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The New Abnormal

Oct 24, 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.

🐿️ + 🎺 + 🍺 = 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔑𝔢𝔴 𝔄𝔟𝔫𝔬𝔯𝔪𝔞𝔩

𝔒𝔨𝔱𝔬𝔟𝔢𝔯𝔣𝔢𝔰𝔱 𝔈𝔦𝔠𝔥𝔨𝔞𝔱𝔷𝔩

7:02 AM		M. Sage The Garden Spot N Tender / Wading RVNG Intl. 2025 Matthew Sage is a multi-instrumentalist based in Colorado.
7:04 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
7:05 AM		Hannah Frances A Body, A Map N Nested in Tangles Fire Talk 2025 Hannah Frances (b. 1997) is a vocalist, guitarist, composer, and poet melding avant-folk, progressive rock, and jazz, currently based in Chicago. https://hannahfrances.bandcamp.com/album/nested-in-tangles
7:08 AM		Bill Brennan & Andy Mcneill Cloud Forest N Dreaming in Gamelan s/r 2025 Bill Brennan and Andy McNeill are Canadian multi-instrumentalists and composers. https://brennanmcneill.bandcamp.com/album/dreaming-in-gamelan
7:11 AM		Carlos Santana & John McLaughlin Naima (with Mahavishnu Orchestra) [Alternate - Take 4] Love Devotion Surrender Columbia/Legacy 1973 Cover of a John Coltrane composition. Original LP issued in 1973, this is a bonus version on the 2003 CD reissue. Recorded during the time the two guitar giants were deep into the cult of Sri Chinmoy. wearing their cult uniform and Chinmoy buttons - so holy
7:14 AM		Mörglbl L'âge de L'eveil (A Genevieve et Roger) Toons Tunes from the Past Free Electric Sound 2008 This was the original cover of their self-released 2nd LP in 1999. Thanks to Free Electric Sound for reissuing their first 2 LPs on this double CD.
7:19 AM		At War With Self Coming Home Torn Between Dimensions Free Electric Sound 2005 Instrumental power prog trio led by Glenn Snelwar on guitar, mandolin, and keyboards; Michael Manring on fretless bass and e-bow; and Fates Warning's Mark Zonder on drums and percussion.
7:24 AM		Chon Pitch Dark Chon Sumerian Records 2019 Chon (sometimes stylized as CHON) is/was an American progressive rock and math rock band from Oceanside, California.
7:27 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
7:33 AM		M.I.A. (Músicos Independientes Asociados) Cornonstípicum Cornonstípicum Ciclo 3 1978 Argentinian band created in the mid 1970s. Their music is a complex symphonic rock with an Argentinean/latin folk influence.
7:51 AM		Aera Pfiffe Türkis Erlkönig Schalplatten 1979 Aera was a German jazz-rock band from Nürnberg, active from the mid-1970's to early 1980's.
7:55 AM		Passport Uranus Doldinger Black Beard Records 1971 Passport was a German jazz fusion group founded in 1970. The group underwent numerous changes over the years, with saxophonist Klaus Doldinger being the only constant. Doldinger just passed away on the 16th of October.
8:01 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
8:04 AM		Santana Mantra Welcome Columbia/Legacy 1973 Rock group from San Francisco, led by guitarist Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán. "Mantra" is a previously unreleased bonus track on the CD reissue.
8:10 AM		Smoke Curtis Everything MPS 1973 Smoke was a jazz rock group from Palo Alto California, active in the early 1970s. this is their 2nd and final LP
8:16 AM		Napoli Centrale Sotto A' Suttana Mattanza Ricordi 1975 Blending jazz-rock and popular music, and with lyrics sung in Neapolitan dialect, the first single Campagna became a hit.
8:25 AM		Andreas Aarflot Vägar Det Rivna Pianot MNW Music AB 1977 Nils Andreas Aarflot was born in Uppsala Sweden in 1954. He plays keyboards, guitar and saxophone. After participating with the musical collective Anton Svedbergs Swängjäng, he recorded this one solo jazz rock record. Afterwards he has been active composing for films and as a producer in Stockholm.
8:30 AM		Arti + Mestieri Consapevolezza, Pt. 1 Giro di valzer per domani Cramps Records 1976 Jazz fusion band that formed in Turin Italy in 1974.
