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The New Abnormal

Jun 9, 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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The New Abnormal
7:02 AM
Wong Kuen & Hong Kong Virtuosi Folk Ensemble - 幽思 (Meditation)
Wong Kuen & Hong Kong Virtuosi Folk Ensemble 幽思 (Meditation)
Four Virtuosi Play Chinese Traditional Music - Plum Blossom Melody V/A Hong Kong Records Co. Ltd. 1989

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7:09 AM
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7:12 AM
Gjallarhorn - Kom Helge Ande (Come Holy Spirit)
Gjallarhorn Kom Helge Ande (Come Holy Spirit)
Sjofn NorthSide 2000

Swedish-language folk music or world music group from Finland formed in 1994. The group's name is taken from Norse mythology.

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7:15 AM
Estampie - Bluomenrot
Estampie Bluomenrot
Fin Amor Noir Records 2007

German Neo-Medieval band founded in 1985 by Sigrid Hausen (aka Syrah), Michael Popp and Ernst Schwindl. Bandcamp

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7:18 AM
Lian Ensemble - Ba Man Sanama (Live)
Lian Ensemble Ba Man Sanama (Live)
Dar Shekarestan (Live in Concert) Lian Records 2000

Persian music, with vocals by Khosro Ansari. "Ba Man Sanama" has lyrics by Rumi.

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7:22 AM
Trey Gunn - Dziban (Live)
Trey Gunn Dziban (Live)
Live Encounter First World Records 2001

Trey Gunn was a longtime member of King Crimson. Gunn has helped evolve the "Warr Guitar", a new and unique instrument. Built by Mark Warr of Warr Guitars, this 'tapped' instrument is an 10-string touch guitar with the range of a piano. Bandcamp

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7:28 AM
Exivious - Alphaform
Exivious Alphaform
Liminal Season of Mist 2013

Prog Metal band, founded in Tilburg, Netherlands in 1997 - Disbanded in 2017. More of a jazz fusion band with metal element mixed in. Bandcamp

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7:33 AM
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7:38 AM
Bernard Xolotl - Transmutation
Bernard Xolotl Transmutation
Procession Erdenklang 2006

Electronic composer Bernard Xolotl was born in France in 1951. He had associations with Terry Riley and Indian singer Pandit Pran Nath. During 1981, in San Francisco, Xolotl worked on many projects with virtuoso violinist Daniel Kobialka and the record "Procession" was released in 1982. Bandcamp

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7:50 AM
Osamu Kitajima - I To Eye
Osamu Kitajima I To Eye
The Source Epic 1984

Japanese musician, producer, composer and multi‑instrumentalist. Born 3 February 1949 in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

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8:00 AM
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8:02 AM
Trilogy - Breakthrough
Trilogy Breakthrough
Here It Is Musea 1979

A keyboard dominated progressive rock band from Dorsten, Germany, around in the early 1980s.

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8:08 AM
Le Orme - Come una giostra
Le Orme Come una giostra
Storia o leggenda Universal Music Italia srL. 1977

Le Orme is an Italian progressive rock band born in the sixties in Venice as a beat group. They are one of the few RPI groups that have enjoyed greater visibility abroad.

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8:13 AM
Van Der Graaf Generator - Refugees
Van Der Graaf Generator Refugees
The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other Charisma Catalogue 1970

Formed in the UK in 1967, with vocals by Peter Hammill.

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8:19 AM
Vital Duo - La tour haute (Sauver les hommes)
Vital Duo La tour haute (Sauver les hommes)
Ex tempore Musea 2001

Vital Duo is a side project for the founders of the French prog-rock group Minimum Vital, the Payssan twin brothers. Jean-Luc is a multi-instrumentalist that plays guitar (electric, classical, cittern, mandolin) as well as percussion, while brother Thierry plays keyboards (electronic, classical and prog) with an obvious passion for medieval music.

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8:28 AM
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8:31 AM
PoiL & Junko Ueda - Kujô Shakujô, Parts 2 & 3
PoiL & Junko Ueda Kujô Shakujô, Parts 2 & 3 N
PoiL Ueda Dur Et Doux 2023

"PoiL Ueda" is a musical creation between the French rock/contemporary music band of "PoiL", Benoit Lecomte (bassist of the band "Ni"), and the Japanese traditional music singer / satsuma-biwa player Junko Ueda. Bandcamp

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8:42 AM
Daniel Denis - Opus Rictus
Daniel Denis Opus Rictus
Les Eaux Troubles Cuneiform 1993

Belgian composer, drummer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the founders of Univers Zero.

