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The New Abnormal

Dec 19, 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.

𓃗 x 𓅠 x 𓅙 = Ŧዣℇ ᮜꏹ𐤔 ᚣⰟ𐰥ᏅԄጨⰎࠋ

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the blue horsecrane

The New Abnormal
7:01 AM
AnAkA - FAR AWAY
AnAkA FAR AWAY N
CRISIS OF THE CONCRETE AKTIV8 2025

debut record from this Brooklyn NY based artist.

https://4n4k4.bandcamp.com/album/crisis-of-the-concrete

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7:06 AM
Set Break: ☃️+ ☔️

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7:07 AM
Steve Tibbetts - Somewhere, Pt. 3
Steve Tibbetts Somewhere, Pt. 3 N
Close ECM Records 2025
The Minneapolis based guitarist and composer is known for his original sound which combines elements of jazz, rock, and world music.

This is his latest recording, after 7 years.

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Close, Primary, 1 of 7
7:13 AM
Arve Henriksen - Time Lapse
Arve Henriksen Time Lapse
Chiaroscuro Rune Grammofon 2004

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Norwegian trumpeter and vocalist

7:19 AM
Eivind Aarset & Jan Bang - Fire Dancer
Eivind Aarset & Jan Bang Fire Dancer
Last Two Inches Of Sky PUNKT Editions 2023

Eivind Aarset (born 23 March 1961) is one of Norway's highly appreciated contemporary guitarists, notable also as an electronic craftsman, an eclectic music composer and producer. He blends hard rock with jazz fusion (particularly the ECM sound) and hiphop. He collaborates with many, notably Nils Petter Molvær. https://eivindaarset.bandcamp.com/

"Last Two Inches of Sky" is a collaboration with Jan Bang.https://eivindaarsetjanbang.bandcamp.com/album/last-two-inches-of-sky

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7:24 AM
Ivar Bjørnson & Einar Selvik - Quantum Pasts (Bonus Track)
Ivar Bjørnson & Einar Selvik Quantum Pasts (Bonus Track)
Skuggsjá By Norse Music 2021

Norwegian guitarist Ivar Bjørnson joins forces with Einar Selvik (Gorgoroth, Wardruna) to produce this Viking Metal.

Secondary, 3 of 64

Primary

https://ivarbjrnsoneinarselvik.bandcamp.com/album/skuggsj

7:29 AM
Set Break: 🌧️
7:33 AM
Inhabitants - Over It Begins
Inhabitants Over It Begins
A Vacant Lot Drip Audio 2010

Inhabitants are a Canadian jazz group

A Vacant Lot, Primary, 1 of 2

7:42 AM
Paolo Fresu, Dhafer Youssef, Eivind Aarset - Il Settimo
Paolo Fresu, Dhafer Youssef, Eivind Aarset Il Settimo
Latitudini - Omaggio Alla World Music Casa Del Jazz 2008

Paolo Fresu is an Italian jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player, arranger and composer. He was born in 1961 in Berchidda, Sardinia.

Latitudini - Omaggio Alla World Music, Primary, 1 of 14

He is joined by Dhafer Youssef, a vocalist and oud played from Tunisia, and Eivind Aarset, a guitarist from Norway.

7:51 AM
Nguyên Lê - Hippocampus (with Illyar Amar, Chris Jennings & John Hadfield)
Nguyên Lê Hippocampus (with Illyar Amar, Chris Jennings & John Hadfield)
Streams (with Illyar Amar, Chris Jennings & John Hadfield) ACT Music 2019

French guitarist of Vietnamese ancestry. 🎸

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https://nguyenle.bandcamp.com/

7:56 AM
Ozone Quartet - Diamond Eye
Ozone Quartet Diamond Eye
Nocturne Flat Five Records 1999

Ozone Quartet was an instrumental band based in Raleigh, NC. 1992-2004. https://ozonequartet.bandcamp.com/

