Ahead of the work we are doing with Detroit veteran Craig Gonzalez this year, here is a mix he’s done exploring new rhythms and soundscapes. We thought it would be prudent to share a mix of one of his many fresh perspectives, where he explores something we at IT find very compelling — new juxtapositions of polyrhythms and drum and bass within a deeply hypnotic techno context. 

"I’ve really been enjoying exploring the sonic space between techno and drum and bass. What excites me about this fusion is how it challenges both myself and fans of these genres, as it often defies the expectations of each. The introduction of polyrhythms takes it even further, pushing the boundaries and making the music feel truly genre-agnostic. In this space, the emphasis shifts away from traditional structures, focusing more on rhythm and context than on genre conventions.

This mix is a studio recording rather than a live set from an IT event because I feel that this style of music requires a more intentional approach to the context of an event. It hasn’t quite aligned with the atmosphere of my time slots—at least, not for now." — Craig Gonzalez @craig-gonzalez

Sam KDC - The Messenger
Minù Jr - TSS
Ying Yang Audio - The Mystics
Verdae | Estrato Aurora - Khori
Aerae - Exsilio
AH&N - Aporia
Archypness - Stong - Pa
Sciama - Emergent Forms
ʀaäʀ  - K Simplex
Sciama - Unreleased
Tampo - Enki
Forest on Stasys - Alternated Mindset
Konsudd - Heilen
Lemna - Hide and Seek
Konduku - Karınca
Human Space Machine - Nagra
Sindh - Massane
Reeko - Urmah 3


IT Podcast

IT.podcast.s14e02: Craig Gonzalez

Welcome to the Injection Box 

This new mix series gives members of our extended Omnidisc family the platform to explore the intersections of club functionality and raw emotion.

Our first installment comes from @pilo_zkulptor, a Los Angeles-based producer and DJ known for his gritty, high-voltage sound that fuses electro, techno, and industrial influences. 

Last month, Pilo celebrated his debut release on Omnidisc via Flamingo Park in "Breathe Easy" with @dannydaze. 

With releases on Boysnoize Records, Motor Reflex, and Turbo, Pilo's music is as cerebral as it is physical — a product of years spent pushing dancefloor dynamics into new territory.

In this debut mix, he weaves through strains of body shaking electro and head down techno, showcasing his vast range of influences and intuitive command of tension and release.

Injection Box 001 // Pilo

Kinetic club energy generated by one of the sharpest talents in drum & bass and beyond.

Much of the best electronic music rests along the axes of versatility and curiosity: being able to a pull a broad array of influences into your orbit and alchemise it into something distinctive and fresh. That's gyrofield to a tee.

Kiana Li began making waves in drum & bass as a teenager, years before setting foot in a club or experiencing the sound on a proper rig. That's a key factor which helps explain how the deeply-considered, Hong Kong-born producer arrived at a style that eludes easy description. Li, one of the foremost trans women working in drum & bass today, marshals complex rhythms like a sluice and has a knack for detailed bass programming that floods the stereo field without ever dominating it.

2024's spellbinding These Heavens was the apotheosis of an already quietly prolific catalogue; we named it the seventh best record of last year, but in truth, it could have actually nudged up a bit higher.

Li's RA Podcast is a blur of rapid motion, featuring stalwarts (Dillinja, Skee Mask, Calibre, upsammy, Marcus Intalex), contemporary limelights (Nestax, Ehua, Aquarian, Maude Vôs), 17 of their own productions and a grip of truly uncommon selections, like Burnt Friedman & João Pais Filipe's "18-140." It's an ambitious mix from one of the most exciting talents at the vanguard of outer-zonal club music right now.

