The New Abnormal Fri Jan 23 with ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ on WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

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Good day, DJ DaveTheObscure 💟

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Ahoy there MrM, Dave!

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gm fellas

TAllyHO, TAndy!

Sup 2.0 Mike G

mrm right now time today dave gotta be a feel good moment after the last show

hello, Michael g

RIGHT ON TIME *

yes, all is right with the world now

good morning. mr. president likes kenny chesney and the villlage people i hear, but he might like some zeuhl for all we know.

michael g, hey now!

Good morning one and all

sup mrm ! no disrespect i was tryna summon you on an obscure sub show last week, i think it was determined you answer to no one, so our attempts fell flat, but we were at least thinken about ya

Mornin Dale and Rob

good morning, Dale. I doubt our Dear Leader would enjoy Zeuhl

I had too many smiles reading the subnormal chat hours later when I finally woke up 😵‍💫 Cheers, DJ DaveTheObscure! and michael g!

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🖤💀

hello Rob from MD

I’m lucky to be here now. I’ve had annoying migraines the last few days. 🤕 🤢 🫨

sorry to hear that

It’s a pain in the skull

Beautiful start to the show so far, Dave. No skullache music just yet!

missus dale used to get migraines that were pretty crippling. don't think she's had one in years now.

Hmmm. What’s the secret?? @Dale!!

dunno. although that has been an occurance.

ᵷuᴉuɹoɯ pooᵷ ǝʌɐꓷ & my PRB Pals!

Heya Stevie!

hello Stevie p

Greetings & Salutations, Everyone!

Enough tomfoolery. Time to get serious! This is serious music.

I missed that one too

Yes. Enough tomfoolery.

You shall live a full life despite missing my note.

HaHa

But there's always time for a bit of skullduggery.

this guy knows

What a fine start to the show! Thanks, DJ DaveTheObscure!

thanks

MrM, DJE was asking about you during her show.

Stevie, I saw that when I arrived just after the comments. I gotta get back to that chat! Always a great show!

errybody's always after MrM

For Realz

MrM is the straw that stirs the drink.

MяМ is the BESTEST

most bestest

the mostest bestest

Beautiful tracks for the TOWNER Tribute!

good set of de-stressing music.

Ralph Towner (and ECM in general) is good for de-stressing

very nice chilly friday morning tune

I think all the fellows that formed Oregon were playing with the Paul Winter consort when I saw them in 1973 with Miles Davis.

That was a show for the ages

good morning, Sean b

Dang. Why’d I have to be busy that day.

Hi Dave looking at the playlist I wish I got up earlier

s'okay, sean b.

most folks sleep thru The New Abnormal

& Subnormals 😇💟🖤💀

😞

😭

NO CRYING

yeah well

Always with the screeeeaming 😱

Hi, ChristineBoo! 👋, 👻!

Mornin Christine

oh hello, Christine

Good morning 🫖 DTO 😶‍🌫️, TAndy, chat, and MrM 💀 Boo 👻

Lovely 1st hour. Polyphony sounds great!

thanks, Rob F. Polyphony is an overlooked old band

sounds like elp was listening to them.

Mornin Rob F

yes, Dale, comparisons to ELP have been made

Really enjoying this VDGG track ✨️

That album cover... Hm... 🤔

glad to hear it, Christine

not sure what that's supposed to be either, TAndy

i think the house of four doors shorted the house with no door.

hoarding doors!

door whore.

look what killed the chat 😡

from the darkest depths of Mordoor

good morning all ⛄️

good morning, goots

goots! that cat freaked meow-t! 🙀

Hahaha. That’s Milo- one eyed sweetie pie 🐱

Milo is a Super Kitty Name!

Dat wailing sax

That fat fuzzy bass

good morning, Scurrow S

Dis not the Day for Dat @TAndy

We luv fuzz in the morning

@MrM dat's SO true.

just heard that TV legend Uncle Floyd died

Not Unc!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Vivino

Oh no. 💔

Rest in peace, Uncle Floyd. I used to watch the show in the early 1980s on NJN 📺

RIP Unc 3

Hopefully, no one will break Floyd's world record for playing the piano.

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I have just clicked in. Happy to have you in my digiteria. I hope you are having a great show.

thanks, Richard M. I hope you are withstanding the Difficult Listening Hour

gotta run a couple of errands..thanks for the gentle music and ensuing racket.

thanks, Dale

CHEER-ACCIDENT 💛

oh scary

That was a star turn! Four star four point turn on four flats!

