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The New Abnormal

Dec 22, 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.

🦏 x🦩 = ᵺ𐊤 𐱆ꑿꪡ ꚈႦꍷᚱꠈㅻ

a captive flamiceros

7:02 AM		John Abercrombie & Dave Creamer Timeless (feat. Will Dithrich) Creatrix Pleasant Valley Music 2022 The John Abercrombie composition, issued 5 years after his death.
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7:14 AM		99LETTERS Ousyou [王将] N Zigoku [地獄] Phantom Limb 2023 99Letters is Takahiro Kinoshita, performing something like gagaku techno.
7:18 AM		O Yuki Conjugate Tidal Dance Peyote O Yuki Conjugate 1991 O Yuki Conjugate is an English post-industrial/ambient musical group founded in 1982.
7:22 AM		Steve Tibbetts Drawing Down the Moon Exploded View ECM Records 1986 Born in 1954, based in Minneapolis.
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7:31 AM		Mick Destitute The Horizon Calls N Canopy - Single Folded Music 2023 New release from this electronic artist based in the UK, incorporating natural sounds. https://mickdestitute.bandcamp.com
7:35 AM		Serpente Idos de Setembro N Cornos Sucata Tapes 2023 Serpente is Bruno Silva from Portugal, an electronic artist. https://serpente101.bandcamp.com/album/dias-da-aranha
7:42 AM		Dua Zanzibar Casbah (Light Mix) Arabic Chillout V/A Beechwood Music 2003 Can't find out much about this "Dua" character, who only has a few random tracks on various compilations.
7:47 AM		Fluss au revoir SOMICO Vol. 1 2014 I can't say much about Fluss. This track is on the SOMICO compilation, along with 30 other electronic artists, all aged 18 and under. https://somico.bandcamp.com/album/s-o-m-i-c-o-vol-1
7:50 AM		Cocteau Twins Cherry-Coloured Funk (Mark Clifford remix) Otherness Fontana 1995 These remixes are by Mark Clifford of Seefeel. This is the only proper collection of Cocteau Twins remixes I am aware of.
7:56 AM		K. Leimer Foreign Course Imposed Order / Imposed Absence (Remastered + Expanded) Palace Of Lights 2018 Active since the mid-70s, Kerry Leimer has released avantgarde and experimental music on his own Palace Of Lights imprint. "Imposed Absence" collected works that he prepared while on hiatus, while he focused on his graphic arts career.
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8:05 AM		Mal Waldron, Jimmy Jackson, Eberhard Weber & Fred Braceful The Call The Call ECM Records 1971 Mal Waldron was a jazz pianist (1925-2002). "The Call" is not so well known, since was issued only in Germany and Japan.
8:24 AM		Weather Report Port of Entry (Live) Live and Unreleased Columbia/Legacy 2002 A collection of miscellaneous live recordings from their long career. This one is from 13 July 1980, recorded in Santa Monica CA.
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8:35 AM		The Fab Four Jingle Bells Hark! Robo Records 2008 United States rock/pop Beatles tribute band based in California, founded in 1997 by John Lennon impersonator Ron McNeil. This CD has 22 familiar Xmas songs performed like various Beatles songs.
8:38 AM		Univers Zéro Rolling Eyes N Lueur Sub rosa 2023 A new release by the founders of chamber rock. It appears Daniel Denis is the sole original member.
8:44 AM		Deus Ex Machina La Fine del Mondo Imparis Cuneiform Records 2008 Deus Ex Machina is an Italian progressive rock group, formed in 1985, not to be confused with the punk band or the metal band also going by that name. Since 1990, they have released 9 recordings. Most vocals are in Latin.
8:58 AM		Set Break: Ɗᶖᶂᶂᶖꞔᶙᶅƫ L̡ᶖᶊƫᶒᶇᶖᶇᶃ Ɦ̡ǫᶙᶉ
9:02 AM		National Health The Apocalypso Complete East Side Digital 1990 Formed in 1975, National Health was mostly the same as Hatfield and The North, but with a different bass player: Dave Stewart (keyboards), Phil Miller (guitar), John Greaves (bass) from Henry Cow, Pip Pyle (drums). Plus guests. Occasional members/collaborators have included Alan Gowen, Bill Bruford, and Steve Hillage. Disbanded in 1981. "The Apocalypso" was a re-recording of "The Collapso" and issued as a bonus track on National Health's "Complete" which comprised of all 3 studio LPs.
9:09 AM		X-Legged Sally It's A Baby Killed By Charity Marquee Inc. 2015 Belgian avant-garde rock/jazz-band founded in 1988 and disbanded in 1997. their 2nd release, originally issued in 1993
9:14 AM		Gunther Wertz And The Harmonica Quartet Bel Viso Accordiorama Vol.2 Vanguard Classics 1999 "Bel Viso" is a composition of Pietro Frosini, accordionist and composer (1885-1951). Günther Wertz, chromonica world champion of 1957.
9:16 AM		Lionel Guiochon+Loïc Fraisier+Thomas Fratti Andy + Inca Roads s/r 2020 Recorded during lockdown, Lionel Guiochon performed everything, except for the guitar solo and lead vocals.
9:31 AM		5uu's Comeuppance Crisis In Clay RER Megacorp 2005 Drummer David Kerman founded this avant-rock group in Los Angeles in 1984. They disbanded in 1988, but reformed 1994 - 2004.
9:35 AM		Pochakaite Malko G-13 Pochakaite Malko ARCANGELO 2006 Pochakaite Malko is a Japanese band formed in Tokyo in August 1996. Some members were in a group called "Magma Copy Band". While Zeuhl influenced, they are more RIO/Avant-Prog.
9:40 AM		Amygdala Double Army Complex Combat Soleil Zeuhl 2004 Amygdala are a Japanese Zeuhl/RIO band, led by Yoshiyuki Nakajima (keyboards, synths and programming) and Yoshihiro Yamaji (bass, guitar, and vocals).
9:52 AM		Greco Bastián Don't Open Till Xmas With a Little Hell From My Friends Independent 2022 "Greco Bastián" is a Mexican Avant/Prog composer born in Acapulco City, where he began to play Progressive Rock with his band Cobalto Circus. More of a composer than musician, he recruited many of his idols from the Avant-Prog and Zeuhl fields to play some of his compositions. https://grecobastian.bandcamp.com/album/with-a-little-hell-from-my-friends
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9:59 AM		The Zappa Early Renaissance Orchestra King Kong Santaville Cordelia Records 2017 The Zãþþã Éårlý Rênáissánçê Ørçhêstrå is based in the Seattle area and was formed in 2012. The membership of Z.É.R.Ø. is variable, ranging from a live trio to a virtual 17 piece band in the studio.

