RADIO SHOWS

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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absci radio 1196 – joshua p ferguson + luke stokes

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,…

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absci radio 1194 – dj hank + whoa-b

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…

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absci radio 1193 – joshua p ferguson + henry self

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,…

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absci radio 1191-1192 – whoa-b + chris widman

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…

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absci radio 1190 – chris widman + henry self

New music from THEO PARRISH, NATIVE SOUL, WAYWARD, JASPER TYGNER + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN + HENRY SELF. WIDMAN begins with slow-burn house + broken beats, followed by UK garage. HENRY follows a similar path, starting with deep sounds + electronic shoegaze, closing out with uptempo techno, breakbeat +…

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absci radio 1189 – joshua p ferguson + henry self

BADBADNOTGOOD, MACHINEDRUM, JOY ORBISON + TOMU DJ lead a new-music-filled edition of the ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast with hosts JOSHUA P. FERGUSON + HENRY SELF. JOSHUA runs down the latest in contemporary jazz-wise business before flipping into a string of breaks and bass heavy on the ’90s nostalgia. HENRY picks up on the moody deep-end of…

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