Wednesday 07/02/2025
Foggy Notion 
Mood motivated music for midweek musing. You’ll hear music from all genres: soul, punk, funk, dance, and of course, rawk!
Hosted by DJLP Wednesday | 07/02/2025 | 2:00 pm- "Fool I Was" - Sex Clark Five - Strum and Drum! (20th Anniversary Edition) [Records to Russia: 1986]
- "Box Elder" - Holly Golightly - Singles Round-Up [Damaged Goods Records: 2001]
- "The Digit Do-Bop" - Flowchart - Multi-Personality Tabletop Vacation [Darla Records: 2015]
- "Transmuted Matter" - Stereolab - Instant Holograms On Metal Film [Duophonic UHF Disks / Warp Recor: NEW]
- "Shapeshifter" - Triptides - Shapeshifter [Label 51 Recordings: NEW]
- "Market Size" - The Crabs - Sand and Sea [K Records: 1999]
- "Got My Feet on the Ground" - The Kinks - Kinda Kinks (Deluxe) [Sanctuary Records: 1965]
- "Before You Realize It" - The Mystery Lights - Before You Realize It [Wick Records: NEW]
- "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang - Remastered 2006" - Heaven 17 - Penthouse And Pavement [Virgin Catalogue: 1981]
- "I Dream Watching" - Rhymies - I Dream Watching [Dandy Boy Records: NEW]
- "Mexico Big Sky" - Grenadine - Nopalitos [Simple Machines/TeenBeat: 1994]
- "Been Hiding" - The Aislers Set - The Last Match [Slumberland Records: 2000]
- "Make Me Feel like Doris Day" - The Josephine Wiggs Experience - Bon Bon Lifestyle [GR Entertainment: 1996]
- "Junk" - Jenny Mae, Vibralux - What's Wrong With Me? [Don Giovanni Records / Anyway Re: 2021]
- "It Feels Good to Lose" - Lunchbox - Lunchbox Loves You [JIGSAW RECORDS: 2014]
- "(That's Just My) Dream Girl" - The Wind Ups - (That's Just My) Dream Girl [Dandy Boy Records: NEW]
- "Grizzly Bear" - All Girl Summer Fun Band - A House Full Of Friends [Magic Marker Records: 2005]
- "Haunted When the Minutes Drag" - Love and Rockets - Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven [Beggars Banquet: 1985]
- "Into Dust (Still Falling)" - Four Tet - Into Dust (Still Falling) [XL Recordings: NEW]
- "A Fragile Thing - Ãme Remix" - The Cure, Ãme - Mixes Of A Lost World [Polydor Records: NEW]
- "lucky boy (scattered mix by snowmobile)" - Mo Dotti - dissolve opaque I [MD: NEW]
- "Shall We Take a Trip - 12" Single" - Northside - Come Together: Adventures On The Indie Dancefloor 1989-1992 [Cherry Red Records: 2023]
- "Open Your Heart" - The La's - Open Your Heart [Generator: NEW]
- "If I Could Shine" - The Sweetest Ache - Glass Arcade [SARAH RECORDS: 1991]
- "To Fail" - Jeanines - How Long Can It Last [Slumberland Records LLC: NEW]
- "Same Drop" - Lightheaded - Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming! [Slumberland Records LLC: NEW]
- "Pale Blue Eyes" - Moe Tucker - Life In Exile After Abdication [50 Skidillion Watts/Dutch East: 1989]
Beyond Borders 
Borders have political meaning, but when it comes to culture, they're just lines on a map. The music of the world can't be contained by borders or boundaries. Beyond Borders… MoreBorders have political meaning, but when it comes to culture, they're just lines on a map. The music of the world can't be contained by borders or boundaries. Beyond Borders explores the unexpected rhythms, tones, and textures of music from every continent and corner of the globe. Every Wednesday, from noon to 2:00, only on WTJU. Less
Hosted by Steven Harris Wednesday | 07/02/2025 | 12:00 pm- "Alégrate Mijín" - Empanadas Ilegales - Sancocho Trifásico [We Are Time: 2025]
- "British Columbia" - Māyā - Artifício Fantástico [Bloody Sound: 2025]
- "La Cumbia Sampuesana" - Abelardo Carbono, Meridian Brothers - La Cumbia Sampuesana [Palenque Records: 2021]
