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.
7:01 AM |
| Sigur Rós Bium Bium Bambalo Angels of the Universe FatCat Records 2001 Post-rock band from Reykjavík, known for their ethereal sound, frontman Jónsi's falsetto vocals, and the use of bowed guitar, and classical and minimalist elements. This was one of 2 tracks released on Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson's CD "Angels of the Universe". |
7:07 AM |
Set Break:
over Bill Nelson’s “Edge of Tears” 😿
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7:09 AM |
| Steve Hillage Hurdy Gurdy Glissando L Virgin Catalogue 1976 Born on 2 August 1951 in London, he is famous for his guitar work with Gong, and more recently System 7. While in Gong, he picked up on Daevid Allen's glissando guitar techniques that Allen had evolved from watching Syd Barrett play with a butter knife bowing strings. The band on "L" is basically Todd Rundgren's Utopia. There's that psychedelic gleam in his eyes! |
7:18 AM |
| Secret Oyster Astarte Vidunderlige Kaelling CBS 1975 Progressive Rock band from Denmark. Founded by Claus Bøhling of the group Hurdy Gurdy. |
7:24 AM |
| Caravan The Love In Your Eye Waterloo Lily (Remastered) Decca Music Group Ltd. 1972 Progressive rock band from Canterbury, Kent. formed in January 1968. One of the most famous of the bands representing the "Canterbury scene". |
7:36 AM |
| Flying Lotus Only If You Wanna Until the Quiet Comes Warp Records 2012 His great-aunt is Alice Coltrane and he is also a cousin of Ravi Coltrane. |
7:38 AM |
Set Break:
over “Xe Chi Luon Kim (Spinning Song)” by Phan Kim Thanh 🌪
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7:41 AM |
| NeBeLNeST De Thriumpho Naturae Zepto Cuneiform Records 2006 French band formed in 1997. Zepto is their latest (last?). |
7:49 AM |
| A Triggering Myth Not Even Wrong The Remedy of Abstraction The Laser's Edge 2006 Fusion band formed in 1989 by Rick Eddy and Tim Drumheller, a duo of multi-instrumentalists who handle keyboards, guitars, percussions, flute and trumpet, although they regularly enlist the contribution of talented guest musicians on drums and percussion. This release features the trio McGill Manring Stevens. 🔥 Now That My House Has Been Burned Down, I Have A Beautiful View Of The Moon 🌝 |
7:57 AM |
Set Break:
over Roberto Cacciapaglia’s “Sonaza 6th Movement”
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8:01 AM |
| Brian Jackson, Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge Bain De Minuit N Brian Jackson JID008 Jazz Is Dead 2021 Even this kinda sounds like Canterbury scene music to me. |
8:06 AM |
| Henry Cow Half Asleep; Half Awake Unrest (Remastered) RER Megacorp 2005 British avantgarde/art-rock group, founded in May 1968 at Cambridge University by multi-instrumentalists Fred Frith and Tim Hodgkinson. One of the 5 original Rock In Opposition bands, with some Canterbury elements. The Henry Cow emoji: 🧦 |
8:14 AM |
| Zao Isis Live! Musea 2003 Zao was founded at the beginning of the seventies by Yochk'o "Jeff" Seffer (saxophone, clarinet) and François "Faton" Cahen (pianos), both ex-members of Magma's first era. If you think of Magma as the central trunk of the Zeuhl tree, Zao would be equivalent to an early side branch very close to the stock. |
8:22 AM |
| Jean-Philippe Goude Drôle d'ère Drones Musea 1980 Keyboardist in the Magma spinoff band Weidorje. Drones is his 3rd solo release, while still heavily influenced by Zeuhl. |
8:27 AM |
| Tyrone Brown The Magic Within The Magic Within Dreambox Media 2008 Bassist and baritone singer, born 1 February 1940 in Philadelphia,. This release features a string quartet; chamber jazz. |
8:33 AM |
Set Break:
over “Täuschung der Luft” by Rainer Brüninghaus 🎹
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8:37 AM |
| TEKE::TEKE Dobugawa N Shirushi Before Sunrise Records 2021 TEKE::TEKE is a Montreal-based psych-rock group featuring traditional Japanese instruments, flute and trombone alongside raging guitars and a pulsing rhythm section. They create a sound reminiscent of 1960’s and 70’s era psychedelic Japanese soundtracks, with a modern twist. |
8:41 AM |