@gyrofieldmusic

Find the tracklist and interview at ra.co/podcast/987

RA.987 gyrofield

@djflp guest mix for ABSTRACT SCIENCE radio episode as1366 [aired 24 april 2025 on WLUW-Chicago 88.7FM]

track listing:
submerse - what you wanna do
bonebox x hesk - rock
addison groove - eh wut [dj flp edit]
stayhigh - work it
slick shoota - infinity tap
kush jones - oye!
drummy - smn dub
invt - bounce [ft. panda]
heavee - selfless state vip
gps tony - feels nice
eq why x dj roc - bounce to the left
dj static - on the flo
dj spinn - i really feel
dj orange julius - take off
dj manny - ahead of time
dj godfather - electro ghetto
dj earl - go crazy on dem workz
cakedog - slam dunkin
a.fruit - promises
dj manny x tcj - express lane
hesk x koreatown acid - you
dj paypal x heavee - so high
deft - perky
lux familiar x dubsknit - hi demand
julio bashmore - battle for middle you [dj rashad remix]
nick hook x dj paypal - wit it
itoa x a.fruit - slow teleport
swisha x acemo - bk tek track
kneco - slow downn
machinedrum - all i really want

DJ FLP - abstract science radio

@mirthra_audio [@satellite_era] guest mix for ABSTRACT SCIENCE radio episode as1374 [aired 19 june 2025 on WLUW-Chicago 88.7FM]

tracklist:
Animistic Beliefs - To Dream About Water [NAAFI]
Plebeian - Star Anise [Pseudonym Records]
Prettybwoy - Purify (SNKLS Remix) [POLAAR]
Juli - Run After Nothing [Egregore Collective]
Donato Dozzy & Sabla - Forma I [Gang of Ducks]
Quixosis - Burundanger 2 (Flore Remix) [TraTraTrax]
Ninja Exotic Machine - Apple Brucho [Early Reflex]
Laksa - Bodies [RE:LAX]
Gaze - Cuticle [Lovers Rock Recordings]
Maude Vôs - Faerie Ring [Woozy]
Struction - Sunray [Ilian Tape]
Forest Drive West - Nothing Else [Rupture]
SAN - Better [Rua Sound]
Seta Loto - Complete Walkthrough [Ghosttown]
Kop-Z - Revision [Second Born]
Ehua - Bricks [3024]
Pugilist & Tamen - Resu [Samurai Music]
Narvalos - Dakini [XCPT]
Forest Drive West - Möbius [Ilian Tape]
Vardae - Voices [Annulled Music]
Raär - Voodoo [Antiverse Records]
Klahrk - &3&4 [SFX]
Quartz - Russian Roulette [Rupture]
Soreab & KRSLD - Butoh [Baroque Sunburst & XCPT]
Skeptical & Loxy - Krakoa [Exit Records]
Flower Storm - World's Creator Is My Ally (Aceed Mix) [Self-Released]
Vardae - Voices Of Depossession [Samurai Music]
Raär - Minimal Interaction [a-biotic]
Djrum - Sycamore [Houndstooth]

MITHRA - abstract science radio

Little Things - Martyn
Tulpa - DESPINA
jRj - Piezo
212 - Dj ADHD	
Rand	 - Cleveland
Louder Than Normal	- DJ Graymo
100 Rupees - SUCHI
Bloodhound - DJ Polo
Lowcut Champagne - Teeth
Aquarius Riddim - Escaflowne
Get Me - Chloé Robinson/Dj ADHD
Let Down - Ismael

tingo tango

@mecanikotrax [@julioc0rd0va + @liquidcitymotors] guest mix for ABSTRACT SCIENCE radio episode as1378 [aired 17 July 2025 on WLUW-Chicago 88.7FM]

MECÁNIKO - abstract science radio

Beyond / Below 54 by @ghosttropics. Received July 2025.
Photo by Andrew Charles Edman

"Thank you so much to Lexciya for inviting and trusting me as someone who is neither a musician or DJ, but merely a giant music nerd, to put together my first ever mix for what is very likely my single favourite series! I feel incredibly honoured and humbled to be here, and to be honest can still hardly believe it!

