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Base Camp Beta
A podcast by Shawn O'Sullivan and Gunnar Haslam talking about music, technology, and capitalism. https://patreon.com/basecampbeta
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Base Camp BetaBCB 132 - You Can Spoil Everything
It's all over the place, this one. Chris and Shawn talk Nathan Fielder, Michael Douglas, plot-twist cinema, Hypnotic Tango, Lacan, Stockhausen, and the…
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BCB 131 - Lucky People Center with Jean Louis Huhta
Jean Louis Huhta joins us this week to talk about his incredibly long and varied career playing drums in punk and go-go bands in Gothenburg, his work in the…
Base Camp BetaBCB x109 - Spooky Season Spectacular PREVIEW
UNLOCK THE FULL EP ON PATREON patreon.com/basecampbeta It's a ghoulishly good time on BCB this week with Shawn and Chris discussing a socialist halloween, the…
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BCB 130 - In The Deep End with Chloe Alexandra Thompson
Artist, composer, and technologist Chloe Alexandra Thompson joins us this week to talk growing up in the early 00's Vancouver arts scene, chilling at tide…
Base Camp BetaBCB 129 - gearz0ne: Roland TR-808
Shawn and Chris are back in da gear z0ne with an episode talking all about the most famous drum machine of all time - the Roland TR-808. We look at the many…
Base Camp BetaBCB 128 - Conny's Studio
Shawn and Chris dive into the wonderful world of Conny Plank this week - talking about his studio techniques and what made him a great producer. Mostly we just…
Base Camp BetaBCB x108 Preview - Fassbinder's Favorite Pizza
PREVIEW CLIP. Join our Patreon to get the goods, *uncensored, uncut*! http://www.patreon.com/basecampbeta In our tireless efforts to bring you, dear patrons…
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BCB 127 - At The Electric Café with Heidi Sabertooth
Heidi Sabertooth joins us this week to talk about her upbringing in Iowa, the electroclash moment in New York, and running Synth Library NYC - a lending…
Base Camp BetaBCB 126 - Spanish Italo Disco Freundschaft
This week we dive into the world of Spanish Italo Disco - sometimes called Paella Disco, sometimes the "Sabadell Sound" after the Barcelona suburb it mostly…
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BCB 125 - Gabber Conga Line with SSPS
Jon Nicholson aka SSPS aka DJ Porkchop aka Gigi Black aka part of Excepter joins us for a wide ranging trip. Jon is a fixture of the New York scene, but we…
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BCB X107 - Geodesic Free Improv Dialectics PREVIEW
UNLOCK THE FULL EPISODE patreon.com/basecampbeta Shawn and Chris compare and contrast two legendary Italian free improv groups - Musica Elettronica Viva and…
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BCB 124 - World Building with Jake Muir
Jake Muir joins us this week to talk about RPG-style world building with sound, field recording, Argeïphontes Lyre, and his unique approach to source material…
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BCB 123 - gearz0ne: Compressors
Shawn and Chris are back in da gear z0ne with an episode talking all about Compressors - what they are, how they work, and how to use them. We look at some of…
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BCB 122 - Finding It and Finding Out with ESP TV
Scott Kiernan and Victoria Keddie join us this week for a deep dive into the history of ESP TV, their long-running multi-disciplinary avant-garde public access…
Base Camp BetaBCB X106 - The Techno Album Trap PREVIEW
UNLOCK THE FULL EPISODE patreon.com/basecampbeta This week Shawn and Chris dive into the idea of the techno album and why it so often feels unfulfilling or…
Base Camp BetaBCB 121 - A Critique of Cracked Reason with FaltyDL
This week we're joined by our friend Drew Lustman aka FaltyDL to discuss the king of music software Reason, growing up in Connecticut, and about a million…
Base Camp BetaBCB 120 - A Brief History of ARP with Dina Pearlman
Dina Pearlman joins us this week to talk about one of the undisputed pioneers in synthesizer history - her father Alan R. Pearlman. We talk about Alan's early…
Base Camp BetaBCB 119 - Wilson Canalog Delay
Just Shawn and Chris today. We had every intention of talking music but got sidetracked and spend the first half of the show talking about seafood and 'tinned…
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BCB 118 - Shallow Listening with Arnau Sala
Arnau Sala, esteemed musician, artist, and zine-maker, joins us to discuss the politics of degrowth, advanced meditation techniques, and the joys of shallow…
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BCB X105 - Living Is Cringe PREVIEW
A very freeform episode today. We talk about pizza for maybe too long and then talk a lot more about movies - mostly centering on David Lynch, but with a nice…
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BCB 117 - Leaning Into Dissonance with Lea Bertucci
Lea Bertucci joins us this week to talk graphic scores, playing with foil, and the dawn of music. This podcast was recorded and broadcast in 432 Hz for…
Base Camp BetaBCB 116 - Surplus Jouissance with Wilted Woman
Elizabeth Davis aka Wilted Woman joins us this week to talk the comics/noise scene, recording music on flip phones, and how to make music commodity again…
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BCB 115 - Antiquated Ways with Keith Fullerton Whitman
