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The New Subnormal

Dec 21, 2025 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

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 Subcontinental 🛺 ☕️

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The New Subnormal
9:03 AM
Karsh Kale - Break of Dawn
Karsh Kale Break of Dawn
Liberation Six Degrees Travel Series 2003
9:10 AM
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9:11 AM
Bhajan Bhoy - Oh Seeker
Bhajan Bhoy Oh Seeker
To Love is to Love (Vol. 1) Feeding Tube 2023
9:17 AM
Cheb i Sabbah - Kinna Sohna
Cheb i Sabbah Kinna Sohna
Devotion Six Degrees Travel Series 2008
9:23 AM
Bombay Dub Orchestra - Journey
Bombay Dub Orchestra Journey
3 Cities Six Degrees Travel Series 2008
9:29 AM
Susheela Raman - Sharavana
Susheela Raman Sharavana
Music for Crocodiles Narada 2005
9:36 AM
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9:37 AM
Autorickshaw - Chennai Five-0
Autorickshaw Chennai Five-0
Four Higher Tala-Wallah 2004
9:44 AM
Midival Punditz - Ab ke Baras
Midival Punditz Ab ke Baras
Asian Massive V/A Six Degrees 2002
9:49 AM
Praveen Sparsh - Unreserved
Praveen Sparsh Unreserved
Unreserved - EP Praveen Sparsh 2019
9:53 AM
Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan - Shyam Solono
Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan Shyam Solono
Roots Travellers World Village 2010
9:58 AM
Babu Band - I'm a Disco Dancer
Babu Band I'm a Disco Dancer
Disco Bhangra - Wedding Bands from Rajasthan V/A ICON Records 2009
10:00 AM
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10:05 AM
Niyaz - Ghazal
Niyaz Ghazal
Niyaz Six Degrees Travel Series 2005
10:11 AM
Mychael Danna - Aphrodisiac
Mychael Danna Aphrodisiac
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love Mychael Danna 1997
10:13 AM
Anoushka Shankar & Karsh Kale - Breathing Under Water
Anoushka Shankar & Karsh Kale Breathing Under Water
Breathing Under Water Manhattan Records 2007
10:15 AM
K.S. Chithra - Kehna Hi Kya
K.S. Chithra Kehna Hi Kya
Bombay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Universal Music India Pvt Ltd. 1995
10:23 AM
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10:25 AM
Ravi Shankar - (tuning instruments)
Ravi Shankar (tuning instruments)
The Concert for Bangladesh Apple Records 1971
10:26 AM
Rez Abbasi & Josh Feinberg - Bhairavi
Rez Abbasi & Josh Feinberg Bhairavi
Naya Baaz Whirlwind Recordings 2023
10:32 AM
Shubha Mudgal - Mann ke Manjeeré
Shubha Mudgal Mann ke Manjeeré
Mann ke Manjeeré V/A Virgin Records (India) Pvt Ltd 2021
10:37 AM
L. Shankar - Back Again
L. Shankar Back Again
M.R.C.S ECM Records 1988
10:41 AM
Prakash Band - Tequila
Prakash Band Tequila
Disco Bhangra - Wedding Bands from Rajasthan V/A ICON Records 2009
10:42 AM
Indosoul by Karthick Iyer - Mid Air
Indosoul by Karthick Iyer Mid Air
IndoSoul (Looking Within to Look Beyond) - EP 806277 Records DK 2015
10:48 AM
Fareed Haque & The Flat Earth Ensemble - Bengali Bud
Fareed Haque & The Flat Earth Ensemble Bengali Bud
Flat Planet Fareed Haque 2008
10:53 AM
Hans Raj Hans - Nit Khair Manga (Video Song)
Hans Raj Hans Nit Khair Manga (Video Song)
Tera Ishq Music Today 2002
10:57 AM
unknown - Kevat ka Sohar
unknown Kevat ka Sohar
Ganga - The Music of the Ganges V/A EMI 1998
11:03 AM
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11:05 AM
Saagara - Lines (feat. Wacław Zimpel, Giridhar Udupa, Mysore Nagaraj Karthik, Bharghava Halambi & K. Raja)
Saagara Lines (feat. Wacław Zimpel, Giridhar Udupa, Mysore Nagaraj Karthik, Bharghava Halambi & K. Raja)
Saagara MULTIKULTI PROJECT 2015
11:10 AM
Jonas Hellborg - Brightness
Jonas Hellborg Brightness
Kali's Son Bardo 2005

