frail808 is a Chicago-based dj, hardware act, producer, instrumentalist, and audio engineer. A classically trained percussionist, she has been producing and performing electronic music since her mid teens, inspired by first-wave dubstep, drone music and releases from Hyperdub and Warp records. Her roots as an experimental musician and performer have driven her to tirelessly experiment with new sounds and textures. 

frail808’s selections are wide and genre agnostic,
with a unifying penchant for driving syncopated percussion, heavy sub bass and yearning ambience. she brings an ecstatic energy to the decks, and thrives on the energy of a sweaty,
uninhibited dancefloor. Her sets are often broad in scope, traveling through searing bass bangers, ethereal breakbeat, introspective deep dub, and pulsing ambient tracks. She runs
<<rev, a party focused on the UK bass sound, named as an homage to London’s legendary fwd>> dubstep party.

1. Oneohtrix Point Never - Ezra
2. Bone Head - Soft Power
3. Atrice - Nulspace
4. Temudo - Group Dynamics
5. No Moon - Sirens
6. Serge Geyzel - It's Going To Get Stuck In Your Head (So Sing It)
7. C Powers "Ms Mix" - Sky Hammer
8. Aloka - View Source
9. Client_03 - Interest Reset
10. Mia Koden - Racket
11. Ryvahl - Protopattern
12. E-Talking - Laisse (Hard Mix)
13. Fels - Morphed Soil
14. Norwell - Celestial Bodies (Imre Kiss Crisis 91' Mix)
15. Pugilist - Circuit Breaker
16. Pseudopolis - Dirty Pallette Cleanser
17. Tom Place - Archelon
18. LMAJOR - The Power (Boxwork Remix)
19. Elmono - Fields of Shells
20. Peder Mannerfelt - Big Ball
21. Social Rhythm - Loving Sum
22. Skee Mask - Kappleberg Chant
22. Planetary Assault Systems - Eden Tide (Barker Remix)
23. Es.tereo - Perception
24. Simstah - Oblivious
25. INVT - APOGEE
26. Johnny Jungle - Johnny '94 (Origin Unknown Remix)
27. TMSV - Abyss Watcher
28. Fracture & Sam Binga - On Right Now
29. Flore - Disruption
30. Machinedrum - Fantastix
31. Forest Management - The Elevated Quiet
32. Terrence Malick - Song to Song (Dialogue)

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http://abstractscience.net  >> future music
chicago radio >> thursdays 8-10pm usct
on WLUW 88.7fm chicago

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.

Research & Development
Podlasie
Chicago

JS Alvarez is a shape shifting lizard that succumbs to no one genre and can be found exploring the depths of mutant techno and unruly bass music alike. He is the founding member of Research & Development. ﻿What started as a monthly event series at Smartbar took on a new path with a biweekly mix series focused on nurturing new sounds, experiences and atmospheres while exploring the music and culture it was born or mutated from. Find him at Podlasie Club or sweaty basements and warehouses in Chicago and beyond.

Based in Chicago, R&D is a music event/mix series focused on nurturing new sounds, experiences and atmospheres while exploring the music and culture it was born or mutated from. Techno, electro, EBM, bass, breaks, club and beyond.
Current personnel
Jeremy Alvarez - JS Alvarez
Eric Fernandez - Makeen
Shanti Chu - Shanti
Dan Hood - Dan B Hood
Kona Mazariegos - Zona Cinco

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Research & Development Mix Series