Static Thematic

01/16/2023

Last show on WLUW tonight. Yes, there's a theme, but you'll have to listen to find out what it is. 8pm-10pm Central, WLUW 88.7 FM locally, wluw.org anywhere and everywhere.

I won't be updating this page again and it might be deactivated at some point. Archives will stay at https://soundcloud.com/static_thematic. If you've ever listened, thank you for listening.

01/09/2023

My next-to-last Static Thematic show is On The Air tonight from 8pm-10pm CST. WLUW 88.7 FM locally, wluw.org elsewhere.

Previous shows at soundcloud.com/static_thematic (one recent one is n/a right now but will be restored soon)

01/03/2023

New Year show tonight, 8 - 10 pm Central! Tune in. Two more two-hour Winter Freeform Mondays to come. Last week's show "Other People's Best-Ofs" is now on SoundCloud, playlist being added https://soundcloud.com/static_thematic/62-static-thematic-other-peoples-best-ofs-2-hr-winter-freeform

12/25/2022

***edit: five shows total. I can’t count. Second one is tonight!

First of four two-hour WLUW Winter Freeform sets I'm doing on Mondays through Jan 16. Possibly my WLUW swan song. We'll see. Not a Christmas show exactly, but since it's all German artists I named it after Chicago's much-loved holiday market.

The first of five two-hour Static Thematics during WLUW Winter Freeform 2022 . This one is an assortment of music by German artists. I didn't make it to Christkindlmarket this year *sigh* I hope you d

12/19/2022

The broadcast of last week's Hausu Mountain label feature and semi-Christmas show had some unexpected interference due to remote maintenance on the studio computer. Here's an uninterrupted version for your holiday entertainment: https://soundcloud.com/static_thematic/60-static-thematic-christmas-on-hausu-mountain

Also, for the WLUW "Winter Freeform" season (Monday, December 18 through Monday, January 16), Static Thematic expands to two hours! Join me Monday night 8-10 pm for "Radio Christkindlmarket," and the next four Mondays for extra themed goodness.

Featuring music from Chicago's Hausu Mountain label, with extra helpings of Pepper Mill Rondo. Pepper Mill Rondo - Ding D**g Wobbly - Best Necessary Pulse Emitter - Snow Diamonds Pepper Mill Rondo -

10/17/2022

CHRISSY 2 hour “1997 mix” podcast + 25 hour WLUW takeover mixes from special guests LUKE VIBERT, DAVID SISKA, NEWNUMBERTWO, DJ WARP, CARRIE WESTON, KAT O’RLY + resident selectors/co-hosts CHRIS WIDMAN, HENRY SELF, LUKE STOKES, JOSHUA P FERGUSON + BILL BEARDEN aka WHOA-B are included in this ar...

08/21/2022

Static Thematic is on vacation the next two Mondays, 8/22 and 8/29. I’ve uploaded more recent shows to SoundCloud soundcloud.com/static_thematic and am hoping to get completely caught up tonight. See you in two weeks for New Music Monday!

New show: STATIC THEMATIC, Mondays 8-9pm, WLUW 88.7 FM/wluw.org. Playlists livetweeted at https://twitter.com/static_thematic Bio for Destination Unknown follows. Updates to this page are in progress

08/18/2022

Running order for the AbSci marathon! I’m on at noon Chi time.

08/18/2022

Starting in a few minutes and going for 25 hours! I’ll have an hour mix in there somewhere. Keep it locked to WLUW all day and into tomorrow!

tomorrow at 8am, we begin our 25 hour WLUW-FM 88.7 takeover celebrating 25 years of future music radio >> special guest include LUKE VIBERT, CHRISSY, DAVID SISKA, NEWNUMBERTWO, DJ WARP + more >> plus a special surprise guest announcement + schedule to come >> FB event in the comments >> thanks for listening

06/27/2022

Back on the air tonight, 8-9 pm CDT!

06/20/2022

No Static Thematic tonight, due to technical issues at WLUW, which should be resolved by next week. Why not check out a previous show at (freshly updated) https://soundcloud.com/static_thematic?

04/04/2022

New Music Monday tonight: 8-9 pm Central, WLUW 88.7 FM, wluw.org. SoundCloud has been updated with the most recent shows, including last week's Monika Enterprise feature (if you enjoy smart women singing in German over various bleeps and burbles, this is for you) https://soundcloud.com/static_thematic

New show: STATIC THEMATIC, Mondays 8-9pm, WLUW 88.7 FM/wluw.org. Playlists livetweeted at https://twitter.com/static_thematic Bio for Destination Unknown follows. Updates to this page are in progress

03/21/2022

Sorry, no show this week. Back next Monday, 3/28.

