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{{Short description|Electronic and ambient trio from the U.S.}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Emeralds
| name = Emeralds
| image = Emeralds-Riga.jpg
| image = Emeralds-Riga.jpg
| caption = Emeralds
| caption = Emeralds
| background = non_performing_personnel
| alias =
| alias =
| origin = [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], U.S.
| genre = [[Electronic music|Electronic]], [[ambient music|ambient]], [[experimental music|experimental]], [[hypnagogic pop]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Keenan|first1=Dave|authorlink=David Keenan|title=Childhood's End|work=[[The Wire (magazine)|The Wire]]|issue=306|date=August 2009}}</ref>
| origin = [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| years_active = 2006–2013, 2022-present
| genre = [[Ambient music|Ambient]]<br>[[electronic music]]
| years_active = 2006–2013
| label = [[Editions Mego]]
| current_members = * [[John Elliott (electronic musician)|John Elliott]]
| label = [[Editions Mego]]
| current_members = John Elliott<br/>[[Steve Hauschildt]]<br/>Mark McGuire
* [[Steve Hauschildt]]
* [[Mark McGuire (musician)|Mark McGuire]]
| past_members =
}}
}}

'''Emeralds''' was an American [[electronic music]] trio founded in 2006 by members John Elliott, Steve Hauschildt and Mark McGuire. The band was based in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]] and [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]], [[United States]].
'''Emeralds''' is an American [[electronic music]] trio founded in 2006 by members John Elliott, Steve Hauschildt and Mark McGuire. The band was based in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]] and then in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]], United States.


==History==
==History==
Emeralds' sound has been noted for drawing from [[Ambient music]], [[minimal music]], and [[Kosmische]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.self-titledmag.com/home/2009/02/05/and-we-have-lift-off-emeralds-gives-us-a-guide-to-kosmiche-aka-music-you-float-to |title=PRIMER: From Klaus Schulze To Conrad Schnitzler, Emeralds Give Us a Guide To Kosmische Musik |website=Self-titledmag.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-07}}</ref>

[[John Elliott (electronic musician) |John Elliott]], [[Steve Hauschildt]] and [[Mark McGuire (musician)|Mark McGuire]] began playing music together under the name Fancelions in 2005<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalisindustries.com/foxyd/features.php?which=395 |title=> foxy digitalis : features < |website=Digitalisindustries.com |accessdate=2012-11-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624065212/http://www.digitalisindustries.com/foxyd/features.php?which=395 |archivedate=2013-06-24 }}</ref> in Cleveland's western suburbs of [[Bay Village, Ohio|Bay Village]] and [[Westlake, Ohio|Westlake]]. Shortly thereafter, they re-formed as Emeralds, playing their first show under that name in June 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/698 |title=Dusted Features : Destined: Emeralds |website=Dustedmagazine.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-07}}</ref> Since then the group has released over forty recordings on various independent labels. The album ''[[Does It Look Like I'm Here?]]'', released on [[Editions Mego]] in 2010, is their most widely known release to date. It received the Best New Album designation from [[Pitchfork Media]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14275-does-it-look-like-im-here |title=Emeralds: Does It Look Like I'm Here? &#124; Album Reviews |website=Pitchfork.com |date=2010-06-09 |accessdate=2012-11-07}}</ref> the Album of the Year award from [[Drowned in Sound]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Adams |first=Sean |url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4141667-drowned-in-sounds-albums-of-the-year-2010--10-1 |title=Drowned in Sound's Albums of the Year 2010: 10-1 / In Depth |website=Drownedinsound.com |date=2010-12-04 |accessdate=2012-11-07 |archive-date=2012-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105102331/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4141667-drowned-in-sounds-albums-of-the-year-2010--10-1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and accolades from many other publications. Mark McGuire and Steve Hauschildt also perform and record under their own names, while John Elliott does so under a number of monikers including Outer Space and Imaginary Softwoods. The band also maintains multiple labels including McGuire & Elliott's Wagon, Hauschildt's Gneiss Things and Elliott's curated imprint Spectrum Spools.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.factmag.com/2012/02/14/emeralds-john-elliott-on-how-mind-altering-substances-and-goofball-music-brought-his-spectrum-spools-label-to-life |title=Emeralds' John Elliott on how mind-altering substances and goofball music inspired his Spectrum Spools label|website=Factmag.com |date=2012-02-14 |accessdate=2012-11-07}}</ref>

