Name: Solar Bridge
Brand: Emeralds

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

GI407LPC2

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Blue

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Blue Smoke

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Download code

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Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-09-30

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0804297840741

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / blue

GI407LP

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Black

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0804297840710

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Emeralds

Genre GB

Electronic

Label GB

Ghostly International

American electronic music trio, Emeralds, was founded in 2006 and based in Cleveland, Ohio. Their improvisational style combined synthesizers and guitars with vocals, electronics, and field recordings. Drawing inspiration from artists like Tangerine Dream, Ashra, Coil, Terry Riley, and Popol Vuh.
In January 2013, *Mark McGuire* left the band followed by *Steve Hauschildt* two weeks later resulting in the complete breakup of the group.
Emeralds' unique sound has influenced a number of similar artists including *Oneohtrix Point Never*, *Yellow Swans*, *Windy & Carl*, *Belong*, and many more.

Ghostly International is a renowned music label based in Brooklyn, New York City. Established in 1999 by Samuel Valenti IV, the label has become a prominent figure in the electronic music scene. With its diverse roster of talented artists and innovative releases, Ghostly International continues to push boundaries and shape the future of music.

Over the years, Ghostly International has garnered a reputation for its distinct sound and commitment to quality. The label's catalog spans various genres including electronic, ambient, techno, and experimental music. From established acts to emerging talents, Ghostly International consistently delivers exceptional musical experiences that captivate listeners worldwide.

With its headquarters situated in one of the world's most vibrant cities for music and culture, Ghostly International draws inspiration from the dynamic energy of New York City. The label's forward-thinking approach coupled with its dedication to artistic integrity has earned it widespread acclaim and a loyal fanbase.

Emeralds — musicians John Elliott, Steve Hauschildt, and Mark McGuire — emerged from the rust-pocked, post-millennial Midwest drone / noise scene seemingly unable or uninterested in keeping up with themselves. Their proliferation of material was intimidating; mountains of improvised, home-recorded music were released on limited-edition tapes, CD-Rs, and split LPs. There is and was a sense that the Ohio trio was after something beyond physical mediums. By 2008, their sprawling live sets were a known can't-miss at any underground experimental event. Tiny Mix Tapes reviewed that year's appearance at No Fun Fest: "No one's sawtooths, sines, and other various waveforms were so beautifully sculpted and beamed out into the Plejades as Emeralds'." These basement dwellers were shaping meditative, psychedelic, arpeggiated electronic music in the veins of German kosmische forebears like Ash Ra Tempel, Klaus Schulze, and Tangerine Dream. Made primarily with synthesizers and guitar, Emeralds' music possessed the same astral psyche with a home-crafted punk edge, a distant descendant of that pioneering era, and a bridge to someplace new, someplace scorched. Released on Aaron Dilloway's (Wolf Eyes, etc.) Hanson imprint, Solar Bridge was the first Emeralds album to receive any kind of proper distribution and represents the first attempt to archivally preserve their fluid craft. The first of an inimitable five-LP run before the band dissolved in 2013, Solar Bridge is a moment of glistening primacy that boots up a catalog and legacy that the heads still grapple with. Emeralds begin to make sense of it in the fall of 2022 with a remastered Solar Bridge LP release on Ghostly International.

Solar Bridge

Music GB