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Some of the best dnb from the mid to late 90's mixed by me 1 take no planning :)

Classic DNB PT1

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)

Discover more at:
@abstractscience
http://abstractscience.net

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

QUADRATIC "Year Over Year: Drum 'n Bass 1994-2015" 
dj mix for Big Shot magazine (CHRIS WIDMAN + COLIN HARRIS)
http://newsflash.bigshotmag.com/dj-mixes/36725/

M-Beat feat. Buju Banton "Incredible (Underground Mix)" - Renk (1994)
DJ Monk "Dancehall Style" - KLP (1995)
Ed Rush & Nico "Technology (Boymerang Remix)" - No U-Turn (1996)
Cybotron feat. Dillinja "Light Years" - Prototype (1997)
Photek "Knitevision" - Science (1998)
Teebee "Oblivion" - Audio Couture/Moving Shadow (1999)
Paradox "Conform to What" - Reinforced (2000)
Sonic & Silver "Hard Times" - Timeless (2001)
Kabuki feat. Victor Duplaix "Sex Drive" - Dialog / Sonar Kollektiv (2002)
Child Support "Stop, Look & Listen" - Mash (2003)
Clipz feat. MC Sweetpea "Jiggy" - Full Cycle (2004)
Mav & Twister "The Tubes" - Offshore (2005)
Amit "Unholy" - Commercial Suicide (2006)
Mistabishi "No Matter What" - Hospital (2007)
Randomer feat. Reds - Autonomy - Med School (2008)
Instra:Mental"Thugtronik" - Exit (2009)
Quadratic "Ringing in My Ears" - World Wide Juke (2012)
Africa Hitech "Out in the Streets" - Warp (2011)
Naibu "Just Like You (Fracture's Astrophinca Remix)" - Horizons (2013)
Addison Groove "167 Track" - 50Weapons (2014)
Quadratic "Sadness Will Last Forever" - Droidsong (2015)

Here are a few of our favorite jungle and drum 'n bass tracks spanning 1994-2015, mixed in chronological order, with a selection for each year. It is not intended as a grandiose statement of the most important tracks, nor a definite study of how the genre evolved, but you can get a sense of how the rhythms and elements have changed. Full disclosure, after completing the mix and typing up the track listing, we realized the year 2010 was omitted. Blame dubstep. 

Big Shot Magazine Mix

Quadratic dj mix -- Year Over Year: drum 'n bass 1994-2015

MarkimDB presents DnB Classic Podcast

I recently found a whole bunch of mixes I did between 1992 and 1997 and have started the long process of ripping the cassettes to mp3.
As I work through them in no particular order I’ll put them up here for download.
Remember the sound quality isn’t great as they were all recorded through a mixer with no EQ and committed to cassette on a shabby home stereo…But what the hell, it’s that authentic 90s sound through and through.

This is the second in the series and, yes, I dislike the term 'intelligent' as much as you probably do but I never really figured out what we were supposed to call this stuff, even though we were in the thick of it at the time. If you have no idea what I'm talking about then you can read about 'intelligent d&amp;b' <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_drum_and_bass">here</a>

So anyway, if you like the whole <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Looking_Records">Good Looking</a> / <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqA47lc6nE0">Logical Progression</a> 90s thing, then this mix is right up your street.


Tracklist:
Earl Grey: My Soul's On Ice
Artemis: Desideradi
JMJ: Gravitational Pull
Architex: Altitude
MP5: Fight or Flight
Omni Trio: Sanctuary
Blu Mar Ten: The Fountain
EZ Rollers: Subtropic
Blame: Overhead Projections
Blu Mar Ten: Global Access
Quicksilver: Lord of the Flies
Appaloosa: Night Train
PHD: Presence
PHD &amp; Conrad: Progression Session
Personelle: Rebound (Nookie remix)

Get more Blu Mar Ten mixes

Blu Mar Ten - From the Vaults Vol 2 - Intelligent Mix - 1997

I recently found a whole bunch of mixes I did between 1992 and 1997 and started the long process of ripping the cassettes to mp3.
As I work through them in no particular order I’ll put them up here for download.
Remember, the sound quality isn’t great as they were all recorded through a mixer with no EQ and committed to cassette on a shabby home stereo…But what the hell, it’s that authentic 90s sound through and through, with a needle-skip and everything.

Tracklist:
Unknown
Carlito: Heaven
Phaze One: Natural
Souljah: Down With The Lites
Unknown
Unknown (Leaf Recordings)
PFM: One & Only
Unknown
Doc Scott: Drumz 95
Unknown
Goldie: Kemistry (Doc Scott VIP)
Unknown
Randall & Andy C: Sound Control
Unknown
Trace: By Any Means Necessary
Essence of Aura: So This Is Love (Omni Trio Remix)
School of Hard Knocks: Kan Ya Feel It
SS: MA2 remix
Unknown
SS: Black VIP
Unknown
Big Bud: Temptation

Blu Mar Ten - From the Vaults Vol 7 - Drum & Bass Mix - 1995

I recently found a whole bunch of mixes I did between 1992 and 1997 and started the long process of ripping the cassettes to mp3.
As I work through them in no particular order I’ll put them up here for download.
Remember, the sound quality isn’t great as they were all recorded through a mixer with no EQ and committed to cassette on a shabby home stereo…But what the hell, it’s that authentic 90s sound through and through, with a needle-skip and everything.

Tracklist:
Seba: Sonic Winds
Shogun: Nautilus
PFM: The Mystics
LTJ Bukem: Coolin Out
Carlito: Diffusion Room
Unknown
Mystic Moods: Music is the Basis of All Life
Mouly & Lucida: Inertia
Tango: Spellbound
Unknown
One True Parker: Bubblegum (Ray Keith remix)
Olive: Miracle (Doc Scott remix)
Photek: Rings Around Saturn
The Sentinel: Toulepleu
Source Direct: Artificial Barriers
Michelle Gayle: Sweetness (LTJ Bukem remix)
Funky Technicians: Airtight
Blame: Neptune
Unknown
The Spirit: The Riff

Blu Mar Ten - From the Vaults Vol 8 - Intelligent D&B Mix - 1996

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