"I’d never done anything like this before and it was a learning process to say the least, and while I know I’ve got a long way to go and a lot more to learn, I’m happy to say I’m quite pleased with what I was able to figure out as I went, and hope others will enjoy listening to this as much as I do. To be honest I never saw myself doing this, but now I feel like this has opened me up to a whole new world of creative expression that I haven’t tapped in to in many years, and I can’t wait to keep exploring this a bit more. Thanks again for the opportunity and to anyone that gives this a listen. "

track - artist:
dappled - goo
Afternoon Moon - Ruin Garden
Rock Collection - Hayden Moon
Blues for Uncle Gibb - Broken Social Scene
Reaching You - Theodore & Natalia
petals (with Emile Frankel) - J
Amelia - Burning Star Core
Untitled - Thela
Occ urs - Yosuke Tokunaga
Half Sleep - Erik M
Cain - Ike Zwanikken
The Rabbit Hole - Strategy
Foot of the Bed - Corey Gordon and Nathan Young
Year Ending - Movietone
Mexican Bells (for Jorge Reyes) - Suso Saiz
Airport City - Zaumne
Thresholds - Francis Harris
Nodding Wasp - TKB
Rainboots Dub - Poison Damage
fuckin milwaukee’s been hesher forever - the fun years
Balance (Trembling) - Windy & Carl

54. ghosttropics

"The context:
I am alone. I am found. I died alone. I never thought I’d be found. I am overwhelmed by memories of a dystopian existence on a collapsing planet where evil took over and subsumed good. All of the kindness evaporated and was swallowed by greed. Memories of my past life occlude my consciousness causing confusion between modes of time like a mirage. Is it the past, present, or future? I can no longer tell.

A journey through being:
Confronted by the pain of knowing but trying to exist and embrace being in the world. Did I give up too quickly? Did I fail to change reality? What did I sacrifice in order to function and live a worldly existence like everyone around me? Blinded by hedonism, the collapsing of the mind and soul into the throws of desire left me empty. I gave up. I lost myself. I returned to the comfort of despair. It’s throbbing. To live without hope is to live in despair. Was there a reprieve from it all? Distractions, pleasure, and attachments turned into a vicious cycle of yearning and loss. Accepting impermanence with a half-open heart. It never got better. It just got worse. Functioning with an ever-growing sense of doom. And now I’m here. Alone. All I have are my memories. But existing in confusion from when these memories took place. Introspection with escapism outside of time. The vicious interplay between existence and non-existence. I am left with nothing."

Opening for Rrose at Smartbar, Chicago in June utilizing 4 CDJs and a V10 mixer.

@shantievanti
IG: @shantiism
https://ra.co/dj/shanti
https://youtu.be/QqfMYAyS8bM?si=iwapv-7i2LFIPNlG

Shanti has made textured waves in Chicago’s techno scene with her curation of dark, sinister, and ethereal soundscapes. Music has always been a means of coping with the otherness and hybridity Shanti experienced throughout her life. She has been deeply moved by the transcendent ability of music to express concepts, states of consciousness, and conflicting emotions. Shanti’s sets weave a story of the simultaneous despair and yearning that are intertwined with the human condition and illustrate an intentional trajectory through combining and cultivating surreal, atmospheric, and haunting sounds.

Enamored by the liminal dynamics of sound, she cohosts Otherworldly Ambiguity with Scum.ee –an experience that is centered around the phenomenon of existing in between and outside of pre-existing concepts and rigid categories. She is also a member of techno collective Research & Development and hosts a monthly radio show, “Liminal Radio” on WIIT 88.9 FM featuring thoughtful artists at the core of Chicago’s underground music scene. Shanti has had the privilege of warming up and closing out dancefloors for incredibly inspirational artists such as Rrose, DJ Nobu, Ø [Phase], Aurora Halal, Mozhgan, Lady Starlight, Black Light Smoke, Esther Dune, Zenker Brothers, Noncompliant, Xtin, and more. She has had the immense pleasure of conjuring spirits at Chicago’s most beloved clubs such as Smartbar, Smoke & Mirrors, Podlasie Club, and several underground gatherings.

