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The New Abnormal

Mar 20, 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.

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the rameaglion

7:01 AM		Enno Velthuys Releave N Music From the Other Side of the Fence STROOM 2026 Enno Velthuys (1948-2009) was a Dutch ambient synthesizer musician. This compilation just released on 10 March 2026.
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7:06 AM		Nguyên Lê Mangustao Homescape ACT Music 2006 Nguyên Lê í a self-taught guitarist from France, with Vietnamese ancestry. https://nguyenle.bandcamp.com/album/homescape He collaborated here with Dhafer Youssef and Paolo Fresu.
7:13 AM		Steve Tibbetts My Last Chance Safe Journey ECM Records 1982 Minneapolis based guitarist and composer is known for his original sound which combines elements of jazz, rock, and world music. https://stevetibbetts.com/ "Music is as close to magic as we mortals have. Musicians do revel in being thought of as wizards or shamans or conduits or vessels or prophets. News flash: we have no idea what we’re doing. Music is a twilight language. The job is to translate shadow into sound."
7:17 AM		Jon Hassell Empire III Aka / Darbari / Java EG Records Ltd. 1983 Jon Hassell (1937–2021) was an American trumpet player and composer. He was best known for developing the concept of "Fourth World" music, which describes a "unified primitive/futurist sound" combining elements of various world ethnic traditions with modern electronic techniques.
7:25 AM		Steve Roach Beyond the Blood Truth & Beauty: The Lost Pieces Vol. 2 Timeroom Editions 1999 Steve Roach was born in 1955 in La Mesa, California. After relocating to the desert outskirts of Tucson, Arizona, Roach established his own recording studio, Timeroom, and grew increasingly prolific, both as a solo artist and collaborating with artists like Robert Rich, Michael Stearns, Jorge Reyes and Kevin Braheny. https://steveroach.bandcamp.com/
7:32 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
7:33 AM		Masahiro Takahashi Useless tree N In Another Telephone Explosion 2026 Masahiro Takahashi (髙橋政宏) was born in Japan, now based in Toronto Canada. "In Another" will be released TODAY. https://masahirotakahashi.bandcamp.com/album/in-another
7:38 AM		Masqualero Vanilje Bande à Part ECM Records 1984 Masqualero (1983–1991) was originally named "The Arild Andersen/Jon Christensen Quintet", the group soon changed its name to Masqualero,in celebration of the Wayne Shorter composition. Sort of a Norwegian jazz supergroup, featuring Arild Andersen (double bass), Jon Christensen (drums), Jon Balke (keyboards), Tore Brunborg (saxophone) and Nils Petter Molvær (trumpet).
7:44 AM		Lars Danielsson After Zero Mélange Bleu (with Bugge Wesseltoft + Nils Petter Molvaer) ACT Music 2006 Lars Danielsson is a Swedish jazz bassist born in 1958. https://larsdanielsson.bandcamp.com/album/m-lange-bleu-with-bugge-wesseltoft-nils-petter-molvaer
7:48 AM		John Børge Askeland Silence The Realization Arc Recordings 2023 Norwegian jazz quartet led by bassist John Børge Askeland, with Arve Henriksen (trumpet), Eyolf Dale (piano) and Helge Norbakken (drums).
7:52 AM		Terje Rypdal By His Lonesome Conspiracy ECM Records 2020 Terje Rypdal played the piano from when he was five years old, and started up with guitar from the age of 13. As a guitarist he is self-taught. He has studied musicology at the University in Oslo.
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8:02 AM		Arnaud Quevedo Découverte ROAN FTF Music 2021 Arnaud Quevedo & Friends (AQ&F) is lead by Arnaud Quevedo, born in France in 1981, and teaching music in Conservatoire since 2007. After performing musical tributes to Zappa, King Crimson, Gong and Magma, he started making things under his own name in 2020. https://arnaudquevedo.bandcamp.com/album/roan
8:12 AM		Libra Pegno D'Amore Musica & Parole Ricordi 1974 Libra is another Rock Progressivo Italiano band, starting in 1974. Their debut "Musica & Parole" had an English language version titled "Libra" and released by Motown. They disbanded by 1977. !
