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The New Abnormal

Oct 3, 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.

🐢 x 🦗 = 𐤎𐒣𐤄 Ŋ𐐩𑄊 ᮟⰫꪧ𐐦🜆₼₳Ŀ

turtlhopper

7:03 AM		GRDN Klosterhardt N particles, coarse Wandering Astray 2025 GRDN. is Gorden Spangardt ,an electronic artist from Germany, making ambient music that is glitch-infused and textured, avoiding conventional song structures. https://wanderingastray.bandcamp.com/album/particles-coarse
7:08 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
7:08 AM		Causa Sui Eternal Flow Euporie Tide El Paraiso 2013 Causa Sui is a Danish psych-rock/stoner rock band, starting in 2005.
7:16 AM		Ozric Tentacles Psychic Chasm Spirals In Hyperspace Magna Carta 2004 English progressive/space/psychedelic rock band founded in 1983 in Somerset. They fuse jazz rock, hard rock and acid rock with influences from world music.
7:26 AM		Markus Reuter & Asaf Sirkis Guardian Shadow (feat. Fabio Trentini) Truce <3 (feat. Fabio Trentini & Asaf Sirkis) Unsung Records 2025 Markus Reuter is a prolific German guitarist born in 1972. Besides his collaborations, he creates loop-based ambient/abstract works using his touch-guitar. https://markusreuter.bandcamp.com/album/truce-3
7:31 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
7:35 AM		Sonya Belaya Requiem N Dacha Ropeadope 2025 Sonya Belaya is a first generation Russian-American pianist, singer, composer, and improviser, now based in Brooklyn. Dacha is a six-song cycle rooted in themes of loss, cultural memory, and resilience. Drawing from Soviet feminist poetry, bard traditions, and Eastern European folk songs. https://sonyabelaya.bandcamp.com/album/dacha
7:48 AM		Lady With Titius Bode The Lodge s/r 2018 https://ladywith.bandcamp.com/ "Lady With" is a jazz fusion / post-rock group from Paris led by Camille Petit (Ghost Rhythms, Free Human Zoo).
7:57 AM		Chad Wackerman Tell Me Forty Reasons CMP 1990 Jazz, jazz fusion and rock drummer (born in 1960 in Long Beach, California). Best known for his work as a drummer and percussionist in Frank Zappa's band from 1981 to 1988.
8:03 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
8:04 AM		PRAED Orchestra! The Dictionary of Lost Meaning N The Dictionary of Lost Meaning Discrepant 2025 PRAED Orchstra! is a multi-ethnic Arabic oriented jazz group based in Berlin, led by Raed Yassin from Beirut Lebanon.
8:12 AM		Birdsongs of the Mesozoic The Beat of the Mesozoic (Part 1) The Iridium Controversy Cuneiform Records 2003 Birdsongs of the Mesozoic started out as a side project of Roger Miller and Martin Swope from Mission Of Burma. Eventually it became a full-time project, since Mission of Burma broke up in 1983. https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-iridium-controversy
8:18 AM		Kairon; IRSE! Amsterdam Ujubasajuba Svart Records 2017 Kairon; IRSE! are a post rock band from Finland, active since 2011. https://kaironirse.bandcamp.com/
8:25 AM		Onségen Ensemble Non - Returner Fear Svart Records 2020 Onségen Ensemble is a group of musicians from northern Finland. Their self-description states "multilevel and experimental fusion of postrock, jazz and stoner, mixed with touches of cinematic and flamboyant overtones". https://onsegenensemble.bandcamp.com/album/fear
8:32 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
8:36 AM		Release Music Orchestra Torso im Sommerwind Garuda Brain 1975 'Release Music Orchestra' was a jazz fusion group that sprung from the psychedelic Krautrock band 'Tomorrow's Gift'. They were only active during the 1970s.
8:40 AM		Seven Impale Oh, My Gravity! City of the Sun Karisma Records 2014 Formed in Norway in 2010, Seven Impale members have backgrounds in jazz and classical music, and play a heavy prog blended with metal and jazz. this is their debut https://sevenimpale.bandcamp.com/album/city-of-the-sun
8:50 AM		Actionfredag Ensomhet er bare en følelse Turist i eget liv Actionfredag 2023 Formed in 2010, Actionfredag is a Norwegian supergroup, with musicians from Tusmørke, Jordsjø, Panzerpappa, Lupa, Meer, the Maria Orieta Band and the Chronicles Of Father Robin. Their style fluctuates between jazzrock and Canterbury. https://actionfredag.bandcamp.com/album/turist-i-eget-liv
8:59 AM		Set Break: heure d'écoute difficile 🐼
9:03 AM		Pili Coït & Les Exocrines Karseh N Split SKiN GRAFT Records 2025 Pili Coït is drummer and guitarist Guilhem Meier (Le Grand Sbam, Poil, PinioL, UKanDanz, etc.) and vocalist, percussionist and keyboardist Jessica Martin Maresco (Le Grand Sbam, Saddam Webcam). https://pilicoit.bandcamp.com/ this is a new Split EP with Yowie
9:09 AM		Outopsya The Word Has Been Fake Lizard 2011 Formed in Italy in 2003, Outopsya is an extravaganza blend of avant-prog, psyche-metal, and industrial electronic. https://outopsya.bandcamp.com/
9:12 AM		Simon Steensland Instant Jesus Led Circus Record Heaven 1999 Simon Steensland is a Swedish multi-instrumentalist (drums, percussion, keyboards, wind instruments, etc.) and composer in the avant-prog field.
9:28 AM		Bregent L'intersection Partir pour ailleurs ProgQuébec 1978 Another obscure group from the fertile Quebec prog scene of the 1970s. The group "Brégent" is sometimes listed as "Dionne - Bregent". "Pour Partir Ailleurs" (for going elsewhere) is their 2nd.
9:33 AM		Bregent Couvre-feu Partir pour ailleurs ProgQuébec 1978 couvre-feu = curfew ?
9:34 AM		Mosaic Rue tabaga Ultimatum Production Ekimoz 1978 Mosaïc was an avant-prog band from France around in the late 1970's. They created music which aligned with RIO criteria - wacky, weird, sometimes psychedelic, avant-garde, experimental, chamber rock sound, dissonances, chaotic and violent at times, calm the next, frequent abrupt rhythm changes . They managed to release one LP
9:37 AM		Etron Fou Leloublan Les Vitres Les Sillons De La Terre Turbo Music S.A. 1984 Etron Fou Leloublan (crazy shit, the white wolf): This French quartet originated in the mid-70's. All of EFL's albums are so off-the-wall their music is almost impossible to describe: pulsating staccato snaps of drum, bass, sax, keyboards, with vocals vicariously woven into odd, complex musical structures - all this performed with amazing precision.
9:42 AM		Thollot Indefiniment 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. https://scherzoo.bandcamp.com/
9:46 AM		Archaïa Athanor Harmonie Solaire Mutant Embryo Records 2021 Formed in 1976 by Magma fanatics, the band’s goal was to play something approaching that group’s music but via a different path: they aimed to use guitar and keyboards, with no percussion After one LP in 1977, they didn't release anything else until 2021. https://mutantembryorecords.bandcamp.com/
9:50 AM		Kurws Ucieczka od wolności / Escape from Freedom Agathocles / Kurws Behind The Mountain 2013 The Kurws formed in 2008 in Poland, and merge RIO prog with post punk ("pronk"), funk, and new wave. https://kurws.bandcamp.com/
9:53 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
9:58 AM		Marco Pacassoni Group The Idiot Bastard Son Frank & Ruth Esordisco 2018 Led by Italian vibraphonist Marco Pacassoni, born in 1981 in Fano.

