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The New Abnormal

May 19, 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		Jade Warrior Easty Floating World Island 1974 Jade Warrior is mostly multi-instrumentalists Jon Field and Tony Duhig. 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.
7:07 AM		Set Break: over “E.F.S. No. 7” by CAN
7:08 AM		Jan Garbarek & Bobo Stenson Quartet Hasta Siempre Witchi-Tai-To ECM Records 1974 Another great ECM record from the 70s.
7:16 AM		Jürgen Friedrich Round Midnight (feat. John Hébert & Tony Moreno) Pollock (feat. John Hébert & Tony Moreno) Pirouet Records 2009 Jürgen Friedrich was born in 1970 in the town of Braunschweig, Germany.
7:23 AM		Janel & Anthony Broome's Orchard Where Is Home Cuneiform Records 2012 Duo of Janel Leppin (cello) and her husband Anthony Pirog (guitars).
7:30 AM		Chien Chien Lu The Path (Interlude 1) The Path P-VINE RECORDS 2021 Classically trained vibraphonist, marimbist, and contemporary percussionist from Taiwan, now based in Brooklyn. Bandcamp
7:32 AM		Set Break: over “Driftwood Biographies” by Dirk “Mont” Cambell
7:35 AM		Gösta Berlings Saga Nattskift Detta Har Hänt Icosahedron Music 2019 Gösta Berlings Saga, from near Stockhom Sweden, has become known for their dark and unique instrumental progressive rock. Bandcamp Detta Har Hänt = this has happened
7:39 AM		Jaga Jazzist The Shrine Pyramid Brainfeeder 2020 Norwegian 9-piece instrumental band. Bandcamp
7:49 AM		Oiapok Les Grands Equipages de Lumière N OisoLün Orignal Music Records 2023 French progressive rock group which succeeds Camembert, with Pierre Wawrzyniak as leader/composer/bassist. Bandcamp . Influenced by Pierre Moerlen's Gong & especially by Frank Zappa.
7:54 AM		Inner Ear Brigade Black and White Taste Dromology Ma.Ra.Cash Records 2017 IEB is an avant-prog ensemble from Oakland California, founded in 2006. Bandcamp
8:00 AM		Set Break: over “Dawn, Marshland” by Brian Eno (Yes, this is a fake.)
8:03 AM		Compassionizer As Smoke Is Driven Away N As Smoke Is Driven Away - EP s/r 2023 New release from this experimental/chamber/avantprog project created by Ivan Rozmainsky of Roz Vitalis. Bandcamp
8:24 AM		O Yuki Conjugate Snake Charm Peyote O Yuki Conjugate 1991 O Yuki Conjugate is an English post-industrial/ambient musical group founded in 1982.
8:30 AM		Jon Hassell Solaire Power Spot ECM Records 1986 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. Bandcamp
8:36 AM		Set Break: over “Psalm 100” by Brian Blade
8:38 AM		Bacamarte Último Entardecer (feat. Jane Duboc) Depois do Fim Bacamarte 1983 Brazilian symphonic progressive rock band, founded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1974. Disbanded in 1984. Their LP, recorded in 1979, was released in 1983.
8:48 AM		La bocca della verita La deportazione degli Avenothiani Avenoth Ma.Ra.Cash Records 2020 Founded in Rome, Italy in 2001, La Bocca Della Verità (LBDV, the voice of truth) started out performing covers of Pink Floyd, Premiata Forneria Marconi, Genesis, Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso, Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Le Orme, but eventually began composing original music in the 70's prog style. Bandcamp
8:58 AM		Set Break: over “Past LIves” by Blue Is Nine
9:01 AM		Minimum Vital Danza Vital Sarabandes Musea 1990 French progressive rock band established in the early 1980s by the Payssan brothers. Their early recordings were all instrumental, and featured a lot of folk references, which were replaced by more stylish contemporary elements on many later releases. What has remained throughout is the influence of medieval music. Vocals are introduced on later recordings (female and male). The group's style has shifted considerably during their 30 year history.
9:08 AM		Eclat Ekla Volume 3 Kezako 1997 French prog fusion band, known as Eclat De Vers on their second release.
9:12 AM		Thollot Leon Le Herisson 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
9:15 AM		Forgas Band Phenomena Midi-Minuit Acte V Cuneiform Records 2012 French instrumental fusion band fronted by drummer Patrick Forgas, recording since 1997. Bandcamp
9:28 AM		Set Break: over “Ending Image” by Arve Henriksen
9:31 AM		Natacha Atlas River Man Mounqaliba Six Degrees 2010 Natacha Atlas, born 20 March 1964 in Belgium to Egyptian parents, rose to prominence in the 90s as an arabic-singing vocalist of Transglobal Underground, which led to a subsequent solo career first in the 'worldbeat' genre, and later in a more classic venue of traditional Egyptian pop. She grew up speaking French and English, and later learned Arabic and Spanish.
9:36 AM		David Sylvian River Man (remix) Gone to Earth (Remastered 2003) UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) 2003 Originally issued as a double LP, the second disc had all instrumental songs. On "River Man", he was joined on guitar by Robert Fripp. I am airing the remix from the expanded rerelease.
9:40 AM		Djam Karet Alone With the River Man New Dark Age Cuneiform Records 2001 Californian instrumental eclectic progressive rock band founded 1984. Bandcamp It kind of feels like we are in a new Dark Age these days.
9:48 AM		Set Break: over “The ICS” by Richard Pinhas
9:51 AM		Marco Pacassoni Group Sleep, Pink and Black (The Napkins Suite) Frank & Ruth Esordisco 2018 Led by Italian vibraphonist Marco Pacassoni, born in 1981 in Fano.

