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Abstract Science is broadcast to thousands of listeners every Thursday night on acclaimed and award-winning, audience-funded community radio station WLUW at 88.7 FM in Chicago and wluw.org. The program is a highly entertaining and educational exploration radio program of what we like to call “future musicâ€â€”the constant evolution of modern electronic music in its varied forms on a global level, from roots in funk, jazz, dub and soul. In a time when the majority of electronic music is becoming mass-produced and highly disposable, we engage and excite our audience with genuinely innovative and relevant programming. Abstract Science is mandatory listening for those who realize that popular culture is neither.
2007 marks the tenth anniversary of our show being on the airwaves, boasting a history of over 2,000 hours of airtime as well as many successful club residencies and special events.
Our current format is a four-hour combination of traditional radio programming and live DJ mixes, with interludes by our hosts offering details such as track names, artists’ history and how and where to find the music we play. Along with tuning in live locally, web visitors can listen to archived shows at abstractscience.net, where we archive roughly 150 hours of past radio programs. The website also features event updates, profiles of upcoming guests and photos from various musical events we’ve worked with or attended. With our recently renovated website, Abstract Science has enjoyed a massive increase in Internet visitors now totaling many thousands of hits every month.
We also routinely work with innovative and influential artists to record their performances for re-broadcast on air and streaming online. Artist such as DJ Krush, Meat Beat Manifesto, Jaga Jazzist and Ryuichi Sakamoto are but a few whose astonishing performances have been showcased on Abstract Science. The Decibel Festival in Seattle gave us special permission to record and broadcast many of the live performances at their 2005 event. Upcoming exclusive live sets will include artist such as Luke Vibert, Spank Rock, Matthew Dear and Roger O’Donnell (of The Cure and The Psychedelic Furs).
Abstract Science's Goal :
to represent the best of innovative electronic music on our radio program. We know some of the best music created is still underground and in need of promotion. Contact us, send us a piece of what you want played, and make yourself known in Chicago through abstract science!
Send tracks and material to:
Abstract Science
P.O. Box 617633
Chicago, IL. 60661
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