Base Camp Beta

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

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.

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

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

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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.

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.

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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

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Opening music: Beau Wanzer - Basement Dwellers

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

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Opening music: Beau Wanzer - Basement Dwellers

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 alternate firmwares for Eurorack modules, composing for GRM's Acousmonium, and take a side trip to Fourier's tomb.

GRM Atelier: https://grm.tools/en/atelier.html

Matthias' Website: https://mqtthiqs.github.io/

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Opening music: Beau Wanzer - Basement Dwellers

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 and MIDI clock drift to passing out from drinking an entire bottle of chartreuse.

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Opening music: Beau Wanzer - Basement Dwellers