Chat is archived.

Grass & Shells, Dave.

Good day, DJ DaveTheObscure 💟

Ahoy there, MrM

TAllyHO, TAndy

Good day, Mister Malcontent 💜

good morning, TAndy

Hey!

good morning. i always misidentify grasstoads as turtlhoppers.

an easy mistake. good morning, Dale

Mornin, Dale.

hey now TAndy...

shades of popul vuh here.

good morning ǝʌɐꓷ, TAndy, MrM and Dale

Morning all

I'm sure Causa Sui grew up listening to Popol Vuh

Hey, Stevie P

good morning, Rob from MD

Heya Rob MD, Stevie.

Oh hello, StevieP

we luv Ozric Tentacles in this house

Very nice start to the show, DJ DaveTheObscure!

thanks, folks

Oh man, this is gonna be one of those shows where the whole show gets added to my youtube playlist lol

Mornin, Zach!

glad you are enjoying, Zach

I heart an immaculate requiem 🩶

I'll let you know if I find one

THIS ONE!

this and dat last one are/were great

I try to sneak in some great ones occasionally

WestSiiidddeee!

Represent! 🖖🏻

Entire First Hour: TopNotch!

Soooo I was definitely listening to the wrong thing before. 🤦🏻‍♂️ The technology was lying to me, I’m in now hahaha

thanks, MrM

This is craycray

So, Zach, all the songs you enjoyed were NOT from WPRB?

I’m dead

still

Talking skeltons aren't alive? :(

No see now I get to catch up later it’s a happy accident

knightrider theme?

never watched that show

O̷̢͖͓͕̟̦̭̫̹̜̦̙̜̝̗̰̜͉̗̺̬̓́̐̌ͅh̶̡̨̛̳̺̥̪̪͇̣̻̰̖̠͈͆̂̓͗̃̔͋̓̾́̆̿̚͠ ̸̘̝̞̱͔̥̱̭̬̲̱͇̲̯̻͙̠̞̿̓̐̌̌͑̐̑̋̍́̎̈́͂̎̾̓͘͝͝͝ͅͅģ̴͇͉̖̘͓̙̜̩͉̜͕̖̗̥̀̔̀̈́̐͊͜ṓ̵̧̨̧͖̣̞̳̟͓͚̼̯̙͔̩̠̬̞̻̜͈͎͉̓̓̓͊͆̍̂̈́̌͐̑͂̇̆̈́̒̀͗̀̽̇̈́̅̈́͂̏͗̕̚͜ͅơ̵͙̽̈͛̍̏̀̿͝͝d̵̛̜̟̯͈͙̰̼̔̎̂̍̽̊͆̿̊̾̀̐̐̏̽̕̕͝ͅ ̴̲̬͙̺̼̫̝̍̀̿́͊̊̍̌̿̐̓͛͊̀͊͋͗͆̎̓͋̿̒͝͠

Hey Christine!

