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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
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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. T-Noll – Shot3:38
- 2. Reza Ahmadian – LArvae5:39
- 3. Ali Balighi – Blue Paper (Compilation edit)5:09
- 4. Kian Hossein – Limen1:41
- 5. Babak Sepanta – I Can Hear You3:49
- 6. Chem XP – Feathered Serpent3:26
- 7. Ali Sasha – Psychedelic Noise3:14
- 8. RDKPL – 230912_02 (excerpt)2:32
- 9. Arshan Najafi – A Rhythm for Suffocation5:49
- 10. Jazrudtz – Screaming Tombak (Excerpt)2:25
- 11. Jesus Valenti & Niki Yaghmaee – Resilience Resistant6:24
- 12. Ali Aghili – Entropy4:19
Compilation · 2023 · NaN-23
Noise à Noise 23: Noise vs. Silence (Vol. I-II)
- 1. Arshan Najafi – Boogh Symphony Electronique5:18
- 2. Leonie Roessler – All Life Begins Hopeful2:08
- 3. Ali Balighi – Untitled_12:32
- 4. Wondering O – Sirius4:27
- 5. silo portem – Surveillance State1:25
- 6. Cedrik Fermont – The Story Of An Old Froglitch Who Could Speak Human3:25
- 7. Ehsan Saboohi – Beckett's Quad Variations No.1 (Compilation Mix)3:51
- 8. Ibukun Sunday – Saririnah – The Embodied Souls0:31
- 9. Balam Ronan – Women, Life, Freedom1:38
- 10. Shaahin Peymani & Judith Hamann – LIZA: A Liminal Journey (Klangteppich IV Excerpts)5:17
- 11. Arshia Samsaminia – FREQ.EXP (Klangteppich IV Excerpts)11:24
- 12. Chem XP – GQ3:05
- 13. Sahar Homami – Overture8:17
- 14. Alireza Amirhajebi – DEEP TIME For Umpans and Bell Sound – CMMF Live performance6:00
- 15. Leonie Roessler & Akane Takada – Splash, Hiss, Shot11:34
- 16. silo portem – Twisted Whispers2:56
- 17. Alya Al-Sultani – Three Ages of Woman-Mother5:52
- 18. Nour Kara and Juliette Capel – En-Sheneh6:30
- 19. Robbert van Hulzen – Zamzamah4:48
Compilation · 2023 · NaN23
Noise à Noise 23: Noise vs. Silence (Vol. I-IV)
- 1. Arshan Najafi – BOOGH Symphony Electronique5:18
- 2. Leonie Roessler – All Life Begins Hopeful2:08
- 3. Ali Balighi – Untitled_12:32
- 4. Wondering O – Sirius4:27
- 5. silo portem – Surveillance State1:25
- 6. Cedrik Fermont – The Story Of An Old Froglitch Who Could Speak Human3:25
- 7. Ehsan Saboohi – Becketts Quad Variations No.1 (Compilation Mix)3:51
- 8. Ibukun Sunday – Saririnah: The Embodied Souls0:31
- 9. Balam Ronan – Women, Life, Freedom1:38
- 10. Shaahin Peymani & Judith Hamann – LIZA: A Liminal Journey (Klangteppich IV Excerpts)5:17
- 11. Arshia Samsaminia – FREQ.EXP (Klangteppich IV Excerpts)11:24
- 12. Chem XP – GQ3:04
- 13. Sahar Homami – Overture8:17
- 14. Alireza Amirhajebi – DEEP TIME For Umpans and Bell Sound- CMMF Live performance6:00
- 15. Leonie Roessler & Akane Takada – Splash, Hiss, Shot10:34
- 16. silo portem – Twisted Whispers2:56
- 17. Alya Al-Sultani – Three Ages of Woman-Mother5:52
- 18. Nour Kara and Juliette Capel – En-Sheneh6:30
- 19. Robbert van Hulzen – Zamzamah4:48
- 20. Ali Aghili – Death is Standing Above the Skies3:02
- 21. Kian Hossein – Radio Astronomy6:11
- 22. Babak Sepanta – Drown4:50
- 23. silo portem – Pain & Fury2:00
- 24. Wondering O – Suave Resistance6:16
- 25. Mohamad Nikpour – Glory of Flare5:50
- 26. Soheil Soheili & Blatta Joux – Charivari Basement Experience (compilation mix)5:45
- 27. Ashkin Shabani – Overstand3:05
- 28. Shahin Souri – Akeen4:39
- 29. Fuzzle Schnozzle – Bernardinelli-Bernstein3:22
- 30. Mehdi Behbudi – Music for Pure Waves, Bass Drums, and Acoustic Pendulums15:39
- 31. Ramin Ashtari – CNC Machines and more2:38
- 32. Katharina Stadler – Solidarity3:49
- 33. Jesus Valenti – Le ombre si allungano (The shadows lengthen)5:07
- 34. silo portem – The Darkness Before Dawn5:50
- 35. Negar Kharkan – Intimate Invocations (Vayu Residency)5:34
- 36. Zhoobin Askarieh and Ali Sasha – Pollution5:56
- 37. Kian Hossein – 1.5 e + 62:08
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
Music played on the radio
BUG Radio · 25 June 2026Noise à Noise #18Chem XP – Regenerations · Chem XP – Generation 5 from (re)generationsListen ↗
BUG Radio · 19 February 2026Noise à Noise #14Chem XP – Protectors of Sheep from Wolves · Chem XP – Ashrock · Chem XP – Ascension of the Dallas Cowboy · Chem XP – Millennia from Roux Ga RouxListen ↗
BUG Radio · 29 January 2026Noise à Noise #13Chem XP – Roux-Ga-Roux · Chem XP – Protectors of Sheep from Wolves · Chem XP – Ashrock from Roux Ga RouxListen ↗