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The New Abnormal

Jan 26, 2022 6:00 AM – 7:00 AM

With ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ

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The New Abnormal
6:01 AM
Wu Man - Rainbow Raiment Song (Pipa, Erhu & Xiao)
Wu Man Rainbow Raiment Song (Pipa, Erhu & Xiao)
Elegant Pipa Classics WIND MUSIC 2013

Wu Man was born in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province, on 2 January 1963. Trained in Pudong-style pipa performance at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. At 13, she became the youngest student at the school, and her final audition was covered in national newspapers. She moved to the U.S. in 1990 to pursue a career in pipa performance that would allow her repertoire to extend beyond traditional Chinese music. She is known for playing in a broad range of musical styles and introducing the pipa and its Chinese heritage into Western genres.

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6:08 AM
Set Break: over “The Sorrow at the Long Pavilion” by Dehai Liu
6:10 AM
Bill Carrothers Trio - Those Were The Days
Bill Carrothers Trio Those Were The Days
A Night At The Village Vanguard Pirouet 2011

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Born 1964 in Minneapolis.

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I'm not sure who the composer is. The old 45 with the TV theme song credits Lee Adams & Charles Strouse. Other sources credit Russian composer Борис Фомин (Boris Fomin), with English lyrics by Gene Raskin. But I don't hear the similarity.

6:16 AM
Hiromi - Time Flies
Hiromi Time Flies
Hiromi's Sonicbloom: Time Control Telarc 2007

Hiromi Uehara (上原ひろみ) was born on 26 March 1979 in Hamamatsu. She enrolled to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she was mentored by Ahmad Jamal.

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6:23 AM
Nguyên Lê - Magic Spells (with NDR Bigband & Michael Gibbs)
Nguyên Lê Magic Spells (with NDR Bigband & Michael Gibbs)
Celebrating the Dark Side of the Moon (with NDR Bigband & Michael Gibbs) [feat. Youn Sun Nah] ACT Music 2014

A cover of the entire Pink Floyd LP, reimagined, with extra songs mixed in. "Magic Spells" features jazz vocalist Youn Sun Nah.

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6:26 AM
David Sylvian - Shadowland
David Sylvian Shadowland
God Man - EP Virgin Records 1999

Associated with the "Dead Bees On A Cake" release.

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6:30 AM
Set Break: over “Sacred Works of Liberation” by Lama Gyurme
6:34 AM
Weather Report - Will
Weather Report Will
Sweetnighter Columbia/Legacy 1973

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This is their 4th release.

6:40 AM
Yochk'o Seffer Neffesh Music - Noce chimique
Yochk'o Seffer Neffesh Music Noce chimique
Noce chimique Great Winds 1977

Experimental cross-genre fusion project led by former Magma member and Zao founder.

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Originally released on his "Ima" LP. "Noce chimique" = chemical wedding

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6:52 AM
Daniel Denis - Strange Twist
Daniel Denis Strange Twist
Sirius and the Ghosts Musea 1991

Debut solo release from this Univers Zero founder, and member of Present.

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Chat is archived.
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 6:51:32 AM
A surprise bonus hour of The New Abnormal!
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Stay tuned for Classical Discoveries with Marvin Rosen!