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WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

The New Abnormal

Oct 23, 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
9:43 AM
Korekyojinn - Quicksilver
Korekyojinn Quicksilver
Isotope Tzadik 2005

Yet another project by Tatsuya Yoshide, Japanese avant-garde / jazz / experimental drummer, composer, producer & sound engineer, one of key figures on Japan's underground scene, responsible for Ruins and Koenjihyakkei.

9:38 AM
Pochakaite Malko - Holy Mountain
Pochakaite Malko Holy Mountain
Pochakaite Malko ARCANGELO 2001

Pochakaite Malko is a Japanese band formed in Tokyo in August 1996. Some members were in a group called "Magma Copy Band". While Zeuhl influenced, they are more RIO/Avant-Prog.

9:29 AM
Present - Le poison qui rend fou (Pt. 2)
Present Le poison qui rend fou (Pt. 2)
Le poison qui rend fou (2014 Expanded Remaster) Cuneiform Records 1984

Founded by Roger Trigaux in 1979, Present is an offshoot of Univers Zero, more electrified and intense, but no less dark.

9:23 AM
Mats/Morgan Band - Tvingle (Live)
Mats/Morgan Band Tvingle (Live)
Heat Beats Live Cuneiform Records 2008
Swedish drummer Morgan Ågran and keyboardist Mats Öberg teamed up for experimental fusion with major inspiration from Zappa.


9:17 AM
Larry Coryell - Yin
Larry Coryell Yin
Introducing the Eleventh House Vanguard Records 1973
The Eleventh House was a jazz fusion group in the vein of The Mahavishnu Orchestra and Return To Forever, active 1973-1976. The leader, guitarist Larry Coryell, was born Lorenz Albert Van DeLinder III in 1943 in Galveston, Texas, died in 2017.
9:10 AM
Squarepusher - Windscale 2
Squarepusher Windscale 2
Feed Me Weird Things Warp Records 1996

Squarepusher is the performing pseudonym of Tom Jenkinson, born in 1975 in Chelmsford, Essex, England. He blends drum 'n' bass and acid with jazz influences.this is his debut https://squarepusher.bandcamp.com/album/feed-me-weird-things-remastered

9:03 AM
Brand X - MacRocosm
Brand X MacRocosm
Moroccan Roll Charisma Catalogue 1977
Founded in London, England in 1975, hiatus from 1980-1992, disbanded in 1999. Brand X is one the most well-known British groups of the seventies jazz/rock fusion scene. The original line-up of the band was formed by drummer Phil Collins of Genesis with John Goodsall (formerly of Atomic Rooster) on guitar, Robin Lumley on keyboards and Percy Jones on bass.
8:59 AM
Set Break: 𓁷𓁷𓁷𓁷𓁷𓁷𓁷𓁷𓁷𓁷𓁷𓁷𓁷𓁷𓁷

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8:55 AM
Dylan Ryan / Sand - Pink Noir
Dylan Ryan / Sand Pink Noir
Circa Cuneiform Records 2014

Short lived trio led by drummer Dylan Ryan.

8:49 AM
Bill Frisell - Wizard of Odds
Bill Frisell Wizard of Odds
Rambler ECM Records 1985

Jazz guitarist and composer, born in 1951 in Baltimore, MD.

8:43 AM
John Zorn - The Mockingbird
John Zorn The Mockingbird
The Mockingbird Tzadik 2016

Compositions of John Zorn performed by the "Gnostic Trio": Bill Frisell (guitar), Carol Emanual (harp) and Kenny Wollensen (vibraphone).

8:39 AM
Moorder - Captain's Boot
Moorder Captain's Boot
Moorder Moorder 2007
Italian cross-genre jazz fusion band.
8:33 AM
Sot - Follower
Sot Follower
Kind of Saltz Sotanic Sounds 2012

Sot consists of musicians from the jazz-, metal- and pop scene in Oslo, Norway.

