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The New Abnormal

Jul 21, 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		Pat Metheny Icefire Watercolors ECM Records 1977 Pat Metheny was born in Kansas City on 12 August 1954 into a musical family. Starting on trumpet at the age of 8, Metheny switched to guitar at age 12. By the age of 15, he was working regularly with the jazz musicians in Kansas City. Watercolors is his third release, and second on ECM.
7:07 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
7:09 AM		Ken Nordine Looks Like It's Going to Rain (feat. The Fred Katz Group) Word Jazz (feat. The Fred Katz Group) Geffen 1957
7:13 AM		Alex de Grassi White Rain Slow Circle RCA/Legacy 1979 Alex de Grassi (born 13 February 1952, in Yokosuka, Japan) is a fingerstyle guitarist. He came from a musical family: his grandfather was a violinist with the San Francisco Symphony, and his cousin is William Ackerman, founder Windham Hill Records.
7:16 AM		Alison Krauss & Union Station Goodbye Is All We Have Lonely Runs Both Ways New Rounder 2004 Union Station is an American bluegrass and country band associated with singer (and talented violinist) Alison Krauss.
7:20 AM		Billy Strings Home Home Rounder 2019 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.
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7:30 AM		Maneige Les aventures de Saxinette et Clarophone Les porches ProgQuébec 1975 Progressive rock and fusion jazz band from Québec, founded in 1972.
7:44 AM		After Crying Kétezer Év Föld És Ég Periferic Records 2013 "After Crying" were founded in Budapest in 1986. The are one of the bands from the rich Hungarian prog scene that create extremely complex and moody music. There is a huge variety of styles in their music among their extensive discography.
8:00 AM		Set Break: ꧁ 𐌃ἷꯝἴʗᱢᶅᜎ ᮄǐꮥ𐠙𐐩ᥢi̩𐡀ǥ ⴼᲢ𐌵Ԅ ꧂
8:02 AM		The Mahavishnu Project Faith Return To the Emerald Beyond Cuneiform Records 2007 Led my drummer Gregg Bendian, they are a Mahavishnu Orchestra cover band.
8:05 AM		Mike Gibbs w/The Chrome Waterfall Orchestra Unfinished Sympathy Mike Gibbs Directs the CW Orch. Bronze 1975 Michael Gibbs, born 25 September 1937 in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe). Multi-talented trombonist who also gets credits as conductor, composer, arranger, musical director, producer, and more rarely, keyboardist and drums. He was the orchestral arranger for Uriah Heep in mid 70's.
8:12 AM		Mediabanda Canción Formal en 7/8 Maquinarias Aconcagua Records 2021 Chilean progressive rock, jazz fusion and contemporary music band. Active since 2000.
8:17 AM		Larry Coryell & The Eleventh House Joyride Live at WQIV FM Studios 1975 Born Lorenz Albert Van DeLinder III on 2 April 1943 in Galveston, Texas, died 19 February 2017. The Eleventh House was a jazz fusion group in the vein of The Mahavishnu Orchestra and Return To Forever. WQIV was a short lived (1974-1975) rock station in New York City.
8:33 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
8:38 AM		Paul Schauert Afro String Thing Modalities s/r 2010 Percussionist, composer, and professor at Michigan State University, combining jazz, ambient and experimental music with African influences.Bandcamp
8:48 AM		Ginger Baker Satou Horses and Trees Charly Records 1997 Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker, born 19 August 1939 in Lewisham, London, England, UK - died 6 October 2019, known mainly for his drumming with the groups Cream and Blind Faith.
8:53 AM		Steve Tibbetts Any Minute Safe Journey ECM Records 1984 Steve Tibbetts (born 1954) is a guitarist and composer is known for his original sound which combines elements of jazz, rock, and world music (post-modern neo-primitivism).
8:57 AM		toe G.O.O.D.L.U.C.K feat. U-zhaan / Kumi Maya Ayaya HEAR YOU Machupicchu INDUSTRIAS 2015 toe is a Japanese post-rock/math rock band formed at the end of 2000. Bandcamp
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9:04 AM		Cliff Martinez What Other Man…? Sex, Lies and Videotape (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Virgin 1989 Cliff Martinez was a drummer with Red Hot Chili Peppers and Captain Beefheart. Since 1990, he primarily works as a film composer, especially for Steven Soderbergh. Bandcamp His music is textured and subtle, and stands on its own.
9:07 AM		Laurie Anderson Lighting Out for the Territories United States Live Rhino/Warner Records 1984 Laurie Anderson (born June 5, 1947, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA) is an American performance artist and composer.
9:09 AM		Plasmodium Rethinking the Raven Clairaudience Electric Cowbell Records 2014 Initially conceived in Richmond, Virginia in the year 2000 as an improvisational and experimental drum and trumpet duo, Plasmodium evolved into a musical theater concept incorporating found sound, looping, spoken word, and performance art. Bandcamp. This group often gets conflated with a metal band using the same name.
9:15 AM		Flying Lotus Obligatory Cadence You're Dead! Warp Records 2014 Flying Lotus is an experimental multi-genre music producer, DJ, and laptop musician from Winnetka, California. His great aunt is Alice Coltrane. Bandcamp
9:17 AM		Ground Zero Yume No Hansyu Plays Standards RER Megacorp 2005 Jazzy Rock Noise Unit formed by Otomo Yoshihide in 1990 and disbanded in 1998. Bandcamp
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9:26 AM		Ozric Tentacles Tidal Convergence Erpland Snapper Classics 2003 Mostly instrumental progressive/space/psychedelic rock band founded in 1983 in Somerset England. They fuse jazz rock, hard rock and acid rock with influences from world music.
9:33 AM		Hadal Sherpa Nautilus, Pt. 1 & Pt. 2 Hadal Sherpa Hadal Records 2017 Progrock band from Finland, founded in 2013. Bandcamp
9:49 AM		Sensations Fix Barnhause Effect Music Is Painting In the Air (1974-1977) RVNG INTL. 2012 Italian progressive electronic band from the 1970s. Bandcamp
9:54 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
9:56 AM		Guillermo Uría Montana Unmatched Shut up and Recycle Your Brain / Spanish Zappa Tributes Vol. 9 Hall of Fame Records 2009

