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The New Abnormal

May 12, 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.

𝍋𝌢𝌰𝌎

7:01 AM		Ralph Towner, Jan Garbarek, Eberhard Weber & Jon Christensen Oceanus Solstice ECM Records 1975 Multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and bandleader, born in Chehalis, Washington, 1 March 1940. He records mostly for ECM.
7:12 AM		Set Break: over “Katharos” by Bill Nelson
7:14 AM		Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily Shadow Forces N Love In Exile Arooj - Trio Record 2023 Improvised minimalist sufi ambient jazz.
7:28 AM		Tigran Hamasyan, Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset, Jan Bang Traces IV Atmoshperes ECM 2018 Tigran Hamasyan (born July 17, 1987) is an Armenian jazz pianist and composer. He plays mostly original compositions, which are strongly influenced by the Armenian folk tradition. At the age of three he began to play melodies on his family's piano, and he went to a music school from the age of six. As a young child, he dreamed of being a thrash metal guitarist.
7:33 AM		Sigur Rós Untitled #1 ( ) Krunk 2002 Icelandic post-rock band from Reykjavík. Known for their ethereal sound, frontman Jónsi's falsetto vocals, and the use of bowed guitar, the band's music is also noticeable for its incorporation of classical and minimalist aesthetic elements.
7:39 AM		Set Break: over “Past Lives” by Blue Is Nine
7:42 AM		Bhajan Bhoy Accordi-Ohm N To Love is to Love (Vol. 2) Feeding Tube 2023 Bhajan Bhoy is Ajay Saggar, based in the Netherlands. Bandcamp
7:49 AM		L'Rain Heavy (But Not In Wait) L'Rain Astro Nautico 2017 L'Rain, is a Brooklyn-raised vocalist, songwriter, experimentalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and expert tape manipulator. Bandcamp
7:54 AM		David Sylvian Sugarfuel Sleepwalkers P-VINE 2010 David Sylvian was the guest vocalist for this one track on Readymade's "Bold" release from 2001. Readymade is Jean-Philippe Verdin, a French multi-instrumentalist electronic music producer, arranger, and songwriter.Sylvian later released this in 2010 under his own name on "Sleepwalkers", a collection of his various collaborations. CD has plenty of photos by Kristamas Klousch Flickr
7:58 AM		Léa Sen Dragonfly ʚĭɞ N You Of Now, Pt. 2 Partisan Records 2023 Songwriter and vocalist from Paris, living in London. Bandcamp
8:01 AM		Set Break: over “The Gift” by Trey Gunn
8:04 AM		Terje Rypdal Ghostdancing Vossabrygg ECM 2006 Inspired by Miles Davis' "Bitches Brew" Vossa Jazz has been holding jazz festivals in Norway since 1973 (interrupted due to COVID)
8:23 AM		Pete Cosey, Michael Henderson, Adam Holzman, Wallace Roney, A. Sivamani, Vikku Vinayakram & Lenny White Miles Runs the Voodoo Down Miles from India V/A Four Quarters Records 2008 Miles Davis performed in India. The concept of "Miles From India" is to have Indian and western musicians collaborate on rearrangements of his music.
8:31 AM		Fareed Haque & The Flat Earth Ensemble The Four Corners Suite: North Flat Planet Fareed Haque 2013 Fareed Haque was born in 1963 to a Pakistani father and Chilean mother. This one-off ensemble features many classical musicians from India.
8:39 AM		Set Break: over “Pitch To Voltage” by Brian Eno & David Byrne
8:41 AM		Sleepytime Gorilla Museum Phthisis Of Natural History Web of Mimicry 2004 Sleepytime Gorilla Museum was an American experimental rock band, formed in 1999 in Oakland, California. The band fused classical, industrial, and art-rock themes throughout their music. They were known to perform elaborate routines on stage, and manufactured many of their own instruments.
8:45 AM		Primus My Friend Fats Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People: Promo de Fromage - EP Interscope 2003 Primus is a bass-oriented alternative metal band, formed in California in the mid 1980s, led by Les Claypool.
8:53 AM		ni Torfesor Les insurgés de Romilly Dur et Doux 2015 "ni" are an instrumental avant-prog/math rock band from Bourg-en-Bresse, France. Bandcamp (cover probably inspired by Hieronymus Bosch)
8:59 AM		Set Break: over “Melancholia” by Bill Nelson
9:01 AM		PUL.SAR Pollen Pollen Black Beard Records 1975 Pulsar is a French prog rock band founded around 1974. "Pollen" is their debut.
9:14 AM		Voice Actor Myself 2 Myself (feat. Yarrow.co) Sent From My Telephone Stroom 2022 Voice Actor is an enigmatic person of indeterminate origin. Bandcamp "Sent From My Telephone" contains 109 short dreamy spoken word pieces.
9:16 AM		Oceansize Massive Bereavement (Remastered) Effloresce (Remastered) Beggars Banquet 2003 Oceansize is a space-rock post-rock band founded in Manchester UK in 1998, disbanded in 2011.
9:26 AM		Set Break: over “Set Me as a Seal Upon Thine Heart” by Bill Nelson
9:27 AM		The Wrong Object Jungle Cow, Pt. 1 After the Exhibition Moonjune Records 2013 The Wrong Object is a Nu-Jazz ensemble from Belgium with wide ranging influences (Canterbury, Aka Moon, Mingus, Béla Bartok, and Zappa). Bandcamp
9:37 AM		Abrete Gandul Realismo Sin Renuncia Referencias Circulares Abrete Gandul 2018 Abrete Gandul is a prog rock band founded in Chile in 1999. Their lineup and style has changed considerably over the years.
9:43 AM		Panzerpappa Barkus I Vinterland Pestrottedans Altrock Productions 2016 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.
9:49 AM		Set Break: over “Willow Silk” by Bill Nelson
9:51 AM		Daniele Sepe Peaches En Regalia Direction Zappa MVM 2021 Daniele Sepe (born April 17, 1960 in Naples) is an Italian musician, known internationally for interpreting protest songs from around the world.

