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Chem XP
Multimedia Artist, Experimental Musician · Pittsburgh, USA
Chem XP (Chaz Washington) is a multimedia artist and experimental musician based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His work spans various disciplines, formerly based in Austin. He explores evolutionary sonic complexity, blending personal heritage with experimental electronic music, incorporating modified instruments and generative processes.
Releases
Albums, singles and compilations Chem XP appears on. Press a cover to open it.
EP · 2026 · NaN-E26-01
Roux Ga Roux
- 1. Fall of Arcadia4:00
- 2. Who Dat2:16
- 3. Roux-Ga-Roux2:17
- 4. Protectors of Sheep from Wolves2:41
- 5. Ashrock2:13
- 6. Ascension of the Dallas Cowboy2:00
- 7. Millennia2:19
- 8. The Memoire (Lost and Found)1:40
- 9. God Dog / Hell Hound3:01
- 10. Patience in the Paint / Time is a Brush3:41
- 11. Apple2:18
EP · 2024 · NaN-A24-07
(re)generations
- 1. generation 12:06
- 2. generation 22:00
- 3. generation 31:41
- 4. generation 42:12
- 5. generation 52:00
- 6. generation 62:51
- 7. regeneration 1 (GENERATIVE 1) [Ice_Eyes Edit]3:38
- 8. regeneration 2 [Ehsan Saboohi Edit]4:15
- 9. regeneration 6 [Victor Moragues Edit]3:01
- 10. regenerations (011668 Edit)5:13
Album · 2024 · NaN-A24-05
Music for Black Sine Wave
- 1. Part 1 – SUAHUB- Intro4:25
- 2. Part 2 – BAUHAUS26:31
- 3. Part 3 – HAUSBAU6:17
Compilation · 2023 · NaN23.4
Noise à Noise 23.4: Intolerance
- 1. Shot — T-Noll3:38
- 2. LArvae — Reza Ahmadian5:39
- 3. Blue Paper (Compilation edit) — Ali Balighi5:09
- 4. Limen — Kian Hossein1:41
- 5. I Can Hear You — Babak Sepanta3:49
- 6. Feathered Serpent — Chem XP3:26
- 7. Psychedelic Noise — Ali Sasha3:14
- 8. 230912_02 (excerpt) — RDKPL2:32
- 9. A Rhythm for Suffocation — Arshan Najafi5:49
- 10. Screaming Tombak (Excerpt) — Jazrudtz2:25
- 11. Resilience Resistant — Jesus Valenti & Niki Yaghmaee6:24
- 12. Entropy — Ali Aghili4:19
Compilation · 2023 · NaN-23
Noise à Noise 23: Noise vs. Silence (Vol. I-II)
- 1. Boogh Symphony Electronique — Arshan Najafi5:18
- 2. All Life Begins Hopeful — Leonie Roessler2:08
- 3. Untitled_1 — Ali Balighi2:32
- 4. Sirius — Wondering O4:27
- 5. Surveillance State — silo portem1:25
- 6. The Story Of An Old Froglitch Who Could Speak Human — Cedrik Fermont3:25
- 7. Beckett's Quad Variations No.1 (Compilation Mix) — Ehsan Saboohi3:51
- 8. Saririnah – The Embodied Souls — Ibukun Sunday0:31
- 9. Women, Life, Freedom — Balam Ronan1:38
- 10. LIZA: A Liminal Journey (Klangteppich IV Excerpts) — Shaahin Peymani & Judith Hamann5:17
- 11. FREQ.EXP (Klangteppich IV Excerpts) — Arshia Samsaminia11:24
- 12. GQ — Chem XP3:05
- 13. Overture — Sahar Homami8:17
- 14. DEEP TIME For Umpans and Bell Sound – CMMF Live performance — Alireza Amirhajebi6:00
- 15. Splash, Hiss, Shot — Leonie Roessler & Akane Takada11:34
- 16. Twisted Whispers — silo portem2:56
- 17. Three Ages of Woman-Mother — Alya Al-Sultani5:52
- 18. En-Sheneh — Nour Kara and Juliette Capel6:30
- 19. Zamzamah — Robbert van Hulzen4:48
Compilation · 2023 · NaN23
Noise à Noise 23: Noise vs. Silence (Vol. I-IV)
- 1. BOOGH Symphony Electronique — Arshan Najafi5:18
