Experimental guitarist Mark McGuire is a man of contrasts. His music explores abrasive noise and beautiful, beatific new age pieces with equal amounts of thrilling energy. McGuire applied those two styles in Emeralds, the Krautrock-meets-electronica band he was a part of until 2013. His musical ideas have truly crystallised through solo efforts like 2012's Get Lost and 2014's Along The Way, on which he augmented his gentle instrumentals with synth washes, skittering drum machine rhythms and world music elements.