Emeralds were invited by [[Godspeed You! Black Emperor]] to perform at the [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]] festival in December 2010 and again in 2012 by [[The Afghan Whigs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpfestival.com/events/ibymusa2012/lineup.php |title=Line Up - I'll Be Your Mirror USA 2012 curated by Greg Dulli & ATP - All Tomorrow's Parties |website=Atpfestival.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Leah Pritchard |url=http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/weird-al-yankovic-emeralds-white-magic-more-added-to-godspeed-atp-30137 |title="Weird Al" Yankovic, Emeralds, White Magic & More Added to Godspeed! ATP |website=Thelineofbestfit.com |date=2010-06-07 |accessdate=2012-11-07}}</ref>

In April 2009, the band opened for [[Throbbing Gristle]]'s reunion tour in Chicago and New York.<ref>[http://www.yourfleshmag.com/artman/publish/printer_1374.shtml]{{dead link|date=November 2012}}</ref>

From 19 September through 31 October 2010, the band opened for [[Caribou (musician)|Caribou]] on a North American tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/39730-caribou-tours-with-emeralds/ |title=Caribou Tours With Emeralds &#124; News |website=Pitchfork.com |date=2010-08-11 |accessdate=2012-11-07}}</ref>

In January 2013, Emeralds announced that Mark McGuire had left the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/49035-mark-mcguire-is-no-longer-in-emeralds/ |title=Mark McGuire is No Longer in Emeralds |website=Pitchfork.com |date= 3 January 2013|accessdate=2013-01-03}}</ref> Though initially expected to continue as a duo, just weeks later Steve Hauschildt announced his own departure, saying that "the band is now over".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/steve-hauschildt-leaves-emeralds-effectively-ending-the-group |title=Steve Hauschildt leaves Emeralds, effectively ending the group |website=Tinymixtapes.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-18}}</ref>

After a decade-long absence; in November 2022, [[Primavera Sound]] announced the band have reunited and will perform at the original [[Barcelona]] and new [[Madrid]] locations of the 2023 [[Spain|Spanish]] music festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/primavera-2023-lineup-blur-kendrick-lamar-depeche-mode-more/ |title=Primavera 2023 Lineup |website=Pitchfork.com |date=2022-11-29 |accessdate=2023-01-23}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
===Albums===
===Albums===
*''[[Just To Feel Anything]]'' ([[Editions Mego]], 2012) - CD/LP
*''[[Solar Bridge]]'' ([[Hanson Records]], 2008) - CD/LP
*''[[Does It Look Like I'm Here?]]'' ([[Editions Mego]], 2010) - CD/2xLP
*''Emeralds'' ([[Hanson Records]], Wagon/Gneiss Things, 2009) - CD/LP
*''Emeralds'' ([[Hanson Records]], Wagon/Gneiss Things, 2009) - CD/LP
*''What Happened'' (No Fun Productions 2009, [[Editions Mego]] 2010) - CD/2xLP
*''[[What Happened (album)|What Happened]]'' (No Fun Productions 2009, [[Editions Mego]] 2010) - CD/2xLP
*''Solar Bridge'' ([[Hanson Records]], 2008) - CD/LP
*''[[Does It Look Like I'm Here?]]'' ([[Editions Mego]], 2010) - CD/2xLP
*''[[Just To Feel Anything]]'' ([[Editions Mego]], 2012) - CD/LP


