mark mcguire “get lost” compact disc

• get lost (5:05)
  
• when you're somewhere (4:04)
  
• alma (3:22)
  
• another dead end (4:33)
  
• alma (reprise) / chances are (3:44)
  
• firefly constellations (19:56)

editions mego press release...

emego 123 / mark mcguire get lost cd electric and acoustic guitar, vocals, and guitar-synthesizer recorded digitally between june 2010 and july 2011 in westlake, ohio and portland, oregon mixed at hardbodies, july 2011 by mark mcguire mastered and cut by helmut erler @ dubplates & mastering, berlin. photography and art by mark mcguire 2011 layout by julian gulyas this album is dedicated to my family, friends, and the spirit of the summer night sky and yet another killer album from the ever productive mark mcguire. it just keeps getring better, as he delivers another fine set of tunes in his perfected style. a few more electronic elements than usual and even some voices., but still the unique blend feell good riffs, electric and acoustic loops and melodies that just stick in the head. its game of 2 sides of courrse, with side one chocabloc a short hits with side two stretcning to one side long jam of blissed out mcguire ambience. awesome.

mark mcguire “a young persons guide to mark mcguire” double compact disc set

• dream team (17:18)
  
• the marfa lights (9:10)
  
• clague woods (1:46)
  
• slipstreams (1:22)
  
• stranger than paradise (4:56)
  
• flight (6:44)
  
• ghosts around a tree (11:45)
  
• the path lined with colorful stones (9:45)
  
• the wind on the winding road, pt ii (9:41)
  
  
• radio flyer (10:38)
  
• icy windows (9:05)
  
• the lonesome foghorn blows (1:56)
  
• time is flying (9:57)
  
• sun shining through the open barn door (2:54)
  
• explosion alarm (1:28)
  
• sick chemistry (4:22)
  
• skies (9:34)
  
• over the water (3:54)
  
• the invisible world (7:36)
  
• inside where it's warm (13:26)

editions mego press release...

emego 117 / mark mcguire a young persons guide 2cd disc one 1. dream team from the 2008 cdr "dream team" on wagon art by mark mcguire, limited to 2 editions of 75 copies 2. the marfa lights from the 2009 2xcs & cdr "a pocket full of rain" on pizza night & wagon cs art by sam goldberg, cdr art by mark mcguire, limited to 130 cs's & 200 cdr's 3. clague woods from the 2007 cdr "patterns of development" on wagon art by mark mcguire, limited to 75 copies 4. slipstreams from the 2007 cdr "patterns of development" on wagon art by mark mcguire, limited to 75 copies 5. stranger than paradise from the 2009 business card cdr "stranger than paradise" on everybody else has a record label, so why can't i? art by ryan kuehn, limited to 99 copies 6. flight from the 2007 cdr "patterns of development" art by mark mcguire, limited to 75 copies 7. ghosts around a tree 11:45 from the 2007 cdr "patterns of development" art by mark mcguire, limited to 75 copies 8. the path lined with colorful stones from the 2008 2xcs & cdr "light movement" on wagon art by mark mcguire, limited to 100 cs's & 100 cdr's 9. the wind on the winding road, pt ii from the 2008 cs & 2009 cdr "open chords" on pizza night & high spirits art by sam goldberg, limited to 150 copies disc two 1. radio flyer from the 2009 2xcs & cdr "a pocket full of rain" on pizza night & wagon. cs art by sam goldberg, cdr art by mark mcguire, limited to 130 cs's & 200 cdr's 2. icy windows from the 2010 cs "between family" on wagon art by mark mcguire, limited to 150 copies 3. the lonesome foghorn blows from the 2009 2xcs & cdr "a pocket full of rain" on pizza night & wagon cs art by sam goldberg, cdr art by mark mcguire, limited to 130 cs's & 200 cdr's 4. time is flying from the 2010 cs "tour split w/sam goldberg" on pizza wagon art by sam goldberg, limited to 150 copies 5. sun shining through the open barn door from the 2009 2xcs & cdr "a pocket full of rain" on pizza night & wagon cs art by sam goldberg, cdr art by mark mcguire, limited to 130 cs's & 200 cdr's 6. explosion alarm from the 2009 cdr "losing sleep" on wagon art by mark mcguire, limited to 60 copies 7. sick chemistry from the 2009 2xcs & cdr "a pocket full of rain" on pizza night & wagon cs art by sam goldberg, cdr art by mark mcguire, limited to 130 cs's & 200 cdr's 8. skies from the 2008 2xcs & cdr "light movement" on wagon art by mark mcguire, limited to 100 cs's & 100 cdr's 9. over the water from the 2010 cs "between family" on wagon art by mark mcguire, limited to 150 copies 10. the invisible world from the 2010 cs "the invisible world" on cylindrical habitat modules art by julian gulyas, limited to 100 11. inside where it's warm from the 2010 cdr "things fall apart" on wagon art by mark mcguire, limited to 150 copies electric and acoustic guitar, vocals, tapes, and guitar-synthesizer performed and recorded by mark mcguire 2007-2010. compiled by mark mcguire and peter rehberg mastered at piethopraxis, köln, january 2011 photos by mark mcguire. layout by stephen o'malley a young persons guide to mark mcguire collects together some of this emeralds members best works, previously released on a number of limited editions cdr and tape releases over the last 4 years. although, only 24 years of age mcguire has racked up an impressive canon which most artists twice his age would have problems delivering. with his expert use of loops and layers, as well a superb ear for killer melody hooks makes aypgtmm simply an essential collection.

