Chessie is an American experimental music group consisting of Stephen Gardner and Ben Bailes.

Gardner started Chessie in 1993, while he was a member of the Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

 post-rock

Post-rock

Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...

band Lorelei. In 2000 Gardner was joined by Bailes and they have since worked as a duo. The repetitive nature of their music is inspired by trains and railroads.

EPs and collaborations

• Approach Limited 7", 1996
• Lost, Not Found 10", 2000
• Alpha-Arvonia DVD&CD (with Colby Caldwell), 2004
• Suburban Shore (as Camping, with Henning Fritzenwalder), 2004
• Dual Mode EP, 2006