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The New Abnormal

Oct 2, 2026 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Music

With ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ 𓀡

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 New Abnormal
7:02 AM
Allah-Las - Abre Caminos
Allah-Las Abre Caminos N
Sirenas Mexican Summer 2026

The sixth release from this Los Angeles California based group.

https://allah-las.bandcamp.com/album/sirenas

7:07 AM
Set Break: 𓎩𓎩𓎩𓎩𓎩𓎩𓎩𓎩
7:10 AM
Rainer Brüninghaus - Stille
Rainer Brüninghaus Stille
Continuum ECM Records 1984
Rainer Brüninghaus (born in 1949 in Germany), was the keyboard player in progrock band "Eiliff" before he moved focus into the jazz field, collaborating mainly with ECM artists Eberhard Weber and Jan Garbarek.

> with Markus Stockhausen (trumpet/flugelhorn) and Fredy Studer (drums)

7:20 AM
Lady With - The Return
Lady With The Return
The Lodge s/r 2018
"Lady With" is a jazz fusion / post-rock group from Paris led by Camille Petit (Ghost Rhythms, Free Human Zoo).

https://ladywith.bandcamp.com/album/the-lodge

7:27 AM
Set Break: 𓎯𓎯𓎯𓎯𓎯𓎯𓎯𓎯
7:31 AM
Nils Petter Molvær - Cruel Altitude
Nils Petter Molvær Cruel Altitude
Hamada Thirsty Ear Recordings 2010

Norwegian composer, producer and trumpet player, born in 1960. Plays a smoky jazz drawing from ambient, electronica, dub, post-rock, and traditional jazz improvisation.

> with Eivind Aarset on guitar

7:39 AM
417.3 - Strela
417.3 Strela
Strela - EP 417.3 2024

417.3 is an instrumental post-rock band from Rostov Oblast, Russia. https://4173.bandcamp.com/

"Our band is ending its activities, this is our final album. It is atypical for us, as it is made only of improvisations recorded in a "garage" way."

7:46 AM
Gordian Knot - Fischer's Gambit
Gordian Knot Fischer's Gambit
Emergent Sensory 2003

Gordian knot was fronted by Sean Malone (1970 - 2020) from Delran NJ. He played fretless bass guitar and Chapman Stick.

7:51 AM
In-Dreamview - Passageways, Pt. 3
In-Dreamview Passageways, Pt. 3
Triptych In-Dreamview 2021

In-Dreamview include the Coniguliaro brothers (Ben & Quinn) from WYXZ. Based in New Jersey.

https://in-dreamview.bandcamp.com/album/triptych

7:58 AM
Set Break: 𓏈𓏈𓏈𓏈𓏈𓏈𓏈𓏈𓏈𓏈𓏈𓏈𓏈𓏈𓏈
8:01 AM
Inhabitants - Phototropism
Inhabitants Phototropism
The Furniture Moves Underneath Drip Audio 2007

Inhabitants are a Canadian jazz group.

8:07 AM
Marc Johnson's Bass Desires - Hymn for Her
Marc Johnson's Bass Desires Hymn for Her
Second Sight ECM Records 1987

Marc Johnson, Peter Erskine, John Scofield & Bill Frisell.

8:14 AM
Nguyên Lê - Overseas Suite (The Quest)
Nguyên Lê Overseas Suite (The Quest)
Overseas ACT Music 2019
Nguyên Lê (born in Paris) is a self-taught musician, with a wide scope of interests: Rock & Funk, Jazz standards & contemporary Jazz, Improvised Music, Singers (Ray Charles),Contemporary Music , Ethnic Music: African & Caribbean, Algerian, Indian, Turkish, and especially Vietnamese.


8:16 AM
Nguyên Lê - Overseas Suite (Square Earth)
Nguyên Lê Overseas Suite (Square Earth)
Overseas ACT Music 2019

On the "Overseas" release, he collaborates with several musicians that are Vietnamese, or have Vietnamese heritage.

https://nguyenle.bandcamp.com/album/overseas

8:20 AM
Jambinai - For Everything That You Lost
Jambinai For Everything That You Lost
A Hermitage Bella Union 2016
Jambinai (Hangul: 잠비나이) are a South Korean post-rock band formed in Seoul in 2009.

https://jambinai.bandcamp.com/album/a-hermitage

8:27 AM
Set Break: 𓏊𓏊𓏊𓏊𓏊𓏊𓏊𓏊𓏊𓏊𓏊𓏊𓏊𓏊𓏊
8:31 AM
Embryo - Ticket To India
Embryo Ticket To India
We Keep On (feat. Charlie Mariano) Schneeball 1972
Embryo is a group from Munich Germany, founded in 1969, blending Krautrock, psychedelic, jazz fusion and world music influences.
8:47 AM
Neu! - Weissensee
Neu! Weissensee
Neu! Groenland Records 1972

Neu! was formed in Düsseldorf, Germany in 1971 by Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger after they left Kraftwerk. The group disbanded in 1975.

