WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

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The New Abnormal

Nov 6, 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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7:02 AM		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.
7:05 AM		Set Break: 𓏟𓏟𓏟𓏟𓏟𓏟𓏟𓏟
7:07 AM		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.
7:14 AM		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.
7:20 AM		Laurent De Schepper Trio Maria Into Olymp Karlrecords 2017 Jazz and electronic quartet from Leipzig Germany. https://karlrecords.bandcamp.com/album/into-olymp
7:26 AM		Set Break: 𓌶𓌶𓌶𓌶𓌶𓌶𓌶𓌶
7:31 AM		Papir IIII.IIII IIII El Paraiso 2014 Papir is a psychedelic rock trio from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2008. https://papir.bandcamp.com/
7:36 AM		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
7:40 AM		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.
7:49 AM		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
7:58 AM		Set Break: 𓊚𓊚𓊚𓊚𓊚𓊚𓊚𓊚
8:00 AM		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.
8:03 AM		Jakko M. Jakszyk That Still and Perfect Summer The Bruised Romantic Glee Club Panegyric 2009
8:04 AM		Jakko M. Jakszyk Astral Projection In Pinner The Bruised Romantic Glee Club Panegyric 2009
8:05 AM		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"
8:09 AM		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
8:13 AM		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
8:26 AM		Set Break: 𓇴𓇴𓇴𓇴𓇴𓇴𓇴𓇴
8:28 AM		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.
8:34 AM		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.
8:38 AM		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.
8:43 AM		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".
8:58 AM		Set Break: 𓂕𓂕𓂕𓂕𓂕𓂕𓂕𓂕 𓀻 Ɗᶖᶂᶂᶖƈᶙᶅƫ L̡ᶖᶊƫᶒᶇᶖᶇᶃ Ɦ̡ǫᶙᶉ
9:03 AM		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
9:09 AM		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
9:23 AM		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
9:29 AM		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/
9:33 AM		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
9:37 AM		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/
9:40 AM		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
9:42 AM		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
9:46 AM		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/
9:55 AM		Set Break: 𓂏𓂏𓂏𓂏𓂏𓂏𓂏𓂏
9:57 AM		Andrés Mastrangelo’s Hijosdecortés Dancin' Fool Come Dance With Me V/A Hall Of Fame Records 2016 The group is from Uruguay, known mainly for a couple of Zappa covers.

Chat is archived.

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Mornin Dave

Gutted that I missed last week's show, but I'm here now! I was living my full life :)

Good day, DJ DaveTheObscure 💟

Good morning, TAndy, glad to hear you are livin' your life

💜 ¡ ʇuǝʇuoɔɭɐꓪ ɹꓪ noʎ oʇ sᵷuᴉʇǝǝɹ⅁

Glee & Shenanigans, MrM!

good morning.

Mornin Dale

good morning, Dale

hey now TAndy and company...

good morning Dave and my PRB Pals

good morning, Stevie P

Globetrotting & Spelunking, were you, TAndy?!

Hey hey y’all. Good morning!

Greetings & Salutations, Everyone!

hey, good morning, addie

Hope everyone has had a swell week!

Cannot believe you’re using that picture of us hanging out as your user pic @addie

the week was better than expected, yes

It was such a cute photo though, MrMal! I assumed you wouldn’t mind.

uh oh

👁️

Great to hear, Dave! Mine too 😊

Only mine enemies call me “MrMal”!! It’s MrM or MrMalcontent, if you’re nasty 😏

Uh oh. I definitely don’t want to be enemies. Not after we had such a nice time…my apologies Mr.M!!!

There we go! Cheers! @ADDIE🐍 🖤💀

☠️🖤

Very pleasant start to the show, DJ DaveTheObscure! 💟 Big cheers to you, Sir!

thank ye kindly, MrMalcontent 💜

THIS Rn aF❣️

This is cool.