8:19 AM		Accordo dei Contrari Monodia Violato Intatto s/r 2017 Accordo dei Contrari was formed in 2001 in Bologna, Italy, playing instrumental music with roots in 70's prog. https://accordodeicontrariofficial.bandcamp.com/
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8:28 AM		Nina Garbus Angel Four (68th & 1st) N Secrets of the Fifth Angel Candlepin 2026 Band out of Atlanta, Georgia.
8:30 AM		Nina Garbus Bunker Bop N Secrets of the Fifth Angel Candlepin 2026 https://www.ninaprotocol.com/releases/secrets-of-the-fifth-angel Incorporating elements of art-rock, prog, and Italian film scores,
8:35 AM		Cocteau Twins Musette and Drums Head Over Heels 4AD 1983 Scottish post-punk/ethereal/dream pop band formed in 1981 in Grangemouth, Falkirk, Scotland, and disbanded in 1997. this is one of their earlier, edgier releases
8:39 AM		Aksak Maboul C'est Charles Figures La Bascule 2020 Aksak Maboul (Belgium) The band formed in 1977 by Crammed Discs founder Marc Hollander and his musical partner Vincent Kenis. The aesthetics of Aksak Maboul include deconstructing and fusing many different genres, from rock, jazz, and electronics to fake African, Balkan & minimal music. They were around 1977-1980, then reformed as “The Honeymoon Killers” in 2014. Aksak Maboul suddenly became active again after 2020. https://aksakmaboul.bandcamp.com/
8:43 AM		Utopianisti Wakaresaseya Tango Solo Utopianisti 2021 Utopianisti is Finnish composer / multi-instrumentalist / producer Markus Pajakkala's brainchild, started in 2010. It's a studio project where the line-up changes for every song. Pajakkala plays the drums, woodwinds and some keyboards himself and composes and engineers all the material. They have a widely varied output. https://utopianisti.bandcamp.com/album/tango-solo
8:48 AM		Daniel Schell & Karo Souvenir D' Une Vague The Secret of BLWCH Crammed Discs 1990 A Belgian bassist and multi-instrumentalist, Daniel Schell was a key member of the 1970's fusion/Canterbury band Cos. After that he took to playing the Chapman stick and formed his own band Karo playing music in a similar vein but instrumental. https://crammed-discs.bandcamp.com/album/le-secret-de-bwlch
8:51 AM		Stormy Six Macchina maccheronica Macchina maccheronica WM Italy 1980 Stormy Six was the Italian member of the Rock In Opposition movement, founded in Milan Italy in 1965. They began in the mid 60's as a folk group with psych influences and left wing tendencies, composing protest songs. They performed and recorded until 1983.
8:59 AM		Set Break: 𐌃ἷꯝἴʗᱢᶅᜎ ᮄǐꮥ𐠙𐐩ᥢi̩𐡀ǥ ⴼᲢ𐌵Ԅ 🙉
9:01 AM		Zamla Mammaz Manna Ödet (The Fate) Schlagerns Mystik Silence Records 1977 RIO founding member Samla Mammas Manna (Uppsala, Sweden) was formed in 1970. In 1977, when their guitarist was replaced by the far more experimental Eino Haapala the style changed so much that the new name Zamla Mammaz Manna was chosen. This incarnation existed for some 3 years or so, after which the band disintegrated with two members forming the new project Von Zamla.
9:16 AM		Yolk Vanitas Part I Solar Love Mazout 2017 Avant-prog / RIO band from France with origins going back to 1995. https://yolkmusic.bandcamp.com/album/solar
9:30 AM		The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis Serpent Tongue (Slight Return) N Deface The Currency Impulse! 2026 The Messthetics are an instrumental trio based in Washington D.C. USA featuring Brendan Canty (drums), Joe Lally (bass), and Anthony Pirog (guitar). This is their second collaboration with saxophonist James Brandon Lewis. https://themessthetics.bandcamp.com/album/deface-the-currency
9:36 AM		Last Scene Alive Honor Lies In Honest Toil N World Class Pep Talk SR 2026 Sax, keyboard and drum trio (with guests) based in Washington D.C. https://lastscenealive.bandcamp.com/album/world-class-pep-talk
9:41 AM		Chromb! À fond de chien 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
9:45 AM		Angine de Poitrine Mata Zyklek N Vol.II s/r 2026 Dadaist microtonal math rock duo from Saguenay, Québéc. https://anginedepoitrine.bandcamp.com/album/vol-ii to be released April 3rd
9:51 AM		Pneu Parcourstup 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
9:57 AM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
9:57 AM		Jimi Drouillard Camarillo Roads Zappa's Songs Le Triton 2019

Chat is archived.