We're joined this week by producer, musician, technologist, distributor, and CD burner extraordinaire Keith Fullerton Whitman to talk digging for…
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BCB X104 - Heat Wave Ground Hum PREVIEW
It's a heat wave all over Europe so in this PATREON EXCLUSIVE episode Shawn and Chris talk celsius vs. farenheit for far too long before moving on to talk…
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BCB 114 - Harmonizing with Feedback with Julia Santoli
Inter-disciplinary artist & musician Julia Santoli joins us this week for a wide ranging discussion covering room acoustics and feedback, ritualism in…
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BCB 113 - I'm on the Guest List with M. Geddes Gengras
M. Geddes Gengras joins us this week to talk about recording with The Congos, the late 00s LA scene, and childhood sports memories. Make sure to check out…
Base Camp BetaBCB 112 - SH-101 101 (Part 1)
Shawn and Chris dive in to the legendary Roland SH-101. We talk about why it is such a beloved piece of gear - both in terms of its sound and its usefulness as…
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BCB 111 - Community College Philosophy 301 with Nick Klein
Our good friend Nick Klein is back getting the much coveted BCB hat trick. We talk about how different these three eras that Nick has been on the show (2019…
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BCB 110 - Cleveland Cryptids with Kiernan Laveaux
Base Camp Beta pivots to video - and what better guest to join us than Kiernan Laveaux! We talk J-rock fashion, getting in to Midwest house and techno…
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BCB 109 - Superbooth Special
Chris is back from Superbooth 2026 in Berlin with EXCLUSIVE insights on incredible new PRODUCTS you need to buy this year!!! But before you head to the…
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BCB X103 - Return to Atlantis PREVIEW
In this Patreon bonus episode Chris talks a bit about his early attempts to put out records and we talk some early L.I.E.S. history and the enduring spirit of…
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BCB 108 - Infrasonic Decapitation with Jen Kutler
Jen Kutler joins us to talk about her band whose music is completely outside the audible spectum, making wobbulators, and the enduring DIY spirit. Check Jen's…
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BCB 107 - Into The Field with William Selman
William Selman joins us as we trek out into the field with our starter field recording kit and cringey Jon Hassell texts. We also have a bit of a Critique of…
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BCB X102 Preview - Right Showers
Unlock the full episode by joining the Alpha Tier: http://patreon.com/basecampbeta In this Patreon bonus episode Shawn and Chris talk about our first attempts…
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BCB 106 - Doing the Weave with Ron Kuivila
Ron Kuivila of Wesleyan University and Lovely Music joins us for a wide-ranging and decades-spanning conversation. We do a bit of Lovely Music story time…
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BCB 105 - Desperately Seeking Xenakis with R. Luke DuBois
This week we are joined by composer and associate professor at NYU R. Luke DuBois where we talk about everything from serialism to being negged by Xenakis…
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BCB 104 - Twilight of the Record Store Clerk Guy
Just Chris and Shawn today shootin' the shit. First half we talk about Chris' newly relaunched YouTube series which looks into cybernetics and the work of…
Base Camp BetaBCB 103 - Multichannel Installation at Fourier's Tomb with Matthias Puech
This week we're joined by Matthias Puech from the GRM (Groupe des Recherches Musicales) and lead developer of GRM Atelier. We talk about his history developing…
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BCB X101 - Live in the Red Room PREVIEW
Shawn and Chris fly solo in the first of our Patreon exclusive bonus episodes. We talk about our first live sets, covering everything from failing computers…
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BCB 102 - Nonlinear Podcasting with Greg Zifcak
Greg Zifcak joins us to talk about early interactions with synthesizers in the Bay Area, becoming a more social shut-in, doing math on the synthesizer, and…
Base Camp BetaBCB 101 - You're On Lava Lamp with John Elliott
John Elliott from Emeralds, Imaginary Softwoods, Spectrum Spools, and more joins us to talk about basement dwelling Cleveland gear flippers, laptops on stage…
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BCB 100 - "Basecamp's Back on the Menu, Boys" is Back on the Menu, Boys
Shawn and Chris are back with season 2 of Base Camp Beta premiering a cool 6 years after season 1. In this episode we discuss our new plans for the podcast -…
Base Camp BetaBCB 034 - 909's and Hobart Mixers with P. Leone
On this Very Special Episode of Base Camp Beta, Chris and Shawn trek down to Sheepshead Bay to visit their friend Salvatore Carlino aka P. Leone at his newly…
Base Camp BetaBCB033 - Flight Path to JFK
Chris and Shawn hike to Prospect Park, eat jerk chicken, and then have a technical glitch while talking about their now-infallible recording process. They…
Base Camp BetaBCB032 - Live From L&B Spumoni Gardens
Live from L&B Spumoni Gardens in Brooklyn, NY. We talk giallo and italo-disco, dough hydration, and Richard H Kirk.