Chat is archived.

It’s “Ṱḩḝ Ṇḙẘ Ḁḅṅṍṛṃḁḻ” on uoʇǝɔui̩ɹꓒ ꓭꓤꓒꓟ 🕖-🕙

💟

💜

Hello, DJ DaveTheObscure 💜

pOopOokhUm

Greeting, -𐁕Ʀ ᮋ₳𖼘𐐣𐤈ꛘ₮ⵟᜬ𐠙-☠️ 💜

One greeting

just one

Salutation to only YOU

gOOD MORNING, sIR.

¡ ʎpuꓯꓕ `ᵷuᴉuɹoɯ poo⅁

‘Tubular Bells’❣️

totally

I snickered very quietly

even a quiet snicker really satisfies

I like Milky Way bars more

I'm an Almond Joy man

I like… whatchamacallit !?!

luv those whatchamacallit

It’s not a thingamajig

Definitely not a whozeewhatzit

I cannot remember the name of it.

The"Jesus Crunch" bar; crunchy savior, juicy kings of kings.

Jesus Crunch! 🤬🤪

Morning abnormals, listening in the wilds of Iceland today! Never up this early at home

G'morning ǝʌɐꓷ and fellow Obscurist Abnormalist listeners

Good day, unoclay. Sounds spectacular.

Good morning, stevie p

mornin

what day is it in Iceland? MrM was busy that day, btw

Shoutout and Cheers to ROBO_Head, the AI DJ! Fun stuffs again today!

lots of daylight this time of year in Iceland

i have to get in the car and drive an hour beginning about 7:45. listenin' drivin' but not chattin'

Okay, stay safe, Stevie p

I feel like I'm in a fancy restaurant right now

we's high class here

🎹 🎼🎵🎶 pretty

Ordering a pitcher of beer, fried jalapenos, the nachos grande, and 50 wings extra hot with ranch to start off with

>:)

🍺 🌶

This is lovely

Wow TAndy, Breakfast of champions.

Good morning, Rofflestomp

Howdy ǝʌɐꓷ

Good morning DTO!

Good morning, Parrscream

Back to the Usual Abnormal

Good morning Rob F

Good morning

I enjoyed the first hour. Esp Round Midnight

Fresh out the Ocean!

I mean, shower 🧼

I am BathBoy. So Filthy.

Glad you enjoyed, Rob F.

Thanks for the soundtrack to BubbleTime! 🎶🎵

@DJ DaveTheObscure 🤍

Could you hear the music over the running water?

Mostly. Not the DJ though 🥺

I know my voice is shot

From?

all the years of screaming in that Black Metal band...

Ha! Awesome! 🤘

What’s caused the glitch?

part of the music?

To your voice box

dunno. maybe years of disuse. I live like a hermit monk. an informal vow of silence

ohhh look at all these easily clickable bandcamp links! Appreciate that DTO and good morning!

exceptions only for The New Abnormal and Sangeet

Take good care of yourself, DJ DaveTheObscure! 💟

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

BAAAAAM

Yes Chef!

Hey, Chef.

Nice transitions Dave

Thanks, DSM

Loving this Hassell

and its over

giggles

|:(

morning. dang, i tuned in late....

Good morning, Dale. Still plenty of music coming up

I know 7:00 a.m. is a bit early for most folks

try 4am

😵‍💫

WAKE UP PRINCETON!

True, -𐁕Ʀ ᮋ₳𖼘𐐣𐤈ꛘ₮ⵟᜬ𐠙-☠️ 💜, but you're exceptional

Try 740 the night before

Nice try, TAndy. That’s for work 💃

Dat outro tho

seriously, get out my room

oh my god you're killing me

§=]

Haha 😆

My stream recording died while I was at work. This show shall be lost in the annals of time as Epherimis intended

exactly

must move on

How do you have time to listen again. You listen to WPRB all waking hours

I'm a hoarder of data, I have over 120gb dedicated to high quality rips of a cartoon I watched as a child

lol

Details please, TAndy

Smurfs?