with Niladri Kumar on electric sitar, Selvaganesh on percussion

11:22 AM
Andre Antunes & Nooran Sisters - Jugni
Andre Antunes & Nooran Sisters Jugni
single s/r
11:26 AM
Agam - Onwards and Upwards (Subramanyena)
Agam Onwards and Upwards (Subramanyena)
A Dream to Remember
11:33 AM
Prasanna - Dark Sundae In Triplicane
Prasanna Dark Sundae In Triplicane
Electric Ganesha Land Susila Music 2006
11:40 AM
Jatayu - Marugelara
Jatayu Marugelara
s/r

"Marugelara O Raghava" was composed by Thyagaraja a couple of hundred years ago

11:52 AM
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11:53 AM
Sri Chinmoy - I Am an Idiot
Sri Chinmoy I Am an Idiot
Songs of Eternity AUM 2018
2:56 PM
Lata Mangeshkar - Aao Tumhen Chand Pe Le Jayen
Lata Mangeshkar Aao Tumhen Chand Pe Le Jayen
Zakhmee (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP Saregama 1975

incorporates "Jingle Bells"

Chat is archived.
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:03:58 AM
oh good morning
Zach 9:05:07 AM
Pulling triple shifts this week, Dave?
TAndy 9:05:20 AM
Heya Dave
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:05:42 AM
it's that magical time of year, Zach
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:05:50 AM
hey, TAndy
Zach 9:06:09 AM
Been a nice holiday sized helping of abnormalcy this week, we appreciate it
Zach 9:06:46 AM
/subnormalcy
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:06:53 AM
that's great to hear, Zach
TAndy 9:07:26 AM
Mornin Zach
Zach 9:08:39 AM
Morning TAndy!
Zach 9:14:32 AM
This reminds me of the oracle song in ASM’s The Jade Amulet
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:14:53 AM
i hope that's a good thing
Zach 9:15:11 AM
Which, highly recommend. Hip hop fantasy epic hero’s journey.
Zach 9:15:26 AM
Definitely
Zach 9:16:41 AM
But it uses a similar overlapping chorus of phantasms voices
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:19:49 AM
noted. thanks.
Richard Mitnick 9:20:58 AM
I have just clicked in. Happy to have you in my digiteria. I hope you have a great show.
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 9:20:58 AM
Happy Midwinter Morning!
TAndy 9:21:14 AM
Mornin Richard and Roff
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 9:21:18 AM
I too have clicked!
dan Cochrane 9:22:32 AM
Good morning DTO encore, sweet! Earlier the robo turned me on to Gary Wilson and The Blind Dates. I watched his documentary. Fascinating character, musician.
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:23:39 AM
welcome back, Richard M
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:23:49 AM
hey, Roffle
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:24:28 AM
I am not familiar, dan C
TAndy 9:25:18 AM
Mornin Dan
dan Cochrane 9:25:59 AM
One album, You Think You Really Know Me. ‘77. Rereleased quite recently. Morning Tandy
dan Cochrane 9:28:18 AM
Leon Russell’s cover of Harrison’s “Beware Of Darkness” comes to mind.
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 9:38:34 AM
Sitar Winchester Cathedral? LOL
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:40:06 AM
good ears, Roffle. That is from one of those exploitative releases in the 60s. The Beatles and the Stones put a sitar on a song, so the executives said 'quick, find some guy that can play sitar! We'll have a hit record!'
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:40:33 AM
Chim Kothari "Sound of Sitar"
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 9:41:26 AM
Such a wonderful time to be alive!
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 9:41:38 AM
For the most part.
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:42:21 AM
Recently, they reissued a putrid one by Gabor Szabo which has been getting some airplay on WPRB
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 9:42:50 AM
The Yellow Pages were no doubt full of sitar player that worked for union scale.
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:43:49 AM
they'd let anybody pick up a sitar a bang away at it
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 9:44:56 AM
Such innocence