Chat is archived.

𓁝 We begin our broadcast day. 𓁜 😶‍🌫️

Hello, TAndy. How are you?

Hello, DJ DaveTheObscure 💟

𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒔𝒊𝒓𝒔.

I'm well, Dave. How are you both doing this morning?

Good day to you, -𐁕Ʀ ᮋ₳𖼘𐐣𐤈ꛘ₮ⵟᜬ𐠙-☠️ 💜

Doing fine this morning

I have a headache!

Hi, TAndy

Just started 2 minutes ago, I bet

Good morning ǝʌɐꓷ and fellow fans of New Abnormalcy

Good morning, Stevie p

Good morning, Stevie.

U silly, DJ DaveTheObscure

I accidentally set my bluetooth speaker to "headset" mode, so the music sounds like it's being routed through a landline phone. Kinda liking it, honestly.

Stevie P, tip of the hat 🎩 to you

FYI folks, I'll se subbing for wired academic this Tuesday the 16yh, 8:00-11:00 p.m. EDT

YES

Playing heavier stuff like she does

I'll be tuned in with max volume at that time on Tuesday the 16yh.

but with the abnormal twist

DJ DaveTheObscure, did you record the show already?

I have not

I have a request!

Mitski? Please oh please let it be Mitski

I’m leaving

Sade's metal phase?

No. Can the ᎷяMΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ inspired station I.D. air late in the final hour?!?

I'm sure I can fit that in.

And then something with vocals from SADE!

Thanks, DJ DaveTheObscure! 💟

You got Sade as a special guest singer for the sub show, Dave? Nice!

Tip o the hat back atcha Brother M (Mr)

Sade's cover of Meshuggah's "Break Those Bones Whose Sinews Gave It Motion"

ErrMahGawd 🤣

I keep missing the cool station IDs.

DJ Pup played it at 11 am yesterday. I was busy at that moment.

Fix yer life, Stevie P

Don't worry, Stevie. Captain Ahab plays it during her show too, sometimes at the very beginning.

The lesson is "Always be listening to WPRB"

I will abandon any and all obligations for WPRB.

Does “my” Station I.D. make an appearance today?!?

Not today

I’m outta here 🏎

That’s okay. My feeling’s aren’t hurt… 😕

I don’t take it personally… 😞

It doesn’t really bother me… 😩

I was just chopping onions, that’s all! 😭

Quit. I’ll stay. 💜

💟 You're swell

Yoouuu arrrhhh 💟💀

Weeeee arrrrrr

Ooompp! Ha!

It's my evil twin, O⊥ᗡ

I thought you were the evil twin

"Ooompp! Ha!"? Isn't that by German brass bands?

I'm the nice one

I heard that after 🤪🥸😎

Oh.

Good morning, Sir.

