chris widman

absci radio 1234 – chris widman + henry self

New music from OBJEKT, SHYGIRL, CHRISSY, FEVER RAY + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN + HENRY SELF. WIDMAN begins with varied dub + percussive sounds on the 90-100 bpm axis, followed by techno, breakbeat + electro. For the second hour, HENRY moves from jazz-driven downtempo into indie dance, space disco…

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absci radio 1224 – joshua p ferguson + chris widman

New music from BRAND BRAUER FRICK, RROXYMORE, CYGNUS, LOKUA, ZACHARY LUBIN + more on the this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast hosted by JOSHUA P FERGUSON + CHRIS WIDMAN. JOSHUA begins with a mix of deep techno, acid house + space disco. WIDMAN follows with a set electro, techno, downtempo + drum n bass, featuring a number…

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absci radio 1218 – millia + chris widman

MILLIA guest mix + new music from BIG KANI, WALTON, WATCH THE RIDE w/ NIA ARCHIVES + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. Chicago DJ/producer MILLIA, aka MILLIA RAGE + member of PURELINK, begins the program with a spacious + percussive guest mix that builds from dub into broken beats, dancehall…

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absci radio 1215 – chris widman + henry self

New music from BATU, CIEL, ALEX BANKS, RON TRENT feat. KHRUANGBIN + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN + HENRY SELF. WIDMAN begins with a mix of dubwise downtempo, slow burners, amapiano, electro + dubstep. HENRY follows with an epic + ecstatic set that touches on techno, electro, balearic disco, pop…

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absci radio 1213 – chris widman + luke stokes

New music from RON TRENT, MR. MITCH, RP BOO (remixing µ-Ziq), ZEMI17 + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN + LUKE STOKES. WIDMAN begins with a mix of of techno, house, uk garage, electro, footwork, jungle + drum n bass. LUKE follows with an even more varied set, touching on ska,…

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absci radio 1212 – frankie vega + chris widman

FRANKIE VEGA guest mix + new music from JANA RUSH, LONE, PURELINK + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. Veteran Chicago DJ/Producer FRANKIE VEGA begins the program with a mix of straight for the dancefloor midwest techno, previewing his set at the debut I ♥ ACID CHICAGO event 4/29. VEGA emerged…

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absci radio 1206 – chris widman

New music from DJ MINX, HINAKO OMORI, SISTER ZO, VIOLET + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. ABSTRACT SCIENCE continues its annual March focus on women (including trans + non-gender conforming) artists in electronic music. Following an abstract vocal intro, WIDMAN begins his 2 hour mix with broken beats, 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 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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