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The New Abnormal

Oct 31, 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🪉 = 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔑𝔢𝔴 𝔄𝔟𝔫𝔬𝔯𝔪𝔞𝔩

𝔇𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔢𝔰𝔱 𝔖𝔥𝔬𝔴 𝔈𝔳𝔢𝔯 ☁

the harp-winged bat

7:02 AM		Wardruna Kvitravn Kvitravn Columbia Local 2020 Wardruna is a Norwegian music group formed in 2003, with some ex-members of black metal group Gorgoroth. They are dedicated to creating musical renditions of Norse cultural and esoteric traditions, and make significant use of Nordic historical and traditional instruments.
7:08 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
7:10 AM		Léa Sen (No) You of Now, Pt. 2 - EP Partisan Records / Liberator Music 2023 Songwriter and vocalist from Paris, living in London. (This song was heavily edited for airplay.) https://leasen.bandcamp.com/
7:14 AM		Cocteau Twins When Mama Was Moth Head Over Heels 4AD 1983 "When mama was moth, I took bulb form" one of their early releases
7:17 AM		Subarachnoid Space Something Wicked Delicate Membrane Charnel Music 1996 Psychedelic rock band, formed in 1995 in San Francisco, disbanded in 2010. This is their debut CD.
7:22 AM		Pauline Anna Strom Blood Thirst Spectre RVNG Intl. 2023 Pauline Anna Strom (October 1, 1946 – December 13, 2020) was a decades-long composer and musician who lived and worked in San Francisco, CA. She is well-known for a series of '80s tape releases that were later compiled into Trans-Millenia Music. Original 1984 LP cover
7:29 AM		VAK Budo (final third) Budo Soleil Zeuhl 2018 French prog/Zeuhl band founded in 2008. Similar to 'Setna'. https://vak-prog.bandcamp.com (I'm only playing the last 1/3 of this long track.)
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7:43 AM		Morte Macabre Symphonic Holocaust Symphonic Holocaust Mellotronen 1998 Swedish heavy progressive rock band formed by the members of two great Swedish progressive bands 'Landberk' and 'Anekdoten'. just one LP
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8:04 AM		Univers Zéro La faulx Univers zéro Sub rosa 1976 Founded in Brussels, Belgium in 1974. Disbanded in 1987 and reformed in 1999. One of the founding members of the "Rock In Opposition" collective, Univers Zéro are the creators of the genre known as 'chamber rock'. Getting their inspiration from such diverse sources as rock, jazz, European folk and classical music (both ancient and modern). For the CD reissue, this bonus track was recorded live 5 April 1979.
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8:34 AM		Arkitekture Dark Matter Rationalis Impetus 트리퍼사운드 2022 A South Korean progressive rock group founded in 2021 from the ashes of Superstring. just one full length release https://arkitekture2022.bandcamp.com/album/rationalis-impetus
8:45 AM		At War With Self A Gap In The Stream Of Mind Part 2 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.
8:50 AM		Eskaton Pitie Four Visions Eurock 1981 Eskaton is a French progressive rock/Zeuhl band. Founded in 1970, disbanded in 1985. Eskaton took Magma "Kohntarkosz" influences, mixed in prog, lots of electronics and increasingly elements of cold wave. This unique concoction, fronted by two female vocalists, made for a distinctive Zeuhl sound.
8:58 AM		Set Break: 𝔇𝔦𝔣𝔣𝔦𝔠𝔲𝔩𝔱 𝔏𝔦𝔰𝔱𝔢𝔫𝔦𝔫𝔤 ℌ𝔬𝔲𝔯 🔥
9:03 AM		One Shot Black P Dark Shot Le Triton 2008 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/
9:12 AM		Vaults of Zin Lankotan Kadath Vaults of Zin 2016 From Denton, Texas, their music is heavily influenced by Magma but blending in experimental metal. https://vaultsofzin.bandcamp.com/album/kadath
9:17 AM		Guapo V. Black Oni Ipecac Recordings 2005 Founded in London, UK in 1994, they are an avant-prog band that inhabits a realm between Zeuhl and post-rock.
9:30 AM		Art Zoyd Accelerando Faust In-possible records 1994 Art Zoyd was founded in Valenciennes, France in 1969, centered around composer and classically-trained violinist Gérard Hourbette and bassist Thierry Zaboitzeff. With each successive album, the rock aspect of their material slowly gave way to a blend of zeuhl and classical music, developing ever tenser and darker climates.
9:42 AM		Magma Da Zeuhl Wortz Wainsaht Trilogie Au Trianon / M.D.K. Seventh records 1999 Influential French heavy prog rock band starting in 1970, creators of their own genre: "Zeuhl". Still active, even after many lineup changes. https://seventhrecordsmagma.bandcamp.com/
9:43 AM		Ruins Thebes Symphonica Tzadik 1998 "Ruins" formed in Japan in 1985. They combine the raw energy of hardcore punk with progressive rock's flair and musicianship. There have been several line ups so far, featuring drummer / vocalist / main composer Yoshida Tatsuya.
9:51 AM		Rhûn Zöfm Rhùn tozzos Baboon Fish Label 2024 Rhùn is from France. They play in the Zeuhl style, but with a bit more chaos and weirdness than most (and the bar is pretty high). This is the latest release from Rhùn. https://rhunmusic.bandcamp.com/album/tozzos (Not to be confused with the heavy psych band Rhûn.)
9:56 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
9:56 AM		Rachel Flowers Treacherous Cretins single s/r 2021 Rachel Flowers is a multi-instrumentalist based in California

Chat is archived.

𝔇𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔢𝔰𝔱 𝔖𝔥𝔬𝔴 𝔈𝔳𝔢𝔯

𝔉𝔯𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔣𝔲𝔩 𝔪𝔬𝔯𝔫𝔦𝔫𝔤, 𝔇𝔞𝔳𝔢.

oh hello Tandy

Ravens!!