8:30 AM
Set Break: 𓍆𓍆𓍆𓍆𓍆𓍆𓍆𓍆𓍆𓍆𓍆
8:23 AM
Kairon; IRSE! - Psionic Static
Kairon; IRSE! Psionic Static
Polysomn Svart Records 2020

Kairon; IRSE! are a post rock band from Finland, active since 2011.

https://kaironirse.bandcamp.com/

8:14 AM
Panzerpappa - Kantonesisk Kanotur
Panzerpappa Kantonesisk Kanotur
Koralrevens Klagesang Schmell 2006
Panzerpappa (a name with no special meaning) was formed in Oslo Norway in 1997. They play an avant-prog in the light-hearted style of Samla Mammas Manna.
8:05 AM
Ossian - Rozdział II
Ossian Rozdział II
Księga Chmur - Tom I Polskie Nagrania Muza 1979
Polish folk/jazz/avant/progrock band, formed in 1970 as Ossian, now known as "Osjan"
8:02 AM
Set Break: 𓐦𓐦𓐦𓐦𓐦𓐦𓐦𓐦𓐦𓐦
7:55 AM
Robert Wyatt - A Last Straw
Robert Wyatt A Last Straw
Rock Bottom Domino Recording Co 1974
Born in 1945, drummer and vocalist Robert Wyatt was one of the founders of Soft Machine until he left and founded Matching Mole. He is a key figure in the "Canterbury scene", while rejecting its existence. In 1973, he fell from a 4th story window and broke his spine, remaining in a wheelchair ever since. "Rock Bottom" was recorded at that time.
7:47 AM
Cos - Flamboya
Cos Flamboya
Viva boma Musea 1975
Cos is a prog rock group from Belgium, often classified with the Canterbury scene.
7:41 AM
The Cracow Klezmer Band - Meholalot
The Cracow Klezmer Band Meholalot
Sanatorium Under The Sign Of The Hourglass Tzadik 2005
Formed in Kraków, Poland in 1997, recorded 6 albums for Tzadik, and disbanded in 2007. This release has songs written by John Zorn.
7:33 AM
Marty Fogel - Zavana
Marty Fogel Zavana
Many Bobbing Heads, At Last CMP Records 1982

Solo release by saxophonist from the Everyman Band, with bandmate David Torn on guitar.

7:29 AM
Set Break: 𓍜𓍜𓍜𓍜𓍜𓍜𓍜𓍜𓍜𓍜
7:24 AM
Dhafer Youssef - Persona Non Grata
Dhafer Youssef Persona Non Grata
Divine Shadows Back Beat Edition 2006

Composer, singer and oud player, born 1967 in Teboulba, Tunisia. His grandfather was a muezzin.

He developed an interest in jazz at an early age and clandestinely listened to it during his education at a Qur'anic school. But he calls the radio "the most important school" for him. He left Tunisia to start a jazz career and has lived in Europe since 1990, usually in Paris or Vienna.

7:14 AM
Gary Bartz - It's About That Time
Gary Bartz It's About That Time
Miles from India Four Quarters Records 2008

I have been led to believe that Miles Davis performed in India. (The internet disputes this.) The concept of "Miles From India" is to have Indian and western musicians collaborate on rearrangements of his music. This track features Gary Bartz (jazz saxophonist born in Baltimore MD, based in Oakland CA), and Kala Ramnath (violinist from India).

7:05 AM
Langendorf United - Bismillah
Langendorf United Bismillah
Yeahno Yowouw Land Sing a Song Fighter 2023

Led by saxophonist Lina Langendorf out of Sweden, Ethio-jazz with heavy doses of Afrobeat.


7:04 AM
Set Break: 𓌤𓌤𓌤𓌤𓌤𓌤𓌤𓌤𓌤𓌤
7:02 AM
Blums - Triple A (as a healer)
Blums Triple A (as a healer) N
Sunk Cost Fantasy Take Care Records 2026