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abstract science presents raw code with sister zo, chris widman + whoa-b at podlasie club chicago – fri 12 july 2024

>>RA event >>FB event ABSTRACT SCIENCE is back at PODLASIE CLUB with RAW CODE, a night focused on leftfield club sounds at the meeting of midwest dj culture + the UK hardcore continuum. This edition features the return of NYC’s SISTER ZO alongside veteran ABSCI selectors CHRIS WIDMAN + WHOA-B. fri 12 july 2024 abstract…

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abstract science presents om unit, frail808, chris widman, whoa-b, jace inman (vj) at epiphany chicago – sat 29 june 2024

GET TICKETS >> ABSTRACT SCIENCE presents the long-awaited chicago debut of influential UK producer/dj OM UNIT, alongside veteran ABSCI selectors CHRIS WIDMAN + WHOA-B + special guest frail808. Video artist JACE INMAN projects after sunset. Dancefloor pressure + bass music spanning the sound system spectrum as evening turns into night. sat 29 june 2024 abstract…

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abstract science presents raw code with jana rush, dj hank, chris widman + whoa-b at podlasie club chicago – fri 08 december 2023

>>RA event >>FB event ABSTRACT SCIENCE is back at PODLASIE CLUB with RAW CODE, a night focused on leftfield club sounds at the meeting of midwest dj culture + the UK hardcore continuum. Chicago footwork experimentalists JANA RUSH + DJ HANK join veteran ABSCI selectors CHRIS WIDMAN + WHOA-B. fri 08 december 2023 abstract science…

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abstract science presents raw code with chrissy, chris widman + whoa-b at podlasie club chicago – fri 14 july 2023

>> FB event >> RA event ABSTRACT SCIENCE is back at PODLASIE CLUB with RAW CODE, a night focused on leftfield club sounds at the meeting of midwest dj culture + the UK hardcore continuum. In that spirit, CHRISSY returns to Chicago after 4 long years to deliver a special set of hardcore breakbeat, rave,…

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Roots Rewind: Frank Beverly & the Butlers “Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)” (Shoes Slow Soul Flow edit)

With a career that’s spanned gospel, doo-wop, soul, funk and R&B, Philly crooner Frankie Beverly is a name that should rank up there with some of America’s golden voices like Al Green and Marvin Gaye, the latter of which helped Beverly and his band Maze reach greater popularity in the ’60s. He may not be…

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NEW MUSIC: INNERSPACE HALFLIFE “TEARDROP FROM NEBULA 1121+22”

There’s something inherent in machine music that instinctively connects to the otherworldly qualities of the cosmos. Since techno’s birth, its bond to science fiction has never weakened, and even for Chicago duo Innerspace Halflife, who draw as much from Chicago’s dance music roots as the Motor City’s, the pull of some distant space has ensnared…

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best of 2013 (omitted): SHIGETO + KROMESTAR

excellent LPs from SHIGETO (“no better time than now”) + KROMESTAR (“tears of joy”) are the most glaring omissions we’ve noticed, so far, from our “best of 2013” radio show. the former was such a program staple during the year, that each co-host must have assumed one of the others would include the talented michigan…

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