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ANDREW WEATHERALL (RIP) tribute + new music from THE HELIOCENTRICS , BIOME + HYPHO , ANUNAKA , TMSV , POOLSIDE , TAME IMPALA + WAJATTA on this extended ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by JOSHUA P FERGUSON, BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + HENRY SELF. JOSHUA kicks off the show with psychedelic/contemporary jazz + instrumental hip hop, focusing on artists from Chicago, Los Angeles, the UK + STONES THROW/M...

new music from KEMAL , NICOLAS GODIN , MIKAL & MAKO , SEBA & PARAKOX , + WILLARIS. K on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + HENRY SELF. for the first hour, BILL mixes upfront drum n’ bass, including the first release in more than ten years from the legendary KEMAL. HENRY takes the second hour into moody house, downtempo, electro + disco. [aired 13 Feb...

JEFF PIETRO guest mix + new music from CHRISSY , NONCOMPLIANT , CYGNUS , INTELLIGENT SOUND + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. WIDMAN makes up for omissions from the last few months with a techno-focused mix for the first hour, featuring mostly midwest (with a few UK) artists released through bandcamp.com. Chicago DJ/producer JEFF PIETRO returns with yet another guest...

2010–2019: DECADE IN FUTURE MUSIC part 3, featuring APHEX TWIN , BADBADNOTGOOD , BEN FROST , BURIAL , KAMASI WASHINGTON , LORD ECHO , MACHINEDRUM , MODERAT , NEAR THE PARENTHESIS , PRINS THOMAS , + many more on this special retrospective ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted + mixed by JOSHUA P FERGUSON + LUKE STOKES. This is part 3 of a 3 part series looking back at our favorite selections from the pa...

2010–2019: DECADE IN FUTURE MUSIC part 2, featuring AMON TOBIN , BLOOM , DJ RASHAD + DJ MANNY , FLYING LOTUS , FOUR TET , JAMES BLAKE , OM UNIT + SAM BINGA , TIM HECKER , TODD TERJE + many more on this special retrospective ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted + mixed by BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + HENRY SELF. This is part 2 of a 3 part series looking back at our favorite selections from the past 10 yea...

2010–2019: DECADE IN FUTURE MUSIC part 1, featuring BATU , THE BUG , DJRUM , LONE , JLIN , SHIGETO , SKEE MASK , SLICKBACK , SPECIAL REQUEST + THROWING SNOW + many more on this special retrospective ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted + mixed by CHRIS WIDMAN. over the next few weeks, the ABSCI resident djs begin their 23rd year of broadcasting with a series looking back at our favorite selections fro...

BEST OF 2019 part 2, featuring BURIAL remixing LUKE SLATER , THE COMET IS COMING , DAEDELUS , FLYING LOTUS , MOODYMAN , OREN AMBARCHI , PROEM , RESAVOIR + many more, on the second of two ABSTRACT SCIENCE year-in-review podcasts. co-hosts JOSHUA P FERGUSON + LUKE STOKES mix 2 diverse hours of future music favorites from 2019. [aired 12 December 2019 on WLUW-88.7FM Chicago ] LISTEN TO BEST OF 2019 P...

BEST OF 2019, featuring A.FRUIT , AIRMAX ’97 , BARKER , FENNESZ , FLOATING POINTS , OCTA OCTA , SLIKBACK , SPECIAL REQUEST , SYNKRO , YAZZUS + many more, on the first of two ABSTRACT SCIENCE year-in-review podcasts. co-hosts CHRIS WIDMAN, BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + HENRY SELF mix 3 diverse hours of future music favorites from 2019. [aired 5 December 2019 on WLUW-88.7FM Chicago ] LISTEN TO BEST OF 2...

ANDY STOTT , JOY ORBISON , ROLAND TINGS + JACQUES GREENE feature on this edition of the ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by JOSHUA P. FERGUSON + HENRY SELF. Moving through house, bass, jazz and a heavy UK influence across the board, JOSHUA holds down the first hour of the program. HENRY picks up the second half, finding common ground between techy house sounds, modern soul, synthwave + indie rock....

A.FRUIT guest mix + new music from ANUNAKU , EPROM , + LONE , on this week’s ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B. BILL showcases a range of bass-inflected sounds, touching on techno, grime, breakbeat, rave + drum n bass in the first hour. For the second hour, Russian DJ/producer A.FRUIT mixes drum n’ bass on the half-step/footwork/jungle axis. A.FRUIT has releas...

new music from ZONAL (THE BUG + JUSTIN K BROADRICK), WALTON , SKEE MASK , HOLLOWAY + ARGOT MUSIC on this extended ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, with BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + CHRIS WIDMAN in the mix. BILL begins the program with an hour set of UK garage + 2 step related selections. WIDMAN follows with an eclectic 2 hour mix, that moves from spacey IDM, dubstep, breakbeat + electro to techno, drum n ba...

Celebrating 20 years of GHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL + SPECTRAL SOUND records on the latest ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN + JOSHUA P FERGUSON. Ahead of their all-building 20 year celebration at Metro/Smartbar Chicago , CHRIS WIDMAN mixes an hour his favorite releases from the Ann Arbour, Michigan/ New York City based Ghostly International + Spectral Sound labels. For the second hour we...

