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Superzapper Recharge
12+ albums
post rockpsychedelicProgressiveProgressive rockExperimental Rock
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Superzapper Recharge was an experimental/improvised rock band formed in Sacramento, California, and lead by guitarist Blake William. Beginning in the fall of 2007, the project has had a number of roster and format changes, ranging from free improvisation, ambient music, noise, and more conventional rock styles. It started as a half-joke solo project. Blake William released an hour long 5-track demo called October 2007 Recordings for free at a local noise event called Sacramento Audio Waffle in November of 2007. It was a scattered mess of reel-to-reel tape loop recordings inspired by Brian Eno, power noise, and sludge/drone metal. Finding a niche in the tape-loop side of the experiment, William released 2 albums the following Spring in this format, the 1/8 EP which introduced later bassist of the band Andrew Wayne, and Nullwerk + Superzapper Recharge, a collaborative 40 minute single with Oakland-based ambient artist, Nullwerk, recorded for the RPM Challenge. To support these releases, Superzapper Recharge started performing frequently as a revolving roster improv band. Performances would often open with Blake William performing a tape-loop improvisation, and then being joined by guest musicians for unrehearsed psychedelic rock music. Andrew Wayne made frequent appearances and eventually fell in line as the band's bass player. After a year of this, Blake William and Andrew Wayne decided to take a more structured approach to the band and form a permanent line-up. Drummer Gra