- 2. All Life Begins Hopeful — Leonie Roessler2:08
- 3. Untitled_1 — Ali Balighi2:32
- 4. Sirius — Wondering O4:27
- 5. Surveillance State — silo portem1:25
- 6. The Story Of An Old Froglitch Who Could Speak Human — Cedrik Fermont3:25
- 7. Becketts Quad Variations No.1 (Compilation Mix) — Ehsan Saboohi3:51
- 8. Saririnah: The Embodied Souls — Ibukun Sunday0:31
- 9. Women, Life, Freedom — Balam Ronan1:38
- 10. LIZA: A Liminal Journey (Klangteppich IV Excerpts) — Shaahin Peymani & Judith Hamann5:17
- 11. FREQ.EXP (Klangteppich IV Excerpts) — Arshia Samsaminia11:24
- 12. GQ — Chem XP3:04
- 13. Overture — Sahar Homami8:17
- 14. DEEP TIME For Umpans and Bell Sound- CMMF Live performance — Alireza Amirhajebi6:00
- 15. Splash, Hiss, Shot — Leonie Roessler & Akane Takada10:34
- 16. Twisted Whispers — silo portem2:56
- 17. Three Ages of Woman-Mother — Alya Al-Sultani5:52
- 18. En-Sheneh — Nour Kara and Juliette Capel6:30
- 19. Zamzamah — Robbert van Hulzen4:48
- 20. Death is Standing Above the Skies — Ali Aghili3:02
- 21. Radio Astronomy — Kian Hossein6:11
- 22. Drown — Babak Sepanta4:50
- 23. Pain & Fury — silo portem2:00
- 24. Suave Resistance — Wondering O6:16
- 25. Glory of Flare — Mohamad Nikpour5:50
- 26. Charivari Basement Experience (compilation mix) — Soheil Soheili & Blatta Joux5:45
- 27. Overstand — Ashkin Shabani3:05
- 28. Akeen — Shahin Souri4:39
- 29. Bernardinelli-Bernstein — Fuzzle Schnozzle3:22
- 30. Music for Pure Waves, Bass Drums, and Acoustic Pendulums — Mehdi Behbudi15:39
- 31. CNC Machines and more — Ramin Ashtari2:38
- 32. Solidarity — Katharina Stadler3:49
- 33. Le ombre si allungano (The shadows lengthen) — Jesus Valenti5:07
- 34. The Darkness Before Dawn — silo portem5:50
- 35. Intimate Invocations (Vayu Residency) — Negar Kharkan5:34
- 36. Pollution — Zhoobin Askarieh and Ali Sasha5:56
- 37. 1.5 e + 6 — Kian Hossein2:08
Year by year
2026
- EP Roux Ga Roux
2024
- EP (re)generations
- Album Music for Black Sine Wave
2023
- Appears on Feathered Serpent on Noise à Noise 23.4: Intolerance
- Appears on GQ on Noise à Noise 23: Noise vs. Silence (Vol. I-II)
- Appears on GQ on Noise à Noise 23: Noise vs. Silence (Vol. I-IV)
Press
Field Notes · January 2026Found Sounds #8 by Kristoffer CornilsRead ↗African Paper · September 2024(re)generations: Neuer Longplayer von Chem XPRead ↗Field Notes · December 2023Releases of the Month: November/December 2023 (Kristoffer Cornils)Read ↗Field Notes · September 2023Releases of the Summer: May to September 2023 (Kristoffer Cornils)Read ↗Field Notes · January 2023Albums of the Month: Noise à Noise 23: Noise vs. Silence (Vol. I-IV)Read ↗Bandcamp Daily · January 2023Album of the Day: Noise à Noise 23: Noise vs. SilenceRead ↗African Paper · January 2023Noise Against the Silence: Umfangreiche Compilation von Teheraner Noise à Noise LabelRead ↗
On the radio
Played in "Noise à Noise", Soheil Soheili's monthly programme on BUG Radio (The Hague).
BUG Radio · 25 June 2026Noise à Noise #18Chem XP – Regenerations · Chem XP – Generation 5Listen ↗BUG Radio · 19 February 2026Noise à Noise #14Chem XP – Roux Ga Roux (tracks 4–7)Listen ↗BUG Radio · 29 January 2026Noise à Noise #13Chem XP – Roux Ga Roux (selection)Listen ↗