SPECIAL GUESTS

absci radio 1130 – js alvarez + chris widman

JS ALVAREZ (RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT) guest mix + new music from IKONIKA, HØST + LOKUA on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. For the first hour, the JS ALVAREZ guest mix begins with deep, dubwise percussive selections, and gradually becomes more dancefloor oriented, touching on elements of techno, Chicago house, synth disco +…

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absci radio 1127 – m50 + chris widman

Special guest mix from m50 + new music from MR MITCH, NIGHTWAVE + PHILLIP D KICK on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. Long-time listeners may remember m50 guest hosting ABSCI back in the 2000s + WIDMAN appearing on m50’s long-running ETC. RADIO program on WNUR 89.3FM’s STREETBEAT. Since then, the veteran Chicago…

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absci radio 1121 – dr0wng. + whoa-b

dr0wng. guest mix + new music from FLAVA D and BABY T on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, focused on women + non-binary artists in electronic music. BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B mixes drum n’ bass for the first hour, with selections loosely inspired by Duncan Winslow’s “Women in Drum & Bass: 20 Producers you NEED to…

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delilac – daphne series – absci radio [as1119]

DELILAC guest mix + new music from HAAi, ENYANG HA, ELLES + JESSY LANZA on this DAPHNE themed ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. Started by THE BLACK MADONNA in 2015, SMARTBAR CHICAGO’s annual DAPHNE series (now postponed due to COVID-19) showcases women/trans/non-binary artists in DJ/electronic music. WIDMAN mixes new/recent experimental, house + techno…

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jeff pietro + chris widman – absci radio [as1115]

JEFF PIETRO guest mix + new music from CHRISSY, NONCOMPLIANT, CYGNUS, INTELLIGENT SOUND + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. WIDMAN makes up for omissions from the last few months with a techno-focused mix for the first hour, featuring mostly midwest (with a few UK) artists released through bandcamp.com. Chicago DJ/producer…

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a.fruit + whoa-b – absci radio [as1108]

A.FRUIT guest mix + new music from ANUNAKU, EPROM, + LONE, on this week’s ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B. BILL showcases a range of bass-inflected sounds, touching on techno, grime, breakbeat, rave + drum n bass in the first hour. For the second hour, Russian DJ/producer A.FRUIT mixes drum n’ bass…

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ghostly international 20 year – absci radio [as1103] – chris widman + joshua p ferguson

Celebrating 20 years of GHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL + SPECTRAL SOUND records on the latest ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN + JOSHUA P FERGUSON. Ahead of their all-building 20 year celebration at Metro/Smartbar Chicago, CHRIS WIDMAN mixes an hour his favorite releases from the Ann Arbour, Michigan/ New York City based Ghostly International + Spectral…

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neffa-t — whoa-b — absci radio [as1096]

NEFFA-T guest mix + new music from MARTYN, LURKA + NOMINE, on the latest ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B. BILL opens the program with a set of new grime + deep dubstep, leading into a special guest mix in a similar vein from NEFFA-T. A RINSE FM resident + WHITE PEACH…

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absci radio [as1095] – chris widman + henry self – drop bass network retrospective

DROP BASS NETWORK retrospective mix + new music from SCORN, JK FLESH + AIR MAX ’97 on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, with CHRIS WIDMAN + HENRY SELF. WIDMAN begins with downtempo beats, drawing on shoegaze, distorted drone + IDM, followed by left-field drum ‘n bass in a similar vein. For the second hour, HENRY compiled…

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ariel zetina + movement detroit – absci radio [as1084]

Special guest mix from ARIEL ZETINA + selections from 2019 performers at MOVEMENT DETROIT ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL on the latest ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. We begin the program with a guest mix from Chicago DJ/producer/promoter ARIEL ZETINA, recorded live at her SMARTBAR DIAMOND FORMATION residency. ARIEL is an in-demand Chicago DJ &…

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