Gary Smith (guitarist)
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Gary Smith is a avant-garde guitarist, improviser and composer from the United Kingdom. He is well known for developing dense extended techniques on electric guitar. Gary Smith has released close to twenty 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.
Smith's playing style is informed by a diverse range of influences:
- The theory of 'organized sound' developed by Edgard Varèse
- The extended techniques for stringed instruments created by Iannis Xenakis
- The density and speed of compositions by Conlon Nancarrow
- The works of Giacinto Scelsi
- The harmonic structures of Maurice Ravel
- The proto-metal sound of Blue Cheer.
His music has been classified as free jazz, noise music, noise rock, and extreme music.
[edit] 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