- "El nuevo Prometeo" - Los Pirañas - Una Oportunidad más de triunfar en la vida [Glitterbeat Records: 2025]
- "Chapoteo" - Danzón El Gato - El sonido bastardo [Lovemonk Discos Buenos: 2025]
- "Danza del Brujo - 2023 Remastered" - Huayucaltia - Destinos (2023 Remastered) [Huayucaltia: 1999]
- "F.O.O.S" - Son Rompe Pera - Chimborazo [AYA Records: 2023]
- "Chaal Baby" - Red Baraat - Bhangra Rangeela [Sinj Records: 2025]
- "Ambient Tribe" - Tom Teasley, Seth Kibel - Tiny Planet [Tom Teasley & Seth Kibel: 2018]
- "TROUBLE, TROUBLE, RAKIJA" - Haris Pilton, The Balkan Voodoo Orchestra - Soon In Your Village [Asphalt Tango Records: 2025]
- "Maula the Protector" - Azam Ali - The Collection, Vol. 4 [Terrestrial Lane Productions Inc.: 2025]
- "Grana Od Bora" - Ballake Sissoko, Vincent Segal, Emile Parisien and Vincent Peirani - single [ACT Music: 2025]
- "Gayang karwang" - E Koestyara and Group Gapura - Sangkala [ICON Records: 1984]
- "Hejran - Acoustic" - Niyaz - Nine Heavens [Six Degrees Travel Series: 2008]
- "Ganvié" - Francis Bebey - Trésor Magnétique [Africa Seven: 2025]
- "Last Day" - Dom La Nena - On ira (Bande originale du film) [BONNE PIOCHE MUSIC: 2025]
- "La Yumba" - Ruggiero Targo - Ruggiero Targo [Adrian Osvaldo Ruggiero: 2023]
- "Yezemed Yebada" - Ibex Band - Stereo Instrumental Music [Muzikawi: 2025]
- "Vapur" - Selcuk Suna - The Space Between [Lulaworld Records: 2025]
- "Tche Belew" - Hailu Mergia, The Walias - Tche Belew [Awesome Tapes From Africa: 2014]
- "Sintayehu" - The Bombillas - The Bombillas [F-Spot Records: 2020]
- "Egyptian Dance" - Faruk Tekbilek, Omar Faruk Tekbilek - Mystical Garden [Celestial Harmonies: 1996]
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"(Sounds of Silence)"
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Tahta Menezes, Rabih Abou-Khalil, Omar Faruk Tekbilek -
(Al 'Atraf) [Omari Up: 2023]
Notes: album translates as kindest or most gentle. - "Shatakhi Dzernapar" - Shoghaken Ensemble, Gevorg Dabaghyan, Hasmik Harutyunyan - Traditional Dances Of Armenia [Traditional Crossroads: 2004]
- "Goree Blues" - Majid Bekkas, Nguyen Le - Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XVII: Gnana World Blues [ACT: 2025]
Jazzmania 
Jazzmania, heard each Wednesday morning from 9 'til noon, presents a diverse blend of modern and classic jazz as well as other forms of creative, improvised music..."a veritable smorgasbord of… MoreJazzmania, heard each Wednesday morning from 9 'til noon, presents a diverse blend of modern and classic jazz as well as other forms of creative, improvised music..."a veritable smorgasbord of jazz." Comments and requests appreciated at 924-3959. Less
Hosted by Dusty Garwood Wednesday | 07/02/2025 | 9:00 am- "Take Ten" - Paul Desmond - Skylark [CTI ]
- "Riff Blues(Theme From Mike Hammer)" - Skip Martin - Watching The Detectives - Themes And Music From Classic T V Crime Shows And Movies [Jasmine ]
- "What's New?" - Clifford Brown - With Strings [Polygram ]
- "See You Again My Friend" - Benjamin Lackner - Spindrift [ECM ]
- "Hope" - Mathias Eick - Lullaby [ECM ]
- "Senza Fine" - Peggy Lee - Come Rain Or Come Shine [EMI ]
- "For All We Know" - Kandace Springs - Lady In Satin [SRP ]
- "I'll Be Seeing You" - Sarah Vaughan - The Great... [Black Cat ]
- "Moments" - Eliane Elias - The Ultimate Most Relaxing Jazz Music In The Universe [SLG ]
- "Take Your Shoes Off, Baby" - Carole Sloane - Jazz At Day's End - Jazz Moods - Music That Makes The Moment [Concord ]
- "How Can You Lose?" - The Art Pepper Quintet - "Smack Up" [Essential Jazz Classics ]
