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New music from ANNA WALL + CORBI , DENHAM AUDI + THUGWIDOW , BELIEF , BICEP , RY X + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, with BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + HENRY SELF in the mix. BILL begins with a set of electro, breakbeat, techno + uk garage. HENRY follows with synth disco, house, techno + epic bangers. [aired 21 July 2022 on WLUW-Chicago 88.7FM ] > BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B Anna Wall & Corbi...

KUEDO , OBJEKT , LIONEL BOY + JAZZ IS DEAD lead off highlights from this edition of ABSTRACT SCIENCE with hosts JOSHUA P. FERGUSON + HENRY SELF. JOSHUA stretches out on the first 60 minutes with a bass-driven mix of IDM, synthwave, chillout + leftfield jazz. HENRY takes us through the back half with an upbeat and wide-ranging mix of indie dance, disco, jazzy breaks + UK house. [aired 7 July 2022 o...

New music from MATTHEW DEAR , PRINS THOMAS , EPROM & G JONES , DJ HANK , THE RANGE , BETH ORTON + more on this extended ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by JOSHUA P FERGUSON, BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + HENRY SELF. JOSHUA begins with a mix of downtempo, space disco, indie dance, house + techno. BILL follows with various shades of footwork + jungle for the second hour. HENRY closes the program w...

MILLIA guest mix + new music from BIG KANI , WALTON , WATCH THE RIDE w/ NIA ARCHIVES + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. Chicago DJ/producer MILLIA, aka MILLIA RAGE + member of PURELINK , begins the program with a spacious + percussive guest mix that builds from dub into broken beats, dancehall techno + slo mo breaks. WIDMAN follows with a driving set of 2 step, bassl...

New music SISTER ZO , NIKKI NAIR , DANIEL AVERY , YEHNO + more on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + HENRY SELF. BILL begins with a mix of grime, club, electro, breakbeat + uk garage. HENRY follows with an eclectic mix of electronic shoegaze, downtempo, space disco + psyche rock. [aired 26 May 2022 on WLUW-Chicago 88.7fm ] > BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B Hi5ghost “L...

New music from BATU , CIEL , ALEX BANKS , RON TRENT feat. KHRUANGBIN + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN + HENRY SELF. WIDMAN begins with a mix of dubwise downtempo, slow burners, amapiano, electro + dubstep. HENRY follows with an epic + ecstatic set that touches on techno, electro, balearic disco, pop + acid. [aired 12 May 2022 on WLUW-Chicago 88.7FM ] > CHRIS WIDMAN...

New music from CHIMPO , BLOCKS & ESCHER , WEVAL , TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + HENRY SELF. BILL begins with mix of drum n bass, footwork, jungle + hybrids. HENRY follows with a laid-back set of downtempo, disco + house, ready for the poolside. [aired 05 May 2022 on WLUW-Chicago 88.7FM ] > BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA...

New music from RON TRENT , MR. MITCH , RP BOO (remixing µ-Ziq) , ZEMI17 + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN + LUKE STOKES. WIDMAN begins with a mix of of techno, house, uk garage, electro, footwork, jungle + drum n bass. LUKE follows with an even more varied set, touching on ska, downtempo, jazz, rock, techno, ambient + electronic gamelan. [aired 28 April 2022 on WLUW-...

MODERAT , JIMI JULES , HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR + TANGERINE DREAM lead off the latest ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, with hosts JOSHUA P. FERGUSON + HENRY SELF. JOSHUA navigates the first hour running through everything from global jazz + ambient in the early half of the set to lo-fi house + uplifting bass in the latter half. HENRY follows with a complementary set traversing discoid + deep house, tec...

FRANKIE VEGA guest mix + new music from JANA RUSH , LONE , PURELINK + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. Veteran Chicago DJ/Producer FRANKIE VEGA begins the program with a mix of straight for the dancefloor midwest techno, previewing his set at the debut I ACID CHICAGO event 4/29 . VEGA emerged from the 90s rave scene, throwing raves as part of Mushgroove crew, working...

JASON CODE guest mix + new music from HOOVERIAN BLUR , STONES TARO , + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B. Nashville-based DJ/producer + Terminal 8 party curator JASON CODE kicks off the program with a guest mix of bass-heavy club, house, techno, UK garage + breakbeat. BILL follows with a mix of overlapping styles, but shifted toward the garage + breaks end o...

NIA ARCHIVES , PARK HYE JIN , ELKKA + KÁRYYN top the next installment in our March series focusing on women, trans + GNC artists across the electronic-music spectrum , hosted by JOSHUA P. FERGUSON + LUKE STOKES. JOSHUA digs back to the early ’80s with a pair of synth pioneers then takes a sharp turn to the present day with a mix of leftfield breaks, deep + tech house, + breezy downtempo. LUK...

