ROOTS REWIND

jazzuary – absci radio [as1069] – joshua p. ferguson

JOHN COLTRANE, ISOTOPE 217, KAMAAL WILLIAMS + THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA span our jazzuary 2019 edition of the ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by JOSHUA P. FERGUSON. Surveying sounds old and new, near and far out, JOSHUA plots a course from the vintage post-bop and spiritual jazz sounds of JOHN + ALICE COLTRANE, DON CHERRY + the…

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absci radio [as1059] – joshua p. ferguson + henry self – kruder & dorfmeister tribute

THE FIELD, MATTHEW DEAR + a 20th anniversary KRUDER & DORFMEISTER K&D SESSIONS tribute set on this episode of the ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast with JOSHUA P. FERGUSON + HENRY SELF. Inspired by the 20th anniversary of KRUDER & DORFMEISTER’s seminal K&D SESSIONS, JOSHUA digs deep in the digi-crates for the first hour, featuring selections from the…

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absci radio [as1045] – joshua p. ferguson + henry self

KAMASI WASHINGTON, DANNY TENAGLIA, FATIMA YAMAHA + Chicago’s DOS SANTOS round out a groove-heavy ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast with hosts JOSHUA P. FERGUSON + HENRY SELF. JOSHUA catches the exotica bug for the first half of the show thanks to NUMERO GROUP‘s new tiki and exotica compilation. Along with two tracks from the comp, he weaves…

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absci radio [as1036]

PIONAL, DEADBEAT, EMANCIPATOR + DANIEL AVERY are the new music call outs from an ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast full of throwback cuts—and hosted by MISTER JOSHUA + HENRY SELF. MISTER JOSHUA leads off the first hour with roots rewind selections from CLUSTER, ORBITAL + BOARDS OF CANADA alongside new music from DEADBEAT + DANIEL AVERY. HENRY…

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absci radio [as1009]

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM, BICEP, MOUNT KIMBIE + TOURIST lead off a new music heavy abstract science podcast hosted by MISTER JOSHUA+ HENRY SELF. With a mix of ambient and krautrock beginnings, MISTER JOSHUA leads off with new music from MOUNT KIMBIE + a tribute to the late great HOLGER CZUKAY of CAN fame. Moving into more…

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absci radio [as1005]

ANTIBALAS, DJ HELL, PATRICIA + BEN FROST top a particularly eclectic future music radio podcast from ABSTRACT SCIENCE hosts MISTER JOSHUA + LUKE STOKES. MISTER JOSHUA keeps things mostly organic for the first hour with a ROOTS REWIND set spanning world jazz from SUN RA + BADBADNOTGOOD, upbeat afro from DJ SOTOFETT + ANTIBALAS and…

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absci radio [as0995]

DJ HELL, JLIN, BURIAL + MARCUS INTALEX (RIP) are just some of the high points of a marathon Abstract Science podcast takeover from MISTER JOSHUA. Filling in for the full two hours, MISTER JOSHUA opens with a trio of beatless selections, transitioning into a mini drum ‘n’ bass mix + tribute to the late MARCUS…

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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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roots rewind: fred welsey & the jbs “blow your head”

the often sampled “blow your head”, from JAMES BROWN’s band-leader/composer/arranger FRED WESLEY, kicks off our ROOTS REWIND radio show and blog series. each week we highlight recordings essential to the history and development of electronic music and DJ culture. released 40 years ago on FRED WESLEY & THE JBs’ 1974 people records LP “damn right…

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