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The New Abnormal

Aug 22, 2025 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 girabbephant

7:02 AM		Funcionário nascer N horizonte Holuzam 2025 new release from an artist from Portugal
7:05 AM		Set Break: 🧸 from The Brothers Quay "Street of Crocodiles" (1986)
7:07 AM		Inhabitants Threes A Vacant Lot Drip Audio 2010 Inhabitants are a Canadian jazz group
7:13 AM		Rob Mazurek The Passion of Yang Kwei-Fe Calma Gente Submarine Records 2010 Rob Mazurek (trumpet, cornet, flute, etc.) was born in Jersey City NJ in 1966. he moved to Chicago as a pre-teen and was part of the "Chicago Underground Orchestra".
7:27 AM		Set Break: 🧸🧸
7:30 AM		Mary Halvorson Eventidal N About Ghosts Nonesuch 2025 Mary Halvorson is a guitarist, composer and improviser living in Brooklyn. She grew up in Boston and studied jazz at Wesleyan University and the New School.
7:37 AM		Terje Rypdal Tough Enough Live at Sendesaal Bremen FM Bootleg 1973 recording lifted from a live FM broadcast in Bremen Germany in 1973.
7:47 AM		Ángel Ontalva Leilya Mundo Flotante OctoberXart 2012 *Ángel Ontalva* is the guitarist from Spain, associated with the groups October Equus and Planeta Imaginario. This is his first solo record. https://octoberxart.bandcamp.com/album/mundo-flotante-official-cd
7:51 AM		Minimum Vital Danza Vital Sarabandes Musea 1990 Minimum Vital mix art-rock influences from Yes, a virtuosity coming from fusion, and a deep strain of medieval and southern European traditional musics. This is their 3rd release. https://musearecords.bandcamp.com/album/sarabandes-2020-remaster
7:58 AM		Set Break: 🧸🧸🧸
8:01 AM		Casiopea Space Road R CASIOPEA Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc. 1979 Japanese jazz fusion band formed in 1976. This is from their debut.
8:07 AM		Allan Holdsworth Tullio Hard Hat Area (Remastered) Manifesto Records 1993 Allan Holdsworth (1946-2017) was an influential fusion guitarist. His incredibly fast legato style inspired many imitators.
8:13 AM		Tigran Hamasyan Double-Faced Mockroot Nonesuch 2015 Tigran Hamasyan (born in 1987) is an Armenian jazz pianist, playing mostly original compositions, which are strongly influenced by the Armenian folk tradition, often using its scales and modalities. Besides jazz, he is also influenced by progressive rock (illustrated on this track).
8:18 AM		Jean-Luc Ponty Once Upon a Dream Imaginary Voyage Rhino Atlantic 1975 French jazz musician (violin and keyboards) and composer, born was born into a family of classical musicians in 1942. At the urging of Frank Zappa who wanted him to join their tour, Ponty emigrated with his wife and two young daughters to the United States, settling in Los Angeles.
8:22 AM		Set Break: 🧸🧸🧸🧸
8:26 AM		Trettioåriga Kriget Krigssång II Krigssång Mellotronen 1974 Swedish progressive rock band, formed in Saltsjöbaden south of Stockholm in 1970. Their name in English is "Thirty Years War". This is their 2nd LP.
8:43 AM		Pop Workshop Ozzy Bear Song Of The Pterodactyl Universal Music AB 1974 Multi-national jazz fusion group based in Sweden, around from 1973-1974 and released two LPs.