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8:00 AM
Set Break: Brand X adjacent
Brand X was a jazz fusion band active from 1975 to 1980, 1992 to 1999 & since 2015. Notable members include Genesis drummer Phil Collins and Atomic Rooster guitarist John Goodsall. This next set features solo music from some of the other Brand X members.
8:04 AM
Jack Lancaster & Robin Lumley - Olympus Mons
Jack Lancaster & Robin Lumley Olympus Mons
Marscape Cherry Red Records 1976

Keyboardist Robin Lumley (Brand X co-founder) collaborated with multi-instrumentalist Jack Lancaster (Blodwyn Pig) for "Marscape". This is almost a side-project of Brand X, since all the group members play on some of the tracks.

Marscape, Primary, 1 of 4

8:10 AM
Sun Treader - Zin - Zin
Sun Treader Zin - Zin
Zin - Zin Island Records 1973

Sun Treader was a fusion group from the early 1970's formed by Alyn Ross (Red Buddha Theatre) along with percussionist Morris Pert (Come to the Edge) and keyboardist Peter Robinson (Ablution). Pert and Robinson would later join Brand X. Just one LP in 1973, and an archival release from 2001.

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8:23 AM
Tunnels - Area (Composition By Marc Wagnon)
Tunnels Area (Composition By Marc Wagnon)
Tunnels - With Percy Jones Buckyball Music, Inc. 1997

Tunnels was founded by Swiss vibraphonist and percussionist Marc Wagnon and Brand X bassist Percy Jones.

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8:30 AM
Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
8:34 AM
The Zappa Early Renaissance Orchestra - Trouble Comin Everyday
The Zappa Early Renaissance Orchestra Trouble Comin Everyday
Santaville Cordelia Records 2017

The Zappa Early Renaissance Orchestra is based in the Seattle Washington, but is a multi-national group. The membership of Z.E.R.O. is variable, ranging from a live trio to a virtual 17 piece band in the studio.

Santaville, Primary, 1 of 6

Zappa's lyrics are narrated by Mark Watson, and the background Exmas tunes include God Rest Ye / Good King / Hark The Herald.

8:39 AM
Garmarna - Viridissima Virga
Garmarna Viridissima Virga
Hildegard von Bingen Massproduktion 2001

Swedish folk rock band, formed in 1990, combining Swedish folk, medieval ballads, and electronic sounds. This release presents modernized arrangements of compositions by Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179), the Benedictine abbess and polymath, writer, composer, philosopher, and mystic.

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8:44 AM
Sanhedrin - Dark Age
Sanhedrin Dark Age
Ever After Altrock Productions 2004

Sanhedrin, founded in Israel in 1999, started as a Camel cover band, but eventually expanded with original material. Their sound is heavily rooted in classic prog, often symphonic, but with plenty of elements of psychedelia and space rock, art rock and folk.

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https://altrockproductions.bandcamp.com/album/ever-after

8:50 AM
Gentle Giant - The Boys in the Band
Gentle Giant The Boys in the Band
Octopus Vertigo 1972

Gentle Giant was an eclectic progressive rock band formed in 1970 in London, UK- Disbanded in 1980.

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8:54 AM
Jethro Tull - Rover
Jethro Tull Rover
Heavy Horses (2003 Bonus Tracks Edition) Parlophone UK 1978

Jethro Tull (named after a pioneering English agriculturalist) was one of the most successful and influential prog bands out of England.

Jethro Tull, Primary, 1 of 19

Heavy Horses, Primary, 1 of 6

'Heavy Horses' is often considered the second in a trio of folk rock albums released by the band at the end of the 1970s, alongside 'Songs from the Wood' and 'Stormwatch'.

8:58 AM
Set Break: 𐌃ἷꯝἴʗᱢᶅᜎ ᮄǐꮥ𐠙𐐩ᥢi̩𐡀ǥ ⴼᲢ𐌵Ԅ 😸

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9:02 AM
The Zappa Early Renaissance Orchestra - Purple Lagoon
The Zappa Early Renaissance Orchestra Purple Lagoon
Santaville Cordelia Records 2017
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Zappa's bandmate Ike Wills narrates 'Jingle Bells' over 'Purple Lagoon'.


