WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

New Jersey's Only Radio Station

WPRB is a community-supported, freeform radio station. Our FM signal (103.3) serves central New Jersey, Philadelphia, eastern PA and the northern tip of Delaware. We reach a global audience at wprb.com.

The New Abnormal

May 15, 2026 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Music

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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7:01 AM		Pan•American Silver Tramway (In Snow) N Fly the Ocean in a Silver Plane kranky 2026 based in Chicago Illinois https://panamerican.bandcamp.com/album/fly-the-ocean-in-a-silver-plane
7:05 AM		Set Break: 𒀰𒀰𒀰𒀰 𒀰
7:08 AM		Michael F. Hunt Passage of Time N Passage of Time: The Music of Michael F. Hunt Phantom Limb 2026 Professor Michael F. Hunt (b. 1945, New Castle, Indiana) has taught composition, jazz history, orchestration, music theory, and several more disciplines over a career that started in his preteens, playing piano for a local country and western band. To be related June 19th. https://phantomlimblabel.bandcamp.com/
7:18 AM		Hector Zazou A Victim of Stars Sahara Blue Made To Measure 1992 Hector Zazou (1948-2008) was a prolific French composer and record producer who worked with, produced, and collaborated with an international array of recording artists. On this song, he collaborates with singer David Sylvian.
7:23 AM		Kokoroko My Prayer Get The Message - EP Brownswood Recordings 2024 Kokoroko are a young, London based Afrobeat 8-Piece band led by trumpeter Sheila Maurice-Grey. Inspired by Fela Kuti, Ebo Taylor, Tony Allen and the sounds that come out of West Africa. https://kokoroko.bandcamp.com/album/get-the-message
7:26 AM		Set Break: 𒌵𒌵𒌵𒌵𒌵𒌵 𒌵
7:29 AM		Malady Toinen toista Toinen Toista Svart Records 2018 Malady is a psychedelic rock quintet from Helsinki Finland founded in 2010. https://maladyband.bandcamp.com/album/toinen-toista
7:37 AM		Jordsjø Kontraster Kontraster Apollon Records Prog 2025 Jordsjø is a Symphonic Prog band founded in Oslo Norway in 2014. https://jordsjo.bandcamp.com/album/kontraster This is a split EP with Norwegian supergroup Breidablik.
7:55 AM		Set Break: 𓂩𓂩𓂩𓂩𓂩𓂩𓂩𓂩 𓂩
8:00 AM		Picchio dal Pozzo Napier Picchio Dal Pozzo Marquee Inc. 1976 Picchio dal Pozzo was part of the fertile Rock Progressivo Italiano scene, but their first album, Picchio dal Pozzo (1976), is very far from everything else in the Italian prog field.The sound has more in common with the Canterbury scene.
8:07 AM		Amoeba Split About Life Memories and Yesteryears Second Split Azafrán Media 2016 Spanish progressive rock band formed in 2001 in A Coruña, Galiza, Spain and blending Canterbury prog-fusion with jazz and classical elements. https://amoebasplit.bandcamp.com/
8:16 AM		Needlepoint Soaring Aimless Mary BJK Music 2014 Needlepoint was founded in Oslo Norway in 2010. Influences include jazz rock, psychedelic rock and Canterbury scene. https://needlepoint.bandcamp.com/album/aimless-mary
8:24 AM		The Winstons Number Number The Winstons AMS 2016 The Winstons are a Milan Italy based trio making music in the style of the psychedelic / Canterbury scene of the 70s. https://thewinstons.bandcamp.com/ This is their debut
8:32 AM		Set Break: ➿➿➿➿➿➿➿ ➿
8:33 AM		Onségen Ensemble I'm Here No Matter What Realms Onségen Ensemble 2022 Onségen Ensemble is a group of musicians from northern Finland. Their self-description states "multilevel and experimental fusion of postrock, jazz and stoner, mixed with touches of cinematic and flamboyant overtones". https://onsegenensemble.bandcamp.com/album/realms
8:40 AM		Forgas Band Phenomena Délice karma (Karmic Delights) L'oreille électrique Cuneiform Records 2018 Inspired originally by Soft Machine's 2nd LP, drummer Patrick Forgas was active in the 70's. But between 1978 and 1988, he almost stopped playing music. He sold his drum kit and took on various non musical jobs. The Forgas Band Phenomena was founded in 1997.
