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The New Abnormal

Apr 17, 2026 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Music

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.

Σ 🎶 🎵 / 🇯🇵 = 新たな異常者

7:02 AM		The Peanuts Mothra's Song Mothra Vs. Godzilla (Original Soundtrack) Toho Music Co. 1963 Composed by Yuki Koseki, and sung by the pop stars, twin sisters Emi & Yumi Ito.
7:05 AM		Set Break: 🇯🇵 日本 With a population of almost 123 million, Japan is the world's 11th most populous country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Japan Japan plays every kind of music, often with an unrivaled intensity.
7:06 AM		kitaro Dawning (Yoake) Silk Road Kuckuck 1981 Kitarō (喜多郎), born Masanori Takahashi (高橋正則) in 1953, is a Japanese recording artist, composer, record producer, and arranger noted for his electronic-instrumental "New Age" music. Hw was a member of the psychedelic "Far East Family Band".
7:09 AM		Masahiro Takahashi Soundwalker N In Another Telephone Explosion Records 2026 Masahiro Takahashi (髙橋政宏) was born in Japan, now based in Toronto Canada. "In Another" was released on March 20th. https://masahirotakahashi.bandcamp.com/album/in-another (I was unable to determine if Masahiro is related to Kitaro)
7:12 AM		Ground Zero Yume No Hansyu Plays Standards RER Megacorp 1996 Jazzy Rock Noise Unit formed by Otomo Yoshihide in 1990 and disbanded in 1998. https://groundzone.bandcamp.com/
7:16 AM		Midori Hirano Ame, Hikari N Otonoma Thrill Jockey 2026 Keyboardist Midori Hirano was born in Kyoto, now based in Berlin Germany. https://midorih.bandcamp.com/album/otonoma
7:20 AM		Rovo Unseen Onsen Phoenix Rising LP G-Wave 2013 Rovo is a space rock supergroup from Kansai, Japan, formed in 1995. https://rovoandsystem7.bandcamp.com/album/phoenix-rising-lp
7:29 AM		Set Break: pledge.wprb.com ⛩️
7:34 AM		Kenso Hyoto In The West Musea 1999 Kenso is a Japanese progressive rock / jazz rock fusion band formed in 1974.
7:38 AM		Ars Nova Horla Rising Progday 2001 V/A Proglodite 2002 Japanese symphonic progressive rock band founded in Tokyo, Japan in 1983.
7:41 AM		Opabinia Shower (Passing) of Passion (情熱の通り雨) Opabinia Tutinoko 2003 This one-off Japanese supergroup was formed by musicians that had played with Bondage Fruit, Korekyojinn, Ground Zero, Rovo, etc.
7:47 AM		Pochakaite Malko Arrhythmia Pochakaite Malko ARCANGELO 2001 Pochakaite Malko is a Japanese band formed in Tokyo in August 1996. Some members were in a group called "Magma Copy Band". While Zeuhl influenced, they are more RIO/Avant-Prog.
7:54 AM		Set Break: pledge.wprb.com 🈶 Japan has also created music in the Canterbury style
7:57 AM		Stubbs Here I Am The New Proper Life Style 1983 "Stubbs" was an obscure Japanese group naming themselves after a song by "Hatfield and The North" (The Stubbs Effect). The group was creating music in the Canterbury scene vein during the mid 80's on 3 releases which didn't get much circulation. Led by keyboardist Kojiro Yamashita, who went on to release similar music under the name Canterburilogy. https://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=9478
8:02 AM		moleslope Changing SLOPE Dewfall Records 2019 Although describing their influences as post rock and minimal music, this Tokyo based group also wears its Canterbury influences on its sleeves, with their name "Moleslope" coming from the combination of Matching Mole and 'slope', for the slopes of Canterbury region in England.
8:07 AM		De Lorians Magso De Lorians Beyond Beyond Is Beyond Records 2019 Modern Canterbury from Japan. Combining the Soft Machine-esque atmosphere, with the crazy Zappa freak outs. They also have hints of video game soundtrack influence.
8:10 AM		Set Break: pledge.wprb.com 🈷️ 💴
8:17 AM		Osamu Kitajima Tengu - A Long-Nosed Goblin Benzaiten - EP East Quest Records 1975 Japanese musician, producer, composer and multi‑instrumentalist. Born in 1949 in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
8:23 AM		Plastic Dogs Queue Ivert s/r 2021 Plastic Dogs is a progressive metal jazz band based in Nagoya Japan, led by Ono Ryoko (Ryorchestra, Sax Ruins, etc). https://onoryoko.bandcamp.com/album/ivert-2
8:28 AM		Il Berlione 一人三役 - Hitori Sanyaku (A Triple Role) Il Berlione Belle Antique 1992 Japanese quintet playing music in the realm between Canterbury and jazz fusion.
