abstract science djs mixes

In the world of inspiration, some forces stand above and ring out louder than others. Chris Widman-- producer, co-host and co-founder of Abstract Science Radio-- stands among them. With over 25 years at the helm of Absci Radio and +1,000 episodes delivered to the Chicago airwaves and beyond, Widman's legacy is nothing short of phenomenal.

For this episode, unleashed in the wake of the full moon in Aries, as the seasons turn towards the sublunary majesty of decay and repose, join us for a massive 90-minute journey into the bass-driven, subterranean impulses of contemporary sound design. As a whole it is remarkably spectral, propulsive, tectonic in its weight, and revelatory in its resolution. 

From Chris, "...this mix was commissioned long ago. during which time, the great andrew weatherall died, inspiring me to scrap a carefully curated playlist + compile something new along the slower tempos the "guv'nor" championed. the result weaves together related threads of techno dancehall, dubwise breakbeat, blunted electro, african/diaspora club (+ inspired versions), + inescapably, two favorite weatherall projects."

AW/OA 052: Abstract Science [mixed by Chris Widman]
1. Silent Harbour "Black Cloud" (Hinterland, Conforce, 2017)
2. Millia Rage "hopper7" (2020)
3. Batu "Monolith" (Timedance, 2016)
4. Pessimist "Bloom" (Blackest Ever Black, 2017)
5. SLIKBACK X YTEM "OGDRU" (MELT, 2021)
6. Toma Kami "Amapicante" (Amapicante EP, Livity Sound, 2022)
7. Native Soul "Dead Sangoma" (Teenage Dream, 2021)
8. DJ Plead "Glebe!" (Molten Mirrors - A Decade Of Livity Sound, 2021)
9. Steve Reich "The Four Sections (Andrea Parker remix)" (Reich remixed, Nonesuch, 1999)
10. Killawatt "Tranq'd" (47012, 2017)
11. Grove "Raised Fists (F*CK YOU UP)" (BEAUTIFUL PRESENTS: BEAUTIFUL VOL 1, 2022)
12. Pugilist "Static" (Static, Banoffee Pies, 2022)
13. Boreal Massif "Low Fortie" (We All Have An Impact LP, Pessimist, 2019)
14. Grinderman "Heathen Child (Weatherall Remix #2" (Grinderman 2, Mute, 2010)
15. Ninos Du Brasil "Algo Ou Alguem Entre As Arvores" (Para Araras, Vida Eterna, 2017)
16. Rattlesnakke "Abismo" (Resiliencia, Majia, 2020)
17. The Bug "WW3 Dub" (Pressure Versions, 2020)
18. Shalt "Ochre" (Ochre Flood, Astral Plane, 2020)
19. JASSS "Instantaneous Transmission Of Information" (Weightless, iDEAL, 2017)
20. Mr. Mitch "Raggatron" (Patrimony, 2020)
21. BLASTAH "raining" (Forever, Worldwide Unlimited, 2022)
22. Sabres of Paradise "Ballad of Nicky McGuire" (Haunted Dancehall, Warp, 1994)
23. McCoy Tyner "Celestial Chant" (Trident, Milestone, 1975)

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AWOA

AW/OA 052: Abstract Science for the Guv'nor [mixed by Chris Widman]

this is not my cataclysmic nye DJ mix, it is a tribute to the set i was supposed to perform + the space it was to celebrate.  starts with deep dubstep, breaks + 2 step garage, then moves into drum n bass + jungle.

CHRIS WIDMAN cataclysmic tribute mix [2023]

Beyond / Below B17 by @chriswidman of @abstractscience. Received January 2024.
Photo by Chris

"The vision + photo of a winter sunset on Lake Michigan became the starting point. From there, the mix evolved into three movements that were influenced by the Metro/Smartbar "23 Hour Party People" chill room sets through which I first got to know Hi-Vis. Even though it is intended for deep listening, it sounds best at high volume with proper bass."

Laurie Anderson "We have to Imagine …”
Fennesz “We Trigger the Sun “
Monolake “Allure Publison”
Purelink “At Nest“
rRoxymore “Sun in C”
Davis Galvin “Latest Fruits”
Conrad Schnitzler & Pole “Wiegenlied für Katzen”
Bug vs Earth “City Of Fallen Angels” 
Barker “Paradise Engineering”
Batu “Emulsion Of Light”
Time Wharp “East River Dusk”
Laurie Anderson “…Different ways…”
Fluxion “Sol” 
Deepchord “Orbitals”
Theo Parrish “Sky Walking”
Appleblim "Bladed Shogun (Deadbeat Remix)"
Daniel Avery "Lone Swordsman"
June “Lost Area (DJ Sprinkles' Lost Dancefloor)
Shawn Rudiman “There's a Darkness Under Every Sun”
Laurie Anderson “…to Describe..
Photek “T’Raenon”
ASC “Threeform” 
Aural Imbalance “Aphelion's Edge”
µ-Ziq “Green Chaos”
PAN-AL “It's Rigged”
Ulrich Schnauss + Jonas Munk “Faint Lights In The Distance”
Laurie Anderson “…the Ends of Things”
KMRU + Aho Ssan “Rebirth”

B17. Chris Widman

CHRIS WIDMAN + SEAN TAYLOR recorded djing b2b (30 minute sets) for ABSTRACT SCIENCE x @humboldtarborealsociety at HUNGRY BRAIN chicago [29 march 2024]

CHRIS WIDMAN + SEAN TAYLOR - abstract science x humboldt arboreal society @ hungry brain chi [2024]

Chris Widman, co-founder & co-host of the long-running Abstract Science radio show, delivers a peak-time breakbeat, techno + electro mix, recorded live at Smartbar Chicago, opening up for Luke Vibert (May 2024). 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/jana-rush/episodes/jana-rush-31st-august-2024

Jana Rush w/ Chris Widman 310824

CHRIS WIDMAN + JOSHUA P FERGUSON of ABSTRACT SCIENCE recorded djing before + between TALsounds + MATTHEW DEAR at SLEEPING VILLAGE in chicago (presented by METRO) [Recorded live @ Sleeping Village November 2018]

ABSTRACT SCIENCE djs w/ matthew dear live @ sleeping village chicago [2018]

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