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BCB 129 - gearz0ne: Roland TR-808

October 8, 2026 · 1 hr 46 min

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 genres it birthed, its iconic sounds, and talk about some of our favorite 808…
BCB 128 - Conny's Studio

October 1, 2026 · 1 hr 23 min

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 list all the great records he produced - Cluster, Rita Mitsouko, Michael Ranta…
BCB x108 Preview - Fassbinder's Favorite Pizza

September 28, 2026 · 16 min

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, nothing less than the Most Premium of Content, we've frankensteined together…
BCB 127 - At The Electric Café with Heidi Sabertooth

September 24, 2026 · 54 min

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 library for synths and electronic music equipment that strives to make gear more…
BCB 126 - Spanish Italo Disco Freundschaft

September 17, 2026 · 1 hr 23 min

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 comes from. We talk about the distinct eras of Italo qua Italo and embrace the…

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BCB 125 - Gabber Conga Line with SSPS

September 9, 2026 · 1 hr 59 min

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 spend the entire time talking about his early period in Chicago - Ron Hardy playing…
BCB X107 - Geodesic Free Improv Dialectics PREVIEW

September 7, 2026 · 7 min

UNLOCK THE FULL EPISODE patreon.com/basecampbeta Shawn and Chris compare and contrast two legendary Italian free improv groups - Musica Elettronica Viva and the Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza - and spin out talking geodesic…
BCB 124 - World Building with Jake Muir

September 2, 2026 · 1 hr 34 min

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 destruction. Check out Jake's work https://www.jakemuir.org/about and his…
BCB 123 - gearz0ne: Compressors

August 26, 2026 · 1 hr 25 min

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 the historically important compressors, talk about compressors as feedback…
BCB 122 - Finding It and Finding Out with ESP TV

August 20, 2026 · 1 hr 25 min

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…
BCB X106 - The Techno Album Trap PREVIEW

August 18, 2026 · 7 min

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…
BCB 121 - A Critique of Cracked Reason with FaltyDL

August 12, 2026 · 1 hr 27 min

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…