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Sketch#20 (Pex – Hindsight’s 2020 redo)

February 29, 2020live sketch, state charger

In 2018 I released my first album as State Charger entitled Swiss Flags, a batch of ambient and beat-less pieces I culled from countless sessions in front of my pedalboard and 4-track. Looking back …

Sketch#19 (Crew Dragons)

February 15, 2020live sketch, state charger

After a month of basing my jams on 1 minute max length for Instagram’s #jamuary, I wanted to come out with something a bit more long form. I bought a really cheap Casio keyboard (CTK-630) at a …

The New Constitution live at Chicago St. Pub, Joliet, IL 02/24/17

February 7, 2020the new constitution

Time flies. It has been just about 3 years since we did The New Constitution reunion shows. I’m pretty sure I’m done talking about that weekend; I documented all the feels and logistics …

Jamuary 2020, week 4

January 31, 2020live sketch, state charger

31 for 31 and that’s a wrap on Jamuary 2020. Honestly it’s the most creative thing I’ve done in a long while. Without it I wouldn’t have learned or moved forward very much …

Jamuary 2020, week 3

January 22, 2020live sketch, state charger

I’m learning a lot by doing this. I’m getting to the core of what I want to do with these instruments. Gates are opening and others seem welded shut, maybe for the best. There’s a …

Jamuary 2020, week 2

January 14, 2020live sketch, state charger

I’ve made it through week number 2. Not hard to realize based on the ever-changing setups from day to day but these things take some time to put together. One minute of content doesn’t …

Jamuary 2020, week 1

January 8, 2020live sketch, state charger

I noticed the Jamuary hashtag last year on Instagram and quickly realized it was not only a thing, it was a thing which I wanted to partake in. Fast forward to 2020 and here I am, doing everything …

My First Flat – The Complete Recordings

November 24, 2019my first flat

My First Flat marked the exact beginning of collaborating with Dan Marsden. We traveled in similar packs and loved the same sorts of bands. He played drums and I wrote songs. It was only a matter of …

Sketch#18 (Alpha Mound – “Symmetry” State Charger edit)

November 9, 2019collaboration, live sketch, state charger

Alpha Mound and I first collaborated on his Tide As Currency remix EP earlier this year. I was inspired and definitely wanted to try my hand at reworking some of his material. Upon re-visiting his …

I’m currently creating under the moniker State Charger – a series of audio experiments living in the space of ambient and lo-fi electronic. RIYL improvised looping, meditations, field recordings, tape.

I have a few releases on bandcamp and update frequently on Instagram.