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The New Abnormal

Oct 17, 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 🐈 = 🅣🄗ⓔ 🅽⒠🅆 🅰🅑ⓝ🄞🆁🄼⒜🅛

a yawning Squirrelcat

7:03 AM		Marisa Anderson first bounce fly fly fly N Across the Horizon Vol. 1 Northern Spy Records 2025 Marisa Anderson is a composer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist living in Portland Oregon.
7:06 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
7:08 AM		Disiniblud Traces in the window N Disiniblud Smugglers Way 2025 Disiniblud, is a new collaborative project from the composers / producers / multi-instrumentalists Rachika Nayar and Nina Keith.https://rachika.bandcamp.com/album/disiniblud
7:13 AM		Tom Skinner The Madim ( feat. Meshell Ndegeocello) N Kaleidoscopic Visions International Anthem 2025 Tom Skinner (b. 1980) is a London based drummer, composer and producer. https://tom-skinner.bandcamp.com/album/kaleidoscopic-visions
7:23 AM		Madomko Memoires D'ouest en ouest Gimmi Music 2007 Percussion driven multi-ethnic ensemble based in France
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7:32 AM		Malady Vapaa ja autio Ainavihantaa 2021 Svart Records 2021 Malady is a psychedelic rock quintet from Helsinki Finland founded in 2010. https://maladyband.bandcamp.com/album/ainavihantaa
7:38 AM		Van Der Graaf Generator Emperor In His War-Room: The Emperor / The Room H to He Who Am the Only One 2005 Release EMI Marketing 1970 Formed in the UK in 1967, with vocals by Peter Hammill.
7:46 AM		Robert Wyatt Little Red Robin Hood Hit the Road Rock Bottom Domino Recording Co 1974 Born in 1945, drummer and vocalist Robert Wyatt was one of the founders of Soft Machine until he left and founded Matching Mole. He is a key figure in the "Canterbury scene", while rejecting its existence. In 1973, he fell from a 4th story window and broke his spine, remaining in a wheelchair ever since. "Rock Bottom" was recorded at that time.
7:50 AM		Secret Oyster Pajamamafia Sea Son CBS 1974 Jazz Rock / Fusion / Progressive Rock band from Denmark, active in the mid-1970s.
7:55 AM		Schicke Führs Fröhling Dialog Symphonic Pictures M. i. G. - music GmbH 1976 Progressive rock band from Germany existing in the mid 1970's.
8:00 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
8:04 AM		Son Reis Project Coke Type Thing (feat. Jason Reisdorf, Jason Goessl & Ryan Thomas) N Payment Plan (feat. Jason Reisdorf, Jason Goessl & Ryan Thomas) 2025 Son Reis Project is an instrumental trio from Oshkosh Wisconsin, blending no wave, post-punk, metal, jazz, and prog. https://sonreisproject.bandcamp.com/album/payment-plan
8:10 AM		From.UZ Gameplay Initiation Audio Diplomacy 10T Records 2007 From.UZ was formed in 2004 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. This is their debut. https://fromuz.bandcamp.com/
8:18 AM		Gösta Berlings Saga Sersophane Sersophane Icosahedron Music 2016 Gösta Berlings Saga, from near Stockhom Sweden, has become known for their dark and unique instrumental progressive rock. https://gostaberlingssaga.bandcamp.com/
8:26 AM		One Shot Opus 12 Dark Shot Le Triton 2007 One Shot was founded by Magma members James MacGaw (guitarist in Magma 1998-2021) & Emmanuel Borghi (keyboardist in Magma 1990-2009). James MacGaw died in 2021, age 52. https://oneshot-letriton.bandcamp.com/
8:36 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
8:38 AM		Turning Point Princess Aura Creatures of the Night / Silent Promise Secret Records Limited 2009 Turning Point was a jazz fusion band from the UK, formed in 1975 by members of Isotope. Their aim was to perform jazz-rock like Isotope, but with some Canterbury elements. This is from their 1977 debut.
8:46 AM		National Health Shining Water D.S. Al Coda Europa Records 1982 Reformation of Hatfield and The North, with John Greaves replacing Richard Sinclair on bass. On this release, they performed music by Alan Gowen, who had just died.
8:55 AM		Homunculus Res Belacqua Come si diventa ciò che si era AltrOck Productions 2015 Progressive rock band from Palermo, Italy. Their style is closer to Canterbury than Rock Progressivo Italiano. https://homunculusres.bandcamp.com/album/come-si-diventa-ci-che-si-era
8:58 AM		Set Break: D ͥff ͥ ͨ ͧl ͭ L ͥs ͭ ͤn ͥng H ͦ ͧ ͬ
9:02 AM		Rational Diet From the Grey Notebook - Part 2 Rational Diet AltrOck 2007 Rational Diet has existed since the late 1990s in Belarus. They have an unusual mix of styles and sounds: Chamber music, rock, theatre and improvisation. Influences: Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Part, Ives, Henry Cow, Univers Zero, Present, Debile Menthol. https://altrockproductions.bandcamp.com/album/rational-diet-2
9:16 AM		Eider Stellaire Nihil Eider Stellaire Soleil Zeuhl 1981 Eider Stellaire was primarily the project of drummer/composer Michel Le Bars, playing a fiery brand of "Zeuhl" strongly influenced by Magma. Originally a self-release in 1981, with a limited run. Kindly reissued by Soleil Zeuhl in 2011.
9:24 AM		Dai Kaht Wehr Mahrü Dai Kaht II Soleil Zeuhl 2020 Finnish Zeuhl progressive avantrock band from Kajaani, Kainuu since 2013. https://daikaht.bandcamp.com/album/dai-kaht-ii
9:29 AM		Ni Rodomont Les insurgés de Romilly Dur et Doux 2015 "ni" are an instrumental avant-prog/math rock band from Bourg-en-Bresse, France. https://niiii.bandcamp.com/
9:35 AM		Yowie Skrimshander N Taking Umbrage SKiN GRAFT Records 2025 Harsh math rock band founded in St. Louis in 2000. https://yowie.bandcamp.com/
9:41 AM		Cthulhu Rise Opus 28 42 Musea Parallèle 2012 From Ukraine, Cthulhu Rise blend progressive rock, jazz, alternative metal and mathcore. This is their debut. https://cthulhurise.bandcamp.com/album/42
9:45 AM		OOIOO UJA Taiga Thrill Jockey 2006 OOIOO (pronounced oh-oh-eye-oh-oh) are an all-female Japanese group formed in Osaka in 1995.
9:53 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
9:57 AM		Jon Poole Peaches What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? s/r 1994 Multi-instrumentalist (bass, guitar, keys and drums) and singer/songwriter, born in 1969, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

