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WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

The New Abnormal

Nov 6, 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
9:46 AM
Outopsya - Sum
Outopsya Sum
Sum Videoradio 2009

Formed in Italy in 2003, Outopsya is an extravaganza blend of avant-prog, psyche-metal, and industrial electronic.

https://outopsya.bandcamp.com/

9:42 AM
Utopianisti - Brümigá Hügu
Utopianisti Brümigá Hügu
Brutopianisti Utopianisti 2017

While Finish band Utopiainisti's style can range from mostly instrumental, energetic jazz-rock / eclectic prog with occasional leaps towards Balkan gypsy music, tango, avant-garde, or latin, this "Brutopianisti" is math-infused speed metal.

https://utopianisti.bandcamp.com/album/brutopianisti

9:40 AM
The Physics House Band - Obidant
The Physics House Band Obidant
Mercury Fountain Small Pond 2017

The Physics House Band is a math rock group from Brighton, UK, formed in 2010.

https://tphb.bandcamp.com/album/mercury-fountain

9:37 AM
Pneu - Mort Aux Chats
Pneu Mort Aux Chats
Get Old Or Die Tryin Head records 2025

Pneu is a math rock group from Tours, France, inspired by the post-hardcore scene which gives them a heavy sound.

https://pneu.bandcamp.com/

9:33 AM
Panzerballett - Birdland
Panzerballett Birdland
Starke Stücke ACT Music 2008

German band from the Munich area defining their own style as progressive, funky Math Jazz Metal.

This is a cover of a Weather Report 'hit'. With Nguyen Le on guitar

9:29 AM
Ni - Bouif
Ni Bouif
Les insurgés de Romilly Dur et Doux 2015
"ni" are an instrumental avant-prog/math rock band from Bourg-en-Bresse, France. https://niiii.bandcamp.com/
9:23 AM
Koenjihyakkei - Vissqaguell
Koenjihyakkei Vissqaguell
Nivraym SKiN GRAFT 2000

Kōenji Hyakkei is a Japanese zeuhl band, originated from Tokyo, including members of Ruins and Bondage Fruit. They are known for their extreme complexity, mind-boggling rhythm patterns and high expressiveness.

https://koenjihyakkei.bandcamp.com/album/nivraym

9:09 AM
PoiL - Pikiwa
PoiL Pikiwa
Brossaklitt Dur et Doux 2014
French trio (bass/drums/keyboards), that know no limitations and prohibitions. Impressive and delirious, the trio combines raw madness and virtuosity, they dance and dash between the energy of punk, the beauty of chamber music and the chaos of a factory on the brink of explosion. https://poil.bandcamp.com/album/brossaklitt
9:03 AM
October Equus - ...Two Double-Barreled Guns and 40 Lbs. Of Chocolate
October Equus ...Two Double-Barreled Guns and 40 Lbs. Of Chocolate
Permafrost 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/permafrost-official-cd

8:58 AM
Set Break: 𓂕𓂕𓂕𓂕𓂕𓂕𓂕𓂕

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8:43 AM
Contraction - La bourse ou la vie (“Tout Seul Comme un Grand Piano”)
Contraction La bourse ou la vie (“Tout Seul Comme un Grand Piano”)
La bourse ou la vie ProgQuébec 1974
The group known as "Contraction" started as a backing band for Frank Dervieux's "Dimension M". Their second release, "La Bourse Ou La Vie" is an excellent indefinable mix of influences, like the rest of the Rock Progressif Québécois scene, where a slight jazzy prog-rock seems to be the prime ingredient, but hardly the only one. The album's name is a reaction to the heavy pressures of their record label to ask them to be more commercial, but they refused, using that catch phrase "your money or your life".
8:38 AM
Pierro Lunaire - Morella
Pierro Lunaire Morella
Gudrun it 1977

With a mix of soft progressive and avantgarde atmospheres, Pierrot Lunaire is at the fringe of RPI, maybe drifting closer to ProgFolk or Rock In Opposition. Brought to my attention in the chat, since they feature a female singer.

8:34 AM
Celeste - Eftus
Celeste Eftus
Principe Di Un Giorno Black Beard Records 1976
Rock Progressivo Italiano band founded in Sanremo in 1972, and disbanded in 1977 after releasing one pastoral album.
8:28 AM
Campo di Marte - V Tempo
Campo di Marte V Tempo
Campo Di Marte BTF 1972
Campo di Marte (named after a quarter of Florence) was founded in Florence in 1971, and disbanded before their only LP was even released.
8:26 AM
Set Break: 𓇴𓇴𓇴𓇴𓇴𓇴𓇴𓇴
8:13 AM
Tom PENAGUIN - The Ornamental Hermit Suite, 4th Movement
Tom PENAGUIN The Ornamental Hermit Suite, 4th Movement N
II áMARXE 2026
Penaguin is a multi-instrumentalist from Brittany, France. He started doing song covers on YouTube before moving on the playing guitar with psychedelic and metal bands. This release was recorded on vintage equipment and is solidly in the Canterbury tradition, with influences from Egg and National Health. https://amarxe.bandcamp.com/album/tom-penaguin-ii
8:09 AM
ANTIQUE SEEKING NUNS - Leave Us A Message
ANTIQUE SEEKING NUNS Leave Us A Message
Careful It's Tepid Troopers For Sound 2009