8:33 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
8:37 AM		Lady With Babylon Machines The Lady With The Monkey Laboratoire d'Exploration Musicale 2014 "Lady With" is a jazz fusion / post-rock group from Paris led by Camille Petit (Ghost Rhythms, Free Human Zoo). https://ladywith.bandcamp.com/album/the-lady-with-the-monkey
8:44 AM		Immortal Onion Omnichannel Journeys, Pt. I XD [Experience Design] U Know Me Records 2020 Immortal Onion is a Polish band, blending jazz, minimalism as well as fusion, electronic music and even progressive metal. https://immortalonion.bandcamp.com/
8:49 AM		Tigran Hamasyan The Cave of Rebirth An Ancient Observer Nonesuch 2017 Armenian jazz pianist, born in 1987. Many of his compositions are strongly influenced by the Armenian folk tradition, often using its scales and modalities. https://tigranhamasyan.bandcamp.com/album/an-ancient-observer
8:55 AM		Monobody Harvester Comma Sooper Records 2021 Math rock / fusion band from Chicago. This is their latest. https://monobody.bandcamp.com/album/comma
8:58 AM		Set Break: schwierige Hörstunde
9:02 AM		Mula Disculpe Usted Señora Mulapoil Dur et Doux 2018 A Bogotá Colombia-based act "Mula" were founded in 2013 for launching free-jazz, post-punk, hardcore, avantgarde prog. https://mulamusica.bandcamp.com/ this is a split EP with PoiL
9:11 AM		Jean-Claude Buire, Philippe Bussonnet, Laurent Imperato Drax bbi Soleil Zeuhl 1996 Recorded in 1996 but unreleased until 2008, this intense guitar-based trio consists of Magma member and One Shot alumnus Philippe Bussonnet (bass), drummer Jean-Claude Buire, and XAAL founder Laurent Imperato on guitars. Zeuhl adjacent heavy prog.
9:16 AM		CKRAFT All You Can Kill Uncommon Grounds CKRAFTPROD 2025 CKRAFT is a jazz metal band from Paris. They have been referred to as a Meshuggah like jam session with King Crimson while listening to National Health. A "djent-fueled metal heft is exquisitely supplemented with an equal Canterbury jazz exuberance". https://ckraft.bandcamp.com/album/uncommon-grounds
9:22 AM		Eyeless Owl Tinfoil Firehat Murmurations Mogul Intermissions 2023 Eyeless Owl is the music of Quinn Coniguliaro, member of Wyxz, Sun Colored Chair, In-Dreamview, Filibuster Saloon. https://eyelessowl.bandcamp.com/
9:26 AM		Birds and Buildings Battalion Bantam to Behemoth Emkog 2008 Founded by Dan Britton (of Cerebus Effect & Deluge Grander) in Maryland USA in 2008. They blend various prog styles. This is their debut release. https://birdsandbuildings.bandcamp.com/album/bantam-to-behemoth
9:36 AM		Mats/Morgan Band Baader Puff The Music or the Money? Cuneiform Records 1996 Swedish drummer Morgan Ågran and keyboardist Mats Öberg teamed up for experimental fusion with major inspiration from Zappa. https://morganagren.bandcamp.com/album/the-music-or-the-money-2cd-remaster
9:45 AM		John Zorn Night The Painted Bird Tzadik 2016 The Simulacrum Ensemble: Matt Hollenberg (guitar), John Medeski (organ), and Kenny Grohowski (drums), with Kenny Wollesen (vibraphone) performing compositions of John Zorn (who is not performing on this record).
9:50 AM		Art Bears Rats & Monkeys Winter Songs RER 1979 Art Bears: rising from the ashes of Henry Cow, they included vocalist Dagmar Krause, Chris Cutler on percussion, and Fred Frith on guitar/ violin/keyboards/ etc. Their music is very high level progressive/experimental rock, with shades of ambient and electronic thrown in. Like much RIO-influenced music, it's not so much prog, as experimental, "rehearsal intensive" rock.
9:53 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
9:58 AM		R. Reger Twenty Small Cigars single s/r 2022 Based in Chicago, R Reger makes music with vintage keyboards and synthesizers. https://rregerakaashenactuariesofasgardreeg2600.bandcamp.com/track/20-small-cigars-a-frank-zappa-cover

