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WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

The Untranslatable

Nov 10, 2025 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Music

With DJ Jagannath

Dissonant Discoveries

Exploring the ways in which dissonance is used across genres, from classical to jazz and metal, while still sounding good (subjective)

The Untranslatable
7:01 AM
Amadeus Quartet - String Quartet No. 19 in C, K. 465 - "Dissonance": I. Adagio - Allegro
Amadeus Quartet String Quartet No. 19 in C, K. 465 - "Dissonance": I. Adagio - Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart, W.A.: The String Quartets Deutsche Grammophon (DG) 2010
7:10 AM
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7:11 AM
Alexander Toradze, Mariinsky Orchestra & Valery Gergiev - Promethée: Le Poème du feu, Op. 60
Alexander Toradze, Mariinsky Orchestra & Valery Gergiev Promethée: Le Poème du feu, Op. 60 Alexander Scriabin
Stravinsky: The Firebird – Scriabin: Prometheus Decca Music Group Ltd. 1998
7:33 AM
Maurizio Pollini - Piano Sonata, Op. 1
Maurizio Pollini Piano Sonata, Op. 1 Alban Berg
Debussy: 12 Etudes pour le piano & Berg: Piano Sonata, Op. 1 Deutsche Grammophon (DG) 1993
7:44 AM
Jukka Tiensuu - Khoai
Jukka Tiensuu Khoai Iannis Xenakis
The Fantastic Harpsichord Finlandia Records 1998
8:01 AM
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8:02 AM
Peter Brötzmann - Machine Gun
Peter Brötzmann Machine Gun
Fuck de Boere Atavistic 2001
8:20 AM
Borbetomagus - Side A
Borbetomagus Side A
Barbed Wire Maggots Agaric Records 1983
8:41 AM
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8:43 AM
Blut aus Nord - The Choir Of The Dead
Blut aus Nord The Choir Of The Dead
The Work Which Transforms God Debemur Morti Productions 2003
8:49 AM
Svartidaudi - Sterile Seeds
Svartidaudi Sterile Seeds
Flesh Cathedral Ván Records 2012
9:05 AM
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9:06 AM
Wormlust - Djöflasýra
Wormlust Djöflasýra
The Feral Wisdom Mystískaos 2022
9:18 AM
Kostnatění - Skrýt se před Bohem
Kostnatění Skrýt se před Bohem
Úpal 2023
9:21 AM
Deathspell Omega - Abscission
Deathspell Omega Abscission
Paracletus NoEvDiA 2010
9:27 AM
Ὁπλίτης - 'Ἡ Τῶν Λυσσημάτων Ἄγγελος
Ὁπλίτης 'Ἡ Τῶν Λυσσημάτων Ἄγγελος
Π​α​ρ​α​μ​α​ι​ν​ο​μ​έ​ν​η 2024
9:39 AM
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9:39 AM
Sól Án Varma - Afbrigði I
Sól Án Varma Afbrigði I
Sól án varma Ván Records 2023
9:47 AM
Portal - Black Houses
Portal Black Houses
Outre Profound Lore Records 2007
9:52 AM
Drive Like Jehu - Here Come the Rome Plows
Drive Like Jehu Here Come the Rome Plows
Yank Crime (Bonus Track Version) Swami 1994
9:57 AM
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9:58 AM
Daughters - The Virgin
Daughters The Virgin
Daughters Ipecac Recordings 2010
Chat is archived.
DJ Jagannath (host) 7:01:51 AM
Hey everyone, welcome back to the Untranslatable! Today's show is focusing on exploring different forms of dissonance
Dale Hazelton 7:03:21 AM
good morning.
DJ Jagannath (host) 7:03:55 AM
Morning Dale! How's it going
Rob from Maryland 🦀 7:05:08 AM
Good morning DJ Jagannath and Dale. My wife and I are looking forward to this show
DJ Jagannath (host) 7:05:25 AM
Morning Rob! Will try to live up to the expectations
TAndy: Monthly Doner🥙 7:34:46 AM
Mornin!
DJ Jagannath (host) 7:37:30 AM
Morning TAndy! How's it going
Rob from Maryland 🦀 7:46:13 AM
Good morning TAndy
Rob from Maryland 🦀 7:47:58 AM
@DJ Jagannath, we are not disappointed in the slightest. It's perfectly dissonant
jim haku 7:49:10 AM
Yes! Yesss
DJ Jagannath (host) 7:51:05 AM
Glad to hear that! This might be one of the most out-there tracks on today's show, very cool use of harpsichord
DJ Jagannath (host) 7:51:11 AM
Morning jim
Ears 7:55:15 AM
Good morning, its lovely! I'm rocking out!
Richard Mitnick 7:56:42 AM
Brilliant music. Thanks.
DJ Jagannath (host) 7:59:01 AM
Morning Richard and Ears! Stick around for some free jazz after this
Rob from Maryland 🦀 8:04:53 AM
We loved harpsichord piece too
Dale Hazelton 8:21:49 AM
if you liked that brotzmann check out side one of this album by jasun martz.
Dale Hazelton 8:21:54 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-08nJdJErk
DJ Jagannath (host) 8:23:26 AM
Will do! I've just started getting into free jazz so any recs are welcome
