Gary Smith is a British avant-garde guitarist, improviser and composer. He is known for developing dense extended techniques on electric guitar. Gary Smith has released close to 20 albums in solo, group and live settings with Shoji Hano, Rhys Chatham, John Stevens, Hugh Hopper, Masayoshi Urabe, Chie Mukai, Aufgehoben, No Process, and Bill Fay.
Selected discography
- Gary Smith: Rhythm Guitar (Impetus) 1991
- Gary Smith: Stereo (Chronoscope) 1996
- Gary Smith & John Stevens: S/T (Ecstatic Peace) 1996
- Gary Smith: Forgotten Room With Chairs (Fmr) 1998
- Mass: Mass (Paratactile) 1998
- Mass: From Zero (Paratactile) 1998
- Powerfield: Electronic/Electric/Electronic (Paratactile) 1999
- Glass Cage: Glass Cage (Paratactile) 2001
- Aufgehoben No Process Vs Gary Smith: Magnetic Mountain (Junior Meat) 2001
- Masayoshi Urabe & Gary Smith: S/T (Paratactile) 2001
- Aufgehoben: Anno Fauve (Riot Season) 2004
- Gary Smith: Future Thought Reveal 2003 (Paratactile) 2003
- Mass: Mixed Media (Paratactile) 2003
- Mukai Chie & Gary Smith: Eight+ (Paratactile) 2005
- Bill Fay Group: Tomorrow Tomorrow and Tomorrow (Durtro) 2005
- Gary Smith: Supertexture (Sijis) 2006
References
- "Gary Smith". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- Nagy, Levy (29 October 2010). "Gary Smith, the guitarist". Last.fm. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- "Gary Smith and John Stevens". Ecstaticpeace.com. 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- Eyles, John (13 June 2007). "Supertexture". Dustedmagazine.com. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
External links
Categories:- Living people
- 20th-century British guitarists
- 21st-century British guitarists
- Free improvisation
- English jazz guitarists
- English male guitarists
- English rock guitarists
- 20th-century British male musicians
- 21st-century British male musicians
- British male jazz musicians
- FMR Records artists
- Ecstatic Peace! artists