Chat is archived.

oh hello

Good day, DJ DaveTheObscure 💟

Good morning, gents.

Good day, Mister Malcontent 💜

good morning, TAndy

TAllyHO, TAndy

Greetings & Salutations to One and All

good morning. a little early for a stein of ale for me but if i must...

yeah, I know I'm very late for the Oktoberfest theme, but I'm usually a day late and a dollar short

polka and prog go hand in hand.

you can consider ale as liquid bread, so it's a healthy part of a balanced breakfast

Someone say stein?

YES! Good morning, Beck

Cheers! 🍺

🍻 cheers itsa friday!

it's undeniably like that! Cheers!

Excellent start to the SHOW! 💟

Agreement, great stuff so far.

good morning ǝʌɐꓷ, MrM, TAnd, Dale, Beck and Ears

oh this guy is here early

good morning, Ears

pretty pretty early

good morning, Stevie P

and thanks for the positive feedback

These INSTRUMENTS right now❣️

Wishing you all a good weekend. I'm off to start my grueling 3 hour workday. Sigh

have a good day, Ears

Cheers Ears!

WestSiiidddeee 🕶️ ☀️ 🎶

🖖🏻 represent!

At War With Self! awesome,.sounding great, DtO

thanks, Matt. Glad you enjoyed

M.I.A. ❤️ Mathangi Arulpragasam ❤️ ‘Paper Planes’ ❤️

Ears LOL re workday

totally different M.I.A. The FIRST M.I.A.

The rare early morning Matt appearance. Nice to see ya

good one Mr. M

I don’t know. Maybe you mislabeled it. 🙃🤠🤑

SUP TAndy & good folx of wprb land

Yay & Hay @Matt!

Good morning everyone else I may have missed, also.

Puttin coffee in my STEIN ja

Hope you stick around for the craziness in an hour and a half.

happy Octoberfest

TAndy haaaaaaaaaa!! you know I gravitate toward craziness

That squirrel in lederhosen LOLOLOLOL

Too early to krak open a Märzen? Maybe lunch

Its mini bier looks delish/lekker

Brian LOLLLOLOLOL

I gotta save that pic 🎺🐿️🍺🤎

Brian D marzen + cereal ! We are festing, after all

That synth was like Jan Hammer went to the Andes

Ha! Good morning, Brian.

MrM I saved it. That squirrel is going cyber places.

It’s going on my holiday cardz

Mr M NICE

It’s gonna be a flag outside my door

yessssssss

Putting on a tshirt for the neighborhood squirrel 🌳🐿️

this Epic JAM 🤎

I gotta get my crow army ready for the winter

liking the m.i.a.

is the chat function not very functional this morning? keep getting errors...

Yeah, M.I.A., another under-appreciated Argentinian band

have ya tried turning the device off and on?!

Dale, this is the first I'm hearing of issues with the chat

problems with the chat? i had to log in with google just now.

oh, here we are.

i had errors when i first logged in. all good now

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hehe

Guy ate the fried egg?! 🍳

haaaaaaaa good memory Mr M

Finally someone remembers the egg

Definitely not a Canterbury Creme Egg.