8:49 AM		Yang 9/8 Variations The Failure of Words Yang 2017 Founded by Frédéric L’Epée (Shylock, Philharmonie) in 2002, Yang is an instrumental heavy prog band. https://yang1.bandcamp.com/album/the-failure-of-words
8:57 AM		Set Break: ÐⅈϝߓἴϾὐᒫȾ Ĺǐꮥ𐠙𐒢₦ἴᥰ᪄ Ȟ𐤈ƲƦ 𓃠
9:01 AM		John Zorn The Illusionist R Simulacrum Tzadik 2015 Trio of Matt Hollenberg (guitar), John Medeski (organ), and Kenny Grohowski (drums), performing compositions of John Zorn (who is not performing on this record).
9:13 AM		The Flying Luttenbachers kkringg Number One Systems Emerge from Complete Disorder ugEXPLODE 2003 Founded in Chicago in 1991, disbanded in 2007, reformed in 2017. They interweave the dark, raw, aggression found in punk styled noise with the technical complexity of Free Jazz. https://theflyingluttenbachers.bandcamp.com/
9:18 AM		Ne Zhdali Spill A Noch A Moll Whatever Happens, Twist! RecRec Music 1995 Ne Zhdali (Не Ждали = "Unexpected") were formed in 1987 in Tallin, Estonia. Until the release of their first album, "Rhinoceroses And Other Forms Of Life" in 1990 (recorded 1989), they performed all around the country and the then still existing USSR.
9:22 AM		Jono El Grande Bach's Beach Melody of a Muddled Mason Rune Grammofon 2015 Norwegian avant-prog group led by Jon Andreas Håtun, born in 1973. Influences include early Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart, King Crimson, Henry Cow, Igor Stravinsky, etc, while adding splices from both pop and film soundtracks. https://jonoelgrande.bandcamp.com/album/melody-of-a-muddled-mason
9:30 AM		ni Non Ni - EP Jarring Effects 2013 "ni" are an instrumental avant-prog/math rock band from Bourg-en-Bresse, France. https://niiii.bandcamp.com/
9:34 AM		Yoso-Wa-Yoso ヨソハヨソ Mechanical Soul Neandertharloid s/r 2013 Yoso-Wa-Yoso are a math rock group from Japan. I cannot find much information about them. https://yoso-wa-yoso.bandcamp.com/album/terraformed
9:40 AM		Shambles Light New Leaf - EP Lantern Light Records 2020 Shambles are a prog/math-rock trio from New Orleans LA. https://shamblesla.bandcamp.com/album/new-leaf
9:43 AM		Sax Ruins Zwimbarrac Khafzavrapp Blimmguass SKiN GRAFT 2014 Sax Ruins is a side-project of a cult Japanese punk/prog/noise-fusion band Ruins, founded in 2006 by Tatsuya Yoshida (drums) with Ono Ryoko (alto sax). https://saxruins.bandcamp.com/album/blimmguass
9:50 AM		Utopianisti Bóm Zói Brutopianisti Utopianisti 2017 While Finish band Utopiainisti's style can range from mostly instrumental, energetic jazz-rock / eclectic prog with occasional leaps towards Balkan gypsy music, tango, avant-garde, or latin, this "Brutopianisti" is math-infused speed metal. https://utopianisti.bandcamp.com/album/brutopianisti
9:53 AM		X-Legged Sally Eddies Killed By Charity Marquee Inc. 1992 Belgian avant-garde rock/jazz-band founded in 1988 and disbanded in 1997.
9:54 AM		Set Break: 🧸 🧸 🧸 🧸 🧸
9:57 AM		Ossi Duri The Black Page #2 (Live) Frankamente (Tribute to the Music of Frank Zappa) 2017 Italian band with a focus on Zappa's music