02/15/2022

Yep, went for the obvious theme tonight. 8-9 pm, WLUW 88.7 & wluw.org

01/28/2022

I shoulda shared this earlier but I am getting worse and worse at social medias - anyway my always-inspirational brothers in sound Abstract Science are currently broadcasting their TWELVE HUNDREDTH EPISODE and it's kicking ass

1997 special celebrating 1200 episodes + 25 years on the air >> 8-10pm tonight on WLUW-FM 88.7 chi >> Chris Widman + HENRY SELF in the mix with radio show favorites from 1997 >> stay tuned for more special programs + events celebrating 25 years of future music radio

12/29/2021

Last show of 2021 is posted. https://soundcloud.com/static_thematic/17-static-thematic-a-2021-mix

Not a best of, more of a some of. I only talk at the beginning and the end of this one. Hali Palombo - Listening To A Christmas Song In Your Car But Then Your Car Hits Another Car Damon Locks/Black M

12/23/2021

In case your ears have some free time this weekend, our SoundCloud has been updated with all ST shows and tracklists to date. Wishing all you listeners a safe and tranquil holiday. https://soundcloud.com/static_thematic/16-static-thematic-all-is-calm

Gardener - A Year, Again France Jobin - Sable Blanc - Be Good KMRU - guiding wind Jon Hopkins - Arriving Taylor Deupree - (murmur) Bruno Bavota - Apartment Song #12 Floating Points, Pharaoh Sa

11/08/2021

Tonight at 8 Central, we observe that special season when it starts getting dark at 4. Presumably you have made the necessary adjustments, but do feel free to Cher this post with your friends.
(playlist contains no actual Cher)

10/30/2021

Monday's Ghost Stories show is posted to Soundcloud for your weekend supernatural needs https://soundcloud.com/static_thematic/8-static-thematic-ghost-stories The three previous shows are up too, with tracklists.

New show: STATIC THEMATIC, Mondays 8-9pm, WLUW 88.7 FM/wluw.org. Playlists livetweeted at https://twitter.com/static_thematic Bio for Destination Unknown follows. Updates to this page are in progress

10/26/2021

Coming up at the top of the hour: GHOST STORIES

10/19/2021

Y'all like footwork? Course you do. Tune in at the top of the hour!

10/12/2021

Tonight at the top of the hour, we wish happy tenth anniversary to one of our favorite labels, Livity Sound, with a selection of tracks old and new!

10/04/2021

New Music Monday tonight - all tracks released online in the last month or two, presented Destinatiion Unknown-style. I’ll probably be doing this the first Monday of every month.

I’m livetweeting playlists during the broadcast at new Twitter account . Follow that one! will stay up, but isn’t being updated.

Shows #3 (Radio St******se) and #4 (Richard H. Kirk) are now posted to https://soundcloud.com/static_thematic!

New show: STATIC THEMATIC, Mondays 8-9pm, WLUW 88.7 FM/wluw.org. Playlists livetweeted at https://twitter.com/static_thematic Bio for Destination Unknown follows. Updates to this page are in progress

09/28/2021

Coming up at the top of the hour: I'm playing some music by Richard H. Kirk. https://twitter.com/StephenMal/status/1440340714127171588

“I’m shattered. my Cabs music partner, and often sparring partner, difficult to live with but impossible not to love. Stubborn, no sufferer of fools, but insightful, spontaneous, and with vision .. and underneath the spiky shell a warm heart. I’m truly devastated. RIP Kirky”

09/20/2021

I'll be livetweeting tonight's playlist on the new show account . I won't be posting much the rest of the week, so don't fear to follow, it won't clutter your feed!

Tune in tonight at 8 (Central) for a new hour show! (Spoiler: another cute playlist concept tonight, but I won't be doing those every week.) WLUW 88.7 FM, wluw.org.

09/20/2021

Yes, this was the second show.
https://soundcloud.com/static_thematic/2-static-thematic-number-nine

Static Thematic number two, which I did about a different number for some reason. Broadcast on WLUW 88.7 FM Chicago, 9/13/2021 John Lennon - Number Nine The Aristocats (soundtrack) - Nine Lives Bob Do

09/20/2021

In which I possibly destroy any reputation for taste and hipness I built up over eight years of hosting Destination Unknown. The first Static Thematic!
https://soundcloud.com/static_thematic/1-static-thematic-could-you-repeat-that-please-with-voiceover

Opening a can of earworms. Broadcast on WLUW 88.7 FM Chicago 9/30/2021 The Tape-beatles - The Law Of Repetition Gudrun Gut + Werkstatt - Repetition Devo - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Moby - Honey Pr