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8:46 AM
Von Zamla - Antsong
Von Zamla Antsong
1983 Cuneiform Records 1999

A side project of Samla Mammas Manna, founded in Uppsala, Sweden in 1969. Their music is a blend of mostly instrumental 70's progressive rock, Scandinavian folk, jazz-fusion, avant-garde, RIO and World Music.

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8:52 AM
Yochk'o Seffer Neffesh Music - Ofek
Yochk'o Seffer Neffesh Music Ofek
Noce chimique Great Winds 1977

Hungarian saxophonist Seffer József (aka Yochk'o Seffer) left Magma early on to form fusion band Zao and this side project Neffesh Music.

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9:01 AM
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9:06 AM
Marcus - Braveheart (Vision De Zëss)
Marcus Braveheart (Vision De Zëss)
Hur! (Hommage À La Musique De Christian Vander) V/A Soleil Zeuhl 2009

"Marcus" is Marcus Linon, French drummer, guitarist and multi instrumentalist born in 1985. Marcus Linon is also producer, recording/mixing/mastering engineer and owner of Greasy Records (much of whose catalog is Magma records). Besides this, he records under the name Grit.

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9:11 AM
Magma - The Last Seven Minutes (Live triton 2005)
Magma The Last Seven Minutes (Live triton 2005)
Triton Zünd Zëlëkt, Vol. 1 (Live triton 2005) Seventh records 2015

French prog rock band starting in 1970, creators of their own genre: "Zeuhl". Still active, even after many lineup changes. Bandcamp

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9:22 AM
Karaba - Frauke
Karaba Frauke
Schwester Mondreal Klangschutz Schallplatten 2018

Instrumental jam psychedelic band from Munich established in 2014, featuring influences from Embryo, Missus Beastly, Pink Floyd, Amon Düül 2 and others. Bandcamp

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9:31 AM
Brand X - Kubic Blitz
Brand X Kubic Blitz
BBC Sessions 1976

Jazz Fusion band active from 1975 to 1980.

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Notable members include Genesis drummer & vocalist Phil Collins, guitarist John Goodsall, & bassist Percy Jones.

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9:41 AM
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9:45 AM
AI Jimi Hendrix - You're Gonna Kill Me
AI Jimi Hendrix You're Gonna Kill Me
single 2001

The music and singing was apparently all generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) from processing samples of multiple Hendrix' songs.

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9:48 AM
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Up from the Skies
The Jimi Hendrix Experience Up from the Skies
Axis: Bold As Love Legacy Recordings 2009

Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) was an influential electric guitarist.

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9:54 AM
Traffic - Rainmaker
Traffic Rainmaker
The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys Universal-Island Records Ltd. 1971

English rock band whose members came from the West Midlands, led by Steve Winwood.