8:31 AM		Set Break: pledge.wprb.com 💹
8:36 AM		toe Etude of Solitude Our Latest Number - EP Topshelf Records 2018 toe is a Japanese post-rock/math rock band formed at the end of 2000. https://toe-music.bandcamp.com/
8:41 AM		3nd clockworker view from Here - EP 残響record 2007 Post-rock / math-rock band 3nd (meaning 'three times' in Japanese) was formed in Tokyo in 2001. https://zankyorecord.bandcamp.com/album/view-from-here
8:46 AM		MERMORT Kills Burger Polygon RINNE RECORDS 2015 Mermort is an experimental prog hardcore band from Tokyo. https://mermort.bandcamp.com/album/polygon "The album is made mainly in varying tempos because the capitalistic world has become overly rational, and the album is attempting to refute society's turn toward pragmatism."
8:49 AM		nuito Intrjctn 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/
8:52 AM		Yoso-Wa-Yoso ヨソハヨソ Terraformed Terraformed EP 2011 Yoso-Wa-Yoso are a math rock group from Japan. I cannot find much information about them. https://yoso-wa-yoso.bandcamp.com/album/terraformed
8:58 AM		Set Break: 1時間の難しいリスニング
9:02 AM		Wha-ha-ha My Happiness (Is Not Yours) 死ぬ時は別 [Except When Dying] Better Days, Japan 1981 Wha-Ha-Ha were an experimental/avant-garde Japanese group who recorded three very obscure records in the early 1980's. Very little reliable information exists regarding the history of the group. All the members continued to have active independent music careers. They made music for RIO/avant-prog fans looking for something a bit more creative than another Zappa or Univers Zero clone.
9:08 AM		385 Seishinwo Hakaisuru Katchi Ningen Perfect Music 2013 Rock band formed in Okinawa Japan in 2008.
9:11 AM		Machine and the Synergetic Nuts Texas Leap Second Neutral Cuneiform Records 2005 High energy fusion ensemble from Tokyo Japan, founded in 1997. https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/leap-second-neutral
9:16 AM		Rinnesya Dynamite Essence Rinnesya 輪廻社 Creativeman Disc 1995 Rinnesya (輪廻社) is an experimental band from Japan. Just this one release.
9:21 AM		LE SILO Enormous trees with The Holy Spirits.#1 (REMIX) 8.8 (REMIX) アルカンジェロ 2023 Founded in Tokyo in 1999, Le Silo is an instrumental trio with members of Elegant Pünk.
9:24 AM		Set Break: pledge.wprb.com ⛩️
9:28 AM		OOIOO Nijimu nijimusi Thrill Jockey Records 2020 OOIOO is a Japanese avant-rock band, founded in 1995, led by drummer Yoshimi, from Boredoms. https://ooioojp.bandcamp.com/album/nijimusi
9:32 AM		WaqWaq Kingdom Yaren Soran Mind Onsen - Single Phantom Limb 2024 Single from WaqWaq Kingdom (Kiki Hitomi and Shigeru Ishihara). https://waqwaqkingdom.bandcamp.com/track/yaren-soran
9:36 AM		Hakushi Hasegawa Gone (feat. Kid Fresino) Mahōgakkō Brainfeeder 2024 Japanese producer born in 1998. https://hakushihasegawa.bandcamp.com/
9:39 AM		Happy Family Nord Company vs. Lead Company Toscco Cuneiform Records 1997 Happy Family is an instrumental progressive rock/fusion/Zeuhl band from Tokyo, formed in 1987. https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/toscc
9:44 AM		Bondage Fruit Gel-Colloid Bondage Fruit 2 Maboroshi No Sekai 1996 Bondage Fruit is a progressive rock/Zeuhl band from Tokyo, Kantō, Japan, that was formed in 1990.
9:48 AM		Ruins Guamallapish Pallaschtom SKiN GRAFT 1999 "Ruins" formed in Japan in 1985. They combine the raw energy of hardcore punk with progressive rock's flair and musicianship. There have been several line ups so far, featuring drummer / vocalist / main composer Yoshida Tatsuya. https://ruins.bandcamp.com/album/pallaschtom
9:53 AM		Koenjihyakkei Sunna Zarioki (Live at Club Goodman) Live at Club Goodman SKiN GRAFT Records 2025 Kōenji Hyakkei is a Japanese zeuhl band, originated from Tokyo, including members of Ruins and Bondage Fruit. They are known for their extreme complexity, mind-boggling rhythm patterns and high expressiveness. https://skingraftrecords.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-club-goodman
9:58 AM		Set Break: 🌊 pledge.wprb.com
9:58 AM		Tipographica If You Are An Aggressor, Keep Slowly And Certainly Tipographica ポニーキャニオン 2009 Japanese progressive avant-garde / free-jazz / RIO ensemble founded in 1986 and disbanded in 1998.