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Good day, DJ DaveTheObscure 💟

💜 ¡ ʇuǝʇuoɔɭɐꓪ ɹꓪ noʎ oʇ sᵷuᴉʇǝǝɹ⅁

Ahoy dere gents

Ahoy, TAndy

Good morning everyone

good morning, Rob from MD

good morning. the rameaglion has been hunted for the horns rumored to give aphrodisiac-like properties but now they are all safely on preserves.

Mornin Dale

Proud to say I made it here at the top of your show

That is a FIRST

I'm proud of you, WRED TV. I know it's not easy.

and GM to all

GM WRED!

good morning, Dale. Yes, sad about the rameaglions

GM TAndy!

We need to protect the rameaglion the few that are left, lest they face extinction Dale

this reminds me of windham hill. is that still a label?

Since the 2004 merger between BMG and Sony Music Entertainment Windham Hill has issued no new recordings.

That's a damn shame

Good morning all !

good morning, goots

GM goots

gm goots

Good morning Dave, all others. Haskell was one of the most astonishing discoveries, not long after Eno solo work. His use of water percussively, etc.

good morning, dan C. Yes, I miss Hassell.

Has sell best I can do with spell check.

one of my all time favorites

Steve Roach! This show has everything! Good morning Dan :)

WestSiiidddeee!

Represent! 🖖🏻

🖖💀🫵

Good morning, really enjoying this first hour of music! Very calming

O̷̡̡̼̱̦̳͖̳̬̩͚̻̪͔͍͐̆̐̓̐͐̃ḩ̴̢̝̣̩̘̟͉̥̟͇͇̱̓̔̋͂̏͊͒́͐͐͂̓̀̾͜͜ ̶̡̡̞͎̬̺̻̤̼͔͓̯̲̫͙̂͒̈́̋̉̄̐͜͠g̸̡̨̡̭̫͖̹̙̘̼̱̜̱̠̤̥̽̒̑̅͌́̅͘͝͝͝o̴̮̝̜̖̳̥͉͗́͑̎͌͐͂̇̈́͘͜ö̵̙̰̟͉̺̗́̅̽͗͐̐̏̀́̃̀̕͘͠͝d̷͈́̐͂̾̓͗͊̈́͗͝͝

glad you are enjoying, Rob F. The calmness will mostly end after 8:00 though

oh good morning, Christine

🦁 ➕️ 🐏 ➕️ 🦅

🕗

Good morning DTO 😶‍🌫️ & all!

Hey Christine and Rob F!

Hi, ChristineBoo! 👋👻

GM Christine, Rob F, ᎷяMΔᏞᏨØИᎢΞNᎢ and dan Cochrane

Greetings & Salutations, Everyone!

WRED *OnTime* TV! Success!

😴 calming effect

!!!

Guitars and Snaredrums, MrM.

stay with me, WRED TV ! the show gets more upbeat soon

oh good I am about to caffeinate

🙀☕

This is so lovely!

My medication time begins in approximately an hour, just in time for the bleeding eardrums hour :)

agreed

SethGreen & also TAllyHo @TAndy

that’s a solid combo

<----- brought extra cotton balls for blood

First Hour: TopNotch!

thanks, MrM

G'morning TAndy🚩🐈‍⬛️, goots, Rob F, WRED TV, Dan C, Dale, and MrM 💀 Boo 👻!

& Rob 🦀

I am liking this Quevedo fellow

I also 😊

Me as well 🙃

Slick transition there Dave

🙏🏻

"released by Motown" ??!!

Odd label to release such music

no surprise it did not sell well

perfect music for first coffee sips 😌

☕️

No surprise at all!

Rama llama eaglion dingdong

hey, jimbooooooooo

yooooooooooooooooooo

YeooooōoOo0öö

T H I S

for you, MrM

ACES! ♠️🖤♠️ 💟💀 it is too gooood!

maybe that's why nobody else plays it...

Big cheers to you, DJ DaveTheObscure!!

Molto bene !

grazi

Fonky stuff right here

yeah, man

wooooooo

❤️twins❤️

Cocteau Twins 💜💜💜

I heart the COCTEAU TWINS❣️❣️

I also 😊

BoNkErZ Bops 💗

Another sick transition!

