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WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

The New Subnormal

Jan 17, 2026 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Music

With 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.

On The Sub!

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The New Subnormal
7:02 AM
Carlos Santana - Free As The Morning Sun
Carlos Santana Free As The Morning Sun
Oneness - Silver Dreams Golden Reality Columbia 1979

This was a Carlos Santana project, but was released under the name "Devadip" (the "spiritual name" given to him by cult leader Sri Chinmoy). Soon, he would start bristling at Chinmoy's demands and restrictions, and ended his association with the cult by 1982.

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This LP offers a mix of songs; there are some catchy rock songs, some fusion, and plenty of sappy spirituality.

7:06 AM
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7:07 AM
The Shaolin Afronauts - Morning Song
The Shaolin Afronauts Morning Song
The Fundamental Nature of Being, Pt. 3 Freestyle Records 2022

The Shaolin Afronauts are an Adelaide-based instrumental afrobeat band that is styled after Fela Kuti's Africa 70 band and Sun Ra. Their music incorporates elements of avant-garde jazz, soul and traditional African and Cuban percussive rhythms.

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7:16 AM
Gregory Porter - Pretty
Gregory Porter Pretty
Water Universal Music Division Decca Records France 2010

Jazz vocalist Gregory Porter was born in Sacramento CA on 4 November 1971.

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this is his debut release

Water, Primary, 1 of 14

7:22 AM
The Greyboy Allstars - Diminishing Blackness
The Greyboy Allstars Diminishing Blackness
Inland Emperor MRI 2013

The Greyboy Allstars came together in 1994, when the individual members were asked to perform at a record release party for the landmark acid jazz and club staple “Freestylin” by San Diego’s DJ Greyboy, who was famous for spinning `70s soul and funk. The guys so enjoyed playing together that they decided to continue on as a band.

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7:30 AM
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7:33 AM
Alifair - Café noir
Alifair Café noir
Fort Interieur Maya Records 2008

Formed in 2001 by guitarist and producer Jean Pascal Boffo, they make songs with surreal texts and pop, folk and electro atmospheres.

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7:38 AM
Pacifika - Óyeme
Pacifika Óyeme
Asunción Six Degrees Records/Universal Records 2008

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Lead singer Sylvana Kane, originally from Peru.

7:41 AM
Céu - O Ronco Da Cuica
Céu O Ronco Da Cuica
Céu Urban Jungle Records 2005

Maria do Céu Whitaker Poças was born in São Paulo in 1980.

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7:45 AM
Ojos de Brujo - Color
Ojos de Brujo Color
Techari WM Spain 2007
Barcelona-based flamenco fusion group Ojos de Brujo, which translates to Eyes of the Wizard, came together in the mid-'90s

Ojos de Brujo, Primary, 1 of 2

Techarí, Primary, 1 of 3

7:48 AM
Mediabanda - Mediabanda
Mediabanda Mediabanda
Bombas en el Aire Radical Beat/CHT Musik 2017

Chilean progressive rock, jazz fusion and contemporary music band. Active since 2000.

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7:53 AM
Pixel - Be Mine
Pixel Be Mine
We Are All Small Pixels Cuneiform Records 2013

Pixel is a Norwegian pop-jazz quartet.

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8:00 AM
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8:01 AM
Shungu - Last Time
Shungu Last Time N
Faith In The Unknown Lex Records 2025

Louis Shungu Mahungu Senga is based in Brussels Belgium.

https://shungujazz.bandcamp.com/album/faith-in-the-unknown

Shungu, Primary, 1 of 1

8:03 AM
Shrift - Sereia
Shrift Sereia
Lost in a Moment Six Degrees Records 2006

Chillout/electronica duo based in London, UK, comprised of Dennis Wheatley and Nina Miranda. After a single in 2001, and this debut CD in 2006, they unfortunately have not done much.

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8:08 AM
Suba - Tantos Desejos (feat. Cibelle)
Suba Tantos Desejos (feat. Cibelle)
São Paulo Confessions Ziriguiboom 1995

Mitar Subotic was born in 1961 in Serbia, but emigrated to Brazil where he became a prominent producer. This was his debut record, issued a few days before he died. Cibelle is the vocalist on this track.

