Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LP-ZEN-297C

Colour

Green

Colour details

Translucent Green

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2023-10-20

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5054429176087

Total Cap

Green LP

LP-ZEN-297X

Blue

Winter Wind Blue

Download code: No

2023-11-03

5054429176094

Blue LP

CD-ZEN-297

Extended format: No

5054429176063

Artist

Forest Swords

Genre US

Electronic

Label US

Ninja Tune

Forest Swords is one producer, Matthew Barnes, from The Wirral/Liverpool, UK. He creates a unique blend of jagged hip-hop and R&amp;B beats, looping guitar lines and manipulated samples. His evocative and emotional music reflects the sprawling Wirral landscape of river, coastland and woodland with all the haunting melodies of nearby city Liverpool’s enviable pop history.His sound can be compared to artists such as Oneohtrix Point Never, Blanck Mass, Steve Hauschildt, and Andy Stott. Forest Swords' music captures a similar atmospheric quality found in the works of Tim Hecker, Actress, and Holy Other. Fans of experimental electronic music will also appreciate his compositions akin to those by Demdike Stare, Fuck Buttons, and Pye Corner Audio.Influenced by a range of genres including ambient, IDM, dubstep, and post-rock, Forest Swords' style resonates with fans who enjoy the soundscape creations of artists like Laurel Halo, Emptyset, and Nosaj Thing.If you appreciate intricate sound design combined with mesmerizing melodies reminiscent of artists

Newest Listed Items

Forest Swords unveils his new album on Ninja Tune. Bolted is available on ‘fresh green’ transparent LP, limited edition ‘winter wind’ opaque deluxe LP, and CD. 

Spending the past few years working as an in-demand composer and sound designer – writing music for ballet, film and video games – 'Bolted' was recorded over the past year in a warehouse factory space in Barnes’ home city of Liverpool. Across its 11 tracks he dives deeper into his unique sonic vocabulary to weave together a set of tracks that sounds equally muscular and bleak, haunting and euphoric.

As ever in his music, melancholy and joy, monochrome and colour, past and future all feel ambiguous. Emotions shift from moment to moment, the differences between digital and acoustic instruments more smeared than ever: a queering of time, space and sonics that feels both playful and totally vital. 

"Both sincere and sublime” 
- Resident Advisor (★★★★★)

“A stunning vision, hypnotic” - DJ Mag (★★★★)

"The goosebumps will cover most of your body"
 - Exclaim! (8/10)

“The perfect soundtrack to the precarious times we live in” - PopMatters (8/10)

Bolted

Music US

Discover Bolted by Forest Swords on Ninja Tune. Available on 'fresh green' transparent LP, limited edition 'winter wind' opaque deluxe LP, and CD. A stunning vision of melancholy and joy, weaving together a unique sonic vocabulary.