Hi TAndy!

🦗 ➕️ 🐢

Hello, ChristineBoo! 👋 👻

Greetings, MrM 💀 Boo 👻!

oh good morning, Christine

good morning to you, ǝɹnɔsqO ǝɥʇ ǝʌɐᗡ 😶‍🌫️

That Kairon track was epic.

thanks, Andy W. I wish their stuff was more easily obtainable

although it is 'name your price' on Bandcamp

Discogs has several copies available, but pricey in Euros.

Good morning Dave, Chris, Mr. Mal, all obscure aficionados

good morning, dan C

Tandy as well!

Dan the obdurate has a nice ring to it

edgy

Sonia’s image is 19th C. cyanotype, early non-silver process, using contact negative to hand-coated paper.. Very cool!

THIS 📻🎶🎵🤎

i thought it was just effects from Photoshop

Nothing looks like cyanotype. The chemistry is still available. “Sun Print” kits sold in museum stores.

doesn't Photoshop just have a 'cyanotype' feature?

Nothing further your honor

Undoubtedly…daguerreotype as well

obdurate

I’ve never used Photoshop

that's how all these animal hybrids were created

by others, not me

something wrong with feed on tunein...keeps cutting out to silence...

Come on D?!? Really?

Dale…I get that too.

alexa not into prog this morning.

sorry about the stream. I have no clue what that's about

Photoshop has Bloody Finger Nail image option probably.

Dale, alexa was never into prog tbh

i can play through the listen tab at top of page on my dinky speakers so it's tunein's fault.

Alexa drove me nuts with back-to-school vitamins on Amazon promo for over a month.

I did however enjoy her Groucho Marx quote on his 135th birthday, yesterday. It was very Steven Wright.

Another great album cover D!

Always with the screeeeaming 😱

Entire Second Hour: TopShelf

Indeed

Nice glamour shot, MrM.

MrM's 💀 baby picture

Let me look

oh boy

👉💀👈

Time for my weekly dose!

I’m strapped in

Anchored glider rocker

Ouch

👈💀👉

Of course I look so good ☠️

always

A Photoshop’d Green Shield Bug Dave? They all want IN this time of year. Harmless, sluggish critters

I lost my Photoshop access

A.I. will pick up the slack

unfortunately, it looks like that is the way things are going

They said “Art Is Dead”, 1839. Photography invented in UK.

Near Stonehenge

Allen Iverson is gonna pick up the slack??

“Bubba Chuck”?!?

zactly

Is this all ya got D? I’m dozing off

With Swedish Fish gummies…Delta 8

😱🙀😱🙀😱🙀😱🙀😱🙀

(always with the screaming)

Chris!

sorry 😞

Love means never having to say yer abnormal

I just said to myself "bro this is fucking crazy" listening to this rn

Crazy times…

Steensland is nutty, musically, for sure

Insert squirrel with Fuzz Face pedal effect in it’s mouth here

Who need’s Photoshop?!?

graphic artists?

Instant Jesus…that reminds me…

add water and stir

makes his own sauce

Christmas Adventurers Club

THIS INSTANT, I MEAN IT 💟🖤💀

Jan hammer on calliope

Ha!

The First Seven Dave’s!

“…calm the next…”

“…the white wolf” Not so much

but crazy shit for sure

Final Fourteen Mins?! The Outrage! 😤

Oh, to have gone to Ukraine, Russia with a couple of suitcases full of used pedals, etc. to $ell!

relax, guy, you'll be fine

Ahahaha

pedals siezed at the border, then sold by customs agents

Hotter than Levi’s

True, true

This is incredible

I have had to bribe officials at an airport before

Morning, Dave. I couldn't have imagined Magma influences without percussion, yet here we are!

anyway, thoroughly enjoying the entire show

Hey, bud, true, drumming so central to Zeuhl

Ironclad Merrimac on the cover!

Wo Nelly

DJ DaveTheObscure 💟 Many thanks for another Gem of a Show! Big cheers and kind regards to you, Sir! 🖤💀

What a tremendous show, Dave! Thanks!

thanks, folks, for keeping me company

another eXcellent show Dave! Thanks!

Anytime D

You're gonna have to tell us about bribing airport officials. I'm guessing you were smuggling in records or hybrid animals.

I use Sourdough bread myself

was here to hear the PЯ0ИК 🩶

Goes well with cold beet borscht

Another unsettling and disquieting show. Cheers, DTO 👏👏👏

We now return control, to your online listening stream…until next week

Cheers to all the Dears, especially those with Big Ears 🖤💀

transporting audio equipment, right after 9/11. Airports suspicious of any electronic items. Had to pay them off

Well spraeken

don’t put that there DJ 🙈