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CLARK , WATA IGARASHI , ANTHONY NAPLES + AUDION top the new music highlights for this episode of the ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by JOSHUA P. FERGUSON + HENRY SELF. JOSHUA navigates the first hour balancing the push and pull of organic, jazz, library + post-rock influences in a few choice recent releases. HENRY SELF brings the second half of the show home with a summer-ready mix of house, new...

J.COPES guest mix + new music from WAV FUZZ , ANDY CASTRO + JACE INMAN , NATE MANIC , STEVE NOAH + PLEASE , PURELINK + more on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. Chicago DJ + impresario J.COPES begins the program with a mix, recorded live at PODLASIE CLUB closing out the debut edition of RAW CODE (with CYGNUS), featuring an appropriate selection of high-energy electro, breakbea...

New music from HIGHRISE , METRODOME + SL8R , NABIHAH IQBAL , MANDY INDIANA + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + HENRY SELF. BILL begins with a mix of UK garage, 2 step + breakbeat for the first hour. HENRY follows with a set of uptempo melodic techno + rave, bookended by electronic pop. [aired 25 May 2023 on WLUW-Chicago 88.7FM ] > WHOA-B aka BILL BEARDEN S...

New music from JAMES HOLDEN , ANDREA , M83 , OVERMONO , TIM REAPER , YVES TUMOR + more on this extented ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by JOSHUA P FERGUSON + HENRY SELF. Though a combination of two radio shows, the podcast plays out like a single program, with JOSHUA beginning in a downtempo vein for the first hour, followed by HENRY taking the second hour in a similar but more pop-oriented dire...

JAQ ATTAQUE guest mix + new music from PEVERELIST , BATU , SURGEON , THE BUG + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. Veteran Chicago DJ, producer + audio engineer RUPERT MURRAY, under his latest moniker JAQ ATTAQUE, delves deep into the hardcore continuum with an expansive mix touching on footwork, jungle, drum n bass, hardcore, 2-step garage + dub. WIDMAN follows with an...

New music from SARD , ESTELLA BOERSMA , OVERMONO , A CERTAIN RATIO , ALAN DIXON + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + HENRY SELF. BILL begins the program with a mix of driving techno, followed by a few dubstep + electro cuts. HENRY follows with a set of disco-slow burners, bookended by high-energy bass + house music. [aired 13 April 2023 on WLUW-Chicago 88.7...

DANA guest mix + new music from ERIKA , MARIE DAVIDSON , TYGAPAW + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. Chicago-based DJ/producer + Club Bubble co-founder DANA begins the program with a mix driven by hypnotic techno, but touching on house, acid + breakstep. For the second hour, WIDMAN keeps the music uptempo with a set of cosmic electro which crescendos with a few big ro...

New music from AMY DABBS , ESTELLA BOERSMA , DJ GIRL , SOFIA KOURTESIS , DOC SLEEP + more, on the latest ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast with BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + CHRIS WIDMAN in the mix. BILL bookends house + techno with bass music sounds for the first hour. WIDMAN follows with electro, footwork + breakbeat, followed by deep techno. [aired 23 March 23 on WLUW-Chicago 88.7fm ] > BILL BEARDEN aka WHO...

New music from AVALON EMERSON & THE CHARM , N9NOC , KELELA , LIV.E , ANNA + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by JOSHUA P FERGUSON + HENRY SELF. JOSHUA begins with ambient + downtempo, then moving into disco + house. For the second hour, HENRY continues with club sounds, before dropping into more ambient, finally climbing from downtempo back up to peak-time cuts. [aired 16 March 2...

Guest host KAT O’RLY takes over the ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast with an eclectic 2 hour femme-forward mix. Former host of WLUW’s STATIC THEMATIC + DESTINATION UNKNOWN returns from her recent radio hiatus with a set spanning techno, downtempo, punk, synth-pop, house, disco + experimental sounds. [aired 09 March 2023 on WLUW-Chicago 88.7FM ] > KAT O’RLY Logic1000 – It’s Al...

New music from BROKEN LIP , PHILLIP D KICK , TWO SHELL , VIOLET , NICK LEÓN + more on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + CHRIS WIDMAN. BILL begins with a mix of footwork, jungle + drum n’ bass. WIDMAN follows with a set of uptempo techno, garage + breakbeat, capped off with a few slow jams. [aired 23 February 2023 on WLUW-Chicago 88.7FM ] > BILL BEARDEN aka WH...

WAAJEED , OVERMONO , RAMZI + STRATEGY top new music selections for this edition of ABSTRACT SCIENCE with hosts JOSHUA P. FERGUSON + HENRY SELF. JOSHUA’s set starts off with a few psych- and jazz-inflected downtempo cuts that lead into deeper house territory with a focus on Chicago and Detroit before landing on leftfield electronics hovering at 100 bpm. HENRY brings the tempo up in the second...

New music from MONTY + VISAGES , GEODE , ACTRESS , MARTA MIST + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + LUKE STOKES. BILL begins with a mix of dubstep, grime, club, garage + breakbeat. LUKE follows with eclectic selections, quickly sliding from uptempo bangers into downtempo + ambient. [aired 02 February 2023 on WLUW-Chicago 88.7FM ] > BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B Iv...