¡ ʎpuꓯꓕ `ᵷuᴉuɹoɯ poo⅁

Anyone hear the last track from ROBO_Head, the AI DJ - 04.orumurai_enakkena_vaa_muruga_by_madurai_somu ???

speaking of evil twins, yesterday on DJE's show, some chatters including DJE were surmising that you, MrM, and I might be the same human being

it was quite disconcerting to think that i might be a puppet, and not a real boy after all

Mwahahahaha

I’m the PuppetMaster

@MRM, I heard that ROBO_Head song

i do a great marionette impression, in the style of Gerry Anderson Marionation

The singer was Madurai Somasundaram

Nifty lead in to your show, DJ DaveTheObscure

Mike Mercury and Doctor Beeker are my specialties

Serendipitous timing, that

Too bad the full name of the artist didn’t make the playlist

I just looked back and I see that someone even thinks that you are me. I DO have the potential to grief the chat with another persona, but that's too much to manage.

Plus I'm not that funny.

my rule of funny is... as long as I think I'm funny, I'm funny

i slay myself sometimes

Yeah, the conversation was wonky as heck and I wasn’t even there. Did you see my chatbot response, TAndy? Speaking of funny 😄

SIGUR RÓS ❤️ So many favourites today!

chat gps off kilter KILLDOZER cover so Nasty and sweetener >:)

I shoulda put hearts on the first names from this set 💙🧡

There it is @TAndy L0LZ

we love webstreams in this house.

I still get my wprb via discs in the mail

¡ ꓪꓢꓷ ollǝꓧ

Goodmorning DTOs and all

Sup DSM

Coffee and abnormal sounds TAndy

Technically, it would be DsTO

I chortled out loud

such a grammar nerd

Lol true

so true

I do not agree or concur

that test tone scared the hell out of me

Correcto, I actually did have an energy drink earlier, much to my dismay. I'll do better tomorrow.

TAndy, stop caffeine and sugar intake

I did not type “has had” 🤓

>:)

More hot bean juice please 🙋🏻‍♀️

one can of goya black beans with the beans drained, copy that.

‘Sugarfuel’ L0LZ

Aquafaba

Holy Frijoles

Sugarfuel inspired by the chat

I’m the #1 Spinitron Influencer 💀

ʚĭɞ

💙

not a butterfly

🦋

Copy paste

nor a margarinefly

Side eye 😒 at DSM

m*rgarine 🤢

lol

😏

I hear In Silent Way sound also right at the begin there

Good morning, Brain D. Yes, they lifted generous portions of Miles Davis' music

Arooj, VJ, Shahzad from the City of Tiny Desks: https://www.npr.org/2023/05/12/1173970913/arooj-aftab-vijay-iyer-shahzad-ismaily-tiny-desk-concert

Tiny is as tiny desk

City of Tiny Desks? Don't you wanna go? It's over there, in the tiny dirt somewhere.

Thanks for the link, Brian D

Talkin' 'bout dem tiny cookies.... that the peoples eat

Ya definitely heard Shhhh Peaceful at begin of this. They put in those stops and organ burblings too. Really like it when Terje makes appearances on your show

Someone has to play Rypdal - if not me, then who?

DJ Emanual Ferritas used to, on The Outerspace Employment Agency

Sometimes rosasolis dream

Good morning DTO! I'm late to the party this week. I overslept.

That's okay PArrscream. Sleep is important

Agreed. Especially since I had not been sleeping well lately... I needed it last night!

I was here at 3am WestSiiidddeee time zone

I am honored

Wow Mr M.... Showing me up, huh? ;-)

I am levitating 🕴

I feel honoured to hear your excellent show, DJ DaveTheObscure! 💟

It's good to hear that you are listening and able to appreciate the selections

Good morning all

Good morning, Rob F

This Terje is nice. Did thought I heard some Pharoah's Dance in the beginning

𓀣 𓀤 𓀠𓀡 𓀉𓀤 𓀥

O̵̜̝̳̦̍̈h̸̢̨̺̮͕̖̲͉̼̦̠̼̓̈́͐̈́͌̀̈́̔̾͒̓ ̴̩̭̣͉̤͈̯͉̹̙̺͍̯͉̐́͝͠ğ̶͕͇̹͙̳̹͉͚̲̖̦̾̀̽͒̅͋͂̑̒̀̽͗͒ͅớ̷̢̛̯̜̗̙͖̯̪̒́̇́̏́̆̃̕͝ó̷͇̤̖͍͉͍̳̻̮̭͙̄ḑ̵̟̤̤̬͚̰̞̊̀̃̂̉̑͆̓̚͜

¡ ǝuᴉʇsᴉɹɥꓛ `ᵷuᴉuɹoɯ pooᵷ ɥO

You are correct Rob F. Pharoah's Dance was quoted

It's that happy day! Morning, DTO, Rob, Brian, TAndy, Parrscream, DSM, Stevie P, and MrM 💀 Boo 👻!

