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WESTCOAST GODDESS , DE LUX + HUGH MASEKELA and JAZZUARY 2018 selections on this installment of the ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast with hosts MISTER JOSHUA + HENRY SELF. Every January, MISTER JOSHUA dives deep into the jazz crates for a month dedicated to one of the great American art forms. This year’s Jazzuary set begins with a tribute to the late HUGH MASEKELA, who unfortunately left us recently...

WHOA-B guest mix + new music from VENETIAN SNARES , SEVEN DAVIS JR. + BIOME on the latest ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. WIDMAN collects overlooked bandcamp + December 2017 releases (that missed our best of deadline) to bookend a drum n’ bass guest mix from Chicago’s veteran UK bass music specialist WHOA-B . [aired 18 january 2018 on WLUW 88.7fm Chicago ] > CHRIS...

BEST OF 2017, featuring BEN FROST , BICEP , THE BUG vs EARTH , CLARK , FEVER RAY , HODGE , FOUR TET , JLIN , MAX COOPER , SPECIAL REQUEST + 40 more selections, on this special extended year-end ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast. co-hosts CHRIS WIDMAN, MR JOSHUA, LUKE STOKES + HENRY SELF mix 4 diverse hours of their future music favorites from 2017. [aired 7 + 14 december 2017 on  WLUW 88.7fm chicago ] > CH...

FEVER RAY , AMP FIDDLER , BIBIO + SPECIAL REQUEST are featured artists on this installment of the ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast hosted by MISTER JOSHUA + HENRY SELF. After easing in with an ambient opening featuring BIBIO + SPECIAL REQUEST, MISTER JOSHUA dedicates the first hour of the pod to an array of deep techno sounds from the likes of  FRED P. , BEN DAMAGE , BEN KLOCK (on the remix) + JUAN ATKINS...

WAX TRAX! RECORDS tribute set from HENRY SELF + new music selected by MISTER JOSHUA + LUKE STOKES on this extended installment of the ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast. Moving from West London to Scandinavia to Detroit, MISTER JOSHUA weaves a soulful set touching on leftfield dance excursions from FLOATING POINTS + LINDSTROM , classic nujazz and broken beat from BUGZ IN THE ATTIC + DEGO & KAIDI , and s...

SOLD guest mix + music from FORT ROMEAU , GILB’R + ZED BIAS are featured on the latest ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. When originally broadcast, this program previewed sets by SOLD + WIDMAN at the GMAN TAVERN “chill out” lounge portion of SMART BAR’S 23 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE marathon club event. WIDMAN bookends a guest mix from SOLD, a SMART BAR/HUGO BALL res...

LINDSTROM , SPECIAL REQUEST , DEPECHE MODE + BRONSKI BEAT top the proceedings on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, a classically diverse double header from MISTER JOSHUA + HENRY SELF. With a jazzy start to the podcast, MISTER JOSHUA highlights the latest from Canadian quartet BADBADNOTGOOD + SHIGETO then turns his sights on new Nordic disco sounds from LINDSTROM + PRINS THOMAS . Moving into bass terr...

JUSTIN CUDMORE , SCHWEFELGELB , JOHANNES ALBERT + VATICAN SHADOW are featured music selections on the latest ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN + HENRY SELF. WIDMAN begins with a slow-building all vinyl mix of house + techno, with tracks sourced from chicago’s greatest dance music store GRAMAPHONE RECORDS . HENRY extends the dancefloor energy into the second hour with a set tou...

STEVE MIZEK (ARGOT MUSIC) guest mix + new music from ERRORSMITH, CID RIM , STEFFI + EMPTYSET on the latest ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. WIDMAN’s opening bookend mix starts with an OSBORNE house favorite + gradually transitions into broken UK club sounds + new weirdness from ERRORSMITH . Special guest dj STEVE MIZEK follows with a spirited mix of breakbeat, house, techno...

BLADE RUNNER tribute set + music in the spirit of VANGELIS ‘ iconic soundtrack on this week’s podcast, hosted by MISTER JOSHUA + LUKE STOKES. To celebrate the release of DENIS VILLENEUVE’s BLADE RUNNER 2049 and honor the 1982 original—specifically its seminal soundtrack from Greek composer VANGELIS—MISTER JOSHUA begins this episode with selections in the spirit of the sci-fi clas...

ABSTRACT SCIENCE djs recorded live @ Smart Bar + LONE remixing WASHED OUT , ABRA + other new music selected by HENRY SELF on the this week’s ABSCI podcast. the first hour features part of MR JOSHUA + CHRIS WIDMAN’s dj set at the ABSTRACT SCIENCE 20th anniversary celebration at Smart Bar Chicago , which featured UK dk/producer + HOTFLUSH RECORDINGS honcho SCUBA . the ABSCI duo spin a de...

MARTY MARS guest mix + the latest sounds from BURIAL , FOUR TET + ANDREW WEATHERALL for this week’s abstract science podcast, hosted by MISTER JOSHUA. MISTER JOSHUA goes in for a UK-centric showcase touching on modern house sounds from across the pond, drawing in classic disco and house at first then transitioning to tried-and-true British bass with the latest from BURIAL + FOUR TET. SCUBA g...

