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The New Abnormal

Feb 6, 2026 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 🐆 = ᵺ𐊤 𐱆ꑿꪡ ꚈႦꍷᚱꠈㅻ

the snow leopanda

7:02 AM		Michael Jon Fink Cold Pastoral Celesta Cold Blue Music 2019 Michael Jon Fink is a composer and musician active in experimental and new music groups. For over 30 years he also served on the music faculty California Institute or the Arts.
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7:06 AM		Richard Pinhas Greenland Iceland Bureau B 1979 Richard Pinhas (the French Fripp) was born in 1951, and founded Heldon in 1974. Iceland was originally issued in 1979.
7:15 AM		Klaus Schulze Das Herz von Grönland La Vie Electronique, Vol. 4 M.i.G - music GmbH 1975 Klaus Schulze (1947 - 2022) was a German electronic music pioneer, composer and musician., part of the "Berlin school" of electronic music. "La Vie Electonique" is an extensive series of Schulze reelases that began in 2005. This was recorded at the Oberhausen Konzert, Nov. 1976.
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7:33 AM		Blithe Field Light and Variable Winds Grits Kissed 774355 Records DK2 2023 Blithe Field is Spencer Radcliffe, recording at home in Ohio. https://blithefield.bandcamp.com/
7:34 AM		Sensations Fix Cold Nose Story Music Is Painting In the Air (1974-1977) RVNG INTL. 2012 Italian progressive electronic band from the 1970s, led by Franco Falsini. https://sensationsfix.bandcamp.com/album/music-is-painting-in-the-air
7:38 AM		Erik Wøllo Snowfall Cloud of Strings Projekt 2023 Erik Wøllo is a Norwegian composer and musician, born in 1961. His output ranges from rock and jazz, to experimental electronic and classical music. But he is most known for his electronic ambient music.
7:40 AM		Jade Warrior A Winter's Tale (2022 Remaster) Last Autumn's Dream (2022 Remastered Edition) Esoteric 1972 Jade Warrior were formed in the UK in 1970. They were categorized as a psychedelic space rock group, but their music is hard to describe, incorporating many elements. Their mostly instrumental compositions had lush chords, and often had a wide dynamic range, from delicate hand bells to sudden loud crunches. "Last Autumn's Dream" is their third release, and hints at the direction they would go in their prime period on Island Records (1974-1978).
7:45 AM		Caravan Winter Wine In the Land of Grey and Pink (Digitally Remastered) Decca Music Group Ltd. 1971 The most successful of the Canterbury scene groups, formed in 1968.
7:53 AM		The Tannahill Weavers Up In the Mornin's No' for Me Arnish Light Green Linnet 2003 Scottish folk band, named after Scottish poet Robert Tannahill.
7:56 AM		Cocteau Twins Winter Wonderland Snow Fontana 1993 Scottish post-punk/ethereal/dream pop band formed in 1981 in Grangemouth, Falkirk and disbanded in 1997. I Spy... an obligation to contribute to the glut of Holiday music.
7:58 AM		Set Break: 🇩🇰 Danish groups 🇩🇰 Denmark in a Nordic country in Northern Europe, It is the central territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, which includes the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
8:03 AM		Causa Sui The Juice (Live) Live in Copenhagen El Paraiso 2017 Causa Sui is a Danish psych-rock/stoner rock band, starting in 2005.
8:12 AM		Papir Sunday #1 Stundum El Paraiso 2011 Papir is a psychedelic rock trio from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2008. https://papir.bandcamp.com/
8:19 AM		Town Portal Crushed Under Something Gentle N Grindwork Dream Bureau 2025 Town Portal is an instrumental experimental post/math rock/metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2009 https://townportal.bandcamp.com/album/grindwork
