Forest Swords | The Weight of Gold
Yesterday, accompanied by the sidenote “Life’s too fucking short,” Forest Swords unveiled the second track from his forthcoming LP, Engravings , due out August 26 via Tri Angle Records . Since his debut EP, Matthew Barnes has maintained a low profile, simultaneously producing for other artists, dealing with hearing problems, and planning his sophomore release. The product, Engravings , has been a year in the making and Barnes took his time with the album, which was supposedly mixed entirely outdoors “in the Wirral countryside on his laptop.” “The Weight of Gold” sees the producer intertwining dream-like disparate elements, much like he’s done with much of his previous work. However, this time around, Barnes seems to have refined his musical vision, allowing his pieces to unfold more slowly and doing so with confidence. Read the press release here .
Engravings Tracklist:
01 Ljoss
02 Thor’s Stone
03 Irby Tremor
04 Onward
05 The Weight of Gold
06 An Hour
07 Anneka’s Battle
08 The Gathering
09 Plumes
10 Friend, You Will Never Learn
alh
Forest Swords | Thor’s Stone
Life moves and shifts but truth is the witness. Love always.
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In 2010, Matthew Barnes released one of the most stunning genre-bending albums of the year under the moniker Forest Swords . Produced along the coastlines of the Wirral peninsula in England, Barnes’ Dagger Paths E.P. echoed the organic tone of the sparsely industrialized landscape in which it was created. And in the plethora of bloggers’ “Best of 2010” lists, Dagger Paths was consistently placed in the top tier.
Since then, Barnes has remained rather reclusive, surfacing only behind the scenes to work with artists such as How To Dress Well and Haleek Maul on their recent releases. However, a few days ago, Barnes reintroduced himself with an original piece that will be present on his alleged forthcoming full-length on Tri Angle Records . Reminiscent of his previous work, “Thor’s Stone” is densely textured, boasting thundering percussion, hazy yet fiery vocal snippets, and piano stabs soaked in reverb.
alh
