23. MARK MCGUIRE - GET LOSTWhen we say a man playing his guitar through effects pedals, you say "Oh" but we say "Whoa." Last year saw the release of his stunning debut Living With Yourself and he's already released another archived collection, the sprawling A Young Person's Guide to Mark McGuire.
So, what's this one like? Well, it's still perfect music to lay down on your bed and close your eyes to. You say "Oh right" and we say "Whoa. High Hive!" This body of work stands taller as one whole work and has less variation than his first effort. However, the beautiful scenery is still apparent at every left, right and straight ahead, like the squiggly 20 minute hypnosis of Firefly Constellations.
There's mounds of ambient and sonic material out there. Some of the blogs and music websites like witchtalkmedia will filter through it for you. For me, this artist is the very best of them and for someone so young and prolific, let's hope there'll be a lot more lying-down to come.
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