Base Camp Beta

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BCB 111 - Community College Philosophy 301 with Nick Klein May 27, 2026

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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, 2023, and now 2026) feel and more generally about the interesting questions facing mid-career artists. We talk innovation, community, and also a bit about the increasing difficulty of running a record label in a world full of tariffs and trade barriers. Check Nick's work out at his website https://nickklein.work/ and JOIN THE PATREON https://www.patreon.com/basecampbeta

BCB 110 - Cleveland Cryptids with Kiernan Laveaux May 20, 2026

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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, learning to DJ, and The Crow. Video is on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/qDTszD_xKBc Thanks to Public Sound Studio publicsound.net/public-sound-studios Join the Patreon www.patreon.com/basecampbeta

BCB 109 - Superbooth Special May 13, 2026

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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 debtors' prison make sure to sign up for the Patreon https://patreon.com/basecampbeta

BCB X103 - Return to Atlantis PREVIEW May 11, 2026

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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 DIY and being an amateur. To hear the full episode go to Patreon https://www.patreon.com/basecampbeta and sign up for the Alpha Tier.

BCB 108 - Infrasonic Decapitation with Jen Kutler May 06, 2026

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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 work out at her website: https://www.jenkutler.com/ and join the Patreon: http://patreon.com/basecampbeta

BCB 107 - Into The Field with William Selman Apr 29, 2026

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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 Everyday Life special, with Bill talking about his new record "Sanctioned Departures" and Shawn and Chris talking about theirs. Check them all out at https://critiqueofeverydaylife.bandcamp.com/music And join the Patreon patreon.com/basecampbeta

BCB X102 Preview - Right Showers Apr 27, 2026

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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 at releasing records. At least that was the idea, but as usual we got caught up in many tangents talking about the presence of voice in music, late 00's music journalism, and just what it means to release music these days.

BCB 106 - Doing the Weave with Ron Kuivila Apr 22, 2026

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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 encountering friends along the way like Nicolas Collins, Éliane Radigue, and David Tudor, and we talk installations, early work with Supercollider, and the duties that come with being a teacher. www.patreon.com/basecampbeta

BCB 105 - Desperately Seeking Xenakis with R. Luke DuBois Apr 15, 2026

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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, from Harrison Ford to synthesizer accessibility, and from Serge history to the problem of oysters not having sex. NYU IDM: https://engineering.nyu.edu/faculty/r-luke-dubois TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zix9vIUOFF8 Hit the Patreon: www.patreon.com/basecampbeta Opening music: Beau Wanzer - Basement Dwellers basecampbeta808@gmail.com

BCB 104 - Twilight of the Record Store Clerk Guy Apr 08, 2026

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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 Roland Kayn, Jaap Vink, and others. And in the back half we do some cultural criticism and eulogize the passing of the record store clerk guy from this cultural coil. Chris' YouTube Series: https://www.youtube.com/@lasynthesehumaine6932 Hit the Patreon: www.patreon.com/basecampbeta Opening music: Beau Wanzer - Basement Dwellers basecampbeta808@gmail.com

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