8:50 AM		Causa Sui The Drop Vibraciones Doradas El Paraiso 2017 Causa Sui is a Danish psych-rock/stoner rock band, starting in 2005.
8:57 AM		Set Break: Lᴰiͥsᶠtᶠeͥnͨiͧnˡgͭ ᴴᵒᵘʳ ☠️ ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ
9:00 AM		October Equus La Ofrenda Isla Purgatorio Clamshell Records & Octoberxart Records 2013 Spanish instrumental progressive rock and fusion band formed in 2003. They started roughly in the vein of avant-prog King Crimson, and moved on mixing contemporary, classical and jazz elements, in the "Rock in Opposition" field of Henry Cow, Present and Univers Zero. https://octoberxart.bandcamp.com/album/isla-purgatorio-official-cd
9:06 AM		Charts and Maps In the Town of Machine Dead Horse 783454 Records DK 2018 Los Angeles based instrumental prog-fusion and space-rock band. Involved with of the Heard of Elephants art and music collective. https://chartsandmaps.bandcamp.com/album/dead-horse
9:17 AM		Giraffes? Giraffes! Emilie Sagée’s Secret More Skin With Milk-Mouth - EP Giraffes? Giraffes! 2007 Guitar and drums duo Giraffes? Giraffes! have been making fiercely unique math rock since their explosion into the San Francisco Bay area in 2005. Mostly instrumental, odd-time signature compositions. https://giraffesgiraffes.bandcamp.com/
9:21 AM		Town Portal Chronoceros Chronopoly Town Portal IVS 2012 Town Portal is an instrumental experimental post/math rock/metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2009. https://townportal.bandcamp.com/album/chronopoly
9:25 AM		Neptune Cash Mattress Silent Partner Northern Spy Records 2013 Neptune are an experimental industrial noise-rock band from Boston, featuring custom-built instruments made from scrap steel and found objects.
9:33 AM		Sleepytime Gorilla Museum Ossuary In Glorious Times AVANT NIGHT 2007 Sleepytime Gorilla Museum is an American experimental rock band, formed in 1999 in Oakland, California. The band fuses classical, industrial, and art-rock themes throughout their music. They are known to perform elaborate routines on stage, and manufacture many of their own instruments
9:38 AM		Dave Fiuczynski Micro Emperor Planet Microjam RareNoiseRecords 2012 David Fiuczynski (born 1964) is an American contemporary jazz guitarist, best known as the leader of the Screaming Headless Torsos and David Fiuczynski's KiF, and as a member of Hasidic New Wave. He has played on more than 95 albums as a session musician, band leader, or band member. In 2012 he started Planet MicroJam, an institute exploring the use of microtones in jazz, ethnic folk and other contexts. This is adapted from Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto
9:43 AM		Ne Zhdali Flying Dutch = Letuchij Gollandec Whatever Happens, Twist! RecRec Music 1995 Ne Zhdali (Не Ждали = "Unexpected") were formed in 1987 in Tallin, Estonia. Until the release of their first album, "Rhinoceroses And Other Forms Of Life" in 1990 (recorded 1989), they performed all around the country and the then still existing USSR.
9:47 AM		The Kurws Léo Taxil Wszystko co stale rozpływa się; w Powietrzu Gusstaff Records 2014 The Kurws formed in 2008 in Poland, and merge RIO prog with post punk ("pronk"), funk, and new wave. https://kurws.bandcamp.com/
9:49 AM		Fukkeduk Si vous etes Alfred Schlicks, then I have to be Julius Meinl Ornithozozy LOWLANDS 1994 Fukkeduk is from the Belgian school of avant-chamber rock, combining rock, folk, classical along with anything else they can cram in between. Just one release.
9:52 AM		Set Break: ⌐¬⌐¬⌐¬⌐¬⌐¬⌐¬⌐¬⌐¬⌐¬
9:56 AM		Lionel Guiochon+Loïc Fraisier+Thomas Fratti Echidna's Arf of you Y/T 2001 a pandemic lockdown collaborative recording