Chat is archived.

𓁝 We begin our broadcast day. 𓁜 ☀️

Good day, DJ DaveTheObscure 💟

Good day, Mister Malcontent 💜

Girabbephants & Squirrelcats, gents.

hello your excellencies.

good morning, TAndy

Woah @TAndy

good morning, Dale

Yooh @Dale

🐿️ ➕🧛🏻➕🐅 ⚠️⁉️

Mornin Dale, MrM, Dave.

Morning all

good morning, Rob from MD

Heya Rob MD

that's Doctor Robert to you

Dave it's so funny how immediately at the start of the first mic break, I got called away to fix something briefly at work. What serendipity!

good morning ǝʌɐꓷ, MrM, TAndy, Dale and Rob!

s'okay, TAndy. You did not miss much

good morning, Stevie P

Oh hello, StevieP

Mornin Stevie

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oh good morning, Christine

Good morning, ǝɹnɔsqO ǝɥʇ ǝʌɐᗡ 🙃

Good morning Christine

Hi, ChristineBoo! 👋 👻

🥱 🐿 ➕️ 🐈

better

Mornin', TAndy 🚩🐈‍⬛️ & MrM 💀 Boo 👻!

there’s mosdef a vampyre in that critter

EURYTHMICS ❤️❤️❤️

totally different Dave Stewart

and cats have those vampire fangs

malady, a little focus moving waves era sound.

