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

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

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