👯 please do not hurt the egg

what's the egg story?

it was before the chicken. The End

Good morning all

good morning, Rob from MD

Eagle eyed TAndy noticed a meme detail, a strange egg emoji

…on the underneath part of the couch ahaha 😹

Where is that version?! 😭 🍳

(hey, no crying during The New Abnormal)

hmphf. not seeing it.

‘cause the guy ate the egg

Lol the rare egg version, out there in the wild somewhere

egg eaten by xyloprawn

My job has once again subpoena'd me for other work to prevent me from enjoying the show. Fortunately I will be leaving pretty soon, car tuning time incoming.

s'okay, TAndy. You're living a full life

Good morning all, the 2nd hour is starting quite nice

good morning, and thanks, Rob F

First Half of Show: TOP NOTCH! Cheers, DJ DaveTheObscure!

thank ye kindly, MrM

Love this Tigran Hamasyan -- superb

yes, Bike, Hamasyan never misses

new artist for me, definitely going into rotation

he has a large catalog, all excellent

This being quite pleasant and easy to listen to will contrast nicely with whats coming in 7 minutes

you know it, Beck

Quite the lovely selection during this last set, Dave.

Yeah, the 2nd hour is finishing great

thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you are enjoying

Making my internment at the auto shop much more enjoyable DTO

Just clicked in. Back to WPRB after a long absence.

oh boy

👉💀👈

👈💀👉

good to see you, jimbooooo

welcome back, Richard M. I hope you can stomach the Difficult Listening Hour

Good morning DTO! Good morning all!

good morning, ParrScream

I'll be hearing these chords in my sleep! This is great

good enough for throwing couches

I feel more like surfing on one.

🛌

🤘🙂‍↕️

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Need egg on top of egg dome 🍳 🥚

Hahahaha egghead

🐣

Squirrels 'n' Birds

good morning, jim h

🥚

These selections are obviously from the TopShelf Premium Eggs 🪺🥚🍳🎼🎶🎵

thanks again for the kind words, ᎷяM

Good Morning yee merry men yoking around!

Hey hey

Hey, Roffle

This piece is awesome. And I think I heard that CKRAFT on Rena's show 🤓

Roffle here to Scramble It Up! 🍳

And yes that transition from track to track was so smooth I thought this was just another section of the same.

@ TAndy, I drifted into Rena's territory a bit

We love WPRB DJs in here!

I would •ᎷяM, but I am entering the couch surfing compitition today too.

the songs can sometimes sound like multiple songs stitched together

that's why the playlist is so important. You'll never figure it out from my announcements

When they give everone the music pages out of order randomly?

and upside down

This majestic ass piano 💙

gotta party with that squirrel , knows the meaning of octoberfest

you got it, aiffrig

Oh, like drumming music sheets!

I really like this song!

don't lie to me

Keyboard or electonic clarinet?

unsure, Roffle

Sounded like a Steps Ahead vibe to me for a bit.

Simulacrum! One of my favorite Zorn projects

I think you're the one that turned me on to them, Bud

No es fake, Dave. https://litter.catbox.moe/s4e94x30ptr0a9eu.png

thanks, TAndy. You're the best

I definitely saved the last Zorn/simalcrulum thing you played onto a playlist

they are fantastic for sure

WowwieWowWow

I just discovered a bunch of acoustic guitar recordings that Julian Lage made of Zorn compositisions. Just starting to digest them

🐀 🐒

these vocals... wow!

i must investigate, Bud

go Dagmar, go!

Great to hear Zorn at WPRB.

Thanks for using music in a responsible manor this morning ǝʌɐꓷ!.

another eXcellent show ǝʌɐꓷ! Thanks!

DJ DaveTheObscure 💟 Glad I could tune in for another total GEM of a SHOW! Nice chatting with you and everyone! Big cheers and kind regards to you, Sir! 🖤💀 Cheers to all the Dears!

Thanks for the excellent show, Dave!

thanks, folks! Hope to see you all next week

It was quite eggscelent.

🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅

eggscelent!