8:24 AM		Secret Oyster Astarte Vidunderlige Kaelling The Laser's Edge 2005 This Danish jazz rock/fusion band was around from 1972-1977. Secret Oyster got commissioned to write the music for the ballet "Vidunderlige Kælling" ("Wonderful Bitch").
8:30 AM		Coronarias Dans Don't Know Visitor SteepleChase 1974 Instrumental jazz fusion band from Denmark, sharing members with Secret Oyster. Two releases in the early 1970s.
8:38 AM		Set Break: ❄️ more from Northern Europe, where they understand cold winters
8:40 AM		Ivar Bjørnson & Einar Selvik Rop Fra Røynda - Mælt Fra Minne Skuggsjá By Norse Music 2021 Norwegian guitarist Ivar Bjørnson joins forces with Einar Selvik (Gorgoroth, Wardruna) to produce this Viking Metal. https://ivarbjrnsoneinarselvik.bandcamp.com/album/skuggsj
8:45 AM		Horte Pelko karistaa järjen Maa antaa yön vaientaa Pelagic Records 2021 Post-rock band from Finland https://horte.bandcamp.com/album/maa-antaa-y-n-vaientaa
8:50 AM		Garmarna Avskedet Förbundet Season of Mist 2020 Swedish folk rock band, formed 1990. https://garmarna.bandcamp.com/album/f-rbundet
8:56 AM		Hedningarna Heila Karelia Visa Silence Records 1999 Hedningarna ("The Heathens" in English) is a Swedish band (with Finnish vocalists) that brings ancient Nordic music into the modern era. Karelia is a region that is split between Finland and Russia.
9:00 AM		Set Break: リスニングが難しい時間
9:04 AM		CKRAFT Bring Forth the Imperial Ghost 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
9:08 AM		Cthulhu Rise Opus 44 Last 2020 From Ukraine, Cthulhu Rise blend progressive rock, jazz, alternative metal and mathcore. This is their "Last" release. "After all these years we've been through as much suffering so we had to stop." https://cthulhurise.bandcamp.com/album/last
9:15 AM		Chromb! Le colis Chromb!, Vol. 2 - EP Dur et Doux 2014 Chromb! is a French quartet with strings, reeds, 88 keys and drums, making avant-rock with no guitar. Their music is distorted jazz mixed with chamber music without adherence to any particular style. https://chromb.bandcamp.com/album/1000
9:20 AM		Jambinai 잠비나이 Wardrobe 벽장 A Hermitage 隱棲:은서 Belle Union 2016 Jambinai (잠비나이) are a South Korean post-rock band formed in Seoul in 2009. https://jambinai.bandcamp.com/album/a-hermitage
9:22 AM		nuito Looo(No)Reque Protocol Unutella studioNUITO 2009 Nuito are an experimental math rock/post-rock trio who formed in Kyoto, Japan in 2004. Their music is defined by tapping guitars, slap bass and spastic drums with rapidly changing time signatures. https://nuito.bandcamp.com/
9:28 AM		Vojdi Cosmic Serenade Kompost Zemiačky records 2024 Vodji is from Slovakia. https://vojdi.bandcamp.com/
9:33 AM		ni Balafré par une dinde morte #1 - EP Jarring Effects 2010 "ni" are an instrumental avant-prog/math rock band from Bourg-en-Bresse, France. https://niiii.bandcamp.com/ This is their debut EP
9:40 AM		Korekyojinn Exodus Isotope Tzadik 2005 Yet another project by Tatsuya Yoshide, Japanese avant-garde / jazz / experimental drummer, composer, producer & sound engineer, one of key figures on Japan's underground scene, responsible for Ruins and Koenjihyakkei.
9:45 AM		Bondage Fruit Kinzoku No Taiji Bondage Fruit ISIS 1994 Bondage Fruit is a progressive rock/Zeuhl band, from Tokyo, Kantō, Japan, that was formed in 1990.
9:52 AM		Jono El Grande Eva's Horse Dance The Choko King Rune Grammofon 2011 Jono El Grande was born Jon Andreas Håtun in Norway.
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Chat is archived.