Experiencing music outside of the confines of a club or the underground is extremely important to Shanti as she had initially discovered her favorite artists through online podcasts and radio. The universalizability of podcasts and radio enable music to be experienced by more humans situated in different contexts. This is why she has contributed to many notable online mix series and radio channels. Her mixes have been featured on The Black Lodge Radio, SutroFM, Mutant Radio, PPRZ, Death Decay & Magic, Braid Records, Low Visibility, Dance All Day, and m50’s etc radio among other podcasts and shows. This past year, Shanti has expanded her surreal storytelling beyond Chicago by playing in Amsterdam, LA, Detroit and notable Midwest festivals such as Minnesota’s The Great Beyond and Madison’s Musique Électronique. This Halloween, she will be playing at Chicago’s notoriously dark music festival, Sanctum.

Distant Signals 084: Shanti

A nice build into some grooves with an easy come down, from a lovely summer evening with some friends, tracklist below:

Sontag Morgen :: Damm (Joel Mull) :: Nautical Dawn
Su Phu :: Margaux Gazur :: Blurred Memories
Huone :: Vladislav Delay :: Multila	
Ostbahnhof, Spatzen :: Maxim Wolzyn :: Intercity Express LP
Seaweed Dub	:: Martin Jarl :: Sundown
Wevok (Aspetuck Remix) :: Moon Patrol :: Mountain House Music
03:21:25 :: SND :: Atavism	
Marble :: Bärtaub :: Marble / Ya Betta Jam	
Ex-tensor :: Jorg Kuning :: Chosta-del-sol	
Isla :: Laurine Frost :: Vanagloria	
Escape from Bermuda :: Kava Kon :: Maritime Mysteries	
Keep on going on :: Deadbeat and the Mole :: Deadbeat Meets the Mole	
In The Waiting Line :: Zero 7 :: Simple Things
3100beta2 :: MPU101 :: ITX036 - MPU106		
Our very own sun :: Ingri Høyland :: Ode To Stone

Pyramid Pulse (ABD 2025)

dj chris widman - mutek mix 2012

a guy called gerald-"first try"--k7
jeff mills-"robot replica"--metropolis 2--tresor
kode9 remixing battles-"africastle"--dross glop-warp
salva & grenier-"wake the dead"--frite nite
matthew jonson-"gemini"--it is what it is
solvent-"life-size image"--ghostly
plus device (jimmy edgar? + josh from tta?)-"body heat"-hefty
monolake- "the existence of time"--ghosts-imbalance computer music
shackleton-"katyusha"--the drawbar organ-woe to the septic heart
clark-"for wolves crew"--turning dragon-warp
nicolas jaar-"Why Didn't You Save Me"-don't break my love -mp3
tim hecker-"analogue paralysis, 1978"--ravedeath, 1972-kranky
sunn0)))-"alice"--monoliths & dimensions-southern lord
apparat-"candil de la calle"--the devil's walk--mute


music from artists performing at the 2012 mutek festival in montreal, canada, 
mixed by abstract science dj chris widman on WLUW-chicago 88.7fm. originally aired 25 may 2012.


abstract science chicago radio: http://abstractscience.net
mutek festival montreal: http://www.mutek.org/

dj chris widman - mutek mix 2012

Chris Widman is a Chicago DJ that defies easy classification. Host of the weekly radio program Abstract Science (since 1997 and a DJ since 1995), he is at the forefront of breaking new styles, crossing genres and re-introducing forgotten music. Whether DJing for the dancefloor or the armchair, Widman is known for his adventurous mixing of dubstep, techno and everything else, creating his own form of crowd-pleasing sonic warfare.

Abstract Science airs Thursdays 10pm-2am CT on WLUW-Chicago 88.7fm.

dj chris widman - mutek mix 2012

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