Chat is archived.

We begin our broadcast day

Good morning, Sir.

good morning, TAndy

Hello, DJ DaveTheObscure!

yooooo

Christine was calling for you yesterday, MrM.

Good day, MrM

Greetings and Salutations, Everyone!

DTO is unreliable, and often asleep

0 high, TAndy

OTL

Now THAT was an awesome station ID!

dude!!

DJ Esoterica mentioned me on air and ChristineBoo called out in the chat! ✨💃🫧

Good morning, dude. Good to see you again

Whoa, it’s the_dude!

good morning. nice rains and nice music to clear the air.

Good morning, Dale

Good morning, Dale.

😎 morning TAans DTO Mr. m et al. Yeah I'm usually listening, feel good to say hi ..one day I'll have one of those worky computah jobs and I can chat all day ...

Ken Nordine <3 I just mentioned him in a previous chat earlier

KEN NORDINE❣️

Ken Nordine never gets old

this nordine must have inspired joe frank.

no doubt

u right, this shit is B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

Apparently, Joe Frank said in an interview that he would be annoyed at that statement, insisting he didn't know who Nordine was.

Not sure how he wouldn't know, though...

trying to give himself credit for being original

I had to do some digging to find the interview since it doesn't exist as a live page anymore... https://web.archive.org/web/20181221060512/https://believermag.com/an-interview-with-joe-frank/

many people have lived full lives and never heard of KEN NORDINE

Incorrect Mr.m, they aren't full lives

nordine was the voice over on so many tv commercials, hard to not have at least heard him.

MrM IS ALWAYS CORRECT

ALISON KRAUSS 🩷

How the HeH does this computer not have the pink heart emoji???

I’m have the sads for that computah

forgot about ira glass. his stories didn't have as much drinking, drugs or sex as frank's.

never heard of billy strings. is this considered new-grass? neu-grass? no-grass? i like it.

I believe he was discussed during another show two or three seasons ago... He is considered Newgrass

I suppose new-grass is appropriate. His songs are much more relatable than the traditional dust bowl themes

maneige. yes...les porches and libre service are great alboms.

i say 'muh-NAHGE' don't know if that's right.

BOOM! You the second FiddleFaddle, violin 🎻!

Not sure how to pronounce their name

Phonetically: Man-eggy - Lays aventour-ezz dee Sacksih-net et Clah-rho-pee-hone

Merky buccups, TAndy

parlay voo fransay

non

Me @ me: https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/8348a6eb-1a07-44a7-ab70-7c52e999b118

yup 👍

your vinyl is pretty clean. i could never do an album side without having to stop and blow the lint off the stylus.

|:)

I did dust if off before airplay. I can still hear the crackles, though

i have ni vent, ni nouvelle too. lot's of shorter cuts, don't remember much of it.

Yeah, that and Libre Service were the easier ones to find. Their other releases have the longer compositions

Snaps 💛 Crackles 💙 Pops ❤️

I prefer CDs for that reason

Can't listen to LPs in the car

vocals are like a blend of Gregorian chant and Beach Boys

I agree and concur

you're the most agreeable person I know

W R O N G

that's not agreeable

i agree with mrm

TImeOUt FOr TAndy

Now TAndy wins the crown as 'most agreeable'.