Base Camp BetaBCB031 - Loveland Institute Of Technology
RIP Jasen Loveland We dedicate this episode to our friend Andrew Smith aka Jasen Loveland who recently passed away. An incredibly prolific producer who…
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BCB030 - Dytiq My Coconuts
Real relaxed show today as Shawn and Chris begin to shoot the shit about Basic Channel's "Dytiq" and Kid Creole & The Coconuts "Don't Take My Coconuts" but…
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BCB029 - The Slow Cancellation of the Future
The Base Camp Crew talks about Mark Fisher's 2013 essay "The Slow Cancellation of the Future", neoliberalism's effect on production and consumption of culture…
Base Camp BetaBCB028 - Base Camp's Back On The Menu, Boys
Base Camp Beta is back and we're talking about RA and Boiler Room getting $1 million grants, the use of the word "community", and we try to imagine what a…
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BCB027 - Construction Time Again
It’s Season 2 of Base Camp Beta and we’re back from a break of what seems like 20 years. We talk about Coronavirus (obviously), its impact on underground…
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BCB026 - Staten Island Scene Report with Bryan Kasenic
BCB returns for 2020 with Bryan Kasenic to talk about The Bunker turning 17, how to run a label in 2020, and the always changing dynamics of New York…
Base Camp BetaBCB024 - On The Beach With The Shah's Son
Just the original crew today talking about Xenakis’ “Persepolis” and telling family stories about the Shah’s son. We also tell the story of our friend Peter…
Base Camp BetaBCB023 - 3 - Clubland And Its Discontents Part 3 - Veronica Vasicka And Stuart Argabright
Unfortunately the recording of the second panel with Sybil Jason and Ryan Martin got screwed up. The demons of the Zoom recorder strike again. So here is the…
Base Camp BetaBCB023.1 - Clubland And Its Discontents Part 1 - Scott Mou and SSPS
First of "Clubland and Its Discontents" - a series of panel discussions exploring the dialectics of dance and non-dance in the New York Underground in…
Base Camp BetaBCB022 - Black Pilled Field Recording Ken Doll with William Burnett
Speculator drops by with a fancy microphone to talk about the YouTube biz. Check out Will’s show Talk Video…
Base Camp BetaBCB021 - Sandwell District Was Born At The John Wayne Airport with Juan Mendez
We’re psyched to have our friend Juan Mendez aka Silent Servant call in from a payphone somewhere in the valley and regale us with tales of faxing Submerge…
Base Camp BetaBCB019 - Spoken Word Youtube Comments With Sanna Almajedi
This week our friend Sanna Almajedi drops by to talk some cultural theory, dive deep into Nuyorican spoken word, and share with us some 7000 year old Egyptian…
Base Camp BetaBCB018 - Sipping White Claw At The Copacabana With C Spencer Yeh
Our friend C. Spencer Yeh drop by this week to talk sober partying and how hard it is to actually have deep conversations and make friends sometimes. We also…
Base Camp BetaBCB017 - BDS & MIDI Organizing with Samir Eskanda
A hearty sandwich of an episode, the meat of which is an interview with Palestinian musician and activist Samir Eskanda. We talk about BDS organizing and…
Base Camp BetaBCB016 - Blog House (Seltzer Mix) Feat Steve Mizek
Steve Mizek - of Little White Earbuds and Argot Records fame - joins us this week to talk about the heyday of mp3 blogs and the many ways in which the music…