9:04 AM
Egg - Contrasong
Egg Contrasong
The Polite Force Deram 1971

Early Canterbury, featuring Dave Stewart on Keyboards

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The Polite Force, Primary, 1 of 4

9:08 AM
Outopsya - Lords of Hate
Outopsya Lords of Hate
Sum Videoradio 2009

Formed in Italy in 2003, Outopsya is an extravaganza blend of avant-prog, psyche-metal, and industrial electronic.

https://outopsya.bandcamp.com/

Outopsya, Primary, 1 of 1

9:17 AM
Mats/Morgan Band - Watch Me Pleasure
Mats/Morgan Band Watch Me Pleasure
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.

Mats/Morgan Band, Primary, 1 of 1

The Music Or The Money?, Primary, 1 of 5

https://morganagren.bandcamp.com/album/the-music-or-the-money-2cd-remaster

9:21 AM
The Zappa Early Renaissance Orchestra - I'm the Slime / 555
The Zappa Early Renaissance Orchestra I'm the Slime / 555
Santaville Cordelia Records 2017

The foundation of this mashup is Zappa's 'I'm The Slime'', blending in 'Santa Is Coming To Town' and 'Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy', then Zappa's '555' with Ike Willis narrating a modified 'Thela Hun Ginjeet' by King Crimson.

Zappa Early Renaissance Orchestra, Primary, 1 of 1


9:27 AM
ni - Bouif
ni Bouif
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/

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9:31 AM
X-Legged Sally - Owl Harrry
X-Legged Sally Owl Harrry
The Land of the Giant Dwarfs Marquee Inc. 1994

Belgian avant-garde rock/jazz-band founded in 1988 and disbanded in 1997.

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9:34 AM
black midi - Of Schlagenheim
black midi Of Schlagenheim
Schlagenheim Rough Trade 2019

Experimental rock band from London, UK. They met while studying at The BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology, Croydon UK. Formed "properly" in 2017 as the four members graduated They burst on the music scene in 2018 with an experimental post-punk avant jazz math rock combination with surprising virtuosity and edge for a bunch of musicians just out of high school.

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Schlagenheim, Primary, 1 of 9

9:40 AM
Jono El Grande - Borrelia Boogie
Jono El Grande Borrelia Boogie
Phantom Stimulance Rune Grammofon 2010

Norwegian avant-prog group led by Jon Andreas Håtun, born in 1973. Influences include early Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart, King Crimson, Henry Cow, Igor Stravinsky, etc, while adding splices from both pop and film soundtracks.

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Phantom Stimulance, Primary, 1 of 6

https://jonoelgrande.bandcamp.com/

9:42 AM
John Zorn - Ravens
John Zorn Ravens
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).

The Painted Bird, Primary, 1 of 4

9:46 AM
Panzerballett - White Christmas
Panzerballett White Christmas
X-Mas Death Jazz Gentle Art Of Music 2017

jazz metal from Germany

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9:48 AM
Greco Bastián - Don't Open Till Christmas
Greco Bastián Don't Open Till Christmas
With a Little Hell From My Friends Independent 2022

"Greco Bastián" is a Mexican Avant/Prog composer born in Acapulco City, where he began to play Progressive Rock with his band Cobalto Circus. More of a composer than musician, he recruited many of his idols from the Avant-Prog and Zeuhl fields to play some of his compositions. https://grecobastian.bandcamp.com/album/with-a-little-hell-from-my-friends

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9:50 AM
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9:56 AM
The Zappa Early Renaissance Orchestra - King Kong
The Zappa Early Renaissance Orchestra King Kong
Santaville Cordelia Records 2017

aka 'We Three Kings Kong Medley', then some 'Carol of the Bells' that goes perfectly with Allman Brothers' 'Whipping Post'.