Emeralds - Page 3

atsonicpark · 05.14.2010, 04:57 AM

Oh, and wouldn't you know it, Mark McGuire solo already has like 8 new albums this year haha. WhaT I've heard has been rad though.

davenotdead · 05.14.2010, 10:08 AM

yeah i sometimes wonder if mark mcguire ever does anything else but eat and play guitar

dntrecords · 05.14.2010, 07:06 PM

listening to the editions mego 2xlp right now also..good stuff

TheFoxBen · 05.29.2010, 02:04 PM

I just discovered them today and I'm pretty sure they're becoming my favorite drone/ambient band. I listened to Emeralds (2009), Solar Bridge, The Overlook and their latest Does It Look Like I'm Here? and they're all fantastic.

I also listened to a McGuire solo album (Language Barrier), very reminiscent of Manuel Göttsching/Ashra, all that kind of progressive electronic of the 70's.

His project Skyramps (with Oneohtrix Point Never) is awesome too.

God, I have not only discovered a great band today but also a whole amazing scene, I'm happy.

Derek · 05.29.2010, 02:27 PM

Honestly if you like this stuff then you really need to listen to the new Robe./UUUUUU split tape http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ACUDBB2X

It's verrrrry similiar to the Emeralds sound but with more going on. Sorry for the shameless promotion but you know, it's right up the Emeralds alley.

TheFoxBen · 05.29.2010, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Derek

Honestly if you like this stuff then you really need to listen to the new Robe./UUUUUU split tape http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ACUDBB2X

It's verrrrry similiar to the Emeralds sound but with more going on. Sorry for the shameless promotion but you know, it's right up the Emeralds alley.

The link is dead :/

Derek · 05.29.2010, 03:13 PM

It's not?

Hmm... I'll upload it to mediafire or sendspace for you.

TheFoxBen · 05.29.2010, 03:21 PM

The link works now haha, I'm downloading it.

Derek · 05.29.2010, 03:45 PM

Hahaha.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/nonkvd There's a sendspace link anyway for anyone who wants to download from a different site than megaupload.

atsonicpark · 06.01.2010, 02:05 AM

I HIGHLY recommend Klaus' Schulze's "Timewind", from 1975. It's pretty much what all these bands are referencing (careful not to say "ripping off") in their music.

http://www.mediafire.com/?ktzotmmc1zj

Pretty much all his stuff is great, but Timewind is the one. It's probably the best type of solo synth shit I've heard.

_slavo_ · 06.01.2010, 02:14 AM

That new Emeralds album is kind of a dissapointment.

atsonicpark · 06.01.2010, 02:17 AM

I dunno about that. They're doing something different than the droney stuff now. They're progressing. I like that. It isn't my favorite but I find it really interesting, some of the songs are really really good.

EvdWee · 05.19.2011, 05:31 AM

visited their gig last night in OT301, Amsterdam. Had seen them on Godspeed ATP. This time I was really carried away. Maybe also due to excessive amount of beer due to the delay in starting time.

stu666 · 05.19.2011, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EvdWee

visited their gig last night in OT301, Amsterdam. Had seen them on Godspeed ATP. This time I was really carried away. Maybe also due to excessive amount of beer due to the delay in starting time.

there's a recording up on dime

Emeralds live at Amsterdam OT301, The Netherlands, 18th May 2011 (2011-05-18). by ianmacd

Quote:

Originally Posted by afonso

COME SAY HELLLO

20.05 @ Anciènne Belgique, Brussels (Belgium)
21.05 @ Village Underground, London (United Kingdom)
22.05 @ Hare & Hounds, Birmingham (United Kingdom)
23.05 @ The Arches, Glasgow (United Kingdom)
24.05 @ Whelan's, Dublin (Eire)
26.05 @ Primaverasound Festival, Barcelona (Spain)
27.05 @ Sonique Villette Festival, Paris (France)
28.05 @ Audiovisiva Festial, Milan (Italy)
29.05 @ Serralves em Festa! Festival, Oporto (Portugal)
30.05 @ Circolo Caracol, Pisa (Italy)
01.06 @ Astra, Berlin (Germany)w/CÄRIBÖU

and here http://www.last.fm/festival/1760571+Bestival

The Watcher · 05.19.2011, 09:55 PM

Good band..... I like Mark McGuire solo more, particularly The Invisible World CS, which is amazing...... I wish I had a copy!!

atsonicpark · 05.19.2011, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by lowlife

oh right the hanson tape, duh.
yeah I just know of you from scissor shock. my name is wyatt howland and I perform solo electronics under the name skin graft.

oh hey dude, skin graft! great stuff!