New music from FORT ROMEAU , SEVEN DAVIS JR , SLIKBACK , ELPAC , PALE BLUE , GORGON CITY + more on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN + HENRY SELF. WIDMAN begins with deep house + hypnotic techno, followed by experimental bass sounds. For the second hour, HENRY goes downtempo, before taking the mix into epic breaks + tech-house. [aired 19 January 2023 on WLUW-Chicago 88.7FM ] >...

BEST OF 2022, featuring FRACTURE + SAM BINGA , INTERPLANETARY CRIMINAL , MAKAYA MCCRAVEN , NIKKI NAIR , PURELINK , SISTER ZO , RON TRENT , TSHA + many more, on this extended ABSTRACT SCIENCE year-in-review podcast. Co-hosts CHRIS WIDMAN, BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B, JOSHUA P FERGUSON + HENRY SELF mix 4 hours of future music favorites from 2022. [aired 08 + 15 December 2022 on WLUW-Chicago 88.7FM ]. >...

PEARSON SOUND , DANIEL AVERY , FLOATING POINTS + POLE lead the highlights from this episode of ABSTRACT SCIENCE with hosts JOSHUA P. FERGUSON + HENRY SELF. For his last new music set of 2022, JOSHUA focuses on recent dance floor-focused favorites spanning jazzy house, broken techno + 130 bpm bass sounds. HENRY gets more nuanced in the second hour, traversing ambient electronics, vocal house, elect...

New music from DEEPCHORD , RROXYMORE , TALKDEMONIC , FALTYDL , CARTRIDGE + BIOME , FLOATING POINTS , JIMMY EDGAR , OVAL + more, on this extended ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN, HENRY SELF, BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + LUKE STOKES. WIDMAN begins with a mix of deep techno, acid house + astronomical dnb/jungle. For hour 2, HENRY continues with a set of downtempo + disco. BILL follows w...

New music from IVY LAB , DANIEL AVERY , KORNÉL KOVÁCS , JAMAL MOSS , ACTRESS vs CARMEN VILLIAN , NIKKI NAIR , SARD + more on this extended ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B, HENRY SELF, JOSHUA P FERGUSON + CHRIS WIDMAN. BILL begins with a mix of uk club, broken beat + bass-driven house/techno. HENRY follows with an eclectic set of IDM, psych/indie electronic, downtempo +...

New music from OBJEKT , SHYGIRL , CHRISSY , FEVER RAY + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN + HENRY SELF. WIDMAN begins with varied dub + percussive sounds on the 90-100 bpm axis, followed by techno, breakbeat + electro. For the second hour, HENRY moves from jazz-driven downtempo into indie dance, space disco + house. [aired 20 October 2022 on WLUW-Chicago 88.7FM ] > CHR...

New music from CURRENT VALUE , METRODOME , SHED , HAAI + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE PODCAST, hosted by BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + LUKE STOKES. BILL mixes drum ‘ bass + jungle for the first hour, followed by dubwise + atmospheric techno + house selections from LUKE for hour two. [aired 06 October 2022 on WLUW 88.7FM Chicago ] > BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B Current Value “Weight” (YU...

HUDSON MOHAWKE , MONKEY SAFARI , PLAID + PANDA BEAR serves as highlights for this edition of ABSTRACT SCIENCE with hosts JOSHUA P. FERGUSON + HENRY SELF. JOSHUA oversees the first hour with mix of ambient, post-rock, downtempo + indie techno. HENRY steps in for the second half with a wide-ranging set that touches on bass, tech-house, abstract soul + psych. [aired 22 September 2022 on WLUW-Chicago...

New music from HOLLOWAY , CESCO , SUDAN ARCHIVES , FOUR TET + GEORGE FITZGERALD on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + HENRY SELF. BILL begins a dancefloor-friendly program with a mix of 2 step + uk garage. HENRY follows with a few downtempo tracks before returning to uptempo house + hands-in-the-air heaters. [aired 15 September 2022 on WLUW-Chicago 88.7FM ] > BILL B...

CHRISSY 2 hour “1997 mix” podcast + 25 hour WLUW takeover mixes from special guests LUKE VIBERT , DAVID SISKA , NEWNUMBERTWO , DJ WARP , CARRIE WESTON , KAT O’RLY + resident selectors/co-hosts CHRIS WIDMAN, HENRY SELF, LUKE STOKES, JOSHUA P FERGUSON + BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B are included in this archive. ABSTRACT SCIENCE celebrated 25 years of broadcasting with a 25 hour marathon...

New music from BRAND BRAUER FRICK , RROXYMORE , CYGNUS , LOKUA , ZACHARY LUBIN + more on the this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast hosted by JOSHUA P FERGUSON + CHRIS WIDMAN. JOSHUA begins with a mix of deep techno, acid house + space disco. WIDMAN follows with a set electro, techno, downtempo + drum n bass, featuring a number of Chicago connected artists. [aired 04 August 2022 on WLUW-Chicago 88.7FM ] >...

>> STREAM LIVE ON WLUW thu 18 august 08:00am – fri 19 august 09:00am (usct) ABSTRACT SCIENCE 25 hour WLUW-CHICAGO 88.7 FM take-over celebrating 25 years of future music radio + 1225 episodes with special guests LUKE VIBERT (Wagon Christ, Warp, Ninja Tune / UK) CHRISSY (Hooversound, Planet Mu) DAVID SISKA (Sonic Sunset) NEWNUMBERTWO (Sorted) DJ WARP (People of Rhythm) CARRIE WESTON (WLUW) KAT O&#82...