JONATHAN D VALDEZ guest mix + new music from SHACKLETON, PLACID ANGELS, KMRU + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. Special guest JONATHAN D VALDEZ (of NU VISION) is a bassist, producer + DJ, who delivers a jakbeat house mix focused on releases from NATION + DIRTY BLENDS labels ahead of the debut release “The Seed” from NU VISION. WIDMAN follows with an techno, electro + experimental sounds.

>JONATHAN D VALDEZ
Nico Babylon – Drum Major – Dirty Blends – 2025
Sanford Zydeco – Buckwheat Beat 4 The Primordial Cult – Dirty Blends – 2025
The Jak & Nico Babylon – This Nasty Possesion – Dirty Blends – 2025
The Jak meets William Kincaid – Psycko Pipez – Dirty Blends – 2025
The Jak Vs Nico Babylon- Roman Romance 4 The DruM kiDz – Dirty Blends – 2025
Mutant Beat Dance – Tuning Within the Maze – Nation – 2022
Nu Vision – R U Serious?!? – Nation – 2026
M.o.m.O.– High Voltage Re-Enactment – Light Sounds Dark – 2015

>CHRIS WIDMAN
Silent Servant “Harm In Hand” (Shadows of Death and Desire, Hospital Productions, 2018)
pdqb “Quaoar” (Sermons of the Electrofying Messiah, Synaptic Cliffs, 2025)
JTC “Infoline (DMX Crew Remix)” (JTC, Bopside, 2016)
E.R.P. “Oretha” (Event Related Potential, Down Low Music, 2005)
Rob Amboule “Friday Night Shite” (Siltie EP, Craigie Knowes, 2025)
Shackleton “The Dream in Fragments” (Euphoria Bound, Woe to the Septic Heart, 2026)
6amsunset “Stranger Call” (Graphical User Interface, Different Circles, 2026)
John Beltran, Placid Angles, Tom VR “Tides Alternate”(Canada, Oath, 2026)
Kangding Ray “Desierto” (Sirāt – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Invada, 2026)
Bill Laswell “Space-Time Paradox” (Essential Dub, Nation Music, 2004)
KMRU “Blurred (feat. Fennesz)” (Kin, Editions Mego, 2026)
Andrew Pekler “Browser Music 2” (Browser Music, 2021)

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JAMES BLAKE, SHACKLETON, KENNY DOPE + DJ SEINFELD are highlights on the latest pod, hosted by JOSHUA P. FERGUSON + HENRY SELF. JOSHUA weaves a psychedelic set running from abstract bass to midtempo deepness to primetime underground fair. HENRY stays mostly focused on the dance floor for the first half of his set with a diverse house-forward hour, that drops the tempo for a mid-set interlude covering electronic pop + low-slung Italo. [aired 12 February 2026 on WLUW-Chicago 88.7FM]

>JOSHUA P. FERGUSON
Fabiano Do Nascimento & E Ruscha V “Rio Inverso” (Aquaticos, Music from Memory, 2026)
James Blake “Death of Love” (Trying Times, Good Boy, 2026)
Shackleton “When Memory Ceases” (Euphoria Bound, AD93, 2026)
Horsepower Productions “Justify” (Crooks, Crime & Corruption, Tempa, 2016)
Ikonika “JSUK” (Bubble Up EP, Hyperdub, 2022)
Tornado Wallace “Space Tropics” (Desperate Pleasures EP, Beats In Space, 2013)
Natural Magic “Skyward Eye” (II, Optimo Music, 2026)
HOLOVR “Ancient Light” (Hypnotic Sensation, Indole, 2026)
Traumprinz “Where is Home?” (Planet Giegling, Giegling, 2017)
Underground Resistance “When Angels Speak” (When There Is No Sun, Omni Sound, 2026)
TCB “2nd Touch” (Roman Flugel remix) (Rather Happy Songs, House is OK, 2015)
Harmon “California Sober” (Happy Accidents, mulemusiq, 2026)
Shakarchi & Straneus “Donut Plains” (Anchor Songs, Studio Barnus, 2026)

