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radio show [as0482]

LENKEMZ ft SLICK DON, KUSH ARORA + MC ZULU + DJ NK’s zouk bass start off the show, as WIDMAN moves from an upfront mix of UK grime, global bass and dancehall into experimental jungle, funky drum n bass and finally rewinding to an O’JAYS classic on PHILADELPHIA INT’L. HENRY segues appropriately into the latest…

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radio show [as0841]

VALENTIN STIP, HYPERDUB’s COOLY G + HAUSCHKA are among the future music selections on this week’s program. [aired 20 february 2014] > Mister Joshua Com Truise “Subsonic” – Wave 1 – Ghostly International Teebs “Holiday” – E S T A R – Brain Feeder Recondite “Still” – Hinterland – Ghostly International Scarper “Hypnophoniac” – Plexus…

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radio show [as0840]

TRUNCATE on 50WEAPONS, NINJA TUNE neo-junglist LEE BANNON, + OM UNIT are featured on this week’s future music program. WIDMAN kicks things off with a hip hop intro, flowing into dubstep + techno, followed by HENRY SELF with a selection of laid-back remixes & grooves, capping off with the 1983 classic “I Wanna Freak” by…

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RADIO SHOW [AS0839]

DAEDELUS, ILLUM SPHERE, DEADBEAT, OWINY SIGOMA BAND, + FRANCIS HARRIS are new music features, plus a ROOTS REWIND in honor of BOB MARLEY’s birthday. >Mister Joshua 6th Borough Project “U Know U” — In Your Arms EP — Delusions of Grandeur Exercise One “Wandering” (Peter Van Hoesen remix) — Tales of Ordinary Madness — Exone…

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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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new music: shackleton “freezing opening thawing”

much like listening to his music, waiting for new material from SHACKLETON is a rewarding exercise in patience. originally from lancashire, uk (not too far from manchester), SHACKLETON made his name co-running the SKULL DISCO label and turning out unique dubstep recordings, noted for their meticulous sound design, percussion programming and dread atmosphere. sometime after…

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radio show [as0838]

the latest from shackleton, benny ill, faltyDL + todd terje, plus a much sampled roots rewind from fred wesley + the jbs. [aired 30 jan 2014] >chris widman Fred Wesley & The JB’s “Blow Your Head” –Damn Right I Am Somebody-People Dusky-“9T8 (Benny Ill London Underground Mix)”–School Records Ashley Beedle “Saturday (Let Me See You)”-…

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best of 2013 radio show [as0834-35]

happy 2014 loyal listeners, welcome to our annual “best of” episode. maybe it was just us, but, 2013 went by in a blur, smearing distinctions between genres and audiences. a year of new fusions and revivals of revivals. while classic house and disco-influenced sounds dominated mainstream pop music, dubstep and grime’s lasting influence fueled a…

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best of 2012 radio show [as779]

aired 12/27/12 with joshua p. ferguson, chris widman, luke stokes + henry self DOWNLOAD THIS SET HERE (fyi: large file 530 MB) >joshua p ferguson John Talabot — So Will Be Now — fin — Permanent Vacation Maxxi Soundsystem — Regrets We Have No Use For (Herbert remix) — Hypercolour Hot Chip — Flutes —…

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2000–2009: Decade In Future Music

THE DECADE IN FUTURE MUSIC (2000-2009) abstract science hosts chris widman, luke stokes and henry self took on the nearly impossible task of summing up a decade of future music–their favorites, the most influential releases and overlooked gems from 2000-2009. [broadcast 07 january 2010 on WLUW 88.7fm Chicago] >chris widman machinefabriek-“chinese unpopular song”–weleer-lampse monolake-“cern”–momentum-ml/imbalance computer…

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