🚗🚘🚗🚘

good morning, George K

If your house has no door, maybe you need to go to… doors unlimited, unlimited doors!

limited price ---- LOW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZnrHQsjoxc

Good morning. Jingle jangle, even!

Was a d-beat?

I mean was that a d-beat?

a house is not a home unless there’s a door to slam. what are the lyrics?? 🙃

Let the boys be b-boys

uncomfortable difficult listening

Good Morning DTO & Difficult Listeners! The station ID you just played is my new favorite. #dronezoneid

TeresaPeacock! How ya feelin now?!?

thank you, Teresa

I was seriously hoping for the MrM•Inspired Station I.D. 😩

maybe another day, MrM

MrM, I believe you posed for this album cover

Every week would be even Bestest

I tots remember posing for this album cover 💀🔪

That Exivious was the best

they are phenomenal, TAndy

The same can be said for your entire show, Dave!

Difficulty level 9/10 on this one!

my aim is 10/10. Hello, Bud

DJ DaveTheObscure 💟 Many thanks for another Grand Show! This one was a Special Gem! Big cheers and kind regards to you, Sir! 🖤💀

Hello Dave, I'm sure you've got a 10/10 in your back pocket somewhere

maybe this Pneu?

Yeah, this is at least a strong 9.5

Thank you Dave! Stay safe everyone

Hahaha get old or die tryin’

Dave, another excellent show! Thanks!

That was ripping

Exemplary show, DTO. 💎 Cheers to you! 🎉

dope stuff dave!

Thanks for the DtOshow!

Cheers to all the Dears, especially those with Big Ears! Stay safe, Everyone!

thanks, folks!

