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 opened pizzeria, Lucia of Avenue X. After having some killer slices, they dive into a deep discussion of the topics that really matter: fermentation techniques, dough hydration, what Pete Wells looks like, and answering the age old question of "what is the culinary equivalent of the 909 hi-hat?".

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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 reconvene a few days later to talk about the art of learning.

Live from L&B Spumoni Gardens in Brooklyn, NY. We talk giallo and italo-disco, dough hydration, and Richard H Kirk.

RIP Jasen Loveland

We dedicate this episode to our friend Andrew Smith aka Jasen Loveland who recently passed away. An incredibly prolific producer who immersed himself deeply in his music, we read through his "12 Studio Traditions" - a set of guidelines and traditions for keeping creativity flowing.

Please explore Andrew's work over at his Bandcamp: https://jasenloveland.bandcamp.com/

Outro Music: The Lone Flanger - "When She Microdoses Part II"

Intro Music: Beau Wanzer - "Basement Dwellers"

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 quickly get derailed towards topics from sourdough to NFTs.

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, and how 100 Gecs throws a wrench in to all of it.

Mixed by David Tatasciore

Opening music: Beau Wanzer - Basement Dwellers

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 future for music could look like.

Opening music: Beau Wanzer - Basement Dwellers

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 music, and (hopefully) the death of the neoliberal order. We then dive into Depeche Mode’s undersung masterpiece “Construction Time Again” and try to imagine the eco-communist future we all deserve.

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Opening music: Beau Wanzer - Basement Dwellers

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 nightlife.

But really we spend the first half of the episode talking about pizza.

Opening music: Beau Wanzer - Basement Dwellers

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 Daou, talk about streaming and back catalogues, and analyze Reviewbrah and Guy Fieri’s analogues in music.

Special surprise guest Dave Wagenbach of Bubblesound Instruments! https://www.ctrl-mod.com/collections/vendors?q=bubblesound

Reviewbrah in the hospital https://twitter.com/iamreviewbrah/status/1192157562411638785

Reviewbrah’s Popeyes Shrimp letdown https://youtu.be/5d5NJgO38AE?t=358

Billboard “Catalog Conundrum” https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/streaming/8533315/catalog-music-labels-market-older-music-streaming-singles

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~MUSIC~

Iannis Xenakis - Persepolis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkGwlb6sONg

Muslimgauze - Mullah Said https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YxQUTVFJ_s

Curly - Axe Breaker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bddhD9TRW00

Opening music: Beau Wanzer - Basement Dwellers

Produced and Edited by Rachelle Rahme

Mixed by David Tatasciore