Philosopher's Stone has been played on NTS shows including Kranky, with The Circular Ruins first played on 27 September 2017.

Philosopher's Stone is a band from Cincinnati, Ohio / Florence, Kentucky. Influences include Modest Mouse, The Flaming Lips, and The Pixies.

Gareth Mitchell (a.k.a. philosopher's stone) http://www.last.fm/music/Gareth+Mitchell was a member of The Secret Garden, a Bristol U.K. band that also counted Richard Walker of Amp and David Pearce from Flying Saucer Attack and now in clear horizon as members. Relocating to London, Mitchell ended up playing guitar in the live and touring incarnation of Amp.

Mitchell adopted the rubric Philosopher's Stone for his solo recordings…