"Antique Seeking Nuns" were founded in Oxfordshire, UK in 2001 and disbanded in 2009. Their music is influenced by Frank Zappa, Hatfield And The North as well as Aphex Twin, Tortoise, and The Flaming Lips.

https://antiqueseekingnuns.bandcamp.com/album/careful-its-tepid

8:05 AM
Homunculus Res - La spia
Homunculus Res La spia
Andiamo in giro di notte e ci consumiamo nel fuoco AMS 2020
Progressive rock band from Palermo, Italy. Their style is closer to Canterbury than Rock Progressivo Italiano. Bandcamp

"We go out at night and consume ourselves in fire"

8:04 AM
Jakko M. Jakszyk - Astral Projection In Pinner
Jakko M. Jakszyk Astral Projection In Pinner
The Bruised Romantic Glee Club Panegyric 2009
8:03 AM
Jakko M. Jakszyk - That Still and Perfect Summer
Jakko M. Jakszyk That Still and Perfect Summer
The Bruised Romantic Glee Club Panegyric 2009
8:00 AM
Jakko M. Jakszyk - As Long As He Lies Perfectly Still
Jakko M. Jakszyk As Long As He Lies Perfectly Still
The Bruised Romantic Glee Club Panegyric 2009
Jakko M. Jakszyk is a guitarist and vocalist, and lead singer for King Crimson since 2013. He also has strong connections with the Canterbury scene. This is a cover of an early Soft Machine song.
7:58 AM
Set Break: 𓊚𓊚𓊚𓊚𓊚𓊚𓊚𓊚
7:49 AM
Vespero - Salma Simiere (Cross and Crown)
Vespero Salma Simiere (Cross and Crown)
Surpassing All Kings VMS 2009

"Веспер" is a Russian psychedelic/space rock band formed in early 2003 in Astrakhan, South Russia.

https://vespero.bandcamp.com/music

7:40 AM
Delired Cameleon Family - Ananta
Delired Cameleon Family Ananta
Visa de censure n°x Clearlight Music 1975

French progressive rock collaboration, featuring Cyrille Verdeaux (of Clearlight), and Ivan Coaquette, who joined forces to compose the soundtrack for the film Visa de Censure No. X by French actor Pierre Clementi.Their sound is strongly influenced by Gong.

The music was excerpted from recordings made during a 4-day drug-soaked jam session.

7:36 AM
All India Radio - Set the Controls For the Heart of the Sun (feat. Yin)
All India Radio Set the Controls For the Heart of the Sun (feat. Yin)
Afterworld Spectra 2021
One of the most misleadingly named bands, "All India Radio" was an Australian downtempo group playing spacey, mostly instrumental music which began in 1998. https://allindiaradio.bandcamp.com/album/afterworld
7:31 AM
Papir - IIII.IIII
Papir IIII.IIII
IIII El Paraiso 2014
Papir is a psychedelic rock trio from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2008.

https://papir.bandcamp.com/

7:26 AM
Set Break: 𓌶𓌶𓌶𓌶𓌶𓌶𓌶𓌶
7:20 AM
Laurent De Schepper Trio - Maria
Laurent De Schepper Trio Maria
Into Olymp Karlrecords 2017
Jazz and electronic quartet from Leipzig Germany. https://karlrecords.bandcamp.com/album/into-olymp
7:14 AM
Nils Petter Molvær - Water
Nils Petter Molvær Water
ER Thirsty Ear Recordings 2005

Norwegian trumpeter andcomposer Nils Petter Molvær is a pivotal voice in Nordic jazz since the late 1990s. Molvær's work transcends genre, drawing from ambient, electronica, dub, post-rock, and traditional jazz improvisation. He was born in 1960 in Sula, Norway.

7:07 AM
Terje Rypdal, Miroslav Vitous & Jack DeJohnette - Believer
Terje Rypdal, Miroslav Vitous & Jack DeJohnette Believer
Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette ECM Records 1979

Terje Rypdal was born in Oslo, Norway in 1947, the son of a composer and orchestra leader. He studied classical piano and trumpet as a child, and then taught himself to play guitar as he entered his teens. Miroslav Vitous is a Czech jazz bassist born in 1947, cofounder of Weather Report in 1970. Jack DeJohnette (1942-2025) was an American jazz drummer, pianist and composer.

7:05 AM
Set Break: 𓏟𓏟𓏟𓏟𓏟𓏟𓏟𓏟
7:02 AM
JAPAN - A Foreign Place
JAPAN A Foreign Place
Quiet Life (Deluxe Edition) BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. 1980

New wave, art rock, synth pop band, formed in London, England in early 1974, led by vocalist David Sylvian. Eminently unfashionable in the UK punk era.