Chat is archived.

𓁝 We begin our broadcast day. 𓁜 ☀️

Good day, DJ DaveTheObscure 💟

Good day, Mister Malcontent 💜

I came here to listen to prog, and chew bubblegum......

And I'm all out of gum

good morning, Beck S. I got some prog today. Loads of jazz fusion

Were you able to get your hands on Casiopea, Sir Dave?

Yessir. Got one of theirs scheduled just after 8:00

Siiick

was amazed to see they appear to still be active after all these years

good mornin' ǝʌɐꓷ and my PRB Pals!

Really!? If they ever come around here, I'm going

good morning, Stevie P

good morning. girabbephants are considered livestock by our zoning folk. sadly we have to keep them hidden.

HA! Good morning Dale

I dont wanna eat it, I wanna pet it

beck, you have to boil the trunk a long time but it's a delicacy.

Nooooo

Heya Dave, Beck, Dale, Stevie, MrM.

I want to raise one as a faithful steed and ride it across the wastelands

good morning, TAndy

What up Tandy. Sir Dave has some Casiopea for us today

hey now TAndy.

beck stein - a heroic image!

a boozy tune...

Terje Rypdal has several compositions related to alcohol

one LP called "Chaser"

I bet Omar from TMV likes this guy

This Terje is great!

Hey, Rob F. I'm almost a Terje Rypdal completist, and will acquire anything of his I can get

Good idea

LOVE Terje. I need to catch up on what he's been doing.

Good morning, Mike T. His latest work was on an Elephant9 CD in 2024 "Catching Fire"

I will check it out, thanks. I have some of his albums on old cassettes. Hope they're still playable (I don't have a cassette player right now). Rypdal is on my list to do a digital deep dive with.

Wow, besides his works as Leader, there are lots as a sideman

that's why I'm ALMOST a completist. Too much stuff

First Hour: TopNotch Cheers, DJ DaveTheObscure!

thanks, MrM!

Casiopea will probably still be around for a while, they've gotten very well known in a lot of online spaces in recent years.

I'm a first timer for hearing Casiopea

Thanks Dave, and you're welcome everyone else ;)

Good morning 👋 Loving the music today. Has me in good spirits

Thanks, Emily G.!

Good morning Dave The Obscure and everyone

good morning, Rob from MD

This whole album is fantastic. And their 2nd with the blimp on it is also great

I missed most of the first hour, but I'm locked in now.

s'okay, TAndy. Many people have lived full lives without listening to The New Abnormal

I would suggest listening to the Terje Rypdal piece when you get a chance

Ugh yes, this jazz breakdown

Alright... Settled in at the car shop now, at least I've got some good tunes to keep me company!

I hope you are able to get back out inexpensively

Just a diagnose today, so we'll see.

oh they always find something

Well I hope so! I'm betting on either a dented wheel or a defective tyre.

Aww yeah

Its about to get difficult 🤘

oh boy

👉💀👈

It's incorrigible!

👈💀👉

MrM posed for this album cover 💀

Hey Dave, I have a great track for perhaps next weeks difficult listening. Its called Dancing Mad, by the Black Mages (its from Final Fantasy 6's soundtrack, Black Mages is his real band)

thanks, Beck. I will check it out

I'm gonna have to check out this album.

Parts of this are giving me ELP vibes

must be the organ

I do love me some spooky organ

Parts of it also remind me of the chaos of Circle Takes the Square

Dave, I gotta run now. Another eXcellent show! Thanks!

thanks for hanging out, Stevie P

HaHa ☠️

also… 👉😹👈 meow

In addition… Second Hour: TopShelf 🎖️

thanks for the kind words, MrM

Thoroughly enjoying all these fine selections! 💟💀

💜

The Brothers Quay 🩶🩶🩶

i recommend their stop action animation short films

Got ‘em!

That was awesome.

glad you liked

The Knights Who Say "WPRB Princeton". I lol'ed

WPRB strives for awesomeness

thanks, I made that one

This doesn't slap, it punches

punches up

This is excellent

I find myself unable to get out of the car to go in Wawa, I'm entranced

i wish they made more music

@Beck, that is the desired effect

alert: Esoterica is subbing at 10:00 EDT

Damn! This band needs to get on Spotify for me.

i told you , Spotify EATS

Came back to say I love this

that's good to hear, thanks Emily G

The end is Nigh?! I’m Sigh. 😔

Fear not. Eso is up next

Cheers to DJ Esoterica‼️ And cheers to DJ SonnyBoyWilliamsonIII‼️

Big cheers to DJ DaveTheObscure 💟 for another Grand Show! Always nice to chat with you! Kind regards! 🖤💀

Nice to have you along for the ride, MrM 💜

and thanks, everyone, for keeping me company this morning

Our pleasure, keep up the good work.

Third Hour: TopTier 🏆

AAAHHGGGHGHGHGH. Im not sure about pleasure... it sounded pretty difficult

Giggles @Guelo! & CHEERS! Get back on the Radio!

hahaha Guelo, I'll speak for myself. My pleasure!

hey, Guelo

Tied for my favorite show on my favorite station. Until next week!