New music from POLY CHAIN , YOROBI , HAAi , ANJA SCHNEIDER + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast with BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + HENRY SELF in the mix. We continue our annual March focus on women (including trans + non-gender conforming) artists in electronic music . BILL begins with house, techno, breakbeat + electro, before moving into jungle + footwork hybrids. HENRY follows a similar arc for...

New music from DJ MINX , HINAKO OMORI , SISTER ZO , VIOLET + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. ABSTRACT SCIENCE continues its annual March focus on women (including trans + non-gender conforming) artists in electronic music . Following an abstract vocal intro, WIDMAN begins his 2 hour mix with broken beats, house + techno, followed by footwork, jungle + drum n bass hy...

NIGHTMARES ON WAX, MOOR MOTHER, KOKOROKO + CHEZ DAMIER feature on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE episode focusing on black artists in electronic music, hosted by JOSHUA P. FERGUSON + HENRY SELF. JOSHUA heavily favors deep house sounds with some definite Chicago love, switching this up at the halfway mark to explore black artists from across the bass music spectrum. HENRY SELF takes on a diverse global pers...

New music from HERITAGE , KOBE JT , YEULE , BORIS , HEATHERED PEARLS + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + LUKE STOKES. BILL begins with a bouncy mix, displaying the many shades of new + recent UK garage/2 step sounds. LUKE follows with an eclectic set, that begins with techno, house + breakbeat, before slowing down into downtempo + ambient soundscapes. [air...

New music from BLASTAH , SIRR TMO , LANE 8 , COM TRUISE + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, with CHRIS WIDMAN + HENRY SELF in the mix. CHRIS begins with dub-influenced slow burners, moving into uk garage, breakbeat + electro, finishing with drum n bass, footwork + ‘ardcore jungle techno. HENRY follows a synth-driven arc, from epic arpeggiator trance/techno (reminiscent of UNDERWORLD) t...

New music from BURIAL, DEADBEAT x OM UNIT, GCOM, JACQUES GREENE, TRUDGE, PUGLILIST + more on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by JOSHUA P FERGUSON + BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B. JOSHUA begins the show with a chill-out set, touching on the cosmic side of low slung beats, drum n bass, electro + breakbeat. BILL follow in a similar, but more blunted vein, with downtempo + moving into various bass mus...

ABSTRACT SCIENCE celebrates 1200 episodes + 25 years with a special podcast focused on music from 1997, our first year broadcasting (an oral history of the radio show was expertly chronicled by The Chicago Reader ahead of our 1000th episode, 20 year celebration, 20 hour marathon takeover of WLUW in 2017 ). CHRIS begins with IDM + trip hop, then jungle (as it was becoming drum n bass). HENRY follow...

New music from A.FRUIT , JASON CODE , MANI FESTO , BATU , DAVIS GALVIN + more on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, with BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + CHRIS WIDMAN in the mix. Consider this podcast an addendum to the best of 2021, mostly focused on music released in late November + December of last year, along with overlooked tracks left on the cutting room floor. BILL keeps the first hour centered on 160...

BEST OF 2021, featuring ANZ , THE BUG , DARKSIDE , FLOATING POINTS w/ PHAROAH SANDERS , FLYING LOTUS , FRACTURE , JANA RUSH , MADLIB , OCTA OCTA , SLIKBACK + 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 2021 [aired 09 + 16 December 2021 on WLUW-Chicago 8...

NIGHTMARES ON WAX, FORT ROMEAU, DUVAL TIMOTHY + ROSS FROM FRIENDS lead the featured music for this episode of ABSTRACT SCIENCE with hosts JOSHUA P. FERGUSON + LUKE STOKES. JOSHUA sticks to the mostly 4/4 realm this set, spanning fuzzy house, italo, tech-ish, and the latest UK bass business. LUKE picks up the second hour, traversing melodic electronica, cinematic ambient, and downtempo. [aired 02 D...

DJ HANK guest mix + new music from DJ FLP , BREAKAGE + more on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B. Chicago footwork producer DJ HANK turns in a guest mix packed with unreleased originals + collaborations for the first hour. BILL follows up the footwork sounds with a mix of jungle + drum n’ bass. [aired 18 November 2021 on WLUW-Chicago 88.7FM ] > DJ HANK DJ Hank...

DISCLOSURE , BONOBO , NIGHTMARES ON WAX + ANZ top featured music on this episode of ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast with hosts JOSHUA P. FERGUSON + HENRY SELF. JOSHUA navigates recent globally minded downtempo for the first half of his set, moving into dubby house, italo, and afro disco on the back half. HENRY keeps the energy up, sifting through forward-thinking house, psych disco, balearic + a tribute...

New music from SYNKRO , PROC FISKAL , RROXYMORE , CHRISSY , LONE + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, with BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + CHRIS WIDMAN in the mix. BILL begins with a set of slow burn bass music + downtempo. WIDMAN follows with techno, breakbeat + electro, closing with an experimental funk jazz session from KING BRITT. This podcast combines two segments from episodes 1191 + 1192. [a...