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absci radio [as1074] – joshua p. ferguson + luke stokes

MODESELEKTOR, ZERO 7, SUPLINGTON + CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA top the featured new music on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by JOSHUA P. FERGUSON + LUKE STOKES. Per usual, JOSHUA goes heavy on UK sounds for the first half of the show, dedicating time to broken beat new and old, dancefloor jazz + leftfield crooning. LUKE STOKES…

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absci radio [as1073] – chris widman + henry self

SLIKBACK, SCRATCH DVA, THROWING SNOW + DAN CURTIN are featured new music + a special VOCODERS ONLY deep crate dive, on this week’s ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN + HENRY SELF. WIDMAN focuses the first hour on new grime-inspired UK club sounds + left-field techno. for the second hour, HENRY pulls 80s electro…

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absci radio [as1072] – joshua p. ferguson + henry self

JAMES BLAKE, APPARAT, THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA + SMITH & MIGHTY are spotlight artists on this episode of the ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast hosted by JOSHUA P. FERGUSON + HENRY SELF. For the first hour, JOSHUA navigates a loose tapestry of balearic sounds, downtempo, bass and world house. HENRY takes to the second half of the pod…

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absci radio [as1071] – dj form + chris widman

DJ FORM guest mix + music from J DILLA, MMPH, HEAVEE + USE OF WEAPONS on this week’s ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. WIDMAN begins with hip-hop influenced beats (RIP J DILLA), followed by avant-drum n’ bass + footwork. for the second hour, DJ FORM of PSEUDO SLANG + GROOVE DISTRIBUTION returns to…

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absci radio [as1070] – whoa-b + luke stokes

DYL, TORANA, MACHINEFABRIEK + ROBERT RICH are featured new music on the latest ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by WHOA-B aka BILL BEARDEN + LUKE STOKES. BILL mixes 170bpm dnb + other bass music varieties for the first hour, followed by mostly ambient soundscapes from LUKE for the second hour. [aired 31 january 2019 on WLUW-chicago…

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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 [as1068] – chris widman + henry self

MARTYN, CARL FINLOW, ALLESANDRO CORTINI + MIGUEL ATWOOD-FERGUSON are featured on the latest ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN + HENRY SELF. On a cold, dark, January evening in 1997, two childhood friends put needle to record in the KCOU-Columbia studios. 22 years later, they are back on WLUW-Chicago for another year of future…

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best of 2018 – absci radio [as1066–1067]

BEST OF 2018, featuring BRUCE, DERU, DJRUM, DOS SANTOS, MAKAYA MCCRAVEN, STEFFI, SKEE MASK, STEVE HAUSCHILDT, TIM HECKER, X-ALTERA + many more, on this extended year-in-review ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast. co-hosts CHRIS WIDMAN, JOSHUA P FERGUSON, HENRY SELF + LUKE STOKES mix 4 diverse hours of future music favorites from 2018. [aired 6 + 13 december…

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absci radio [as1063] – whoa-b + henry self

DANIEL AVERY, MAGIC DRUM ORCHESTRA + MARLEY CARROL are featured new music on the latest ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, with HENRY SELF + guest host WHOA-B. frequent contributor + friend of the show WHOA-B, aka BILL BEARDEN, steps up to the mic for his first program as a monthly rotating host and selector. for the first…

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kranky 25 – absci radio [1065] – chris widman + luke stokes

KRANKY, the prolific + innovative label, is featured on this week’s ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast. resident selectors CHRIS WIDMAN + LUKE STOKES mix 2 hours of their favorite KRANKY releases to celebrate the label’s 25 anniversary, ahead of their collaborative event with AMBIENT CHURCH in chicago. in the spirit of the former chicago-based label, which the…

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