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8:12 AM
Earth, Wind & Fire - Caribou
Earth, Wind & Fire Caribou
Open Our Eyes Columbia/Legacy 1974
American soul & funk band, founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1970Open Our Eyes, Primary, 1 of 6
8:15 AM
Nicolas Thys - G Brazil (feat. Chris Cheek, Jon Cowherd, Ryan Scott & Dan Rieser)
Nicolas Thys G Brazil (feat. Chris Cheek, Jon Cowherd, Ryan Scott & Dan Rieser)
Virgo (feat. Chris Cheek, Jon Cowherd, Ryan Scott & Dan Rieser) Pirouet Records 2009

Belgian bass player, born and raised in Brussels in 1968, in a musical family, lived in Amsterdam for about 6 years, in NYC between 1999 and 2007, and is currently a resident of Brussels.

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8:24 AM
Gary Burton - Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly
Gary Burton Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly
The New Quartet ECM Records 1973

Gary Burton (born on 23 January 1943, Anderson, Indiana) is a self-taught jazz vibraphonist and composer. Burton is credited with developing an innovating playing style: a four-mallet chording as an alternative to the usual two-mallets.

With Michael Goodrick (guitar), Abraham Laboriel (bass), and Harry Blazer (drums).

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8:30 AM
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8:34 AM
King Sunny Ade & His African Beats - Ajo Ni Mo Re + Pegan Pegan + Oluwa Lagboju Le
King Sunny Ade & His African Beats Ajo Ni Mo Re + Pegan Pegan + Oluwa Lagboju Le
Ajoo Sunny Alade 1983

Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye (born 22 September 1946), known professionally as King Sunny Adé, is a Nigerian jùjú singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

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Ajoo, Primary, 1 of 5

8:51 AM
Hana Shenkute ሃና ሸንቁጤ - Sett'gn Gaodegna
Hana Shenkute ሃና ሸንቁጤ Sett'gn Gaodegna
Edelegna ዕድስኛ Art Records 2000

Hana Shenkute is an Ethiopian singer.


Sew Alegn - müzik ve şarkı sözleri: Hana Shenkute | Spotify

8:57 AM
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8:58 AM
Midival Punditz - Dark Age
Midival Punditz Dark Age
MIDIval PunditZ Six Degrees Travel Series 2002

Gaurav Raina & Tapan Raj are from Delhi, India.

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Chat is archived.
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 7:00:04 AM
oh good morning
TAndy 7:11:12 AM
Hey Dave!
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 7:11:24 AM
good morning, TAndy!
TAndy 7:14:59 AM
I nearly forgot you were on early today. Good stuff
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 7:15:20 AM
thanks. glad you can catch the show
TAndy 7:44:08 AM
Turning this up to drown out hearing "diamonds in the sky" for the 4th time tonight at work
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 7:45:27 AM
glad to help
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 7:45:36 AM
🫡
TAndy 7:45:56 AM
Man it can't be 24 hours from now already. I'll be free!
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 7:47:19 AM
a 24 hour shift?
TAndy 7:49:35 AM
Nah, just the end of my final shift for my workweek tonight.
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 7:50:20 AM
and then it's TAndy time!
TAndy 7:52:17 AM
Haha! I like that.
TAndy 8:19:49 AM
Heading out soon, keeping it locked on FM and beyond. Thanks in advance for the show, Dave!
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 8:20:08 AM
Thanks for hanging out, TAndy. Have a good day
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 8:26:22 AM
It's fine that MrM wasn't able to join the chat this morning. 😐
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 8:27:01 AM
Even though he asked me to take more subs. 😕
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 8:27:43 AM
He's a busy guy. It doesn't bother me at all. 😞
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 8:28:35 AM
I was just chopping onions, that's all! 😭
michael gudgeon 8:32:48 AM
hey dave maybe i can help summon mrm
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 8:34:33 AM
MrM answers to no one
michael gudgeon 8:34:57 AM
lmao its true
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 8:35:03 AM
but thanks for trying
Rob from Maryland 🦀 8:35:54 AM
Morning DtO, michael, TAndy
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 8:36:06 AM
good morning, Rob from MD
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 8:36:52 AM
even if MrM snubs me, I don't take it personally 😢
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 8:37:08 AM
I can see who my true friends are
ǝɹnɔsqꓳ ǝɥꓕ ǝʌɐꓷ (host) 8:59:54 AM
thanks, folks