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Base Camp Beta

Base Camp Beta

Base Camp Beta 50 Episodes Aug 20, 2026

A podcast by Shawn O'Sullivan and Gunnar Haslam discussing music, technology, and capitalism. The show explores the intersections of these topics, often with a critical perspective. It is supported by listeners via Patreon.

Episodes

BCB 122 - Finding It and Finding Out with ESP TV
BCB 122 - Finding It and Finding Out with ESP TV Aug 20, 2026 01:25:16 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 variety show (say that five times fast!). We talk cross-country mobile broadcasting, the joys of setting up a 501(c), and the latent spirituality of the DIY ethos. Check out the ESP TV archives at https://www.esptv.com/ and please join our
BCB X106 - The Techno Album Trap PREVIEW
BCB X106 - The Techno Album Trap PREVIEW Aug 18, 2026 00:06:50 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 like a paint-by-numbers exercise. We also talk about two examples of techno albums that succeed as exceptional albums - Regis' "Penetration" and Porter Ricks's "Biokinetics" - and why they stand out. We also talk eclipses, if compilations can
BCB 121 - A Critique of Cracked Reason with FaltyDL
BCB 121 - A Critique of Cracked Reason with FaltyDL Aug 12, 2026 01:27:00 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 other things. Check out the video version of this episode at our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubvF_XA56_Q Check out Drew's new label project Freak Technique and the Be My Baby EP https://faltydl.bandcamp.com/album/be-my-baby-
BCB 120 - A Brief History of ARP with Dina Pearlman
BCB 120 - A Brief History of ARP with Dina Pearlman Aug 5, 2026 01:24:15 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 experiments in electronics instruments (the "Tactovox" from 1948), hanging with Timothy Leary, and chart the course of ARP as a company through the 1970s. Check out the fantastic work done by Dina and the ARP Foundation here https://alanrpea
BCB 119 - Wilson Canalog Delay
BCB 119 - Wilson Canalog Delay Jul 30, 2026 01:25:13 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 fish'. Later we talk some Serge as Shawn spent the past week at NYU making Serge dub and getting the most out of two (!) Wilson Analog Delays. JOIN THE PATREON patreon.com/basecampbeta
BCB 118 - Shallow Listening with Arnau Sala
BCB 118 - Shallow Listening with Arnau Sala Jul 23, 2026 01:29:53 Arnau Sala, esteemed musician, artist, and zine-maker, joins us to discuss the politics of degrowth, advanced meditation techniques, and the joys of shallow listening. Scope his multimedia label Anomia here: https://soundcloud.com/anomiaprod And a friendly reminder to join our Patreon! http://patreon.com/basecampbeta
BCB X105 - Living Is Cringe PREVIEW
BCB X105 - Living Is Cringe PREVIEW Jul 20, 2026 00:05:00 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 amount of John Carpenter and James Bond in there for good measure. To hear the full episode JOIN THE PATREON patreon.com/basecampbeta
BCB 117 - Leaning Into Dissonance with Lea Bertucci
BCB 117 - Leaning Into Dissonance with Lea Bertucci Jul 15, 2026 01:25:50 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 ultimate sonic wellness. Check out Lea's work: http://lea-bertucci.com/ Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/basecampbeta
BCB 116 - Surplus Jouissance with Wilted Woman
BCB 116 - Surplus Jouissance with Wilted Woman Jul 8, 2026 01:17:14 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. Check Lizzie's work out https://virtual-slap.net/info and her latest record 'Flowers' https://wiltedwoman.bandcamp.com/album/flowers and of course JOIN THE PATREON www.patreon.com/basecampbeta
BCB 115 - Antiquated Ways with Keith Fullerton Whitman
BCB 115 - Antiquated Ways with Keith Fullerton Whitman Jul 1, 2026 01:05:44 We're joined this week by producer, musician, technologist, distributor, and CD burner extraordinaire Keith Fullerton Whitman to talk digging for Japan-exclusive Duran Duran mini CDs in the West Village, fine Digitech products, and the kindness of strangers. Video for this episode at our YouTube here https://youtu.be/FMC7VurjMbE Check Keith's work at https://keithfullertonwhitman.com/ JOIN THE
BCB X104 - Heat Wave Ground Hum PREVIEW
BCB X104 - Heat Wave Ground Hum PREVIEW Jun 28, 2026 00:06:38 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 about some of the pieces of gear that have most marked their own music. To hear the full episode join the Patreon patreon.com/basecampbeta
BCB 114 - Harmonizing with Feedback with Julia Santoli
BCB 114 - Harmonizing with Feedback with Julia Santoli Jun 24, 2026 01:19:33 Inter-disciplinary artist & musician Julia Santoli joins us this week for a wide ranging discussion covering room acoustics and feedback, ritualism in performances, teaching ethnomusicology, and building a global community of artistic radicals. Check out Julia's website here https://www.juliasantoli.net/ and JOIN THE PATREON patreon.com/basecampbeta

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