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Chat is archived.
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 7:01:01 AM
hello
-ᎷяMΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ-💀 7:01:04 AM
Hello
-ᎷяMΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ-💀 7:01:10 AM
💟
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 7:03:28 AM
Nice of you to join us so early
-ᎷяMΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ-💀 7:04:46 AM
Nice of you to appreciate my schedule
Dale Hazelton 7:05:00 AM
morning. how's the air in south jersey? cleared up pretty well up here in the hudson valley.
TAndy 7:05:04 AM
Heya. Fading out now, got home a while ago from my west coast flight. I seem to now he under the weather so this music is very welcoming.
TAndy 7:05:30 AM
Just wanted to give my hello, gratitude for the music, Good Morning, Sir; etc etc...
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 7:05:55 AM
Air quality recently improved from "Unhealthy" to "Moderate" in the Princeton area.
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 7:06:09 AM
Good morning Dale and TAndy
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 7:06:52 AM
I hope your health improves rapidly, TAndy
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 7:07:49 AM
We still could use some rain here, Dale. That might scrub the air a bit more
TAndy 7:08:07 AM
Thank you, sir. We are getting rain later this Monday and Chewsday unless we get unlucky
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 7:08:52 AM
Don't believe long range forecasts. They keep showing this elusive 30% chance. And it never materializes
-ᎷяMΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ-💀 7:10:07 AM
TAndy, get as much sleep as possible. Have airborne? At least get some extra vitamin C and zinc in ya!
-ᎷяMΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ-💀 7:25:36 AM
Nice Noises to start the show! Cheers to you, DJ DaveTheObscure!
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 7:26:03 AM
Thanks, MrM. You're too kind
stevie p 7:27:32 AM
Good morning everybody
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 7:27:48 AM
good morning, stevie p
stevie p 7:28:06 AM
(and DSM)
stevie p 7:38:53 AM
perhaps a MrM station ID this morning?
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 7:41:46 AM
Probably not. But another custom Station ID for sure
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 7:43:21 AM
Don't want to wear it out. The rarity heightens its value
-ᎷяMΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ-💀 7:43:41 AM
I’m cry
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 7:43:54 AM
No crying during The New Abnormal!
Parrscream 7:44:23 AM
Good morning DTO! Good morning all!
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 7:44:37 AM
Good morning, Parrscream
-ᎷяMΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ-💀 7:44:54 AM
Cannot be helped, today 😭 😭 😭
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 7:45:21 AM
Do us a favor and cry over some of these wilting plants.
DSM 7:49:05 AM
Good morning DTO and chat-heads
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 7:49:24 AM
Good morning DSM
DSM 7:49:55 AM
“The rarity heightens its value” - baseball card 101
-ᎷяMΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ-💀 8:01:16 AM
I’m not the correct nerd for that station I.D. ???
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 8:04:29 AM
You mean the Monty Python ID?
-ᎷяMΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ-💀 8:05:06 AM
Oh, Monty Python
Rob F 8:05:40 AM
Good morning. Enjoyed the first hour
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 8:06:11 AM
Good morning, Rob F.
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 8:07:19 AM
Definitely inspired by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Rob F 8:08:04 AM
Yes I hear that
Rob F 8:09:47 AM
My daughter was fascinated with learning to play Tarkus in HS
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 8:10:31 AM
A worthy challenge
Dale Hazelton 8:23:28 AM
the van der graaf was sublime.
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 8:24:07 AM
Thanks Dale. I somehow neglected this group for many years.
iamthelabhras 8:28:10 AM
Mornin' everyone! I'm sure someone's ask this before but...does the existence of a New Abnormal imply the existence of an Old Abnormal? And if so, what _is_ the Old Abnormal? Like...Henry Cowell?
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 8:35:11 AM
I think previous weeks' shows must be the "Old Abnormal"
iamthelabhras 8:36:16 AM
Well played, Dave. You have trapped me in a web of infinitely regressing abnormality.
Rob F 8:41:14 AM
Is it fair to say listening to the current week’s show if The New Obnormal is the new normal
iamthelabhras 8:42:48 AM
🤯🤯🤯
Rob F 9:15:07 AM
☕️
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:15:47 AM
Have a cuppa
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:20:19 AM
and a heaping helping of Zeuhl gruel.
Bud Burroughs 9:23:12 AM
Magma, breakfast of champions!
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:24:00 AM
best served cold
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:24:19 AM
Good morning, Bud. Thanks for checking in
Rob F 9:25:27 AM
Magma and Instrumental jam going well with coffee
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:25:55 AM
the day is off to a good start
Rob F 9:29:03 AM
Indeed
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:29:48 AM
Even the air is improving. Now it's merely unhealthy instead of hazardous to breathe.
Bud Burroughs 9:30:15 AM
I don't think I've heard Karaba before. Very pleasant!
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:30:52 AM
I'm glad I could turn you on to something new
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:33:09 AM
Karaba has been around since 2014, and are still active
-ᎷяMΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ-💀 9:45:54 AM
I’m already dead ☠️
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:46:27 AM
You're ahead of the curve, MrM
Brian D 9:48:27 AM
Sea of reverb . Funny tho. Interesting
Bud Burroughs 9:49:31 AM
That was intriguingly creepy.
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:49:35 AM
the smell of a world that has burned
Brian D 9:49:37 AM
Mr Paul Caruso on are there or are there not aliens..... This is the rill dill here
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:49:49 AM
Change of climate
-ᎷяMΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ-💀 9:49:57 AM
Hopefully next week I’ll be able to chat more. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all of your excellent selections, DJ DaveTheObscure! Another TopNotch Show! Many thanks! Big cheers! Kind regards to you, Sir! 💟💀
stevie p 9:50:08 AM
everybody sing along! There's Got To Be A Morning After...
Bud Burroughs 9:50:37 AM
Now let's create an AI DtO, and have him host a show of AI-generated Zeuhl
Brian D 9:51:35 AM
The AI had the gtr riffs and overall gtr tone... vocals really buried in reverb but ok... it's just the overall modern crisp digital sounding mix that gives it away.
-ᎷяMΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ-💀 9:53:51 AM
Mic level is Very Good❗️ ✅ 👍
Brian D 9:54:07 AM
Lovely RIP Chris Wood. Too young
iamthelabhras 9:57:09 AM
Great show as always, Dave! I will see you next week for more obscurity!
Brian D 9:57:25 AM
I can see out the back window much better today whew... some relief
Brian D 9:57:43 AM
Ya great show Dave. Bargin along
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:57:58 AM
Thanks for listening and hanging out this morning, folks.
Rob F 9:58:29 AM
Thanks for getting the day off to a good start!
-ᎷяMΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ-💀 10:00:12 AM
Cheers to all the Dears, especially those with Big Ears!
stevie p 10:00:35 AM
thanks DTO