RADIO SHOWS

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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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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