Slick transition!

Goodmorning Christine!

HI, DarthUhuruBuu! 😈

top o the marnin to ya Christine

Morning Christine!

MILES DAVIS ❤️

This rules so hard

You know we love Björk...

for sure

BJÖRK 💖

this is very good 👍

even counterfeit Björk

WestSiiidddeee!

🖖🏾

Enjoying all these nice noises! Big cheers to you, DJ DaveTheObscure! 🤍🐼

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

Holy shit

the desired response

PRIMUS❣️❣️❣️

LETS GOOOOOOOOO

boppin' in the band shine

LES CLAYPOOL 💗

Love this album cover sm

👄💥🥊👄

🤼

That’s wrestling

it's the closest emoji I could find

This is unusually brutal, and I'm liking it.

AMD THEN IT ENDED UAFDUFJ

too slo yo

Listen Tuesday night (the 16th) 8-11 for a bonus New Abnormal, featuring more brutal music, when I sub for wired academic.

Always

Hell yeah

With

The

Screeeeaming

🗣️📣

always hell yeah with the screeeeeming

I saw Sleepytime Gorilla Museum once and can confirm the "make their own instruments" thing. Their percussion section was more car parts than recognizable instruments.

Good morning, Mike

Good morning, Guelo

Hello and Hugs to DJ MikeLupica

ZUT ALORS! 🇫🇷

Good morning Mike Lupica, Christine, Brian D, Guelo, and Parr!

Were they using a muffler?

Cheers to all flute and organ solos at 9 am. They act as a counterpoint to the screeeeeeeaming and the gongs.

And instruments made of auto parts

less likely to get stolen from the travel van

Good point!

even better if the auto parts are spares that the travel van can use if necessary

🚗💨😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😭😱😶‍🌫️😭😶‍🌫️

(somebody stole their cat)

meow

😼

😭

Nuu jazZeuhl?

NuuJazz, feuhl!

Not much Zeuhl in The Wrong Object.

Yes, that’s why I corrected it. 😄

Moo, Foo! 🐮

This goes crazyyyyy

🌳🌳🌳🐄

Mu 🤑

Hey Dave, may I submit a soft request for your Tuesdæ show?

Of course

🥚 soft boiled Canterbury egg

😂

Tuesday's show will be on the brutal side.

in the wired academic tradition

So no Quartley Barfnett retrospective

Thanks Gawd

For ONCE, I won't be playing blocks of Courtney Barnett

Blue Automatic by Thank You Scientist. A band hailing from Montclair NJ!

I will check it, TAndy

I was gonna suggest a Psychadelic Porn Crumpets song but I don't think you'd play much fuzzy rock. Thanks, sir!

Really enjoying the show this morning, and the Bill Nelson background music on some of the set breaks.

Final Ten Mins?! I’m scream 😱

😭

i 💗 bill nelson

Meet back here on Tuesday, then?

Bill Nelson's songs make great bed music

He doesn’t feel the same about you, Stevie P

Good ol time as per uzhe. I really wanna party now!

"Thank You Scientist is an American progressive rock band from Montclair, New Jersey. Their debut studio album Maps of Non-Existent Places was named the "Revolver Album of the Week" in October 2014. Their second album Stranger Heads Prevail was released in July 2016. Their third album Terraformer was released in June 2019."

Tuesday the 16th, 8:00-11:00 p.m. EDT

Wikipedia's lack of Oxford commas bothers me.

Thanks, TAndy

Thank YOU, DTO!

Thanks Dave!

DJ DaveTheObscure, another GEM of a Show! Many thanks and kind regards to you, Sir! 💟💀

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

Thanks Dave the Obscure 😶‍🌫️ a stellar line-up as usual. Take care, everybody!

great show DTO!

Cheers to all the Dears, especially those with Big Ears!

a bit of Willie the Pimp thrown in

Great show! Thanks

Excellent show, DTO! Great to hear some Sleepytime Gorilla Museum earlier - I'm really looking forward to their return next year.

Voodoo Chile

Hey, Bud, good to see you

Talkin bout that voodoo chili...

That the peoples eat

on twelve-o de mayo

⌛ That’s it for "ፖዚɚ ቢⱸሡ ꬂꙎꝴፁꝵጢⲀረ” for today.

🦋🧢🥏🥣🧵📘🫐🪁💙💀

ʚĭɞ

🍖🥚🥐🥚🥯🥚🥖🍔🥨🥖🥪

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