dan Cochrane 9:49:48 AM
A full album could be compiled of hit electric sitar solos, I Cry Like A Baby, Do It Again, etc.
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:50:48 AM
I do have an authentic electric sitar coming up later after 11:00
dan Cochrane 9:51:12 AM
Nice D!
dan Cochrane 9:52:27 AM
There must be a pedal for it by now.
dan Cochrane 9:53:45 AM
Sitar “Lucy & Linus” might be intriguing.
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 9:54:05 AM
Models are sampling everything these days.
dan Cochrane 9:55:06 AM
YouTube has a terrific Jazzmaster, surf “Lucy & Linus”.
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 9:56:14 AM
would you settle for Cast Your Fate to the Wind?
dan Cochrane 9:58:53 AM
IndeedIwood
dan Cochrane 9:59:25 AM
I think Joe Zawinal covered it
dan Cochrane 10:00:58 AM
Pinch me in the face!
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 10:01:15 AM
Lots of villagers around the world are gathered in the square. Bad day to be a lamb or a goat.
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 10:03:21 AM
Happy Yule!
dan Cochrane 10:04:11 AM
Auto rickshaw prophetic, now Uber in Austin TX while we speak driver, pulled less
dan Cochrane 10:04:30 AM
Puller
dan Cochrane 10:24:51 AM
What the heck is depicted on the Kama Sutra LP cover?
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 10:28:15 AM
they're gettin' it on
dan Cochrane 10:28:47 AM
That’s like applause after Segovia tuning up.
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 10:29:12 AM
precisely
dan Cochrane 10:30:12 AM
Surely, Pain It Black wasn’t the only Brian Jones sitar tune.
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 10:31:12 AM
the only one I am aware of. he made his point. 'I can do it too, George"
dan Cochrane 10:31:50 AM
Loads of it in “Help!” soundtrack.
dan Cochrane 10:33:10 AM
Perhaps even a sitar-laced James Bond riff!
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 10:33:29 AM
true
dan Cochrane 10:36:38 AM
Great alt selections today Dave, open the Bombay doors
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 10:37:02 AM
thanks, dan C
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 10:38:49 AM
Electric sitars are cool. Normally you'd adjust the saddle to eliminate buzz, not the other way around.
dan Cochrane 10:39:29 AM
I saw Shakti open for Black Market era Weather Report in Chicago. What a experience!
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 10:39:43 AM
real electric sitars? or modified guitars?
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 10:39:51 AM
Real
dan Cochrane 10:40:04 AM
Interesting!
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 10:40:23 AM
My friend had one back in the 70's.
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 10:41:32 AM
Typical one trik pony for me, but in the hands of a master, it has sounds to exploit.
dan Cochrane 10:41:33 AM
So maybe Jimmy Page was closeted sitar player, then grabbed a bow?
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 10:43:27 AM
An old fender with a smaller neck radius would be my pick for that..
dan Cochrane 10:43:50 AM
The gloves are off
dan Cochrane 10:44:07 AM
Power chords
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 10:44:15 AM
He was playing with it on a Les Paul, which is super flat.
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 10:46:21 AM
Fuzz sitar metal gets a place on the record shelf.
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 10:46:40 AM
coming up, Rofffle
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 10:46:54 AM
Good times!
TAndy 10:50:00 AM
Did someone say sitar metal? 😃
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 10:50:25 AM
Well, not out loud. :)
TAndy 10:51:29 AM
Yeah ya gotta play it loud!
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 10:54:09 AM
Hey, TAndy, yes, a little after 11:00. More like jazz metal
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 10:54:20 AM
with electric sitar
dan Cochrane 10:56:21 AM
In a god a da Victa hon eee, sorry
dan Cochrane 10:58:20 AM
