Base Camp Beta

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

Unfortunately the recording of the second panel with Sybil Jason and Ryan Martin got screwed up. The demons of the Zoom recorder strike again.

So here is the third and final installment of "Clubland and Its Discontents" - a series of panel discussions exploring the dialectics of dance and non-dance in the New York Underground in collaboration with the Interzone festival.

On this panel we talk about the late 70s and early 80s in New York with Veronica Vasicka of Minimal Wave records and Stuart Argabright of Black Rain and Ike Yard.

Recorded live at Good Room in Greenpoint.

Special thanks to Zara Wladawsky and Richard Gamble.

Mastered by David Tatasciore.

First of "Clubland and Its Discontents" - a series of panel discussions exploring the dialectics of dance and non-dance in the New York Underground in collaboration with the Interzone festival.

On this panel we talk about the "lost" years of the late 90s - early 00s in NY with Scott Mou (Queens/Jane/Other Music) and Jon Nicholson (SSPS/Porkchop/Excepter).

Recorded live at Good Room in Greenpoint.

Special thanks to Zara Wladawsky and Richard Gamble.

Mastered by David Tatasciore.

Speculator drops by with a fancy microphone to talk about the YouTube biz. Check out Will’s show Talk Video https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD-qgVQIiEpUQEcTnWHh4Iw

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Daywalker + CF - Insectorium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ODuapxOaM

Black Deer - Apex Break https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWf30ZRQW_I

Willie Burns - Washed Hands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oLwTkTLJHk

Opening music: Beau Wanzer - Basement Dwellers

Produced and Edited by Rachelle Rahme

Mixed by David Tatasciore

We’re psyched to have our friend Juan Mendez aka Silent Servant call in from a payphone somewhere in the valley and regale us with tales of faxing Submerge, early Sandwell District, and LA nightlife. Not much more needs to be said - enjoy the ride…

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Spacemen 3 - Walking With Jesus (Demo Version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeD4YgsP7l4

Crescent - Lights/Eyes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAi0lEr9-JI

Should - Resonate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlUWX2SIBBo

Unwound - One Lick Less https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8C59i0UNfE

Opening music: Beau Wanzer - Basement Dwellers

Produced and Edited by Rachelle Rahme

Mixed by David Tatasciore

This week our friend Sanna Almajedi drops by to talk some cultural theory, dive deep into Nuyorican spoken word, and share with us some 7000 year old Egyptian rave. We also talk about our first concerts, what we listen to in the shower, and stromboli. Be nice in the comments - you may just make a friend!

DJ Sanna - Ethereal Beatbox https://soundcloud.com/etherealbeatbox/dj-sanna

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Pedro Pietri - Who Will Want You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfz7OYTCVns

Rozzma - Tany Tany https://rozzma.bandcamp.com/album/donya-fakka-ep

Nomex & Scud - Eurostar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feSlnZYEiOI

Opening music: Beau Wanzer - Basement Dwellers

Produced and Edited by Rachelle Rahme

Mixed by David Tatasciore

Our friend C. Spencer Yeh drop by this week to talk sober partying and how hard it is to actually have deep conversations and make friends sometimes. We also talk about Spencer’s work at Spectacle theater and indulge in some movie talk. The rest of the episode is about music, from the impending return of schaffel to italian minimalism and Copacabana.

Spectacle Theater http://www.spectacletheater.com/about/

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Barry Manilow - Copacabana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=591d-XV5rEo

Zoviet France - Shamany Enfluence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2tUh5BCEUs

Azoto - Havah Nagilah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfmi3sF4kMM

Revance - Music Man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReNO7QPAuMA

Ameritz Tribute Standards - Should’ve Known Better https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f35L6ecAeaI

Giusto Pio - Ananta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMO-aAiT0wk

Opening music: Beau Wanzer - Basement Dwellers

Produced and Edited by Rachelle Rahme

Mixed by David Tatasciore

A hearty sandwich of an episode, the meat of which is an interview with Palestinian musician and activist Samir Eskanda. We talk about BDS organizing and tactics for musicians and music listeners to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people. We also discuss the BDS movement’s focus on institutions rather than individuals, and how the same cannot be said for the reactionary backlash.

The bread of the episode is pretty standard BCB nonsense about cocaine and MIDI. Pure fluff. Go lo-carb.

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Steve Porcaro - MIDI & Yayo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCurJJoSrS4

Cinco MIDI Organizer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSwqnR327fk

Front 242 - Headhunter (Space Frog Remix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=351&v=lOPcM4mcgEA

😢 ☔ BLADE RUNNER SPECIAL 😢 ☔

Panacea - Tron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bSnDjEGbE8

Callisto - Bounce https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MefMNyFcZ4

Theo Parrish - Solitary Flight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7tfNm-hi0A

Hypnosis - End Title (Blade Runner) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRS3jQDNMyY

Opening music: Beau Wanzer - Basement Dwellers

Produced and Edited by Rachelle Rahme

Mixed by David Tatasciore