!!!

Please delete if you want to keep #DJ•Secrets #Shhh

Imma watch that erydang day tho yo

DTO - I thought I heard something new on your closing last week. Maybe some looney tunes in there with Zappa

I thought that meme was common knowledge

Never seen it 😆

Get with the times, MrM

Spinitron is mah only social media!

@Rob F, yes, I added some loony tunes sound effects with throwing things on stage bit. A new enhancement

DJ DaveTheObscure Sound Effects 💟

🙏 Happy to provide excellent customer service for our valued clients. 😬

MrM! WestSiiidddeee!

Meow 😻

Ughhhhhhh so many good tunes this morning.

Such a great installment of your always excellent show, DJ DaveTheObscure! 🤍💀

for a change, right?

ALWAYS EXCELLENT

GOTDAMN IT

FULL LIVES

Very nice show, very abnormal, very new, very obscure.

SO MUCH SCREAMING

thanks for the positive feedback

thanks you

@Stevie P - I was thinking the same thing

We appreciate YOU, DJ DaveTheObscure!

Cheers and Jeers to Stevie P

The P is silent, as in pool

Cheers to all the Dears, especially those with Big Rich Full Life Ears

Thanks Brother MΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ

DJ DaveTheObscure, many thanks for sharing all these nice noises! Big cheers and kind regards to you, Sir! 💟💀

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

Oh shit it's already almost that time

Final Ten Mins!

I'm sigh

I’m sniffle

despair not - more music on the way

You mean there's MORE? 😱

Isadora

S'more-a

I’m in the depths of despair 🥺

S'more-a that's amore

Excellent show; a morning-redeeming playlist.

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thanks. really enjoyed the proggy side of things.

Glad you like it, Dale H. Thanks for hanging out with us.

Thank you much, DTO!!

Great music as always. Thanks

⌛ That’s it for "ᵺ𐊤 𐱆ꑿꪡ ꚈႦꍷᚱꠈㅻ” for today.

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