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absci radio 1208 – joshua p ferguson + luke stokes

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…

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absci radio 1207 – whoa-b + henry self

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…

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absci radio 1206 – chris widman

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 +…

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absci radio 1204 – joshua p ferguson + henry self

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…

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absci radio 1203 – whoa-b + luke stokes

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…

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absci radio 1202 – chris widman + henry self

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…

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absci radio 1201 – joshua p ferguson + whoa-b

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…

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absci radio 1200 – music of 1997 – chris widman + henry self

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…

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absci radio 1199 – whoa-b + chris widman

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…

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best of 2021 – absci radio 1197-1198

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…

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