- "South Hampton" - The Billy Hart Quartet - Just [ECM ]
- "'Round Midnight" - Stand Getz And Strings - Cool Velvet [Polygram ]
- "Subversive Dreamers" - Nicolas Masson - Renaissance [ECM ]
- "Consuelo's Love Theme" - Chuck Mangione - The Feeling's Back [Chesky ]
- "Deep In A Dream" - Chet Baker - 100 Anos De Swing [Mandarim ]
- "Nature Boy" - Mark Grandfield - It's Getting Late [Mark Grandfield ]
- "Stormy Weather" - Louis Armstrong - Summertime [Not Now ]
- "You Rascal You" - Louis Armstrong/Louis Jordan - Summertime [Not Now ]
- "As Time Goes By" - Frank Sinatra - Romance - Songs From The Heart [Capitol ]
- "Giving Thanks" - Joe Lovano - Homage [ECM ]
- "Siga" - Joao Gilberto - Joao [Polygram ]
- "Elegy: The Pilgrimage" - Vijay Iyer/Wadada Leo Smith - Defiant Life [ECM ]
- "Second Thoughts" - The Julia Hulsmann Quartet - Under The Surface [ECM ]
- "The Dance Of The Nightingale" - The Yuval Cohen Quartet - Winter Poems [ECM ]
- "Beautiful Love" - Rolf Sturm - Solo Acoustics [Water Street Music ]
- "Blue Skies" - Les Paul - The Best Off The Millenium Collection [MCA ]
- "Quebra Mar(The Sea Wall)" - Luiz Bonfa - Plays And Sings Bossa Nova [Polygram ]
- "Paramour" - The John Abercrombie Quartet - Arcade [ECM ]
- "Azzurra" - Manuel Barrueco/Al Di Meola - Nylon & Steel [Angel ]
- "Manha De Carnival" - Emily Remler - Cookin' At The Quenns - Live In Las Vegas 1984-1988 [Resonance ]
- "Straight Into The Sunrise" - Gato Barbieri - Que Pasa [Columbia ]
Classical Sunrise - Wednesday 
Start the day right with WTJU! Every weekday morning from 7-9 Classical Sunrise eases you through your busy morning with friendly, knowledgeable hosts and special features you won't find anywhere else.
Hosted by Paula O'Buckley Wednesday | 07/02/2025 | 7:00 am- "Piano Concerto in E-flat, No. 9 K. 271 "Jeunehomme"" {MOZART, W.A.} - Leif Ove Andsnes, piano/Norwegian Chamber Orchestra - Mozart: Piano Concertos 9 & 18 [EMI ]
- "Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D" {BOCCHERINI, Luigi} - Sharon Isbin, guitar/Pacifica Quartet - Souvenirs of Spain & Italy [Cedille: 2019]
- "Pavanne from Symphonette No. 2" {GOULD, Morton} - Jeffery Silberschlag, trumpet/Seattle Symphony Orchestra - Gerard Schwarz - The Music of Morton Gould [Delos ]
- "Concerto for Clarinet & String Orchestra (1948)" {COPLAND, Aaron} - David Shifrin, clarinet/New York Chamber Orchestra - Gerard Schwarz - Copland: Clarinet Concerto [EMI ]
- "Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067" {BACH, J.S.} - Christopher Krueger, flute/Boston Baroque - Martin Pearlman - J.S. Bach: The Complete Orchestral Suites [Telarc: 2004]
- "Introduction et Rondo, Op. 72" {WIDOR, Charles-Marie} - Michael Collins, clarinet/ Noriko Ugawa, piano - La clarinette parisienne [BIS: 2021]
- "Variations on a March by Cherubini, Op. 110" {GIULIANI, Mauro} - Ricardo Gallen, guitar - Giuliani: Guitar Music, Vol. 1 [Naxos: 1999]
Classical Prelude - Wednesday 
Classical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to… MoreClassical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to music by classical and romantic composers such as Beethoven, Bruckner, Mozart, and Schubert. Less
Hosted by Paula O'Buckley Wednesday | 07/02/2025 | 5:00 amWTJU Overnight 
An assortment of tunes curated from WTJU's digital database.
Hosted by DJ Auto Wednesday | 07/02/2025 | 3:00 amLimerence Addiction 
Every Wednesday morning from 1-3 a.m., get shamelessly wistful and a little bit debauched. Join DJ Malpaso for Limerence Addiction, a safe place to indulge in memories best forgotten.