Chat is archived.

𝔚𝔢 𝔟𝔢𝔤𝔦𝔫 𝔬𝔲𝔯 𝔟𝔯𝔬𝔞𝔡𝔠𝔞𝔰𝔱 𝔡𝔞𝔶

Hello, DJ DaveTheObscure 💟

💜 oh good day to you, MrMalcontent

good morning. a very proggy holiday to you.

good morning, Dale. First day of winter

i always read the name as 'mammal content.'

Prague Holidaze to One and All

15 degrees here, so winter is definitely upon us.

We were recently 81° 😎 Christmas will be a freezing 65° 🥶 and all ☀️ 🙃🤑😑

Good morning, this music is timeless

Hey. Lovely first song. Not gonna be too chatty this morning, have a good one y'all. Merry Christmas, Dave.

⛄️🌴⛱️

What’s goin on, TAndy??

it's 15, but it's a dry 15.

81 sounds nice.

Rough night at work and me tiyee

Good morning, Santandy

We're behind on 500 wooden fire trucks and an entire truckload of Little Red wagons at the workshop

Good morning, Rob F

Okay. Sleep it off! Feel gooder! Cheers, Sir!

🤌

Hope you feel better TAndy

DJ DaveTheObscure, you’re planning on starting another playlist or changing the end time of show to noon o’clock??

I will start a new playlist at 10:00

Eastern Standard Time

Very good. 👍

santandy, just give the kids hot topic gift cards if you're in a pinch. or some vape supplies.

🤣🤣🤣

This music is so good

i'm glad you are able to appreciate the music, Rob F

Good morning everyone

Good morning, Rob from MD

Yes, nice selections, DJ DaveTheObscure 💜🎶🎵

You're too kind, MrM

So true

💖 Going to sleep to the living ritual and waking up to the new abnormal 💖

quite possibly the most kind

Hey, Guelo. Good to see you. I also passed out during The Living Ritual. I hate to miss a moment of that show

absolutamente the kindest 💀

and most humble

very modest

i’m so glad i was able to wake up early to catch the program~ (and the steve tibbetts song)

good morning, rosasolis dream

DJ Guelo! dj rosasolis dream! Cheers Dears!

DUA LIPA 💝

uh huh

🆒

Don’t make a FLUSS

COCTEAU TWINS 🩶 remix❣️

PSA - Small World Coffee holiday blend is great this year ☕️

Ha! PSA! Breaking News!

Coffee is important

Coffee is LIFE

after MUSIC

wife wants to head out to some stores (ugh!) so i'll wish you all a happy holiday.

good luck, Dale. Thanks for dropping by

Good tidings, Dale and Wife!!