I had a couple lessons with Fareed Haque back in the day, Chicago. Superb teacher, player.
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 10:58:49 AM
lucky
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 11:06:40 AM
That's awesome Dan. A couple of lessons with a world class player. Sweet
dan Cochrane 11:16:57 AM
It was! He was teaching classical and jazz at Northern IL U. at the time.
dan Cochrane 11:19:31 AM
Two lessons, he was teaching me his unique version of Carry On, from CSNY, Deja VU album.
TAndy 11:19:43 AM
This is melting my face rn
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 11:20:15 AM
that is the desired effect, TAndy
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 11:20:57 AM
dan, I have that CD on Verve. He covered the entire LP, but reimagined
dan Cochrane 11:21:49 AM
Yep, I saw him do it live with stellar group. At Steppenwolf theater.
Lester Wiggs 11:22:13 AM
Listening from the other room I had to come and see if that was Stanley Clarke.
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 11:22:28 AM
almost. Jonas Hellborg
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 11:22:40 AM
welcome, Lester
TAndy 11:22:48 AM
THERE WE GO
Lester Wiggs 11:23:00 AM
New to me. Pretty cool.
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 11:24:35 AM
This has a cool bite.
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 11:24:47 AM
Bhangra works well with metal
dan Cochrane 11:25:02 AM
Led bolly
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 11:25:11 AM
lol
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 11:25:12 AM
LOL dan
dan Cochrane 11:26:44 AM
Call and response…then I kill you
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 11:28:09 AM
Thungee metalic
Lester Wiggs 11:28:29 AM
lol u guys
dan Cochrane 11:29:00 AM
Are there garages in India?
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 11:29:24 AM
Great fucking question
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 11:29:44 AM
Google time. lol
dan Cochrane 11:30:08 AM
Whole Lotta Curry
Lester Wiggs 11:30:31 AM
Hellborg, Bill Laswell and Ginger Baker. Now I need to know more.
dan Cochrane 11:30:57 AM
Set
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 11:32:29 AM
AI thingy says, "Yes, India has many garages"... And goes on extensively from there.
dan Cochrane 11:33:39 AM
Well done, good to know.
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 11:34:08 AM
One perfect mystery at a time.
dan Cochrane 11:34:28 AM
But, no School Of Rock franchise
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 11:34:37 AM
Garaj Mahal
dan Cochrane 11:34:56 AM
Rimshot
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 11:35:00 AM
LMAO!
dan Cochrane 11:35:37 AM
Could be singing “Quarter pounder with cheese”, I wouldn’t know
dan Cochrane 11:39:27 AM
Scalloped fingerboard like McGlaughlin in Shakti! Every note bent.
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 11:44:42 AM
Not your mother's raga's
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 11:45:06 AM
the aunties are getting offended
TAndy 11:50:10 AM
Thanks for the show Dave!
dan Cochrane 11:51:50 AM
And No Christmas Music ANCM
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 11:53:19 AM
I have 1 Christmas song
TAndy 11:53:33 AM
SICK CUSTOM RADIO ID
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 11:53:48 AM
thank you thank you
dan Cochrane 11:54:48 AM
Edison was in NJ right? Cranking wax cylinders, then etching platters.
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 11:55:05 AM
Thanks ǝʌɐꓷ! Manged to sitar thru the whole show.
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 11:55:10 AM
yes he was
Hibernal Roffle Solsticeski 11:55:26 AM
Happy Merry Christmas Solstice Time!
dan Cochrane 11:56:34 AM
Henry Ford was his neighbor in Ft. Myers, FL. Love to have eves dropped drinking with those two.
dan Cochrane 11:57:53 AM
Good times D!
dan Cochrane 11:58:46 AM
Jingo Bob, jingo Bob!
dan Cochrane 11:59:49 AM
A bit of Those were the days my friend in there?..
dan Cochrane 12:00:31 PM
Subliminal, lengua