no doubt grew up listening to that

So much protesting and denial, obviously the same DAVE STEWART❣️ And yikes, cats be evil af! 😈

for contractual reasons, Dave Stewart had to get major facial reconstructive surgery to be able to record under that name

to be fair, I chortled out loud

too proud to just use an alias

another Obscure DAVE 👽

not obscure at all. he's the first Dave Stewart in Discogs

seriously??? 😐 😹

Oh first

and best

Same Dave, different Stewart

first, last, most and best

good morning, Scurrow

Little known fact: the first Dave Stewart listed in Discogs is a HUGE fan of the second Dave Stewart. 🤩 # SweetDreams

Loving this VDGG. Mornin Scurrow

It's been more than 60 seconds since that message was sent IT DOESN'T COUNT

was Robert Wyatt just then - forgot to update playlist promptly

<:|

First Hour: TopNotch!

🙄 Always with the screeeeaming

🙀

thanks, MrM

Waow, second mic break and I get called away AGAIN! LOL

a new curse?

The Universe is messing with you, Tandy

I'm scared

it messes with us all, you're not alone

Good morning DtO! Good morning Christine, TAndy, MrM, Squirrel, Dale, Steve, Rob from MLand!

good morning, ParrScream

Morning, ParrScream ☕️

Sup ParrScream!

HeyYO, ParrScream!

Good morning, I liked that Wisconsin band

good morning, Krista. Glad you liked it. Hometown boys

Krista!! Hey!

Thank you Dave for that massively important PSA.

🫡

It's always nice to have a civic minded community DJ on the radio.

WPRB has boatloads

bargeloads

morning

good morning, Mokster Mash

highly recommend looking into this release > https://www.cherryred.co.uk/skin-alley-sun-music-the-complete-recordings-1969-1973-remastered-4cd-box-set

their "lost" soundtrack is amazing.

👉💀👈

Awwww yeah

Sup Mok

oh boy

👈💀👉

thanks, Mok, I will check it

This track is the most subdued craziness. What a song title too, reminds me of that one show.

They must have been inspired by Rosasolis Dream

I really like the cow tools-esque looking axe on the cover too.

i gotta run now. another eXcellent show Dave! Thanks!

thanks for hanging out, Stevie P

Cow Tools is my favorite DAW

Ha! Hey, George!

Good morning

This band uses Henry Cow tools

ooooh, brilliant!

The New Abnormal is the new Ab Fab

🙏🏻

the New Ab Norm

suitably chemicallized 😵‍💫🤑☠️

Did I get that correct? Idk 🤷‍♀️

you are correct

Again! Always!

the most correct

The new ab norm is to do the ab fab exercise until you have one absolutely fabulous ab — a single fab ab

one pack

Exactly!

The loosie of beverages/abdominals

This track “goes hard” as the kids say

in the Zeuhl tradition

6️⃣7️⃣

I hear that's a thing now on the TikTok or something. All the kiddos saying it

…in The New Abnormal chat!

Ooh, free download of that Die Kaht album! Doen't mind if I do

I'm keeping the typo.

eye mind

👍🏻

🧿

Mornin George! Henry Cow Tools is brilliant 😄

Why thank you!

The instantly recognizable Yowie

Yowie has a distinct angular math rock

A bop slaps, bars are raps… everything is “literally” goated or cringe…

Stand on business and mog your rivals…

I’ll have what George is having

alert: Wilbo is on at 3 p.m. EDT instead of Jen

I’m just relaying little bits of my daughter’s lexicon

then it's Tobias at 5 p.m. EDT

The parliance of today’s yout’

67 am I right?

Ah, I can't wait to hear that rerun next week if robodj plays her show again Thursday morning.

yes 67 is the magic number

Get brain rot, don’t yeet the gyatt

Can't believe I'll be asleep for the rare wilbo-tobias lineup.

@DJ DaveTheObscure Thanks for info! You need to get back on air before your next regularly scheduled shows! Cheers!

busy

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THIS

Thanks for the show today, Dave! See you next week, or perhaps earlier. No spoilers!

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

📻 🙀🧦 🧿 🪨🕰🛰🦉 🪷 💯 Cheers, DTO! 😶‍🌫️

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

Many gems 💎

thanks, folks

Even the math rock! 🧮🪨🎶🎵❣️

even the math rock

tots harshed my mellow