===EPs and singles===
===EPs and singles===
*''Does It Look Like I'm Here? (Daphni Mixes)'' (Jiaolong, 2012) - 12"
*''Shade / August'' (Wagon/Gneiss Things, 2010) - 7"
*''In Love / Summerdata'' (Wagon/Gneiss Things, 2010) - 7"
*''Lake Effect Snow / Science Center'' (Wagon/Gneiss Things, 2010) - 7"
*''Candy Shoppe / The Cycle of Abuse'' (Wagon/Gneiss Things, 2010) - 7"
*''Fresh Air'' (A Soundesign Recording, 2009) - 7"
*''Live'' (Gneiss Things, 2008) - CDr
*''Queen of Burbank Vol. 2'' (Editions Brokenresearch, 2007) - CDr
*''Ledges'' (Gneiss Things, 2007) - CDr
*''Golden Swirl'' (Wagon, 2007) - CDr mini
*''Hallucinations'' (Wagon, 2007) - CDr mini
*''A Row of Exposed Columns'' (Chondritic Sound, 2007) - CDr mini
*''Dirt Weed Diaries Vol. 2'' (Maim & Disfigure, 2007) - CDr
*''No More Spirits Over The Lake'' (Wagon, 2006) - CDr
*''Bullshit Boring Drone Band'' (American Tapes, 2006) - CDr
*''Dirt Weed Diaries Vol. 1'' (Maim & Disfigure, 2006) - CDr
*''Hidden Field'' (Wagon, 2006) - CDr mini
*''Demo no. 2'' (Wagon, 2006) - CDr
*''Demo no. 1'' (Wagon, 2006) - CDr
*''Demo no. 1'' (Wagon, 2006) - CDr
*''Demo no. 2'' (Wagon, 2006) - CDr
*''Hidden Field'' (Wagon, 2006) - CDr mini
*''Dirt Weed Diaries Vol. 1'' (Maim & Disfigure, 2006) - CDr
*''Bullshit Boring Drone Band'' (American Tapes, 2006) - CDr
*''No More Spirits Over The Lake'' (Wagon, 2006) - CDr
*''Dirt Weed Diaries Vol. 2'' (Maim & Disfigure, 2007) - CDr
*''A Row of Exposed Columns'' (Chondritic Sound, 2007) - CDr mini
*''Hallucinations'' (Wagon, 2007) - CDr mini
*''Golden Swirl'' (Wagon, 2007) - CDr mini
*''Ledges'' (Gneiss Things, 2007) - CDr
*''Queen of Burbank Vol. 2'' (Editions Brokenresearch, 2007) - CDr
*''Live'' (Gneiss Things, 2008) - CDr
*"Fresh Air" (A Soundesign Recording, 2009) - 7"
*"Candy Shoppe" / "The Cycle of Abuse" (Wagon/Gneiss Things, 2010) - 7"
*"Lake Effect Snow" / "Science Center" (Wagon/Gneiss Things, 2010) - 7"
*"In Love" / "Summerdata" (Wagon/Gneiss Things, 2010) - 7"
*"Shade" / "August" (Wagon/Gneiss Things, 2010) - 7"
*''Does It Look Like I'm Here? (Daphni Mixes)'' (Jiaolong, 2012) - 12"


===Cassettes===
===Cassettes===
*''The Overlook'' (Wagon, 2009)
*''Planetarium'' (Tapeworm Tapes, 2008)
*''Allegory of Allergies'' (Gods of Tundra, 2007)
*''A Real Clean Gang'' (Together Tapes, 2007)
*''Grass Ceiling'' (Fag Tapes, 2007)
*''Servant'' (Wagon, 2007)
*''Smoke Signals'' (Wagon, 2007)
*''Emeralds'' ([[Hanson Records]], 2007)
*''Laying Under Leaves'' (Wagon, 2006)
*''Laying Under Leaves'' (Wagon, 2006)
*''Emeralds'' ([[Hanson Records]], 2007)
*''Smoke Signals'' (Wagon, 2007)
*''Servant'' (Wagon, 2007)
*''Grass Ceiling'' (Fag Tapes, 2007)
*''A Real Clean Gang'' (Together Tapes, 2007)
*''Allegory of Allergies'' (Gods of Tundra, 2007)
*''Planetarium'' (Tapeworm Tapes, 2008)
*''The Overlook'' (Wagon, 2009)