mark mcguire “living with yourself” compact disc

• the vast structure of recollection (7:59)
  
• around the old neighbourhood (2:27)
  
• clouds rolling in (4:00)
  
• brain storm (for erin) (6:20)
  
• two different people (3:22)
  
• moving apart (2:33)
  
• clear the cobwebs (4:40)
  
• brothers (for matt) (10:16)

editions mego press release...

emego 107 / mark mcguire living with yourself cd electric and acoustic guitar recorded february - september 2009 cleveland and westlake, ohio by mark mcguire. percussion on "brothers" performed and recorded november 2008 at zombie proof studios, cleveland, ohio by nate scheible. tape samples recorded 1991 - 1998 by mark mcguire sr., jr. edited and arranged by mark mcguire 2009. mastered by james plotkin, july 2010. cut at dubplates & mastering, berlin, july 22nd 2010. layout by mike pollard and mark mcguire. mark mcguire operates chiefly as guitarist in the legendary emeralds., however he also has racked up an impressive set of solo releases over the last few years (albeit mainly in small to micro print runs). living with yourself is his new album and we at editions mego hope to meet any demand which may arise from this fine selection of modern crafted guitar tunes. focusing on his family, early friendships and the problems that inevitably develop through years of knowing someone, it takes mcguire’s sound even further out, and contains some his most accomplished songs to date. the opening track is fine example of mcguire’s magic technique of taking a lone acoustic guitar then transforming the track into bliss-out electro wash looping off into the distance. and tracks like ‘clouds rolling in’ and ‘brain storm’ take off where such mcguire classics as ‘the marfa lights’ (which incidentally is planned for a future reissue) left off. while connoisseurs of his sound will find all they desire in here, many superb surprises await around every corner. these are songs that cruise, bubble and rise to the top. available as lp vinyl and cd in digipack.

mark mcguire “vdsq • solo acoustic volume two” long playing record

• at first sight
  
• vitamins
  
• second thoughts
  
  
• front porch breeze
  
• burning leaves

mark mcguire “tidings • amethyst waves” double long playing record set

• along the coral reef (17:52)
  
  
• trips through the park (14:47)
  
  
• a matter of time (17:56)
  
  
• the passing of the road chief (14:29)

weird forest press release...

mark mcguire tidings / amesthyst waves 2xlp trying to put the last 15 years of music into context, you’d be hard pressed to get anyone to agree on a single thing. if anything, this period has been a collective convergence of all things cool-sounding: naïve experimentalism, academic composition, art-rock synthesis, electronic nihilism/flagellation, and, well, everything else. mark mcguire could muddy anyone’s interpretation of the contemporary canon with his buddies in the triadic mega-unit, emeralds, his collaborative outings in sun watcher and skyramps (with daniel “oneohtrix point never” lopatin), and his prolific, yet well-executed, solo work. ”have you heard his shredability, incomprehensible astral traveling and meditative neutron stasis on any of those solo jams, the dude must be ancient!?” truth is, mark mcguire is a youngin’, not a refugee of the ’70s. nor is he mining unfamiliar territory; he produces something old and familiar, yet it sounds so fresh and necessary for today. originally released as limited edition cassettes and masterfully cleaned up for this definitive release by james plotkin, tidings/amethyst waves finds mcguire packing 60+ minutes with trance-inducing, melodic guitar intricacies, an occasional wall-of-squall reminiscent of mizutani riding a thunder horse, and filaments of a drifting stratosphere where organic synthed-out solos are nestled in tight. with this release, mark mcguire has hatched a true american euro-vision utilizing major shifts in the ‘music as language’ paradigm. no joke, this is where wyld stallyns is heading in the year 2398 a.g. and tidings/amethyst waves is as essential as anything in the emeralds catalog. package boasts photography by mark mcguire, with design by aaron winters. edition of 1000 in stoughton, tip-on gatefolds and printed inner sleeves..