HODGE , PESSIMIST , JUJU & JORDASH + a tip of the hat to musical heroes PIERRE HENRY + HOLGAR CZUKAY (of CAN) are featured on the latest ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, packed with new music + hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. WIDMAN begins with a rare 1975 cut from CAN in memoriam of the band’s bassist + founding member HOLGAR CZUKAY who died September 2017. a mix of mostly new uk techno, house + broken beat...

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM , BICEP , MOUNT KIMBIE + TOURIST lead off a new music heavy abstract science podcast hosted by MISTER JOSHUA+ HENRY SELF. With a mix of ambient and krautrock beginnings, MISTER JOSHUA leads off with new music from MOUNT KIMBIE + a tribute to the late great HOLGER CZUKAY of CAN fame. Moving into more electronic territory, music from HIEROGLYPHIC BEING , PRINS THOMAS + LCD SOUNDSYSTE...

MAX HOLIDAY + MS 115 ( CLOSE UP OF THE SERENE ) guest mix + new music from LONE , LETHERETTE + SECOND STOREY are featured on this week’s podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. WIDMAN begins with the latest ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER–channeling TANGERINE DREAM–followed by a short set of house music to form the first bookend a guest DJ set, mixed by MAX HOLIDAY + MS 115 of CLOSE UP OF THE SER...

GUY ANDREWS , CLAP! CLAP! , ZOMBY + EDAMAME are featured new music selections on this week’s abstract science podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN + HENRY SELF. WIDMAN begins the program with STEVE ALBINI’s rework of BEN FROST’s latest (recorded at ALBINI’s ELECTRIC AUDIO studio in chicago), followed by forthcoming HOUNDSTOOTH music from GUY ANDREWS, whose recent work fully embr...

ANTIBALAS , DJ HELL , PATRICIA + BEN FROST top a particularly eclectic future music radio podcast from ABSTRACT SCIENCE hosts MISTER JOSHUA + LUKE STOKES. MISTER JOSHUA keeps things mostly organic for the first hour with a ROOTS REWIND set spanning world jazz from SUN RA + BADBADNOTGOOD , upbeat afro from DJ SOTOFETT + ANTIBALAS and Brazilian beats from AZYMUTH . A left turn at the end of his set...

ENON guest mix + new music from FOUR TET , CARL CRAIG + KABANJAK on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN + HENRY SELF. the first hour features uk garage, dubstep + breakstep mixed by veteran midwest dj ENON. ENON got his start spinning parties in downstate illinois, then bounced around to wisconsin, atlanta, + eventually chicago. HENRY SELF takes over for the 2nd hour, mixing an u...

PRINS THOMAS , UMFANG , MATTHEW DEAR + BICEP feature on the latest ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by MISTER JOSHUA + HENRY SELF. Keeping things psychedelic overall, MISTER JOSHUA navigates spacey, uplifting house and midtempo sounds—particularly the way-out stylings of PRINS THOMAS’ latest contributions to perennial favorite label SMALLTOWN SUPERSOUND . HENRY SELF picks the tempo up after...

ACTRESS guest mix + new music from DAPHNI , DETBOI , JANA RUSH + SPECIAL REQUEST on this week’s ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. WIDMAN begins the program with a solid hour in the mix, kicking it off with NATHAN JONSON’s highly anticipated breakbeat remix of his brother MATHEW’s underground hit “Decompression”. Continuing with DAPHNI’s latest da...

PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL SHOWCASE and new music from FOUR TET + JAGA JAZZIST round out this episode of the ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by MISTER JOSHUA. Warming up with leftfield bass sounds from NIGHT SLUGS frontman BOK BOK , FOUR TET + FOREST SWORDS , MISTER JOSHUA dives into a broad survey of his picks for this year’s PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL, including synth sensations SURVIVE , tur...

FLOATING POINTS , COLDCUT , GORILLAZ , + CARL CRAIG feature on the latest ABSTRACT SCIENCE RADIO pod with hosts MISTER JOSHUA , HENRY SELF + LUKE STOKES. MISTER JOSHUA leads off with bass-heavy reggae and jungle vibes to start the show. A mid set transition gives way to balmy, low-slung house sounds perfect for peak summer nights. HENRY SELF carries the energy, picking up with psychedelic and ambi...

INTELLIGENT SOUND guest mix, MARCUS INTALEX tribute, + new music from AKKORD on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. WIDMAN begins the program with new experimental drum n bass/jungle + idm, followed by an exclusive label mix from PETER ANTHONY + crew at INTELLIGENT SOUND . INTELLIGENT SOUND is a label collective which represents a large stable of downtempo + experimental produce...

DJ HELL , JLIN , BURIAL + MARCUS INTALEX (RIP) are just some of the high points of a marathon Abstract Science podcast takeover from MISTER JOSHUA. Filling in for the full two hours, MISTER JOSHUA opens with a trio of beatless selections, transitioning into a mini drum ‘n’ bass mix + tribute to the late MARCUS INTALEX. Midtempo cosmic sounds follow with an eventual spike in tempo that...

Detroit + Chicago artists are showcased ahead of Movement Festival + the Millennium Park Chicago House Party for this episode of Abstract Science, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. For the first hour, WIDMAN compiles a mix of exclusively Detroit and Chicago house and techno artists going all the way back to CARL CRAIG’s PSYCHE alias from 1992. The second hour features ABSTRACT SCIENCE djs recored live...