https://soundcloud.com/merrickb
Merrick Brown — a vinyl virtuoso and mixing maestro — boasts three decades behind the decks and leads the way as one of Chicago's finest underground selectors. A favorite of both DJs and dancers, Merrick's multi-genre sets weave their way through deep house, broken beat, UKG, bass, electro, techno and beyond with psychedelic twists and tantalizing turns. With deep roots in rave and a love for everything Detroit, he's a sonic explorer that uncovers unheard gems while connecting the dots across genres. Beyond his role as a DJ, he's the visionary behind esteemed cult labels Tektite Recordings and Chalant Music, as well as contributing his own productions and remixes to respected imprints like Harmonious Discord, Denied Music, Safe in Sound, and Aathee Records. Catch him spinning across Chicago and the Midwest (including this year's The Great Beyond), where every set promises the unexpected.

Tracklist:
Mount Kimbie - Satellite 9
Al Wootton - Snake Dance
Rrose - Spore
Ivy Lab - Mild Snake
Parris & Untold - Lip Locked
96 Black - Laco (Metrist Reworm)
Nikki Nair & DJ ADHD - Fidget Spinner
Bodhi - Popit
Posthuman - Mosquito
Cocktail Party Effect - Fixing the Roof
Imogen - In Bed With My 808
Manao - Control
Bass Junkie - Blast Them To Infinity!
DJ Bone - R.I.D.E.
EQD - 010B
Mount Kimbie - Zone 1 (24 Hours)
Yoofee - Make You Believe (K-Lone Remix)
Bianca Oblivion/Onhell - Sinais (Glitch Mob Remix)
Special Request - Killa Beez
Cesco - GITP
Losco/Onhell - Carnal
Rohaan - Easy For Them
Soukah - Windowlicka
Saule - Objekts
Anna Kost - Seasick
Mia Koden - Racket
Toumba - Janoob
DJ NK - Mete Chuva Muita Chuva
Vladimir Dubyshkin - Adrenochrome Breakfast
Oyubi - Taiko 160
Morelia - Eat It
DJ Godfather & DJ Starski - City Of Boom
Clafrica - Smoke A Sack
Privacy - Sword
Assembler Code & Jensen Interceptor - Xtro
Diner’s Club International - Track #1
Dylan Beale - Tri-Fusion
Laksa - Mind
Piezo - 4e4u
Kai Campos - Quartz (DJ Stingray Remix)
British Murder Boys - Now, This Is You
Blawan - Don’t You Dare Squawk At Me
Carrier - Markers
Batu - Other Means
KW - Paste
Re:ni - Burst Trap
Stolen Velour - Ulysses
Blame - Infinity Drums
Sister Zo - Chop Dat
Roll Dann - Cinquenta Segundos
Symbiosis - Terra
Oscean - Echoes of Chaos
Answer Code Request/Amotik - LED
Tammo Hesselink - Function as Foils
Vril - Boom To The Moon
Fields of Mist - Orbital Mist

RND 107 - Merrick Brown

@shantievanti - main account
@researchndevelopment
evantidj@gmail.com

*Otherworldly Ambiguity"
"Liminal Radio" WIIT.FM second Mondays, 1-3pm

Shanti is a Chicago-based DJ who explores philosophical themes of existential angst and ambiguity through surreal, foreboding, apocalyptic techno, angsty EBM, and squishy acid soundscapes. Her sets weave a story of the simultaneous despair and yearning that are intertwined with the human condition. 

Shanti also hosts a monthly radio show "Liminal Radio" on WIIT 88.9FM second Mondays, 1-3pm CST.

She is a member of Research & Development, "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."

As a member of Evanti, a DJ collective comprised of Shanti and Evan (Scum.ee), they host Otherworldly Ambiguity, an experience centered around the phenomenon of liminality, occupying the spaces in between and outside of pre-existing concepts and rigid categories.  

Upcoming Shows:
4/26: Usual Suspects, TBA 
7/11: Musique Électronique, Madison, WI 
7/27: The Great Beyond, Franklin, MN 

2025:
3/15: Mictlan, Underworld, TBA
3/4: H.OT.H. , California Clipper
2/22: Flowers of Romance, Smartbar 
1/30: Otherworldly Ambiguity, Podlasie (Evanti)
1/25: VELVET, Los Angeles, TBA 

2024:
12/13: Zenker Brothers, Smoke & Mirrors
11/27: Research & Development, Podlasie
11/2: Protocol x Dimibowie, TBA
10/25: Braid Records, Podlasie
10/12: Usual Suspects and Temple, Montrose Beach
9/1: NEW BLOOD, Research & Development, The Whistler 
8/31: Dark Forest, TBA 
8/29: Otherworldly Ambiguity, Podlasie (Evanti)
8/3: Inferno, Mictlan, TBA
7/14: Green Machine Techno BBQ
7/6: Beloved Radio Night, California Clipper
6/27: Goods, Swig (Evanti)
6/22: YardJamz, TBA
6/14: Errancy, Hyde Park
6/1: Wisteria, The Whistler
5/23: entropic, Smartbar
5/18: Lumina by HzM, TBA
4/20: Vampire’s Ball
4/18: Otherworldly Ambiguity, Podlasie (Evanti)
4/5: Smoke & Mirrors
3/23 : Vamplified, TBA
3/17: Otherworldly Ambiguity, The Whistler (Evanti)
3/7: Stankbugz radio
2/13: Wisteria, The Whistler

2023:
12/31: Sanctum NYE After Party 
11/17: Trust, Smoke & Mirrors
10/31: Gollum's Coven, The Whistler (Evanti)
10/23: Punch House 
10/19: Otherworldly Ambiguity, Podlasie
9/24: Ambient Brunch, Cafe Mustache (Evanti)
9/5: Punch House 
5/13: Mood Swings, Swig (Evanti)
4/23: Otherworldly Ambiguity, The Whistler
3/22: Cafe Mustache (Evanti)
1/25: Cafe Mustache

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.

community service 2010-2023

Thanks to everyone for listening. Go home.

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

RND 107 - Merrick Brown

Research & Development Mix Series