Forest Swords

DJ-Kicks

• wydawca: !K7 Records
• nr katalogowy: K7365CD
• format: CD
• opakowanie: digipack
• PŁYTA NOWA, ZAFOLIOWANA

T R A C K L I S T A

01 David Toop - Things Just Went Sour Gradually All At Once

02 Forest Swords – Voice Memo of Outdoor Singing Group In Chinatown, Liverpool

03 Anna Homler & Steve Moshier - Ŏŏ Nu Dah

04 Kara-Lis Coverdale - Imgs /r

05 Dialect – Th ree Sisters Theme

06 Rhythm & Sound w/ Love Joy - Best Friend

07 Anna Domino - With the Day Comes the Dawn

08 Neneh Cherry – Blank Project

09 Tokyo Prose & FIS - The Truths

10 Dead Can Dance - Mesmerism (Remastered)

11 Forest Swords – Crow

12 Lutto Lento – Gyal A Devil

13 Disjecta - Smokehead

14 Skinnerbox – Gender (Axel Boman Remix)

15 Deena Abdelwahed - Walk On, Nothing To See Here

16 Pantha Du Prince - Welt Am Draht (Animal Coll. Remix)

17 Mira Calix - Umchunga Locks

18 Laurel Halo – Throw

19 Demdike Stare - Mnemosyne

20 Djrum - Showreel pt.2

21 Orbital - The Box (Part 1)

22 Rupert Clervaux & Beatrice Dillon - VII

23 The London Bulgarian Choir - Pilentse Pee

24 Vashti Bunyan – Here Before

25 Forest Swords – Voice Memo of Piston at Manchester Museum of Science & Industry

26 Baka Forest People Of Southeast Cameron – Eden Liquindi 2

27 Ánde Somby - Gadni (Spirit of the Mountain)

!K7 are pleased to announce Forest Swords as the next curator of the ever essential DJ-Kicks series.

Following acclaimed albums on Ninja Tune and Tri Angle, soundtrack and installation work, and remixes of the likes of Bjork, Matthew Barnes aka Forest Swords has curated a 27-track compilation that draws a line between past inspirations and his current peers.

"My favourite nights when I was younger, there wasn't really a focus on etiquette; sticking to genres, perfect transitions – it was all pretty DIY, like having someone cook up their personal mixtape in front of you, just to share music between people"; says Barnes.

"John Peel's eclectic radio show made a huge impact on me growing up, so that kind of personal, instinctive approach to selecting tracks always felt more exciting than something that was sterile and seamless. I wanted to carry some of that spirit into this compilation".

Like much of his own output, Forest Swords’ DJ-Kicks dances around pristine electronics to embrace more organic textures: 80s post punk (Anna Domino, Dead Can Dance), classic 90s British electronica (Orbital, Mira Calix, Disjecta), and smokey digi-dub (Rhythm & Sound), all rub up alongside some of the most forward-facing producers working today (Demdike Stare, Laurel Halo) and avant garde explorers (David Toop, Kara-Lis Coverdale).

The compilation shifts through rhythms and emotions: from pop icon Neneh Cherry's primal thudding to the zombified throb of exclusive Forest Swords track 'Crow', via Deena Abdelwaheed's clattering deconstructions and the outdoor mountain singing of Ánde Somby.

Drawing threads between decades, borders and genres, DJ-Kicks is a collection of tracks that feels as restlessly curious, and crucial, as Barnes' own work.