Chat is archived.

oh good morning

Heya Dave, good morning!

hello TAndy

good morning your excellencies.

𒀰𒀰𒀰𒀰

morning

good morning, Dale

pretty pattern

and good morning, goots

i guess music is also pretty patterns 𒀰𒀰𒀰𒀰

can be

Mornin Dale and Goots

morning tandy n dale

good morning ꓳꓕǝʌɐꓷ and my PRB Pals!

Hey, Stevie P

oh wow i had no idea that was koko

yeah, it was uncharacteristically mellow

this song makes me nostalgic somehow idk

maybe its the keys

Hey Stevie!

it has a retro sound with mellotron

still feels fresh!

Kokoroko is really good at pulling out one's emotions

they were kindof an entrypoint into jazz for me! made it fun and dancey

Good morning Dave, all listeners present.

good morning, dan C

The Wurm from yes…

good catch, dan C

Tanks, I just learned that a jazz pianist covered Wurm. I’l track that down later. This piece is very interesting, cool so far. Evoking Metropolis film and Warner Bros. Cartoons both.

Mornin Dan!

☔️T Andy!

Dave, are you old enough to have rung a bell on 7/4/76 with the rest of the country? I would think our 250th might repeat.

This Amoeba Split is shrimply breathtaking

agreed!!

Yo yo, Mok! Haha

Hey, Mok, welcome

🦐💥🦐💥🦐

🦠/🦠

dang we lost Ogre? bummer

Revenge of the Nerds? Never saw it

checked off a bucket list item last night. I saw Castle Rat live. wooo that was good.

🪣✓

I always have to check in on the metal scene and see what is what. Guilty pleasure.

Already?!?

There are two ancient book bindery shops in Canterbury, step into either, the sites, smells teleport you to Dickens era UK.

Have you been there, dan?

December ‘92, my recollections more vivid than the photographs. Christmas time besides!

One shop facade painted solid red.

This is sick as hell

Indeed

some real moments that sound like maneige in this group.

We must both be at least a bit Anglophile D?

certainly

This sounds a lot like a certain queens of the stone age song at some parts

@ Dale, never considered that, but you're right

Funny, time spent there I only remember one meal, Indian curry.

Yes, British food is not memorable

@ TAndy, stoner bands often have similar sounds, yeah

Ha! Speaking of stone... 😶‍🌫️

I desperately wanted to try smoked eel. I know! Couldn’t’t find it.

Oh BOY

Velcome un sprocket holes, velcome!

Es dificil

Now iz ze time zat vee dance

Never takes long for Fripp to make some kind of appearance, at least subliminally

in the wake of King Fripp... so many have been influenced by him

Toe tap pan z

Sitting the biggest requirement

for a long time, a wasn't sure if Robert Fripp was able to walk

Funny

One guitarist you’ll never see his rig video on YouTube.

Adrian Belew’s the closest thing to it.

👉💀👈

👈💀👉 💜

Good day, DJ DaveTheObscure 💟

💜 ¡ ʇuǝʇuoɔɭɐꓪ ɹꓪ noʎ oʇ sᵷuᴉʇǝǝɹ⅁

oh boy

mein ears!

I somehow slept through THREE ALARMS. I’m so confused.

Difficult Listening Hour is a 4 alarm show

“Fripp this”- Alexa

but no worries, MrM, plenty of people have lived full lives without listening to The New Abnormal

6999 in my town alone!

motto panukeiku!

Radio being recipes and crop reports, lost pets, stolen bikes, etc.

Oh my god this band name is hilarious. The music is awesome to boot

good morning dave - the town of machine was rad!

welcome, Norman B, glad you enjoyed

Shooooot. Woke up to light in the sky 😳😱😵‍💫 it’s gonna throw off EVERYTHING. I already don’t understand what day of the week this even is now 🙃

Dayafterdaveday

and this reminds me of legend of zelda dungeon music

WestSiiidddeee❓ WestSiiidddeee❗️

Hippies huddled in a store front, loaf of Wonderbread, jar of Kraft sandwich spread, all sharing a sandwich spread…sandwich.

Represent! That's San Francisco Bay area California, not San Francisco Bay Area Argentina, MrM

MATH roc

AHAHA

AHOY there MrM! Yarrr

TAllyHO, TAndy!

Greetings & Salutations, Everyone!

Yogurt maker mated with bread machine! Plenty of both laying around.

Add one humbucker pickup

I will gouge out your eye, and skull…

“Experimental” seems dedundant somehow

seems redundant defunded befuddled

Oh!? The Oakland in California!?! Not the one in New Jersey???

had to make that clear to avoid confusion

Skull ☠️ says thanks 🙏

Customer Service!

Appreciate you, Sir! Big cheers! 💟🖤💀

Hell yeah the sleepy gorilla band!!

it was at least...

hells yeah sleepy gorilla

Are they talking bout me?! 🦍 💤 💤

Yes 💀💀💀

always

Narcoleptic Orangutan Repository

Whoa, it’s oversized tomato holding jimboooooo

It meeeeee

DJ DaveTheObscure, will you be back on the radio before next Friday??

no sir

10 hour Sangeet!?!

Boo 😒

Yooo Jimbo!!

hey jimbooooo

DJ DaveTheObscure 💟 Many thanks for the Super Selections! Kind regards to you, Sir! 🖤💀 Cheers to all the Dears!

another excellent show Dave! Thanks!

AACK already that time! Thanks Dave! Have a good one sir.

🙏🏻

WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

New Jersey's Only Radio Station

WPRB is a community-supported, freeform radio station. Our FM signal (103.3) serves central New Jersey, Philadelphia, eastern PA and the northern tip of Delaware. We reach a global audience at wprb.com.

The New Abnormal

𓀪 + ⚗ = ꓶꓯꓪꓤꓳꓠꓭꓯ ꓟꓱꓠ ꓱꓧꓕ 🙃

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𒀰

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