forest swords

Interesting. I heard of them via FACT Mag's list. They placed number 1. Friend told me i'd love them. He was right. Another short sentence. Back to the music.

the 'rattling cage' 45 is pretty good

i really like these guys, great cut-up vocals

listening to 'dagger paths' now, it walks a line between really great and really awful. just when it starts to seem dirge-y and amateurish, the vocal samples will come in and pull everything together. i'm curious to hear where their sound goes from here.

Descriptions of Dagger Paths kinda make me want to hear this, but the fact that the name of this project is as dumb as "Forest Swords" seems to warn me to keep my distance.

yaaaay finally back in stock at No Pain in Pop website-- ordering tonight

Had this on order for ages--not until Feb, sadly, but have it all downloaded, so know and love it. The mixtape on his site is pretty good, too.

'rattling cage' is so good. huge step up.

new song, tri-angle, etc

heard the new album. it is fucking AWESOME.

any word on a release date?

Really like the new track

same here, looking forward to the LP. i'd love to know if that main flute-ish melody is a sample, or?

Irby Tremor

New LP streaming:

http://pitchfork.com/advance/185-engravings/

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Sounds really good on the first couple of listens

so far i love this just as much as i'd hoped i would.

i like it

so good

come on this is pretty mediocre

False

it sounds like budget massive attack w/o vocals

Reminds me of Burial, in a good way!

http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_super/5/54697/1279212-x_bf1e990d.jpg

That is...not the right thread. Not at all.

I do like this a hell of a lot, though

unexpected boom tube intrusion into forest swords discussion

some people can't see the forest for the swords

hook/neck dialectic

This is garbage. Lifeless, bloodless, sterile, boring fucking garbage.

forest sux amirite

sick record this, one 2 blaze 2 amirite

i'm currently diving into this kind of fact/boomkat music and I enjoy this album very much. any recommendations of where to go next? thank you.

I couldn't get into this at all, it was so ponderous and portentious, like late 90s instrumental trip-hop monging music.

I listened to it on a long haul flight after 15 mils of valium and it really hit the spot.

any recommendations of where to go next? thank you.

Ensemble Economique has got a similar sort of thing going on

Hmmm not much FS discussion on ILM. I think Compassion is his best yet, sounds like he finally has the tools and experience to acheive his vision. There are some hooks this time as well.

I can't decide if I like it or not

It's a really good Forest Swords album, but so far hasn't stuck with me like his previous work. Definitely sounds lush though.

kinda hated his earlier work, but listened to this one quite a few times, so i guess... progress :-)

I know this is daft but my enjoyment of the new album has been affected by reviews I've read. I've enjoyed the earlier stuff (Dagger Paths more than Engravings) and I read a couple of reviews from sources that I trust that said the new one was awesome. I gave it a few listens and thought it was OK but not that great. I persevered because obviously sometimes it takes a while to appreciate an album

I then read another review that said the album was actually pretty average. Now when I listen to it I'm thinking 'do I want to like this album more than I actually do because of good reviews that I've read, or am I not liking it as much as I would if I hadn't read that other review?' Like I said, I realise this is silly and I should just take the music as it is and not be affected by what I've read about it but I also know it's not really possible to listen to music in isolation (so to speak)

I think the moral of this is that I need to spend less time reading music journalism. Or something

dj kicks!!!!!!

I found a vocal track for the new cut, "Crow"

http://www.youtubemultiplier.com/5b92d74b2f86e-forest-swords-menomena-crow.php

lol