Chat is archived.

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good morning. love the peanuts.

there must be a prog outfit called the family circus...

Good morning Dale!

Good morning Mr. The Obscure!

good morning, Dale. Bil Keane's lawyers might have objected

hello, Rob from MD

And good morning, Mr. glissando!

sup dave excited for the set! morning chat rob dale edward!

Good morning Rob :)

a few family circuseses...this one a world folk outfit.

https://www.epiphanyrecords.com/family-circus-tour

good morning, Michael G

good morning ǝʌɐꓷ & my PRB Pals!

good morning,stevie p

Good morning Dave and fellow listeners

hello, Lizardbytes

Sushi for breakfast?

why not?

an imperial idea!

good morning obscurians

Good morning goots!

good morning, goots

We loved that track!

I just increased my monthly donation, although I was hoping there’d be a place to shout out the show. It’s been a beautiful way to punctuate the week for me. Expanding my music taste and mind is so important to me, and WPRB helps me do that everyday- especially this show!

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Your donations are tax deductible.

Thanks for increasing your monthly donation goots! Glad WPRB is able to help expand your music taste! It's helped me tremendously too

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🙏🏻 thanks, goots!

Good morning DTO! Good morning edward! Loving all of the hosts/co-hosts for the membership drive.

good morning, Parrscream. Glad you appreciate what we do

Morning Dave! Love the 103.3 mile marker haha

Us Cambrian kids love seeing a band called Opabinia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opabinia

Good morning Dave, I once put a 20 second cassette tape loop of The Peanuts beckoning Mothra in my art school locker, with a review of the film taped to the door. Played all day. Interesting comments written, then someone set the sheet on fire.

I always imagined them holding hands, nodding to each other, then cutely promising, “Mothra gonna kick ass, very soon!”

Wow Dan that's so interesting!

hey, Zach. Yeah, that's on 95 in Maryland

Finally! Time to request (today only), any Stomu Yamashta, with or without Steve Winwood?

that fire was started by Gojira

dan, I tired to avoid bands that had many westerners involved. I have Osamu Kitajima

I will have to stop by the parkway mile marker for a picture…

Hello Dave, is that Route 95S in that picture? 95 South being the band who sang "Whoot! There it is" the song that popularized the "Miami Bass" sound

I hear ya D, obviously. “GO” album was a really refreshing departure for Winwood I thought.