I concur

🚔:(

😈

I heart DifficultMusic

you 'n me both

you're so agreeable

NOPE 👎

꧁ 𐌃ἷꯝἴʗᱢᶅᜎ ᮄǐꮥ𐠙𐐩ᥢi̩𐡀ǥ ⴼᲢ𐌵Ԅ ꧂ 🤍

SO agreeable

𝕮𝖊𝖆𝖘𝖊 & 𝕯𝖊𝖘𝖎𝖘𝖙

This easy listening hour is great

Good morning, Rob F

I sure do love when instruments meow

𝕺𝖍 𝖌𝖔𝖔𝖉

oh good morning, Christine

This guitar!

Coryell was great, largely overlooked

Morning DTO 😶‍🌫️, TAndy, Rob F, Dale, The Dude! 👽, and MrM 💀!

3rd stone from the sun

Hi, ChristineBoo! 👻 👋

Good morning DTO! Good morning all!

hey Parrscream

Goodorning Parrscream, Christine, and Rob F!

Good morning all

Hi everbody.

Hi Parrscreeeeeaming Online 🤖

Good morning, Stevie p

Morning Stevie P

Mediabanda was nice too

Glad you like them, Rob F

Remind me a little of Snarky Puppy

Yeah, a rocking big band kinda sound

Heya Stevie

MrM this prison ce-I mean timeout corner sucks. It doesn't even have a bowl of Zeuhl Gruel!!

no Zeuhl today. Supply chain issues

I'm going to shrivel.

Timeout over TAndy

WHEEEEEEE ⁽⁠⁽⁠◝⁠(⁠ ⁠•⁠௰⁠•⁠ ⁠)⁠◜⁠⁾⁠⁾₍⁠₍⁠◞⁠(⁠ ⁠•⁠௰⁠•⁠ ⁠)⁠◟⁠₎⁠₎\⁠(⁠ϋ⁠)⁠/⁠♩₍⁠₍⁠◞⁠(⁠ ⁠•⁠௰⁠•⁠ ⁠)⁠◟⁠₎⁠₎⁽⁠⁽⁠◝⁠(⁠ ⁠•⁠௰⁠•⁠ ⁠)⁠◜⁠⁾⁠⁾₍⁠₍⁠◞⁠(⁠ ⁠•⁠௰⁠•⁠ ⁠)⁠◟⁠₎⁠₎⁽⁠⁽⁠◝⁠(⁠ ⁠•⁠௰⁠•⁠ ⁠)⁠◜⁠⁾⁠⁾₍⁠₍⁠◞⁠(⁠ ⁠•⁠௰⁠•⁠ ⁠)⁠◟⁠₎⁠₎

Is there anything Zeuhl-adjacent this morning, DTO? We don't want TAndy getting the shakes.

I'm schmakin and groovin to these drums rn

Crisis averted

not even Zeuhl adjacent this morning.

Many have lived full lives without hearing Zeuhl at 8:57:xx AM

Wow sent that timestamp at just the right second.

I’m chortle at all the ZeuhlFeuhls

Loving this rn

Laurie 💜

love this plasmodium.

disturbing

Unsettling. It's raising my blood pressure

YOU'RE DEAD 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

And then? No "And Then! ". May i take your order...

Good morning, Brian D

Mornin Brian

I'm all in favor of the pranks. Wonder if Longmont Potion Castle will be making an appearance on TNA

i can explore the possibility

OZRIC TENTACLESSSSSSSSS

Smooth transition, Sir.

it helps that two groups play in a similar style

I previewed some other tracks from this album, and I was getting a little of a surf rock thing going on at some points.

Final Twenty Mins?!? I’m R A G E 😤

totally agreeable

TopShelf Selections!

I agree.

Cheers, TAndy! Have a good day!

At WPRB, we only have one shelf where all the music is stored. Way up near the ceiling

Ahahahaha

all the other shelves in the dumpster

I believe that's called a bin, Sir.

that's where the dust is kept, that we sprinkle on our LPs

What kind of mood is this here from DJ DaveTheObscure?!?!? 🙊 🙈 🙉

i'm all about being positive, light-hearted and agreeable

sweetness and light

adorable

That was brilliant, that piece.

The entire show!

thanks for the kind words

DJ DaveTheObscure! Many thanks for another Grand Show! I appreciate YOU and all your Very Fine Efforts! Big cheers and kind regards to you, Sir! 💜💀

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

Thank you, Dave!

We definitely got our overall sensations fix and our difficult listening for today; thank you DTO! 😶‍🌫️

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thanks for the sounds!

Mennil toss flycune

🌹🍪🧸🌹🍪🧸🌹🍪🧸🌹🍪🧸💀

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until next week...