===Split releases and collaborations===
===Split releases and collaborations===
*with Pain Jerk (No Fi, 2009) - CD
*''Under Pressure'' with Aaron Dilloway ([[Hanson Records]], 2008) - cass
*with Quintana Roo (Arbor, 2008) - LP
*with Tusco Terror ([[Ecstatic Peace!]], 2008) - LP
*with [[Sunburned Hand of the Man]] (Manhand, 2007) - cass
*with Birds of Delay (Wagon, 2007) - cass
*with Sam Goldberg (Wagon, 2007) - cass
*with Tusco Terror (Tusco/Embassy 2006, 2007) - cass
*with Tusco Terror (Tusco/Embassy 2006, 2007) - cass
*with Sam Goldberg (Wagon, 2007) - cass
*with Birds of Delay (Wagon, 2007) - cass
*with [[Sunburned Hand of the Man]] (Manhand, 2007) - cass
*with Tusco Terror ([[Ecstatic Peace!]], 2008) - LP
*with Quintana Roo (Arbor, 2008) - LP
*''Under Pressure'' with [[Aaron Dilloway]] ([[Hanson Records]], 2008) - cass
*with Pain Jerk (No Fi, 2009) - CD

== See also ==
*[[List of ambient music artists]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Emeralds (band)}}
* [http://www.editionsmego.com Editions Mego]
* [http://www.editionsmego.com Editions Mego]
* [http://www.hansonrecords.net Hanson Records]
* [http://www.hansonrecords.net Hanson Records]
* [http://mcguiremusic.blogspot.com McGuire Music Communications]
* [http://mcguiremusic.blogspot.com McGuire Music Communications]
* [http://clevelandwagon.blogspot.com Cleveland Wagon]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101017074338/http://clevelandwagon.blogspot.com/ Cleveland Wagon]
* [http://www.gneissthings.com Gneiss Things]
* [http://www.gneissthings.com Gneiss Things]
* [http://www.kranky.net/artists/stevehauschildt.html Steve Hauschildt]
* [http://www.kranky.net/artists/stevehauschildt.html Steve Hauschildt]
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Emeralds
Emeralds
Emeralds
Background information
OriginCleveland, Ohio, U.S.
GenresElectronic, ambient, experimental, hypnagogic pop[1]
Years active2006–2013, 2022-present
LabelsEditions Mego
Members

Emeralds is an American electronic music trio founded in 2006 by members John Elliott, Steve Hauschildt and Mark McGuire. The band was based in Cleveland, Ohio and then in Portland, Oregon, United States.

History

[edit]

Emeralds' sound has been noted for drawing from Ambient music, minimal music, and Kosmische.[2]

John Elliott, Steve Hauschildt and Mark McGuire began playing music together under the name Fancelions in 2005[3] in Cleveland's western suburbs of Bay Village and Westlake. Shortly thereafter, they re-formed as Emeralds, playing their first show under that name in June 2006.[4] Since then the group has released over forty recordings on various independent labels. The album Does It Look Like I'm Here?, released on Editions Mego in 2010, is their most widely known release to date. It received the Best New Album designation from Pitchfork Media,[5] the Album of the Year award from Drowned in Sound,[6] and accolades from many other publications. Mark McGuire and Steve Hauschildt also perform and record under their own names, while John Elliott does so under a number of monikers including Outer Space and Imaginary Softwoods. The band also maintains multiple labels including McGuire & Elliott's Wagon, Hauschildt's Gneiss Things and Elliott's curated imprint Spectrum Spools.[7]

Emeralds were invited by Godspeed You! Black Emperor to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in December 2010 and again in 2012 by The Afghan Whigs.[8][9]

In April 2009, the band opened for Throbbing Gristle's reunion tour in Chicago and New York.[10]

From 19 September through 31 October 2010, the band opened for Caribou on a North American tour.[11]

In January 2013, Emeralds announced that Mark McGuire had left the band.[12] Though initially expected to continue as a duo, just weeks later Steve Hauschildt announced his own departure, saying that "the band is now over".[13]

After a decade-long absence; in November 2022, Primavera Sound announced the band have reunited and will perform at the original Barcelona and new Madrid locations of the 2023 Spanish music festival.[14]

Discography

[edit]

Albums

[edit]