Richard Mitnick 8:28:02 AM
This music is close to John Zorn's "noise"
DJ Jagannath (host) 8:33:50 AM
I was actually considering playing Zorn but I couldn't fit it in
Richard Mitnick 8:45:40 AM
Try Michael Gordon's "Decasia"
DebbieWebby 8:46:04 AM
🤘 Morning all 🤘
DJ Jagannath (host) 8:46:45 AM
That looks super cool Richard, will give it a listen
DJ Jagannath (host) 8:46:53 AM
Morning DebbieWebby!
DebbieWebby 8:53:33 AM
Awesome show today! I've been tuned in since 7
DJ Jagannath (host) 9:00:14 AM
Thank you! It's mostly metal now, a bit of noise rock towards to the end
DebbieWebby 9:01:07 AM
Loving it!!
TAndy: Monthly Doner🥙 9:06:29 AM
No better way to wake up tbh
DebbieWebby 9:07:35 AM
Morning, TAndy 🤘☕️
TAndy: Monthly Doner🥙 9:07:46 AM
It's always interesting hearing how you transition the show from classical and avant garde to black (coffee) metal
TAndy: Monthly Doner🥙 9:07:51 AM
Good morning DJ Deb!!
DJ Jagannath (host) 9:08:26 AM
I'm not the best at the transitions ngl
DebbieWebby 9:08:39 AM
Jagannath finds the best black metal 🤘
DJ Jagannath (host) 9:08:53 AM
But it helps that classical and avant garde are very similar to metal in many ways
DJ Jagannath (host) 9:09:14 AM
Prokofiev's Toccata is one of the most metal songs I've heard lol
DJ Jagannath (host) 9:09:50 AM
Thank you DebbieWebby! Your metal picks are no worse
DJ Jagannath (host) 9:10:18 AM
I barely know anything outside of black, death, and sludge so the variety is appreciated
DebbieWebby 9:12:30 AM
Still, you know yer shit 🤘😆 You school me everytime I tune in
DJ Jagannath (host) 9:15:18 AM
It was all I listened to for like two years so I've gone pretty deep into the rabbit hole lol
DebbieWebby 9:17:05 AM
That's pretty awesome.... And why your perfect for WPRB. Listeners love this type of dedication.
DebbieWebby 9:17:16 AM
On that note....
DebbieWebby 9:17:34 AM
Http://pledge.wprb.com
DebbieWebby 9:18:16 AM
Everyone donate for the love of metal and quality DJs!!
TAndy: Monthly Doner🥙 9:19:57 AM
Yo DJ I would be totally down for a sludge show one of these mornings
DJ Jagannath (host) 9:20:43 AM
Noted TAndy (maybe next week?) and thank you Debbie! Everyone go donate if you haven't already
Bike R (monthly$) 9:20:57 AM
donated!
DJ Jagannath (host) 9:21:28 AM
The only issue with sludge is that the lyrics are not always clean (Acid Bath, for example)
DebbieWebby 9:21:36 AM
I second that, TAndy!!
DebbieWebby 9:22:18 AM
Yesss!! Sludge next Monday!
DebbieWebby 9:22:44 AM
Wohooo 👏 Thank you, Bike R!!!
DJ Jagannath (host) 9:23:03 AM
Sludge next Monday it is, then
Gianna Santucci 9:23:26 AM
Absolutely love this connection between the avant-classical and metal, amazing selection here! was thinking recently about the relationship between Cowell's Tides of Maunaunen and sludge/doom. sowing the seeds of dissonance etc.. great stuff!!!
DJ Jagannath (host) 9:26:36 AM
I don't think I've heard Tides, will take a look! these guys (Deathspell Omega) for example are super classical influenced, moreso than most metal bands
DJ Jagannath (host) 9:27:04 AM
I sort of gravitated towards metal even though I was trained classically in piano and it makes perfect sense to me haha
TAndy: Monthly Doner🥙 9:28:47 AM
Let's gooooooo
TAndy: Monthly Doner🥙 9:29:26 AM
I honestly never really paid attention to the vocals in sludge or stoner metal, it's just extra noise to add to the thickness of the mix.
DJ Jagannath (host) 9:30:10 AM
Gotta be FAA compliant
DJ Jagannath (host) 9:30:31 AM
They're mostly incomprehensible but you never know
TAndy: Monthly Doner🥙 9:31:15 AM
Maybe save it for a time you're subbing during safe harbor hours?
DJ Jagannath (host) 9:31:34 AM
Dw, will make it work for next monday
TAndy: Monthly Doner🥙 9:34:42 AM
>:)
DebbieWebby 9:36:16 AM
Good Morning, Gianna 🤘☕️
DebbieWebby 9:38:03 AM
No worries, The Metal Archives has all of the Acid Bath lyrics posted. No need to have the FCC shut down the station during a Pledge Drive 🤣
DJ Jagannath (host) 9:40:29 AM
That would be very unfortunate indeed
Bike R (monthly$) 9:57:07 AM
I love the harpsichord, but this is more my speed for this monday morning
TAndy: Monthly Doner🥙 9:57:24 AM
Thanks for the show dude!
DebbieWebby 10:00:30 AM
Have a good one!! Bye all
DJ Jagannath (host) 10:02:04 AM
Of course, see y'all next week!