Is there breakfast sushi? I suppose it all could be.

Zach - it's not safe to stop on 95

Marcus H., yes 95 South

The parkway though. The S in GSP stands for safety

Peanuts at Budokan, classic!

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Always with the screeeeaming 😱

WPRB - Where you almost never hear the same song twice, but when you do, it’s an obscure masterpiece that multiple DJs fell in love with

Absolutely!

oh good morning, Christine

Hey Dave, it might be worth mentioning something about corporate matches. To my astonishment, I typed WPRB into our corporate "HR donation portal" (for lack of a better term) and a 100% matching donation was approved. At this point it's been a few thousand dollars extra.

thanks, Ross! Good idea!

Is there a “ga$” tip jar on the control panel there?

Thank YOU! Fridays are my favorite day of the week, and your contribution is significant :)

vvvv

🙏🏻 thanks

Portlandia fan? Put a bird on it, I see everywhere.

Yes! It's shockingly accurate in a lot of ways haha

There must be at least one great used vinyl store there. Seattle closest I ever got to it.

So many! Jackpot Records, Music Millenium, Everyday Music immediately come to mind. They all have a good mix of new and used records, cds, and cassettes

Any have used hi fi components as well, like here in StL?

I’ll check out their websites.

Not those in particular, but there are a handful of pro-audio, audiophile, and high fidelity speciality shops sprinkled around the city!

I’d buy a Peanuts LP, just to frame the sleeve!

that'd be cool!

Oh man, clockworker was just what I needed this morning. Gentle yet chaotic

thanks, Norman B

Unreal! eBay has several must own, covers alone.

don't let anyone set it on fire

Shocking, they weren’t actually tiny twins.

petite

I would have included “actual size” at the bottom of the cover photo.

Dan I just remembered the name of the most popular place for hi-fi equipment in PDX! It's called Fred's Sound of Music

Cool! StL has a store in a old, modern architecture public library, so many LP’s and components stacked up throughout, it must be a safety hazard, you can barely maneuver through the maze.

Gigantic $1 bins included.

“From Bach to Fripp: a math rock sampler”

🤸🌍🩷🎶

oh boy

wahahaha

I've been to StL once, Dan, when I saw Kendrick Lamar perform with some friends in the area. I loved the bookstores!

Yep, on Lemarr Loop coincidentally!

Morning Dave and Edward! Enjoying this. I was wondering if you had any thoughts on the band Sigh? Crazy all-encompassing metal-ish rock from Japan that apparently tries to cram every genre of music into every song. Was introduced to them last week by Mike

not familiar, Dan.Thanks for the tip

Bath Rock

hello, Scurrow

Feels like this should be included on a "katamari" video game soundtrack

Sorry, Delmar Loop

You said it Norm!

Japanese “Wordy Rappinghood” or vice versa

I was thinking Nina Hagen

yeah, I hear that, Norman

Now we’re talking

Caution: contains nuts

Good night, drive safely

OOIOO!!

how could i not?

Nothing like traditional Japanese-inspired, dub steppy, math rock!

true

Morning Dave, Happy Family is one of the few bands I know on today's show so far!

hey Bud. Glad to turn you on to new things

I knew you'd get to Ruins eventually!

i must

Gamma, capeesh?

An old favorite of

Mine

hey, George! Good to see you

Ed Glissando, did you go to St Louis City Museum?

It is the BEST PLACE

No, sadly! Next time

(I thought you said you saw Kendrick Lamar perform in a bookstore)

It’s worth going to STL just for

City Museum

The most nondescript name for the

Least nondescript place . Sorry for all the linebreaks

another excellent show Dave! Thanks!

thanks, folks