Gary Smith is an avant-garde guitarist, improviser and composer from the United Kingdom. He is known for developing dense extended techniques on electric guitar. Gary Smith has released close to twenty albums in solo,^[1] group and live settings with Shoji Hano, Rhys Chatham, John Stevens, Hugh Hopper, Masayoshi Urabe, Chie Mukai, Aufgehoben No Process, and Bill Fay.^[2]

Selected discography

• Gary Smith: Rhythm Guitar (Impetus) 1991
• Gary Smith: Stereo (Chronoscope) 1996
• Gary Smith & John Stevens: S/T (Ecstatic Peace) 1996^[3]
• 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^[4]