Good morning Dave and TAndy

YES! Good morning, Rob from MD

Good day, DJ DaveTheObscure 💟

Good day, Mister Malcontent 💜

Happy morning!

Gobstoppers & Skittles, gents. Good morning Roffle, MrM, and Rob MD (scary).

🐦‍⬛

Go Eagles.

Birds!

hello Roffle

Excellent start to the SHOW!

thank, you, MrM

Including the set break photo! 🐱🐭🎃

COCTEAU TWINS 🩶🩶🩶

When mama was moth, I took bulb form

I feel really bad walking out of one of their shows in the 80's out of bordom.

But that's show biz.

A spooky good morning to everyone!

good morning, ParrScream

Mornin, ParrScream.

Greetings & Salutations, Everyone! 🍭🍫🍬

MrM - West Siiiideee !

Oh I forgot…

WestSiiidddeee!!

Represent!

There it is!! ☀️ 😎 🆒

I can't believe I out grew my Spiderman costume already, does anybody know how this Minecraft things zipper to works? I knew I should have got the the Wednesday outfit, but that 8th grader got the last one.

morning. slept late. damn lord of the darkness!

good morning, Dale

roffle - can probably pull together a george santos look without anything too special.

Dale! You're a life saver! I'm on it!

Tricks & Treats to Roffle! 👿🎃😈👻🤠

Mornin, Dale. @Dave I still love this VAK album.

@TAndy, VAK has enduring dark charm

Thanks •ᎷяM!

hey now TAndy...

DJ DaveTheObscure, many thanks for the extra work of Edits4Airplay! Appreciate YOU! 💟🖤💀

Thanks, MrM. Happy to provide excellent customer service for our valued clients 😬

good morning ǝʌɐꓷ and my PRB Pals!

good morning, Stevie P

oh this guy

sorry I'm late...

no worries

nice jam on this morte...

glad you like it

Yea, are we in TheDroneZone™️❣️⁉️

PewPewPew 📢📢📢

FIRE. Heya Stevie.

Drony, for sure, MrM

Luvin the Haunted House VIBES 🐲👹🤡👽👻🎃

ErrMahGawd these VOCALS 🖤💀

darkest ever

darker than darkest

These guys are dressed up as Stravinsky.

Univers Zero derived much inspiration from Stravinsky

Their slip is definitely showing. :)

I, for one, can appreciate the Drone Zone™.

Scared.

Zoinks!

Roffle is on a real one today L0LZ 🤣

This sounds awesome

Glad you like

First Hour: TopNotch! - Second Hour: TopShelf! Cheers, DJ DaveTheObscure!

thanks for the kind words, MrM

ahoy!

Third hour: BackRooms

Ahoy hoy, Mok!

oh boy

🔥🌿😮‍💨💨

Black 3.0 listening

👉💀👈

👈💀👉

Ahoy, Mokster Mash

Good morning dear host and frightening wprb chatters and lurkers! 😱

welcome, ears for fears

Heya Ears. Hey Dave I may have an rock in opposition suggestion for a future difficult listening period.

tell me. Tell Me. TELL ME !!!

TELLLLLLLLL MEEEEEEEEEE

Organic mosh riff

welcome, George K

Lycanthrope from Thinking Plague on Cuneiform. I think you've played some work from another album of theirs on a past show!

Heya George

The organ opens up the pit

Good morning DtO, Tandy and all!

The Cryptkeeper 5 are playing in New Hope tonight ⚰️ ☠️🎃

How many crypt keepers does it take to keep a crypt five apparently

Pits and crypts... On topic this day...

TAndy, I do not have "In This Life" yet.

Cuneiform is thorough on scrubbing the internet of their music

This track is hilarious.

Happy Halloween. Love that One Shot track

Sup dude!

Dave, I actually found it from someone linking me an official YouTube upload of the track from the label itself. https://youtu.be/OZbQ7nyqnT0

good morning, the dude

thanks, TAndy

oh look, this _dude is here

I remember that day on the turntables. It was soooo Haaawwwtttttt in thure. ☠️

you were the life of the party, MrM

this ONE 🏆

an uncommon choice, MrM

🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇

We are not the common man.

yeoooooooooo

hey, jimbooooo

I hear we are going back to steam powered turn tables.

Batboo

we love steam, don't we folks

there are Bats in the Belfry 🦇💀🦇

Steaming belfry bats!

Riddle me this, Riddle me that. Who is scared of the Big Black Bat?

🃏 why so serious?!

Rats with air skills are surely scary to chilldren of all ages.

Thx for the dark show, Dave! Happy Halloween everyone!

Oh sup Roffle!

thanks for hanging out, Rob

Hey TAndy!

RUINS

Scare some birds Rob!

Everything Tatsuya Yoshida touches is gold imo

Saw Ruins in Philly and was drumming while playing a guitar on his lap somehow

Tatsuya Yoshida is scary talented and quite prolific

DJ DaveTheObscure 💟 Many thanks for the TopTier Darkness! 🕷️🎼🌚🎶🐺🎵🖤💀 Much candy to you! 🍭🍫🍬 Big cheers and kind regards to you, Sir!

And yes, Dave, thanks very much for the show!

Ruins to Rhun! Delightful show, Dave

another eXcellently darker than darkest show Dave! Thanks!

TY DTO 🎃🎃🎃🧡🧡🧡

One less color closer to darkness today. Thanks ǝʌɐꓷ

thanks for dropping by, Bud

thanks for hanging out in the chat, and thanks for supporting WPRB

☀️😎🆒

kudos

🎃💟🖤💀

🎃

🏴‍☠️