EPs and singles

[edit]
  • Demo no. 1 (Wagon, 2006) - CDr
  • Demo no. 2 (Wagon, 2006) - CDr
  • Hidden Field (Wagon, 2006) - CDr mini
  • Dirt Weed Diaries Vol. 1 (Maim & Disfigure, 2006) - CDr
  • Bullshit Boring Drone Band (American Tapes, 2006) - CDr
  • No More Spirits Over The Lake (Wagon, 2006) - CDr
  • Dirt Weed Diaries Vol. 2 (Maim & Disfigure, 2007) - CDr
  • A Row of Exposed Columns (Chondritic Sound, 2007) - CDr mini
  • Hallucinations (Wagon, 2007) - CDr mini
  • Golden Swirl (Wagon, 2007) - CDr mini
  • Ledges (Gneiss Things, 2007) - CDr
  • Queen of Burbank Vol. 2 (Editions Brokenresearch, 2007) - CDr
  • Live (Gneiss Things, 2008) - CDr
  • "Fresh Air" (A Soundesign Recording, 2009) - 7"
  • "Candy Shoppe" / "The Cycle of Abuse" (Wagon/Gneiss Things, 2010) - 7"
  • "Lake Effect Snow" / "Science Center" (Wagon/Gneiss Things, 2010) - 7"
  • "In Love" / "Summerdata" (Wagon/Gneiss Things, 2010) - 7"
  • "Shade" / "August" (Wagon/Gneiss Things, 2010) - 7"
  • Does It Look Like I'm Here? (Daphni Mixes) (Jiaolong, 2012) - 12"

Cassettes

[edit]
  • Laying Under Leaves (Wagon, 2006)
  • Emeralds (Hanson Records, 2007)
  • Smoke Signals (Wagon, 2007)
  • Servant (Wagon, 2007)
  • Grass Ceiling (Fag Tapes, 2007)
  • A Real Clean Gang (Together Tapes, 2007)
  • Allegory of Allergies (Gods of Tundra, 2007)
  • Planetarium (Tapeworm Tapes, 2008)
  • The Overlook (Wagon, 2009)

Split releases and collaborations

[edit]
  • with Tusco Terror (Tusco/Embassy 2006, 2007) - cass
  • with Sam Goldberg (Wagon, 2007) - cass
  • with Birds of Delay (Wagon, 2007) - cass
  • with Sunburned Hand of the Man (Manhand, 2007) - cass
  • with Tusco Terror (Ecstatic Peace!, 2008) - LP
  • with Quintana Roo (Arbor, 2008) - LP
  • Under Pressure with Aaron Dilloway (Hanson Records, 2008) - cass
  • with Pain Jerk (No Fi, 2009) - CD

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Keenan, Dave (August 2009). "Childhood's End". The Wire. No. 306.
  2. ^ "PRIMER: From Klaus Schulze To Conrad Schnitzler, Emeralds Give Us a Guide To Kosmische Musik". Self-titledmag.com. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  3. ^ "> foxy digitalis : features <". Digitalisindustries.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  4. ^ "Dusted Features : Destined: Emeralds". Dustedmagazine.com. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  5. ^ "Emeralds: Does It Look Like I'm Here? | Album Reviews". Pitchfork.com. 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  6. ^ Adams, Sean (2010-12-04). "Drowned in Sound's Albums of the Year 2010: 10-1 / In Depth". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  7. ^ "Emeralds' John Elliott on how mind-altering substances and goofball music inspired his Spectrum Spools label". Factmag.com. 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  8. ^ "Line Up - I'll Be Your Mirror USA 2012 curated by Greg Dulli & ATP - All Tomorrow's Parties". Atpfestival.com. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  9. ^ Leah Pritchard (2010-06-07). ""Weird Al" Yankovic, Emeralds, White Magic & More Added to Godspeed! ATP". Thelineofbestfit.com. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  10. ^ [1][dead link‍]
  11. ^ "Caribou Tours With Emeralds | News". Pitchfork.com. 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
  12. ^ "Mark McGuire is No Longer in Emeralds". Pitchfork.com. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
  13. ^ "Steve Hauschildt leaves Emeralds, effectively ending the group". Tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
  14. ^ "Primavera 2023 Lineup". Pitchfork.com. 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
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