henry self

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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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 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 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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absci radio 1185 – whoa-b + henry self

New music from DJ MANNY, FRACTURE, LAUREN FLAX, BEN BÖHMER + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + HENRY SELF. BILL begins with a mix of footwork, drum n bass + jungle. HENRY follows with an eclectic hour of ambient techno, downtempo, disco + house. [aired 16 Sep 2021…

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absci radio 1174 – whoa-b + henry self

New music from ANUNAKU, M4A4, MATTHEW DEAR, DANIEL AVERY + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + HENRY SELF. BILL begins with a mix of house + garage for the first hour. Henry follows with slow burn grooves, touching on synth funk, dance punk, indie electronic + avant disco….

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absci radio 1173 – joshua p ferguson + henry self

ANCHORSONG, SOULWAX, ROISIN MURPHY + SQUID top the featured tracks on this installment of the ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast hosted by JOSHUA P FERGUSON + HENRY SELF. JOSHUA moves from leftfield + deep house to post-rock + downtempo and back through the first hour. HENRY eases into things on a balearic tip before getting into orchestral…

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absci radio 1168 – chris widman + henry self

New music from COMPOSURESQUAD, PURELINK, AL’S MAGIC, GILLIGAN MOSS + CHRIS LIEBLING + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, with CHRIS WIDMAN + HENRY SELF in the mix. WIDMAN begins with uptempo sounds–mutant drum ‘n bass, hardcore, electro, footwork-inspired club–followed by slow-burn grooves. HENRY traverses an even wider range for the second hour: synth-driven funk,…

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