| Susheela Raman Idi Samayam Music for Crocodiles Narada 2005 Born in Hendon, London, UK on 21 July 1973, of Tamilian origins (South India). She often sings modernized reinterpretations of traditional South Indian Carnatic kritis (much to the dismay of traditionalists; think disco versions of gospel songs). This is one by Thyagaraja: "Idi Samayamuraa" Meaning: O Jewel of the solar race! This is the most appropriate time to fulfill the promise you had made me. O Subjugator of the arrogance of Kaliyuga! One with the majestic gait of an elephant! Kali Purusha has an infernal plan to stage a holocaust wherein human beings will be sacrificed at the sacrificial rites of pseudo-faiths. To bestow your compassion, this is the right time. |
8:46 AM |
| Praveen Sparsh 3rd Wheel - 4th Share Unreserved - EP Praveen Sparsh 2019 South Indian mridangam player. This concept EP takes field recordings, and finding the rhythm in everyday things, he builds his percussion architecture. |
8:50 AM |
| King Sunny Ade Mo Ri Keke Kan Odu Atlantic 1998 Sunday Adeniyi Adegey was born on 22 September 1946, in Oshogbo, Ondo State, Nigeria. He is a member of the royal family of Ondo. 🤴🏿 |
8:54 AM |
| Ed Mann This Is Tomorrow Get Up Creative Music Productions 1988 Famous for being part of Zappa's band since 1977. This is his first solo release. |
9:00 AM |
| Gender Wayang Pemarwan Gending Angkat - Angkatan, Batel Gender Wayang Pemarwan - Music for the Balinese Shadow Play "The Mahabharata" CMP Records 1989 |
9:02 AM |
Set Break:
over “Etude” by Bill Frisell
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9:07 AM |
| Deantoni Parks A Self N A Self - EP Leaving Records 2021 Deantoni Parks (born 2 Nov. 1977 in Newman GA) is an American new wave/avant-garde/experimental drummer, songwriter, film director, actor and record producer. He is the founder, producer and drummer of the New York band Kudu, and member of the prog rock band The Mars Volta. In between writing and performances he has been participating as part-time faculty at Stanford Jazz Workshop, Berklee College of Music and NYC’s Drummers Collective. |
9:10 AM |
| Bill Nelson Gift of the August Tide Pavilions of the Heart and Soul Cocteau Records 1984 Bill Nelson is a British musician, painter and photographer. Born 18 December 1948 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire (England) he is best known as the founder of Be Bop Deluxe (1972-1978), although he is also a prolific and accomplished solo artist in his own right. |
9:12 AM |
| Cocteau Twins & Harold Budd Why Do You Love Me? The Moon and the Melodies 4AD 1986 |
9:17 AM |
| Nguyên Lê Duos Thang Long Homescape ACT Music 2006 An intimate recording by Nguyên Lê in his home studio (years before it became COVID-fashionable) with Paolo Fresu (trumpet) and Dhafer Youssef (oud and vocal). |
9:22 AM |
Set Break:
over “Shorts” 🩳 by Bill Frisell & Arild Andersen
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9:25 AM |
| Hiatus Kaiyote The Lung Choose Your Weapon Flying Buddha/Sony Masterworks 2014 |
9:30 AM |
| toe オトトタイミングキミト feat. Kimura Kaela Hear You Machupicchu INDUSTRIAS 2015 I believe the song title オトトタイミングキミト means "Sound and Timing with You". And I'm going to "double down". toe is a math rock group from Japan. |
9:34 AM |
| Tigran Hamasyan Kars 1 Mockroot Nonesuch 2014 Տիգրան Համասյան was born on 17 July 1987 in Leninakan (aka Gyumri) Armenia. |
9:39 AM |
| Tord Gustavsen Trio Where We Went Being There ECM Records 2007 Norwegian pianist born in Oslo, 5 October 1970 |
9:43 AM |
| Vijay Iyer Falsehood Tirtha ACT Music 2011 L-R: Nitin Mitta (tabla), Vijay Iyer (piano), Prasanna (guitar) |
9:50 AM |
Set Break:
over “Mother and Cousin” by Roberto Cacciapaglia
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9:53 AM |
| Axiom of Choice Greener Than God's Dream (Lyrics from Sohrab Sepehri's Poem 'Neshani') Niya Yesh Narada 2000 Axiom of Choice was a California based world music group of Iranian émigrés who performed a fusion style incorporating Persian classical music and modern Western musical concepts. Loga Ramin Torkian (R) later founded Niyaz with vocalist Azam Ali (from Vas). |