Happy holidays Dale

Don’t know if you made any changes, but mic volume and clarity is sounding really good today

no technical changes. I know I do have volume issues

Dave, this music is perfect for writing those last-minute Christmas cards to our families! Now to go to the mailbox and send them on their way.

Glad to help

Hehehheh

𝕺𝖍 𝖌𝖔𝖔𝖉

oh good morning, Christine

HoHoHoHaHaHa

Hi, ChristineBoo! 👋👻

ᴳᵒᵒᵈ ᵐᵒʳⁿᶦⁿᵍ ᴰᵀᴼ 😶‍🌫️, ᴹʳᴹ 💀, ᵀᴬⁿᵈʸ, ᴿᵒˢᵃˢᵒˡᶦˢ, ᴰᵃˡᵉ, ᴳᵘᵉˡᵒ, ᴿᵒᵇ ᴬᴺᴰ ᴿᵒᵇ & ᵃˡˡ!

Happy Solstice & hey MrM 💀 Boo 👻!

Hi Christine :)

Hi Christine and happy solstice

Y’all get ready for two bonus hours of DJ DaveTheObscure today!

DJ Jazzy Dave

WestSiiidddeee! 😎

☀️

Thank you for the GIFT! 🎁 💖 *settles in*

Love this bass on this Weather Report

Jaco

Of course

Hark! WestSiiidddeee!

Jingling Solstice 🔔 🔔 🔔

Jingle Bells was probably written for Thanksgiving

This rules

Fab

I'm sure this is on Jon Solomans's upcoming marathon playlist, lol.

Good morning, Joe M

Ah the Christmas seagulls of Liverpool

Hey Andy W, good to see you

Morning all!

Oh aye, Brian D

K Leimer got a fair amount of airplay on Diaspar back in the day. I got his LPs directly from the label via mail order.

Same

Greetings & Salutations, Everyone! Gumdrops & Sprinkles, even!

So many indie labels had ads in the back pages of Option magazine.

ＭｏｒｎｉｎｇＢｒｉａｎＤ，Ｊｏｅ＆ ΛｎｄｙＷｉｎｇ

Morning Dave! Happy Holiday!

Hey C h r I s t I n e

👉💀👈

A̐̈l̐̈w̐̈a̐̈y̐̈s̐̈ ̐̈w̐̈i̐̈t̐̈h̐̈ ̐̈t̐̈h̐̈e̐̈ ̐̈s̐̈c̐̈r̐̈e̐̈e̐̈e̐̈e̐̈a̐̈m̐̈i̐̈n̐̈g̐̈

This song is cwazy!!!

For sure, DSM. The New Abnormal specializes in cwazy

This cwazy racket is a Song??

EURYTHMICS 💗

not on my watch

You played em previously❣️

only when it was warped by pitch bending

Hahaha, @MrM 💀. You love confusing the Mr. Dave Stewarts for one another.

Me ADORBS 🖤💀

the most

absolute mostest

This SLAPS

📻 🤬

Awww Hellz Yeeaahh!!

Thanks, DJ DaveTheObscure 💟

Did a vehicle come from the north pole... just to land in the Alps....

Got that FZ gtr tone down and then some

I’mdoineverythingsofugginfastrightnow

and now he slows it all waaay d o w n

Mad. Nice little Dnna Summer riff back there. 🔥 Hot Stuff

nothingcanstopmeimallthewayup

c'mon down, MrM

🪁

Ah one of the Yes like bands. Good stuff

doyouknowwhatI'mreallytellingyouisitsomethingyoucanunderstand

Pretty intense stuff here..

that's the idea

I hope at least some of it has been new for you

Da bass. It throb so.

Definitely new.

the throbbing bass is the hallmark of Zeuhl

throbbingbassdoesntcare

Gosh that one piece sounded soo much like Frank Zappa et al... these are new to me! THANKS

(´・∀・｀)

Which piece, allison? There were a couple of Zappa covers back there

Not sure ... was in the carand just got home, was looking in the playlist trying to figure out what I heard lol

But overall, it is hard to overstate the influence Zappa has on the whole avant-prog field

maybe the Pochakaite Malko

ahh probably the Inca Roads cover

I’ll have a pistachio macchiato too

Glad to see people joining the chat! Chat away! Cheers!

anyway tnx for all the great music! love your show!

Morning, Alison and DSM ☕️ 🍩

that's gratifying to hear, alison. thanks

smashingthroughttheblow 🎠

I overslept and missed most of the show!

If only there were two bonus hours coming up next

Morning Christine ☕️ 🍩 and thanks Dave!

MrM, don't toy with my delicate emotions

Yay!

cantstopwontstopshantstop

DJ DaveTheObscure! Great show! Many thanks! 💟💀

hey stevie p

hey Dave