Mutual Shock

Light drawing amidst the rusted steel and corrugated aluminum, the ghosts of Seattle's industrial past

You could almost hear the turbines spinning and feel the steam...

Thank you Natalie for your vision and for bringing these to life!

Thank you Georgetown Steam Plant for hosting us, you are a local treasure

The Spectacle is live on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms today. The final single from the Tools of Western Aggression EP, The Spectacle is a call to arms against fascism, oppression and demagoguery.

Link in bio.

Mixed by at Red Room, Seattle
Mastered by at Resonant Mastering, Seattle
Original artwork: Alphonse Bertillon, 1909, an early example of insidious attempts to profile suspected criminals and dissidents.

Very excited to share the Charlatans music video today. In January I reached out to to create something visually striking for Charlatans. What Tess made completely blew me away.

In this abstract video, volatile mixtures of oil, water and other reactive elements form shifting miniature worlds, filmed in macro. I hope you find this as absorbing and entrancing as I do.

Slide 1: still from the music video
Slides 2 and 3: the probe lens with a double layer of petri dishes
Slide 4: an example of a photo taken by the probe lens

Video link in bio and available as a reel.

Had a blast playing our second ever show in Portland and our first at the Coffin. Thanks to .chisme and for having us, for bringing amazing energy to the stage and everyone who came out. Till next time PDX…

Photos: .hagin

Charlatans is live on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms today. The second single from the Tools of Western Aggression EP, this song has grifters of all kinds (and at all levels of government) in its crosshairs. On social media and in public discourse we're awash in lies and half-truths from people who profit from our ignorance. Don't let them win.

Drums performed and recorded by Max Zara Bernstein
Mixed by at Red Room, Seattle
Mastered by at , Seattle
Original photograph: Lewis Hine, 1913

Super excited to share the music video for Lamprey with you. Creating this with was a special experience. After their amazing work on the Destroyer music video I knew I had to work with Hand Crank and Caleb again. They ran with my idea of human machine integration and parasitism and brought it to life.

We shot in Bellingham at 's studio, with some really cool lightboxes and an LED controller, tons of haze and projections of the eerie maw of sea lampreys.

Video is live at link in bio and here as a reel as well. Enjoy and leave a comment with your favorite part!

Director, Producer, Production Design : Caleb Young 
Director, DP, Production Design: Julien Scherliss
Gaffer: Cameron Currier
BTS: Callie Young 
Set Decorator/Talent: Ari Wright

Music written and recorded by Dan Powers
Drums performed and recorded by Max Zara Bernstein 
Produced by Matt Bayles
Mastered by Rachel Field, Resonant Mastering
All rights reserved, 2026

Lamprey is live on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms today. GenAI is just the latest tool for capital to exploit human labor and creativity and package it as a net good. Don't believe the hype. Link in bio.

Featuring the incredible on drums. 

Mixed by at Red Room, Seattle

Mastered by at Resonant Mastering 

Drums tracked by Max Zara Bernstein at Old Rainier Brewery 

Original Photo Credit: Isaiah West Taber, 1897 (source: Public Domain Review)

Jupe Jupe, Perimeters and Mutual Shock converge at the legendary Friday, March 20 to bring dreamy, danceable post-punk and darkwave to Olympia...

Don't miss an amazing night of music!

So excited to have the multi-talented aboard for several of my fall shows behind the kit! Here are pics from our first show together at

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