Both as Emeralds guitarist and solo, Mark McGuire's instrumentals recall the exploratory spirit of early kosmische synth music, while establishing a distinct identity of their own. He talks to Rory Gibb about the development of his technique, writing music and "the psychedelic nature of all existence"
Tristan Bath returns to tape reviewing duties with coverage of new cassettes from Tashi Dorji, Weightausend, Faux Fur, AyGeeTe, Solvognen, Siavash Amini and Laplante/Dunn/Smith. Internet friendly image of cat and synth from the Weightausend Tumblr