8:53 AM
Fontanelle - Traumaturge
Fontanelle Traumaturge
Vitamin F Southern Lord Recordings 2012

Ambient/experimental band from Portland, Oregon.

8:57 AM
Set Break: 𓐐𓐐𓐐𓐐𓐐𓐐𓐐𓐐𓐐𓐐

𓀼 ÐⅈϝߓἴϾὐᒫȾ Ĺǐꮥ𐠙𐒢₦ἴᥰ᪄ Ȟ𐤈ƲƦ

9:01 AM
Chimp Spanner - The Mirror
Chimp Spanner The Mirror
At the Dream's Edge 2648571 Records DK 2010
Chimp Spanner (monkey wrench!) is a one-man prog-metal band: Paul Antonio Ortiz, from Essex, UK. https://basickrecords.bandcamp.com/album/at-the-dreams-edge
9:09 AM
Amogh Symphony - Cyborg Activation
Amogh Symphony Cyborg Activation
Abolishing the Obsolete System 1046693 Records DK 2009

Amogh Symphony is a metal band from Mumbai India, led by guitarist Vishal J. Singh.

https://amoghsymphony.bandcamp.com/

9:15 AM
Mörglbl - The Principles of Life
Mörglbl The Principles of Life
Toons Tunes from the Past Free Electric Sound 2008

Mörglbl is a French fusion band founded in 1997. Guitarist Christophe Godin describes band's music as 'power-jazz-metal instrumental music'.

"Toons Tunes From The Past" is a reissue of their first 2 LPs.

9:20 AM
Jonas Hellborg - Solitude
Jonas Hellborg Solitude
Art Metal Bardo 2007

Sweden's Jonas Hellborg (bass) and Matthias IA Eklundh (guitar), with Indian percussionist Selvaganesh.

Is it metal? Is it jazz? Does it matter?

9:23 AM
Panzerballett - Who the Jack Is Migger
Panzerballett Who the Jack Is Migger
Planet Z Gentle Art Of Music 2020
German band from the Munich area defining their own style as progressive, funky Math Jazz Metal.
9:29 AM
Mattias IA Eklundh - Lease With an Option to Buy
Mattias IA Eklundh Lease With an Option to Buy
Freak Guitar - The Smorgasbord TSP-Thunderstruck Productions 2013
Mattias Bernt Johannes Eklundh (born in 1969), also known as IA, is a Swedish guitarist and vocalist. He is known for his work with Freak Kitchen, Jonas Hellborg and Art Metal, and he has also produced several solo Freak Guitar albums released by Steve Vai and Favored Nations. These solo projects allow him to explore other styles, like jazz (a little bit).
9:32 AM
Mats/Morgan Band - Etage A41 (Live)
Mats/Morgan Band Etage A41 (Live)
Mats/Morgan Band Live Cuneiform Records 2000
Swedish drummer Morgan Ågran and keyboardist Mats Öberg teamed up for experimental fusion with major inspiration from Zappa. https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mats-morgan-band-live
9:38 AM
Birds and Buildings - Catapult
Birds and Buildings Catapult
Multipurpose Trap Emkog 2013

Founded by Dan Britton (of Cerebus Effect & Deluge Grander) in Maryland USA in 2008. They blend various prog styles. This is their second (and probably final) release. https://birdsandbuildings.bandcamp.com/album/multipurpose-trap

🦉🦆𓄿🐓𓅓🦅𓅛🕊️𓅠🦜🦤 & 🏬🏭🏫🏪🏩🏨🏦🏥🏤🏣🏢

9:47 AM
Free Human Zoo - Premiers craquements
Free Human Zoo Premiers craquements
The mysterious island Odusseia 2023

Free Human Zoo is a French Zeuhl band founded in 2011. The Mysterious Island is their 3rd release.

https://freehumanzoo1.bandcamp.com/album/the-mysterious-island

9:52 AM
Set Break: 𓎪𓎪𓎪𓎪𓎪𓎪𓎪𓎪𓎪
9:57 AM
The Wrong Object - Wonderful Wino
The Wrong Object Wonderful Wino
Zappa Jawaka Off 2018
Not just a Zappa cover band. The Wrong Object (from Belgium) is influenced by a vast array of artists ranging from Canterbury Scene prog rock à la Soft Machine and Gong to Béla Bartok, Squarepusher, Aka Moon, Charlie Mingus, Sonic Youth and Frank Zappa.

https://stilll-off.bandcamp.com/album/zappa-jawaka