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The New Abnormal
May 8, 2026 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Music
With 𓀡 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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| 9:37 AM |
| Thollot Ascension Contact Soleil Zeuhl 2002 François Thollot is a French multi-instrumentalist (guitar, bass, piano, drums) born in 1973 who composes music following (and is influenced by) Magma styled instrumental Zeuhl. Thollot later formed the RIO, Zeuhl and Canterbury inspired fusion band Scherzoo. |
| 9:30 AM |
| Jannick Top Utopia Viva Soleil D'Ork Utopic Records 2001 Jannick Top had the idea of adapting his cellist playing on a bass guitar by retuning his bass like a cello. By doing so, he overturned the methodology, the practice and the sound of the instrument. It is his recognizable sound that is the distinctive Zeuhl signature. Jannick Top played with Magma for only a few years, but left after Summer of 1974, exhausted by the tough life on the road and the financial insecurity of the group. He thrived as a session player. |
| 9:26 AM |
| Patrick Gauthier En Passant Par la Transylvanie Bebe Godzilla Seventh records 1981 Patrick Gauthier was the keyboardist for Heldon, who also played with Magma on and off between 1976-1982.
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| 9:19 AM |
| Eskaton Attente Ardeur Musique Post Atomique 1980 Eskaton is a French progressive rock/Zeuhl band. Founded in 1970, disbanded in 1985. Eskaton took Magma "Kohntarkosz" influences, mixed in prog, lots of electronics and increasingly elements of cold wave. This unique concoction, fronted by two female vocalists, made for a distinctive Zeuhl sound.
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| 9:14 AM |
| Ptah Sextet Maahnt Hur! (Hommage À La Musique De Christian Vander) V/A Soleil Zeuhl 2009 This comes from a 2-disc compilation of covers of Magma/Christian Vander tunes. Maahnt was originally on Magma's "Attahk".
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| 9:02 AM |
| Weidorje Vilna Weidorje Musea 1977 Weidorje is a progressive rock/fusion/Zeuhl supergroup from France, that was formed in 1976. Weidorje took its name from a track on "Üdü Ẁüdü" . The core members were from Magma and Heldon, and they were joined by some of the busiest session talent on the Paris scene at the time. Weidorje was very Magma styled, but it also included brass (which Magma mostly dropped early on) giving it a distinctive sound of its own. The band split up around 1979 after releasing their only album. Virtually everyone involved in Weidorje went on to other projects and/or released solo albums shortly after Weidorje's demise. |
| 8:57 AM |
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Featuring ZEUHL 🌋. Zeuhl is a style of avant-prog created by drummer and vocalist Christian Vander and his group “Magma” in the early 1970s. Zeuhl mixes jazz fusion, progressive rock, and modern classical music. Elements to look for: Zeuhl usually has an oppressive or a discipline-conveying feel, it can be bombastic and minimalistic (heavy use of ostinato), it’s dark and brooding, adventurous and angelic, (sometimes both brooding and angelic at the same time), plus growling bass lines. And Zeuhl vocals are usually some invented language. | |
| 8:52 AM |
| Brand X The Poke Masques Charisma Catalogue 1977 Jazz fusion group active from 1975-1980, 1992-1999. This is one of the few releases without Phil Collins on drums. (Phil was probably busy holding Genesis together during the "...And Then There Were Three..." period.)
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| 8:48 AM |
| Dixie Dregs Assembly Line Industry Standard Arista 1982 Five-piece American instrumental rock/fusion band, incorporating elements of jazz and country. Formed in 1970, disbanded in 1983 after having changed their name to The Dregs. Reunited in 1988 and still occasionally tour. Sometimes considered a southern-fried Mahavishnu Orchestra.
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| 8:32 AM |
| Canzoniere Del Lazio Poeta & Mogadishu Miradas Cramps Records 1977 Canzoniere Del Lazio was founded in Rome, Italy in 1972, and disbanded in 1978. They were considered one of the most important progressive folk bands in Italy during the seventies. Their fourth album "Miradas" was produced AREA guitarist Paolo Tofani.