Good day, DJ DaveTheObscure 💟

good morning

Mornin gents

💜 ¡ ʇuǝʇuoɔɭɐꓪ ɹꓪ noʎ oʇ sᵷuᴉʇǝǝɹ⅁

Winner! 🥇

hello Tandy

How ya feelin now, DJ DaveTheObscure 💟⁉️

TAllyHO, TAndy

Ahoy there MrM

good morning.

good morning, Dale

Mornin Dale

WestSiiidddeee!

I'm feeling 100%, thanks

Good morning Dave and everyone!

caught a mild case of COVID last week

good morning, Rob from MD

@Dave, yikes!! I'm glad you're feeling better!

Wow. Thankful it was mild!

Heya Rob. Glad you're feeling better, Dave.

could have been worse

Greenland from Iceland 🤓🥶🤢

How long is today's show running for?

3 hours, then Pat's Clamour Club

Ah. I swear it sounded like you said "3 o'clock". I'm clearly going deaf!

i never heard a pinhas/heldon i didn't like.

oh I have...

maybe i just haven't heard enough then.

good morning ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ and my PRP Pals!

good morning, Stevie P

Grönland & Schulze, Anyone!

ooooh, good one

🕺🏻

Heya Stevie

Hiyoo TAndy

nice opening rock block.

we got a block of Danish music at the 8:00 hour

Sounds cheesy

I can see this song 🌀🔆💢

putting 8:00 in my alarm

goooood morning!

good morning, goots

I hope your visions are not terrible, MrM

This is beautiful <3

Mornin goots

Visions were Outstanding like the Track! 🎶🌀🎼🔆🎵💢🎶

Goots, Morning!

Morning TAndy, MrM!

happy synesthesia ✨ 🌀 🎶

there it is! ✨🎼💢

interesting group. kind of beatlesque at the end.

Wow last song and this were excellent

hey, Space Cowboy. Glad you are enjoying

Cracking open a Canterbury Creme Egg to this rn. Mornin Space Cowboy lol

YazWinterKills

truth

Up In the Mornin's No' for Me 😵👻💀⚰️🪦🥀

got that right

🤭😴😴💤💤💤💤

Hello Dave, I'm on a very early train today, thinking about how being up in the mornin's no' for me

Bud KNOWS 🚂

hey, Bud

Merry Christmas!

Mornin Bud

COCTEAU TWINS 🩵🩵🩵

Holiday Music ❤️💚❤️

there is no mention of Xmas in the song

YEah, TAndy! 👿

I just felt like saying it :)

Right! We heart Christmas in diz houze!

Sugar crumbs, coughdrops, walnuts over an enclosed flame... That sorta thing.

I can has chortle 🤭

Greenland, Newest U.S. Territory 🇺🇸 🪖🎖️

This track would be perfect with some green right about now...

Huzzah for Causa Sui

quality music

This rules. Denmark rules.

they rule Greenland at least, for now

Good morning, loved that Causa Sui

glad you liked, Rob F. Good morning

Heya Rob F

papir was really pretty fine.

Papir and Causa Sui are similar groups on Causa Sui's label

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

welcome, Richard M

Viking metal 🤘🏻

this is toooo guuuud

I try to slip in some good music occasionally

Great Music is all you know! Big cheers to you, DJ DaveTheObscure 💟🖤💀

not entirely true. I know some crummy music as well 💜

the crummiest the bestest!! 💀🖤💟

crummy belongs in the uncomfortable listening hour

that would work

the uncomfortably difficult listening hour

👉💀👈

As soon as I hear that aristocratic sounding music I know it's gonna go crazy

i always sit up when you tell me to

👈💀👉

🪑

Because today's show seems extra special, I gotta get a little smoke sesh during the third hour. Cheers, Dave!

😮‍💨

🗣️📢🔥🔥🔥 😶‍🌫️

screaming into a megaphone backwards. that tracks

It's facing right on my phone! But yours is more source accurate.

😹 meow

This whole set is insane

😸

we're all about insane during the Difficult Listening Hour

these Vibes be BERZERK❣️

This Jambinai is unnecessarily heavy and I love it for that.

This really is a special show!

So much Beeeuuuipppp! I mean it! 💟🖤💀

trying my bestest

Big success! Many thanks, DJ DaveTheObscure!

🙏🏻

🕺🤘 loving this

it's got a good beat - you can dance to it 🪩

beautiful chaos

good description, goots

Final Nine Mins!? I’m emo!

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HehHehHeh Catch ya before next Friday! #NewNewSubnormal!

those were also amazing vocals. great piece!

glad you liked

another excellent show Dave! Thanks!

I sure do love some comedy prog. Thanks for the show, Dave!

DJ DaveTheObscure 💟 Many thanks for another SuperDuper Show! Big cheers! Stay Healthy & Happy! Kind regards to you, Sir! 🖤💀

Cheers Dears!