>HENRY SELF
Barry Can’t Swim “Chala (My Soul Is On A Loop)” (Late Night Tales, Late Night Tales, 2026)
Craven Faults “Yard Loup” (Sidings, Leaf, 2026)
TEED “Always With Me” (Always With Me, Nice Age, 2025)
Xpansions “Move Your Body (Elevation)” (Shadow Child Remix) (Food, 2019)
Fresh and Low “Interact” (Bomba, 1995)
Helado Negro “More” (The Last Sound On Earth, Big Dada, 2025)
TSHA feat. Rose Gray “Girls” (Bubblegum Version) (Sad Girl (Remixes), Ninja Tune, 2025)
Kenny Dope & Róisín Murphy “Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)” (Naive Melodies, BBE, 2026)
Roni Griffith “Spys” (Chrissy Edit) (yearofedits.com, 2015)
Fred again.. feat. Floating Points “Ambery” (USB002, Atlantic, 2025)
DJ Seinfeld “Plush” (Ninja Tune, 2026)
L.P. Rhythm “Want Somebody” (Hot Creations, 2026)
Hercules & Love Affair feat. Hips & Lips “Body and Soul” (Stratasonic, 2025)
Weval “Straf (Theme)” (Straf (Soundtrack), Technicolour, 2026)

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New music from VIGGO DYSTE, ESTELLA BOERSMA, ALEJANDRO MERENCO, SHACKLETON, HODGE + more on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + CHRIS WIDMAN. BILL begins with a mix of techno + house. WIDMAN follows on a technoid axis, but diverging into broken beat + bass music mutations. [aired 05 February 2026 on WLUW-Chicago 88.7FM]

>BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B
Viggo Dyst “Wet Stuff” (Shall Not Fade, 2025)
Skee Mask “Nights & Music” (Ilian Tape, 2026)
FJAAK “Soulfriction” (SPANDAU20, 2025)
DJ Babatr “Let’s Do It (te-te)” (Hakuna Kulala, 2025)
Estella Boersma “The Core” (EB-REX, 2025)
Peverelist “Pulse IX” (Fadi Mohem Remix, Livity Sound, 2025)
Leibniz “Corridor” (Peach Discs, 2025)
Pugilist “Monument” (Ruff Kutz, 2025)
Gockel “Otorongo” (Patent, 2026)
Altinbas “Nebula” (Observer Station, 2025)
Pearson Sound “Which Way Is Up” (Hessle Audio, 2024)
K-Lone “Shelter” (Tempa, 2025)

>CHRIS WIDMAN
The Black Dog “They Came For My Head” (Loud Ambient, Dust Science, 2025)
MoMa Ready “CLEAR” (BODY 25, 2025)
Robert Hood “Full Armor” (M-Plant, M-Plant 2014)
Mikkel Metal “Rebuild (Luke Hess Remix)” (Rebuild, Echochord, 2026)
Alejandro Marenco “Serpiente” (Cold Front Volume 2, Lake Effect Records, 2026)
Shackleton “The Dream in Fragments” (Euphoria Bound, Woe to the Septic Heart, 2026)
Hodge “Sway” (Tempa Allstars Vol. 9, 2026)
SPEEDY J “Freeqwarp 2025” (Transparent, Stoor, 2026)
Sister Zo “Fighting for Scraps” (Superclásico, Vol. 2, Clásico, 2025)
Kiefer Ian “Clear The Floor” (2025)
Kassian, sept7 “Hollow (sept7 Remix)” (Faux Poly: Remixed 004
Jace Inman “In A Viper Pit” (All Energy, NFC Records, 2025)
Kangding Ray “En La Noche” (Sirāt – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Invada, 2025)
The Bug vs Ghost Dubs “Burial Skank (Mass, Brixton)” (Implosion, Pressure, 2025)

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DAPHNI, VOICES FROM THE LAKE, APPARAT + ROBYN top highlights for this edition of ABSTRACT SCIENCE with JOSHUA P. FERGUSON + HENRY SELF. JOSHUA’s first-hour set moves from the hypnotic jazz-ish realm to dubwise electronic sounds, with some deep techno + house mixed in. HENRY slowly builds up the energy with a more driving set touching on techno, deep house, balearic breaks + electro dub. [aired 23 January 2026 on WLUW-Chicago 88.7FM]