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| 8:28 AM |
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| 8:19 AM |
| Man Wu, DJ Tamara, Abel Domingues & Stuart Dempster Full Circle: Bamboo Dreams Man Wu: From a Distance - Pipa Music Naxos 2003 Wu Man (1963, Hangzhou, Zhejiang) is a Chinese pipa and ruan player and composer. Wu Man studied at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. Wu came to the United States in 1990 at the age of 25. She lived in Boston for many years and now lives in San Diego. |
| 8:12 AM |
| Tony Bray Is/Am Outside, Looking In Tony Bray 2004 Tony Bray is a freelance musician , and has performed on stages in clubs, casinos and cruise ships all over the world for over 35 years. He also spent countless hours in the studio as a musician, arranger, mixer, consultant and producer. He has a degree in Studio Music and Jazz from the Univ. of Tennessee. |
| 8:03 AM |
| AMRITA Elephant Promenade I (feat. Jonathan Kay) N AMRITA 11054170 Records DK2 2026 based in Toronto Canada, playing music rooted in Indian Classical Music and model jazz. |
| 8:00 AM |
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| 7:53 AM |
| Ikarus Isblink Plasma Ronin Rhythm Records 2022 IKARUS is a contemporary prog jazz quintet from Switzerland that explores permutating polyrhythms against a framework of functional grooves. They record on Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Rhythm label.https://ikarusband.bandcamp.com/album/plasma
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| 7:47 AM |
| Immortal Onion & Michał Jan Ciesielski Digital Relations Screens U Know Me Records 2022 Immortal Onion is a Polish band , blending jazz, minimalism as well as fusion, electronic music and even progressive metal. https://immortalonion.bandcamp.com/
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| 7:41 AM |
| Tigran Hamasyan All the Things You Are (feat. Mark Turner) StandArt Nonesuch 2022 Armenian jazz pianist, born in 1987. |
| 7:34 AM |
| Yügen Cloudscape (feat. Mike Johnson, Dave Kerman) Iridule AltrOck Productions 2011 Founded in Milan, Italy in 1994, they combine prog rock, experimental and fusion elements. Notable member: keyboardist Paolo Botta. https://altrockproductions.bandcamp.com/album/iridule
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| 7:30 AM |
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| 7:26 AM |
| Pikapika TeArt Slavyanskaya 1 Moonberry AltRock 2010 Pikpika TeArt was founded in 2004 in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia. They blend chamber rock with Slavic traditional music |
| 7:21 AM |
| Zypressen STR (Against the Wind) Zypressen Belle Antique 1996 Zypressen is/was a Japanese chamber music quintet with ties to fellow countrymen Lacrymosa. Their music is more in the lighter side of things and they can be compared at times to Univers Zero (not to say they sound like them, but as a point of reference) and it slides into Zeuhl territories at times.
https://contrecourantmusic.bandcamp.com/album/zypressen-2024-remaster |
| 7:15 AM |
| The Wrong Object Sheepwrecked Stories from the Shed Moonjune Records 2007 The Wrong Object is a Nu-Jazz ensemble from Belgium with wide ranging influences (Canterbury, Aka Moon, Mingus, Béla Bartok, and Zappa).
https://thewrongobject.bandcamp.com/album/stories-from-the-shed |
| 7:08 AM |
| Aksak Maboul Mastoul Alakefak Onze Danses Pour Combattre La Migraine Crammed Discs 1976 Aksak Maboul: the Belgian band formed in 1977 by Crammed Discs founder Marc Hollander and his musical partner Vincent Kenis. The aesthetics of Aksak Maboul (deconstructing and fusing many different genres, from rock, jazz, and electronics to fake African, Balkan & minimal music) sums up avant-prog nicely |
| 7:05 AM |
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| 7:02 AM |
| Ana Roxanne One Shall Sleep N Poem 1 kranky 2026
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