New music selections from THOM YORKE , DAEDELUS , BOARDS OF CANADA + ROSS FROM FRIENDS on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast hosted  by JOSHUA P. FERGUSON + LUKE STOKES. First hour host JOSHUA presses play on a mix of psychedelic dance and nostalgic rave breaks tunes, including recent releases from ROSS FROM FRIENDS, EAST OF OCEANS, ELIPHINO + CFCF. LUKE picks up the second half with an expansive ambie...

New music from DJRUM , ALIX PEREZ , OM UNIT + GALCHER LUSTWERK , hosted by WHOA-B aka BILL BEARDEN + HENRY SELF. For the first hour, BILL surveys the latest left-field drum n bass, from neo-hardcore + half-step, to drumfunk + autonomic sounds. HENRY follows with emotive house, electro, space disco + downtempo. [aired 26 September 2019 on WLUW 88.7fm Chicago ] > BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B Djrum "Hard...

New music from BARKER , SLIKBACK , PROJECT PABLO + SPECIAL REQUEST on this week’s ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, mixed by CHRIS WIDMAN. WIDMAN begins the program with head-nodding breakbeat + dubstep sounds, follows with emotive uk garage, house + electro, and closes the last 30 minutes with afro-juke, footwork + jungle. [aired 17 September 2019 on WLUW 88.7fm-Chicago ] > CHRIS WIDMAN Barker “Hed...

NEFFA-T guest mix + new music from MARTYN , LURKA + NOMINE , on the latest ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B. BILL opens the program with a set of new grime + deep dubstep, leading into a special guest mix in a similar vein from NEFFA-T. A RINSE FM resident + WHITE PEACH recordings artist, Bournmouth, UKs NEFFA-T is a rising talent. For the second hour, BILL continues wit...

DROP BASS NETWORK retrospective mix + new music from SCORN , JK FLESH + AIR MAX ’97 on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, with CHRIS WIDMAN + HENRY SELF. WIDMAN begins with downtempo beats, drawing on shoegaze, distorted drone + IDM, followed by left-field drum ‘n bass in a similar vein. For the second hour, HENRY compiled + WIDMAN mixed a DROP BASS NETWORK retrospective set ahead of their...

new music from EL-SULL (EL-B + SULLY), AJ TRACEY , LUSINE + BONOBO on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + LUKE STOKES. for the first hour, BILL showcases the current UK garage/2 step revival with a mix heavy on self-released BANDCAMP.COM finds. LUKE takes hour 2 atmospheric, alternating between techno, dub + ambient sounds. [aired 18 July 2018 on WLUW 88.7FM Chicago...

BURIAL , MOODYMANN , FLOATING POINTS + DJ TENNIS top the highlights of this episode of the ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, a two-hour takeover with host JOSHUA P. FERGUSON. Easing into things, the first set explores ambient and synth territory, highlighting new music from UK enigma BURIAL, vaporwave highlights 2814 + Ghostly International synth cosmonaut COM TRUISE . Upping the tempo for a house-laden e...

new music from MOODYMANN , KAMIKAZE SPACE PROGRAMME , THOM YORKE + IKONIKA , plus a PHILIPPE ZDAR (RIP) retrospective on this week’s ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + HENRY SELF. BILL traverses the latest bass music for the first hour, shifting tempos through UK techno/breakbeat, dubstep/grime + footwork/dnb. For the second hour, HENRY pairs new house + slow burne...

KONX-AM-PAX , CIEL , STENNY + PLAID are featured new music on the latest ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN + LUKE STOKES. For the first hour, WIDMAN quickly ramps up from a dub-wise intro into a mix of breakbeat, neo-rave + epic techno, winding down with the new SCORN + the distorted indie-electronica of BLANCK MASS (ex-FUCK BUTTONS). LUKE takes the second hour in a more eclectic di...

FLYING LOTUS special + new music from JAI PAUL , MALA + FENNESZ on this episode of the ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast with hosts JOSHUA P. FERGUSON + HENRY SELF. JOSHUA goes all in a bass and beats forward set centered on the new FLYLO LP and surveying his music and that of his likeminded contemporaries. HENRY turns out a more eclectic hour, traversing digital soul, psychedelic ambient, vintage broken b...

JK FLESH aka JUSTIN K BROADRICK (remixed by THE BUG) , CUYO , LIQUID CITY MOTORS , FANU + ASC , are featured new music selections on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, mixed by CHRIS WIDMAN. For the first hour, WIDMAN moves between techno, electro + breakbeat selections, while gradually increasing the tempo. The second hour begins with a half-time drop into dubwise bass music, follows with jungle, dru...

YAK , SYNKRO , THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA + CHRISSY are featured new music on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by WHOA-B aka BILL BEARDEN + HENRY SELF. BILL begins the program with left-field bass music, starting with deep dubstep, moving into experimental grime + drum n bass, and ending with downtempo sounds. HENRY continues the funky laid-back sounds into the 2nd hour, before delving into an e...

AMON TOBIN , FLYING LOTUS , APPARAT + THE COMET IS COMING chart the course for the latest edition of this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast hosted by JOSHUA P. FERGUSON + HENRY SELF. JOSHUA digs into his collection of contemporary jazz-ish finds to start the show, including spiritual and fusion sounds from CHICAGO + LONDON, then shifts the vibe to feature a selection of recent downtempo and ambient sounds....