>JOSHUA P. FERGUSON
Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling & Andreas Werliin “Yek” (Ghosted III, Drag City, 2025)
TOMAGA “Bluest” (Extended Play 1, Negative Days, 2019)
Floating Points “Corner of My Eye” (Pluto, 2025)
Apparat “Hum of Maybe” (Hum of Maybe, Mute, 2026)
Voices from the Lake “Blue Noa” (II, Spazio Disponible, 2025)
Yello “Frautonium” (Half Life – Andrew Weatherall remix) (Blank Media, 2017)
Andachan & Bicep “Aapoq” (TAKKUUK soundtrack, Ninja Tune, 2025)
Axel Boman “Hold On (Trensum Tribe dub) (Luz / Quest For Fire In Dub!, Studio Barnhus, 2025)
Low End Activist “They Only Come Out at Night (Andy Martin Remix) (Municipal Dreams Remixes, Sneaker Social Club, 2025)
drames rurals “l’empelt” (Shackleton mix) (Hivern Discs, 2025)
Leif “How to Eat an Orange part 2” (Collide, AD93, 2025)

>HENRY SELF
Helado Negro “Protector” (The Last Sound On Earth, Big Dada, 2025)
Max Styler “You & Me” (Vintage Culture Extended Remix) (Nu Moda, 2025)
Robyn “Dopamine” (KASI Extended Remix) (soundcloud.com/clubofkasi, 2025)
MK & Clementine Douglas “Come Find Me” (Columbia, 2025)
Daphni “Waiting So Long” (Butterfly, Jiaolong, 2026)
Oneohtrix Point Never “Cherry Blue” (Tranquilizer, Warp, 2025)
Daniel Lopatin “The Necklace” (Marty Supreme Original Soundtrack, A24, 2025)
Tangerine Dream “Love on a Real Train” (Trance Wax Remix) (Trance Wax Five, Trance Wax, 2019)
Harks and Mudd “Susta” (Ron Trent Dub) (Leng, 2021)
Ex Generation “Aao Naa” (The Mumbai Exchange, Energy Exchange, 2025)
Tom Vek “Cover” (Gus Alt-J Remix) (We Have Sound Remixed, Stratasonic, 2025)
Killing Joke “Love Like Blood” (Your Heart Is a Weapon Dub) (In Dub, Killing Joke, 2014)
Effy “Raging” (Effy, 2021)

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New music from MOSCOW LEGEND, OBEKA, PLEASE + HEAVEE, JACE INMAN, BODYMAN, THE BLACK DOG + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B + CHRIS WIDMAN. BILL begins the program with a mix of grime, uk garage, breakbeat + juke. WIDMAN follows with footwork jungle, drum n bass, electro, dub + experimental sounds [aired 15 January 2026 on WLUW-Chicago 88.7FM]

>BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B
Kush Arora “Alghoza Reaper” (Not On Label, 2025)
Cesco & Bidle “Overdue” (1985 Music, 2023)
L-VIS 1990 “Junglism” (Club Djembe, 2025)
Ivy Lab “Cut Cut” (Twenty Twenty, 2024)
Liquid DnB-like Ambient Grime “’22 Grime Mix” (Sneaker Social Club, 2024)
DJ Fitness ft Señor Faxwater “Tres Tristes Tigres” (Isla, 2025)
Hekkla “Damocles” (3024, 2021)
Rygby “Giardino Bellini” (Not On Label, 2025)
Moscow Legend “Watts” (Not On Label, 2026)
Mani Festo “Pathfinder” (Shall Not Fade, 2022)
Sun People “Exhausting Care” (Candy Mountain, 2024)
Obeka ft Big Dreco “Ready for the Soundman” (Metrodome Remix, Yuku, 2025)
Alohn “Horloge du 3ème Âge” (Soa420 Remix, Traverse, 2024)
Prettybwoy “Holocene” (SVBKVLT, 2025)
Proc Fiskal “Imagemage” (Shleekit Doss, 2025)
DJ Polo “If The Glove Fits” (Livity Sound, 2024)
Samurai Breaks “Oshee” (Worst Behavior, 2023)
Sam Binga & Fracture “I Jus Wanna” (Pineapple Records, 2024)

