Emeralds is an American

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trio founded in 2006 by members John Elliott, Steve Hauschildt and Mark McGuire. The band was based in

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and then in

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, United States.

History

Emeralds' sound has been noted for drawing from

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, and Kosmische. John Elliott,

Steve Hauschildt Steve Hauschildt (born October 24, 1984) is an American electronic musician based in Chicago. He is a member of the band Emeralds and has been releasing solo material since the mid-2000s. Career While performing and recording as a trio, all me ...

and Mark McGuire began playing music together under the name Fancelions in 2005 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. Since then the group has released over forty recordings on various independent labels. The album '' Does It Look Like I'm Here?'', released on

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in 2010, is their most widely known release to date. It received the Best New Album designation from

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, the Album of the Year award from Drowned in Sound, 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. Emeralds were invited by

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to perform at the

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festival in December 2010 and again in 2012 by

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. In April 2009, the band opened for

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's reunion tour in Chicago and New York. From 19 September through 31 October 2010, the band opened for

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on a North American tour. In January 2013, Emeralds announced that Mark McGuire had left the band. Though initially expected to continue as a duo, just weeks later Steve Hauschildt announced his own departure, saying that "the band is now over". After a decade-long absence; in November 2022,

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announced the band have reunited and will perform at the original

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and new

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locations of the 2023

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music festival.

Discography

Albums

*'' Solar Bridge'' ( Hanson Records, 2008) - CD/LP *''Emeralds'' ( Hanson Records, Wagon/Gneiss Things, 2009) - CD/LP *'' What Happened'' (No Fun Productions 2009,

2010) - CD/2xLP *'' Does It Look Like I'm Here?'' (

, 2010) - CD/2xLP *'' Just To Feel Anything'' (

, 2012) - CD/LP

EPs and singles

*''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

*''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

*with Tusco Terror (Tusco/Embassy 2006, 2007) - cass *with Sam Goldberg (Wagon, 2007) - cass *with Birds of Delay (Wagon, 2007) - cass *with

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(Manhand, 2007) - cass *with Tusco Terror (

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, 2008) - LP *with Quintana Roo (Arbor, 2008) - LP *''Under Pressure'' with

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( Hanson Records, 2008) - cass *with Pain Jerk (No Fi, 2009) - CD

References

External links

Editions Mego

Hanson Records

McGuire Music Communications

Cleveland Wagon

Gneiss Things

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Emeralds American ambient music groups Musical groups established in 2006 Musical groups from Cleveland Musical groups disestablished in 2013 Hypnagogic pop musicians