There is another chatter who saves a lot of shows as public Spotify playlists. And of course sponitron has all the lists. Typo. Keeping it. No smurfs @MrM but it does feature a titular blue man. Setting a reminder for me to find and download the Smurfs comics, I heard they're good.

Always with the screeeeaming 😱

¡ ǝuᴉʇsᴉɹɥꓛ `ᵷuᴉuɹoɯ poo⅁ ɥO

¡ɥɥɥɥƃƃƃƃııııııııɐɐɐɐ∀

Good morning DTO 😶‍🌫️ & all fellow Abnormals. Work is keeping me out of the chat, but I have been listening!

This shreds. Good morning!

Spotify playlists?

Yessir. I think he goes by iamlabrahs, or something to that effect. I see him in the chat regularly on Mondaes and Chewsdays

Not during my show. That's okay... 😞

Many have lived foolish lives without listening to The New Abnormal. I believe I heard that from a wise man.

Ha! Nice twist

¦:^)

do you ever play maneige, 70s quebec prog/jazz.....

@ Dale. Yes I do. In fact, I have been assembling a special show just for Quebeqois prog. Probably to air in the fall.

It was a fertile and underappreciated scene

cool! love maneige. and harmonium serge fiori was/is a genius. l'heptade is a masterpiece.

Sloche, Dionne Bregent, Contraction, Pollen, Maelstrom, etc. All fantastic, and unheard except on WPRB

heard pollen, others are unknown to me. TO THE PROG ARCHIVES SITE.

DTO the Wizard of prog

Check them out. Surprisingly good.

Still assembling recordings for the special survey. It was a scene, but not really a recognized 'style' like Canterbury or RPI.

I'm ready for that special show.

So Prog Archives does not have a special filtered section just for Quebec Prog. One has to search other sites

@TAndy, I am not ready yet.

CANO was a quebecois band, it was an arts commune and they put out some good material. more folk, lots of violin. they're listed on prog archives but not proggy in my mind. almost like a mckendree spring.

Thanks, I will check them out.

I love the lush and uncommon chord progressions in this Nick Drake song.

'au nord de notre vie' is where i would listen first.

thanks, Dale

NATACHA ATLAS ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

I'm still learning about Quebecois prog. There's a surprising amount of music out of that area.

WestSiiidddeee❣️

🖖 (flashes wrong gang sign)

🤏

I think they're called "The Spocks"

Howdy Dave, this is probably my favorite Djam Karet album!

drive by wishing everyone to live long and prosper

😹

Hey, Bud. They have so many great ones. But this has plenty of standout tracks.

Hey Dave, looks like we’re radio neighbors again.

Another GEM 💎 of a Show 🎶🎵❣️

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

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

𓀤𓀥 high five, radio neighbor!

Mind playing a longer track near the end here. I’m running a couple minutes behind to the studio.

Thank you, Dave!

Or wait the broadcast signal may switch automatically, I guess I am running.

RUN FASTER ABE

RUN, ABE!

No problem at all! Thanks for the show!

STOP TEXTING!

Run, Forest! RUN!

Had to try it first at least 💀. The burners are on trust me y’all.

UhOh. We gonna get Glitch Music 😵

Will Abe get to the studio before dreaded on air silence burns our ears? Stay tuned in to find out, only on WPRB!

Thank you for the excellent tunes this morning - getting ready for a big event and it has been a great soundtrack as always BAM

I'm gransmittting Opus no. 1 to the airwaves telegathically u tim Abe arrives to the dtufio

The typos are because my two braincells are busy

Thanks Dave this was a swell show!

Thank you DTO!

⌛ That’s it for "ፖዚɚ ቢⱸሡ ꬂꙎꝴፁꝵጢⲀረ” for today. Thanks for listening, and participating in the chat. Stay tuned to ‘PRB for Abe, WPRB's new super-sub!

thank you. enjoyed the music.

Glad you all enjoyed.

🧥👗👙👡👡🧣👒👛👜🧤👓 why was I wearing that outfit anyway??? ☠️👻😈

🚗🚚🚇🛟🚦🩼🚦🛻🛟🛢️

what was that noise?!?

Ouch.

? Abe?

I think he's still runnin

rats

IT BURNS

STILL RUNNING

GO ABE GO GO GO GO YOU CAN DO IT

I will pay for this im certain

I’m writing a letter to the governor

I'm calling Chris Christie to send his task force

you are totally justified to do so

My ears actually hurt from the silence

Impressed by Abe's ability to haul ass and text at same time

If nothing is on by 10:10 I will personally retire.

This guy right now 🤣🤣🤣

I wish this chat would stay open

Wha happin to da mooosic?

iHeartmedia with fingers crossed that this frequency is finally available

It is several miles yall I am channeling my cross country experience

Next DJ running (literally) late

MUSIC WILL BE ON MOMENTARILY !

LETS GOOOOOO

The Glitch Music Fail

Im channeling my energy to you

Just blame it on the intermittent transmitter outrages they keep warning us about

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🚶‍♂️

And we're back!