>CHRIS WIDMAN
Konx-om-Pax “Phantasy 2” (Uaxuctum, 2025)
Wordcolour “Spiral Emoji” (Ratios IV, Houndstooth, 2025)
Please & Heavee “High Quality Ramen” (Year of the Snake, Issa Party, 2025)
Weval “DOPAMINE (Tim Reaper Remix)” (Ninjatune, 2025)
Suburban Architecture “Turning Point (4hero Remix)” (The Complete Architecture Dubs, 2025)
Om Unit “The Chase” (Acid Dub Studies III, 2025)
Identified Patient “Return” (Reset, Dekmantel UFO, 2025)
Jace Inman “Mover” (All Energy, NFC Records, 2025)
Bodyman “Stimulant Hoarder” (World Leader EP, Satellite Trax, 2025)
Lapalux “DPO Melt” (On The Grid, 2025)
JASSS “Sand Wrists” (Eager Buyers, AWOS, 2025)
The Black Dog “Working Class Sabbath” (Loud Ambient, Dust Science, 2025)
The Bug “Duppied (Brixton Rec) (The Bug vs Ghost Dubs – Implosion, Pressure, 2025)
Fivepaw “Heaven Scent” (Fivepaw / Memory Dust EP, 2025)

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MINA MILLS guest mix + new music from BARKER + RAY7, L-VIS 1990, IMAGINARY NUMBER + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast hosted by BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B. Special guest Chicago-based DJ + producer MINA MILLS begins the program with a midwest focused mix of classic warehouse techno + rave house. BILL follows with a set of UK club, techno, breakbeat + garage. [aired 13 November 2025 of WLUW-Chicago 88.7FM]

>MINA MILLS
Monobox- Downtown B1 [M-P 311] {1997}
Jomanda- I Like It (Acapella) [RB 6001] {1993}
Damon Wild- Red Dog [SWRR001] {1996}
Felix K- MSCL [FLXK#1] {2018]
Tadpole- Plug Out [AB012] {1997}
C. Garette- Untitled (Box Blaze & Deetron Remix) [ARMALYTE 005] {2000}
Subsounds- Shape Three [SUBSOUNDS 007] {1997}
Scrappy- Freeze (Ron Hardy Edit) [RDY 45] {1998}
Dave Tarrida- Stem The Flow [TRESOR 126] {1999}
Beat Junkies- I Am Sorry [CTM9806-1] {1998}
New Order- I Don’t Care [0-20546] {1986}
Christian Smith & John Selway- Reflective Mode [TR-012] {1999}
Basic Implant- Chilla [AUDIOLP01] {2000}
Lil Louis And The Diamond Corp.- War Games (Unfortunately True Mix) [DM015] {1988}
Mark Bernard-The World [DM251] {1998}
Cherry Bomb- Latination [MM 041] {1998}
Dimi Angélis & Jeroen Search- De Novo [TRAUT 009] {2011}
Thompson & Lenoir- Can’t Stop The House [HJA 870001] {1987}
Green Velvet- La La Land (Floppy Sounds Vocal Mix) [RR2007-1] {2001}
Angel Alanis- Assault The Audio [CTM-9813] {1998}
Access 58- Abstract Funk [A58-003] {1999}
Shaka- Due Corde (Rmx) [REV 002] {2000}
Jadakiss (Featuring Anthony Hamilton)- Why! (Instrumental) [INTR 11181-1] {2004}
Static Drum- External (Technasia Remix) [LOG021B] {2001}
Indo- Are U Sleeping (H&F Vox Mix) [ARM 0004] {1993}

>BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B
Masaka Masaka “Nothing Makes Sense” (Hakuna Kulala, 2024)
Barker & Ray7 “Wiretap #1” (Leisure System, 2025)
B. McQueen & Theorist “Chives” (Wisdom Teeth, 2025)
DJ Fitness “Rooster Dub” (Isla, 2025)
L-VIS 1990 “Soul Motion” (Club Djembe, 2025)
Bodhi “LVLZ” (Hotflush Recordings, 2024)
Fixate “Conundrum” (Exit Records, 2024)
SpacePose “Injure” (Not On Label, 2024)
Imaginary Number “I’m In” (YUKU, 2025)
Pearson Sound “Hornet” (Hessle Audio, 2024)
TMSV “Hangplant” (Perfect Records, 2025)
TSVI & DJ Plead “Twos and Fours” (AD 93, 2024)
K-Lone “Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah” (Aus Music, 2024)
Holloway “Echo Tone” (Instinct, 2020)
Wreckx-n-Effect “Rump Shaker” (DJ Cosworth Refix, 2025)
Walton “Drowsy” (Not On Label, 2020)

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New music from JASMÍN, LAPALUX, JOE MILLI, WANDERIST, JASSS + more, on this ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. WIDMAN begins the program with a mix of mutant bass music (drawing on broken techno, electro + breakbeat), followed by percussive house and club sounds. For the second hour, WIDMAN continues with ambient jungle +...

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