Mmmm, drug-soaked 🤤😵‍💫😵

hey, jim h, glad you are enjoying

LSD and hashish mainly, according to Cyrille Verdeaux's liner notes

For sure add ALL The Details to the liner notes 👻

Holy shit this rules

Hashish nice

most of the musicians weren't invited, but heard about the jam session (and drugs) and just showed up

🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏃🏻‍♀️

so out of 4 days of tapes, they got a fair amount of listenable material

What a way to make a record!

it was originally intended for a film soundtrack

googled the film and this is the description. sounds pretty groovy!

An acid-soaked, psychedelic underground visual diary capturing the 1960s/1970s bohemian and counterculture scene through heavy color saturation, multi-layered superimpositions, and surreal imagery

here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3RmATb_e94&rco=1

that tracks. thanks, Dale

those dirty hippies!

Sounds like a blast!

Howdy, Freaques D'Obscura

helloooo jimboooooo

This track is sweeeeeet

Yeooooo

sweetness is a common feature of Canterbury scene songs

YeowwweO taNDY

Love starting the morning with a Canterbury cream egg 🍳 🥚

good morning, Mok

Mornin'

the center is GOOEY

dig this. could pass for amazing blondel too.

glad you like, Dale

I've been flauted 🪈

I'm so happy to hear some fresh RPI on the show, this is excellent!

not so fresh, still from the 70's

but not the usual major RPI groups

TopNotch First Half of Show! Many thanks, DJ DaveTheObscure 💟‼️

I'm from the seventies and am FRESH af

thank ye kindly, MrM 💜

the 1870s 🤭 ayeoooooo jimboooooo

Heck yeah MrM, fresh as dust

We’re an anarcho-syndicalist commune.

Fresheth to mine ears

@TAndy, I try not to repeat things for a few years at least

I wonder if there's such a song on an album you've owned for decades, but not having yet played it once on the show.

many

some fine stuff this morning!

as opposed to my usual tripe, yeah

sounds like rachel paiment (sp?) from CANO here....

i'm always making comparisons....i need to stop that.

Tripe? DTO would never stomach subpar music

we champion slogging through the tripe

it’s offal!

awfully offal

👉(▀̿Ĺ̯▀̿ ̿)👈

here we go

pledge.wprb.com

6092581033

Whut the

that phone number is for the main studio,; we have no phone at the barge

You can call, but Dave's Not There

🤚🐼✋

👉💀👈

My listening ears are straining under the difficulty of this song selection

Here we go

hang on, thomas, it gets much worse

I have that number written on a wooden box of cds from the pre-internet days when I would frantically call the station and ask WHAT ARE YOU PLAYING???

dial it down, jim

☎️📟☎️📟☎️📟☎️

🤯

We're dialing it up to 11

Make that 11.9

Is it a sign of the state of my mental health that I find this super fun listening?

🎚️🔊🎶🌀🎵♨️🎼⚠️

YUP

😆

Join the GANG!

An indicator of EXCELLENT mental health

This is supposed to be fun. Your health is at 100%

Fantastic!

hundred and eleven percent

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BOOF

ZUT ALORS!

The Knights Who Say Ni !

The same

F0NKY

Guud Stuff❣️

🙏🏻

heavy bedlams vibes so good

hey, michael g, goo morning

goo to you

more goo to go

morning dave i've heard them played on here before and saved songs from them before probably for the same reason!

oh goo

goo only on WPRB

sup mrm

guu to see you, michael gudgeon

same here

The barge doesn't have a phone but it should have a foghorn

PewPewPew 📢📢📢

especially today

78 rpm

We’ve had Fun Timez here again this week!!

every rpm

zpm : zeuhls per min

This was a goo show. Long live the pledge drive! 💲💵

🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

"math-infused" 🍵🧮

Cheers to all the Dears, especially those with Big Earz!

DJ DaveTheObscure 💟 many thanks for another week of very impressive selections! TopTier Show! Big cheers! Kind regards to you, Sir! 🖤💀

Another excellent show Dave! Thanks!

🙏🏻

🖤💀

WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

New Jersey's Only Radio Station

WPRB is a freeform radio station located in Princeton, NJ. Our Fall Membership Drive runs through November 22nd. To support us, please do so at pledge.wprb.com.

The New Abnormal

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𓊿

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