Quite the exquisite Finnish to the hour! 😉

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😇😅🥲🥴

so silly

I feel like i need to take out the maracas

This is a Family Show! 😱

OK I'll put them away, sorry

🪇

🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🏁🏁🏁📸📸📸 it was photo Finnish, MrM

HeyOoo jimbooo!!!

"psych influences and left wing tendencies"

I meant *isn’t* Pull em out, WRED•TV! 🪇

yo jimbooooo 🍅 🇫🇮

Yeooo Emoji Queen!

🍗🍗

drumstick is as close as i can get

Ha! 🍗🍗🛢️

The macaroni machine?

Oh BOY

Gulp

<------ sitting upright

do I need to put on my Clockwork Orange eye clamps?

Two quick shots of WD-40 to glider rocker, ok, do your worst

👉💀👈

Don’t forget the drops

👈💀👉

Thanks Dan almost forgot

👀

If they mated! Zorn/Zappa

Dash of Morricone

Filmic fo sure

let’s goooo 👾

pretty much all of Rock In Opposition is inspired by Zappa

So true, but don’t tell kid rock…”Frank who?!?”

Let’s take a look at what film scores were Oscar nominated, the year, “200 Motels” was unleashed on theaters?

And the winner is…er, isn’t.

This really is incredible

Believe it, TAndy!

Did FZ influence end with release of, “Autobahn” Dave?

I'm peaking to this rn lol best decision to prepare the vape before work ever

@ dan C, the FZ influence endures to this day. Kraftwerk was not part of that scene

It sure turned my head in ‘74, but (understatement) I hear ya D

Oh man this is nuts!

the French excel at nuttiness

With a capital N, bold, cap, upside down, and backward

Jacques Tati

I believe my ear callouses have developed over time making this tolerable if not enjoyable

So I just went ahead and ordered this whole Bandcamp release because it was already in my wishlist. Crazy good shit right here

Which would look the same, it strikes me. N

but bold

@ WRED TV, that is the danger when you become habituated to difficult listening. "Regular" music gets boring

Are regular and popular interchangeable?

mostly. plenty of 'regular' music is not even popular

The highest grossing film hasn’t won best picture Oscar in over 20 years. Good news

Oh hell yeah this is the second or third mention of this album on the station, I'm gonna get this too.

MESSTHETICS!!

Hey Dan!

Yolk was good bonkers

Hiya TAndy!

The other Dan, good morning

glad you enjoyed, Amy Lee

They're playing in Philly in early May!

https://www.themessthetics.com/tour/#/

welcome, Dan R

Amy too, hey! That's sick Dan thanks for the heads up, I might need to go there

thanks for the link, Dan

@Dan C, yes high grossing does not equal quality. Just like in music

Goin Berzerk over hure to these SuperDuper tracks!!

For real!

I trying my best not to disappoint

Today: SUCCESS!! 💟💀

💜 thanks, MRM

Bringing the heat with this set, Dave. It's funny, for a second I thought this one was Melt-Banana

Frank liked Gentle Giant I read. Beatles, not so much.

Those crazy French!

Hotcha!

welcome, jim h

Oh yea! They Rock Hard, look silly IMHO

in disguise due to contractual restrictions I think

Drummer swinging “nose” specifically

Rock Beato is so mad at this one.

Just chiming in to remind everyone that astronomical spring begins in one hour. Now back to your regularly-schedule polka dot mathcore.

Rick, damnit.

*scheduled

Mike lupica!

Clouseau had disguises, ADP…?

Also, y'all see that Horse Lords has a new album coming?? https://horselords.bandcamp.com/album/demand-to-be-taken-to-heaven-alive

Talk about Master Of The Looper pedal, barefoot

thanks for the news, Dan R

*has a new album. Yay Friday morning brain

Take that Buckethead!

So…”Dadaist” is declared, or assumed?

my impression only

I hear ya

Like Groucho Marx at his best, for me

This is just a grand morning.

MASSIVE thanks for such a resplendently repugnant show, one of your best ever!

This sounds like my head

Well put T’Andy

Discomfiting. Cheers, @DTO! 😶‍🌫️

Thank you for breaking the 4th wall again Dave

The cherry on top

DJ DaveTheObscure 💟 many thanks for another TopTier Show! Nice chatting with you! Big cheers and kind regards! 🖤💀

Thanks for a great show Dave!

Cheers to all the Dears, especially those with Big Earz!

thanks, folks 🙏🏻