David Harbour, who played Hopper from Stranger Things

7:05 AM		Bill Brennan & Andy McNeill Morning Beams N Dreaming In Gamelan Bill Brennan & Andy McNeill 2025 Bill Brennan and Andy McNeill are Canadian multi-instrumentalists and composers. https://brennanmcneill.bandcamp.com/album/dreaming-in-gamelan
7:06 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
7:06 AM		Terje Rypdal Rainbow Terje Rypdal ECM Records 1971 Norwegian guitarist, born 1947, and longtime fixture at ECM Records. This is one of his earliest releases.
7:14 AM		Rob Mazurek Flamingos Dancing on the Rings of Saturn Calma Gente Submarine Records 2010 Rob Mazurek (trumpet, cornet, flute, etc.) was born in Jersey City NJ in 1966. he moved to Chicago as a pre-teen and was part of the "Chicago Underground Orchestra".
7:20 AM		Kwartet Wojciecha Gogolewskiego Poranna Kołysanka Skok Nr 8 GAD Records 2019 Polish jazz fusion band (1973-1977). Unfortunately, just one release, recorded in 1976.
7:25 AM		Set Break: Thank you, Ralph Towner (1 March 1940 – 18 January 2026) Ralph Towner was born in 1940 in Chehalis Washington into a musical family. His mother was a piano teacher and his father was a trumpet player. He began his career a a conservatory-trained classical pianist, attending the University of Oregon from 1958-1963. He also studied classical guitar at the Vienna Academy of Music. He joined Paul Winter's "Consort" ensemble in the late 1960's, Members of that group left in 1970 to form "Oregon". He recorded mostly for ECM.
7:28 AM		Oregon Tide Pool Winter Light Vanguard Records 1973 American jazz and world music group formed in 1971 by Ralph Towner (guitars, piano), Paul McCandless (wind instruments), Glen Moore (bass), and Collin Walcott (sitar, tabla).
7:38 AM		Ralph Towner, Jan Garbarek, Eberhard Weber & Jon Christensen Drifting Petals Solstice ECM Records 1975 Ralph Towner (guitar, piano), Jan "120%" Garbarek (sax, flute), Eberhard Weber (bass, cello), Jon Christensen (percussion).
7:44 AM		Gary Burton & Ralph Towner Icarus Matchbook ECM Records 1975 Ralph Towner (guitars), Gary Burton (vibraharp)
7:50 AM		John Abercrombie & Ralph Towner Parasol Sargasso Sea ECM Records 1976 John Abercrombie is a jazz guitarist born in 1944 in Port Chester, NY - died in 2017 in Cortland, NY. Both have a large catalog on ECM.
7:55 AM		Ralph Towner Beneath an Evening Sky Old Friends, New Friends - EP ECM Records 1979 Ralph Towner (guitars) is joined by Kenny Wheeler (trumpet & flugelhorn), David Darling (cello), Eddie Gomez (bass) and Michael Di Pasqua (drums). This song has David Darling - one of the "old friends", having played with Ralph Towner in the Winter Consort for many years.
8:03 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
8:06 AM		Polyphony Juggernaut Without Introduction Start Entertainments Limited 1971 Polyphony was a prog-psych band from Virginia, Managed to record this one LP and then disappeared.
8:19 AM		Van Der Graaf Generator House With No Door (Remastered 2021) H To He, Who Am The Only One (Deluxe) UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) 1970 Formed in the UK, active 1967-1978, with vocals by Peter Hammill.
8:25 AM		Happy the Man Steaming Pipes Crafty Hands Invasion Merch 1976 Happy The Man was a symphonic prog band that came out of rural Virginia and moved to Washington D.C. where they signed to Arista and released two classic albums, eventually breaking up at the very end of the 70's.
8:29 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
8:33 AM		Piirpauke Haridz Segjah Live in Europe 1982 Kerberos 1983 Founded in Finland in 1974 and still active, Piirpauke was an early pioneer in the world music scene, fusing Finnish folk with Latin, Caribbean, Arabic and Asian elements.
8:52 AM		Kudsi Erguner Twins Islam Blues ACT Music 2001 Kudsi Erguner comes from a family of Turkish musicians. He now lives and works in Paris as musician (Ney-flute), composer, musicologist, and teacher. On this release, he has assembled various traditional Turkish and multi-national jazz musicians.
9:00 AM		Set Break: Dᶦfᶠᵢᶜᵤˡₜ Lᶦₛᵗₑⁿᵢⁿg Hᵒᵤʳ 🙉
9:03 AM		Yugen Overmurmur Mirrors Altrock Productions 2012 Italian band, solidly in the Rock In Opposition tradition, with Paolo Botta.
9:08 AM		Cheer-Accident Star Vehicle (4 Flats) Here Comes the Sunset SKiN GRAFT Records 2022 Originally formed in 1981 by Chicago-based pianist and drummer Thymme Jones, Cheer-Accident has maintained an impressively eclectic approach to music-making throughout their lengthy career, releasing a slew of albums that range in style from noise rock to avant-prog to pop.
9:13 AM		Troot Axe for the Frozen Sea Within Constance and the Waiting Troot 2018 The core of "TROOT" is pianist Tim Root, from Seattle. Along with other musicians, TROOT presents avant-prog music. https://troot.bandcamp.com/album/constance-and-the-waiting
9:20 AM		NeBeLNeST Blackmail Nova Express Cuneiform Records 2002 NeBeLNeST formed in 1997, and is a high-energy mix of multiple styles of progressive rock, blending a prog-metal influenced drums and bass with psychedelic guitar and symphonic keyboards. https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/nova-express
9:29 AM		Exivious Entrust Liminal Season of Mist 2013 Prog Metal band, founded in Tilburg, Netherlands in 1997 - Disbanded in 2017. More of a jazz fusion band with metal element mixed in. https://exivious.bandcamp.com/album/liminal
9:36 AM		Tigrova Mast Derviš pogo Tigrova Mast s/r 2005 Tigrova Mast is from Zagreb, Croatia. https://tigrovamast.bandcamp.com/album/tigrova-mast This is their debut
9:38 AM		1980 Amicalement Votre 1980 Trendkill Recordings 2007 "1980" is a math rock / jazz rock band from France. So far, they only have this one release from 2007.
9:43 AM		We Used to Cut the Grass Shep's Encounter We Used to Cut the Grass #2 WKRM The Kream 2025 Experimental band from New Jersey, with major inspiration from Zappa. https://weusedtocutthegrass.bandcamp.com/
9:47 AM		Yowie Toni Cryptooology SKiN GRAFT 2004 Harsh mathrock band from St. Louis, founded in 2000. https://yowie.bandcamp.com/ this is their debut
9:52 AM		Pneu Intelligence Supérieure N Get Old Or Die Tryin Head records 2025 Pneu is a math rock group from Tours, France, inspired by the post-hardcore scene which gives them a heavy sound. https://pneu.bandcamp.com/
9:53 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
9:58 AM		Dave Hartl Blessed Relief Pianist Dimentia: Music of Frank Zappa Foaming At The Ear 2019 https://davehartl.bandcamp.com/album/pianist-dementia-music-of-frank-zappa American jazz pianist, synthesist, accordionist, composer, and arranger, based out of the Philadelphia area. All solo piano covers.

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