Hosted by DJ Malpaso Wednesday | 07/02/2025 | 1:00 am- "Going To A Town" - Rufus Wainwright - Release The Stars [Geffen: 2007]
- "Ring-A-Ring O' Roses" - Charlotte Gainsbourg - Rest [Because Music: 2017]
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"Bad Religion"
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Frank Ocean -
channel ORANGE [Red Zone Entertainment / IDJ: 2012]
Notes: Thanks to B-Note for sharing her favorite Frank Ocean song with me, which reminded me that this is my favorite. -
"Waiting for You"
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Juldiz -
N/A [Juldiz Music: 2020]
Notes: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds cover by a young Costa Rican artist, featured on the BadSeedTeeVee YouTube channel during the pandemic. Praised by Nick in Red Hand Files as follows: "...with its incredibly haunting video, [it] felt like it was attached by the tips of its fingers to the very edge of the world and could float away at any moment. [...] It was a performance that emerged deep within the song itself, on that delicious brink of collapse where so much great art lives, beamed from a million sorrowing miles away." -
"The Enemy Guns"
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DeVotchKa -
How It Ends [Cicero Recordings: 2004]
Notes: Cult-favorite band from Denver who gained popularity in the mid-aughts when they provided music to the film Little Miss Sunshine. (NOTE: When I bought their album "How It Ends" on a trip to see relatives in CO back in 2007, I didn't even realize the band was native to that state! No wonder the music complimented the scenery so well.) - "You And Whose Army?" - Radiohead - Amnesiac [XL Recordings: 2001]
- "My Violent Heart" - Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero [Nothing: 2007]
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"New Normal"
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Madison Khya -
New Normal [1581395 Records DK: 2020]
Notes: Jack Stauber cover. Madison is a rhythm guitarist and singer and part of the band 4! - "Bottle Up and Explode! (early version)" - Elliott Smith - B-Sides, Alternate Versions And Demos [DreamWorks: 2000]
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"Please, Please, Please (Let Me Get What I Want)"
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Ondara -
N/A [Live on WNCW Studio B: 2023]
Notes: Esp. poignant coming from Ondara, a native of Nairobi now based in Minneapolis, who writes about grappling with the concept of the American Dream. - "In Every Dream Home A Heartache" - Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure [EG Records: 1973]
- "Canary - 2018 Remaster" - Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (2018 Remaster) [Matador: 1993]
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"Khotwi"
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Rasha Nahas -
Amrat [Cooking Vinyl: 2023]
Notes: Palestinian artist residing in Berlin. Title of the song translates to "Step"; the prechorus in English is: "I walked against the grain / Until I exhausted my heart / I adored the sun / And lived as a wolf / Under the moon / My feet step in the west / My heart’s in the east / And the boy got to know / Himself after he loved" - "Black Blizzard" - John Grant - Grey Tickles, Black Pressure [Partisan Records: 2015]
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"No Stars"
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Rebekah Del Rio -
Love Hurts Love Heals [Baja Basement Music Records: 2011]
Notes: RIP RDR, powerful singer who was part of the David Lynch cinematic universe and left us last week at just 57 years old. -
"Can't Fight In The Dark"
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Hector Lionel -
Can't Fight In The Dark [Wander Records: 2021]
Notes: Thanks to John Bates at World Turning for playing Hector's cover of "Besame Mucho" which was my introduction to him. -
"Alles in Allem"
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Einsturzende Neubauten -
ALLES IN ALLEM [Potomak: 2020]
Notes: Band name translates to "Collapsing new buildings". Song title translates to: "All in all". - "Closing Time" - Leonard Cohen - The Future [Columbia/Legacy: 1992]
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"Chinaberry Tree"
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Vic Chesnutt -
At The Cut [Constellation: 2009]
Notes: "Cut" is Chesnutt's penultimate album. -
"Lazarus"
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Blixa Bargeld, Nikko Weidemann -
Blixa Bargeld Sings David Bowie [Blixa Bargeld & Nikko Weidemann: 2025 [NEW]]
Notes: Blixa is a former Bad Seed and frontman of Einsturzende Neubauten played earlier. Weidemann is a German composer who has collaborated with Blixa and Nick Cave previously (and many other big names). -
"A Distorted Reality Is Now a Necessity to Be Free"
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Graciela Maria, Sneaky -
Dear Elliott [SnkyMusic: 2023]
Notes: Collab between vocalist Graciela Maria and upright bassist Sneaky for their album of Elliott Smith covers available on Bandcamp. - "The Dada Polka" - The Magnetic Fields - Realism (Standard) [Nonesuch: 2010]
- "Live In The Dream" - St. Vincent - Daddy's Home [Loma Vista Recordings: 2021]
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"In My Room (Mono)"
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The Beach Boys -
Surfer Girl (Mono & Stereo) [Capitol Records: 1963]
Notes: RIP Brian. -
"Good Times Gonna Come"
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Aqualung -
Strange & Beautiful [Columbia: 2005]
Notes: Aqualung is British singer-songwriter Matt Hales. - "Dear Life" - Beck - Colors [Capitol Records (CAP): 2017]
- "Freedom" - Daniel Johnston - Is and Always Was [The Johnston Group: 2009]