EvdWee · 05.20.2011, 03:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stu666

there's a recording up on dime

Emeralds live at Amsterdam OT301, The Netherlands, 18th May 2011 (2011-05-18). by ianmacd

and here http://www.last.fm/festival/1760571+Bestival

thanks!

jimbrim · 05.20.2011, 04:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Watcher

Good band..... I like Mark McGuire solo more, particularly The Invisible World CS, which is amazing...... I wish I had a copy!!

Ah, I've got a copy of that one

, but I don't think it's best by any means. I think Dream Team or A Pocket Full Of Rain are two of my favourites of his.

I'm having a revision break tomorrow night to watch Emeralds in Shoreditch.

atsonicpark · 05.20.2011, 07:54 AM

Generally, the best McGuire stuff is the songs that are longer (you know, over 10 minutes), where he can really expand and layer. There are some tracks where he will layer 4 or 5 guitars, a mini orchestra of guitars looping.

I'd say his best is his s-t one from last year or Pocket Full of Rain.

The Watcher · 05.20.2011, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbrim

Ah, I've got a copy of that one

, but I don't think it's best by any means.

I just like when it's more Amon Duul II than Tangerine Dream, with that guy....... not that I don't like TD, haha....... but that one, I dunno, it just osunds perfect to my ears.........

05.14.2010, 04:57 AM	#41
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Oh, and wouldn't you know it, Mark McGuire solo already has like 8 new albums this year haha. WhaT I've heard has been rad though. __________________
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05.14.2010, 10:08 AM	#42
davenotdead invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 7,784	yeah i sometimes wonder if mark mcguire ever does anything else but eat and play guitar __________________
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05.14.2010, 07:06 PM	#43
dntrecords children of satan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 282	listening to the editions mego 2xlp right now also..good stuff
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05.29.2010, 02:04 PM	#44
TheFoxBen expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The land of fries and mussels Posts: 1,366	I just discovered them today and I'm pretty sure they're becoming my favorite drone/ambient band. I listened to Emeralds (2009), Solar Bridge, The Overlook and their latest Does It Look Like I'm Here? and they're all fantastic. I also listened to a McGuire solo album (Language Barrier), very reminiscent of Manuel Göttsching/Ashra, all that kind of progressive electronic of the 70's. His project Skyramps (with Oneohtrix Point Never) is awesome too. God, I have not only discovered a great band today but also a whole amazing scene, I'm happy. __________________
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05.29.2010, 02:27 PM	#45
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	Honestly if you like this stuff then you really need to listen to the new Robe./UUUUUU split tape http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ACUDBB2X It's verrrrry similiar to the Emeralds sound but with more going on. Sorry for the shameless promotion but you know, it's right up the Emeralds alley.
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05.29.2010, 03:13 PM	#47
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	It's not? Hmm... I'll upload it to mediafire or sendspace for you.
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05.29.2010, 03:21 PM	#48
TheFoxBen expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The land of fries and mussels Posts: 1,366	The link works now haha, I'm downloading it. __________________
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05.29.2010, 03:45 PM	#49
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	Hahaha. http://www.sendspace.com/file/nonkvd There's a sendspace link anyway for anyone who wants to download from a different site than megaupload.
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06.01.2010, 02:05 AM	#50
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	I HIGHLY recommend Klaus' Schulze's "Timewind", from 1975. It's pretty much what all these bands are referencing (careful not to say "ripping off") in their music. http://www.mediafire.com/?ktzotmmc1zj Pretty much all his stuff is great, but Timewind is the one. It's probably the best type of solo synth shit I've heard. __________________
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06.01.2010, 02:14 AM	#51
_slavo_ invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ðîññèÿ Posts: 10,912	That new Emeralds album is kind of a dissapointment. __________________ you're the boy that can enjoy invisibility
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06.01.2010, 02:17 AM	#52
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	I dunno about that. They're doing something different than the droney stuff now. They're progressing. I like that. It isn't my favorite but I find it really interesting, some of the songs are really really good. __________________
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05.19.2011, 05:31 AM	#53
EvdWee 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Utrecht, Netherlands Posts: 754	visited their gig last night in OT301, Amsterdam. Had seen them on Godspeed ATP. This time I was really carried away. Maybe also due to excessive amount of beer due to the delay in starting time.
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05.19.2011, 09:55 PM	#55
The Watcher children of satan Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 365	Good band..... I like Mark McGuire solo more, particularly The Invisible World CS, which is amazing...... I wish I had a copy!!
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05.20.2011, 07:54 AM	#59
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Generally, the best McGuire stuff is the songs that are longer (you know, over 10 minutes), where he can really expand and layer. There are some tracks where he will layer 4 or 5 guitars, a mini orchestra of guitars looping. I'd say his best is his s-t one from last year or Pocket Full of Rain. __________________
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