Full details emerge of new Forest Swords album, Compassion
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- Matthew Barnes's second full-length will land on May 5th via Ninja Tune.
- Full details of Forest Swords' new album, Compassion, have emerged. The LP was hinted at earlier this month when Ninja Tune announced they'd signed a new track, "The Highest Flood," from the Liverpudlian producer, real name Matthew Barnes. (He later sent fans more unreleased music via Whatsapp.) The London label will also handle the full-length, which is Barnes's first since 2013's debut, Engravings. Compassion is ten tracks long and will be performed live all over Europe this summer, including stops at Field Day, Sónar and Dekmantel festivals. "Like many, with all that's been going on since I started making the record, I've struggled to see any kind of light at the end of the tunnel," says Barnes. "So I realised there's some sort of power in trying to create our own instead. I'm inspired by the ways we're communicating now, for better or worse, and thinking about new channels we can distribute ideas. The idea of looking for flexible future ways of expression and language, that bends to our needs quicker, really excites me." After the album, Barnes will set his mind to a series of dance, performance, film and music projects, to be produced and released via his new experimental studio and record label, Dense Truth. More details will be announced in the coming months. Watch the video for "Arms Out," directed by Sam Wiehl.Tracklist 01. War It 02. The Highest Flood 03. Panic 04. Exalter 05. Border Margin Barrier 06. Arms Out 07. Vandalism 08. Sjurvival 09. Raw Language 10. Knife Edge Ninja Tune will release Compassion on May 5th, 2017.
- Wed, May 24, 2017
Hyperreality Festival for Club Culture by Wiener Festwochen
BLEID, Carla dal Forno, CEM, DJ Firmeza, DJ Nigga Fox, NinOo, Puto Anderson, Equiknoxx, Holly Herndon, Jlin, Mafia Boyz, Nan Kolè, Nidia Minaj, Raime, SKY H1, Tropic Of Cancer, Ancient Methods, Dinamarca, Endgame, Forest Swords, Inou Ki Endo, Kamixlo, Mechatok, Nite Jewel, Paula Temple, TOXE, Uli K, Amnesia Scanner, Alpha Tracks, Angel-Ho, Chino Amobi, Dr. Rubinstein, Embaci, FAKA, Juliana Huxtable, Lakker, Minou Oram, Misonica, Nkisi, Pan Daijing, Oklou, Rezzett, Why Be, Yves Tumor, Lotic, Keiji Haino, Merzbow, RIP TXNY, Visible Cloaks
- Thu, May 25, 2017
Spring Attitude Festival 2017
Jon Hopkins, Nathan Fake, Max Cooper, Romare, Yussef Kamaal, Clap! Clap!, Forest Swords, Jenny Hval, Powell, Nite Jewel, Radian, Huerco S, Grischa Lichtenberger, Moscoman, Chassol, Sailor & I, Mafia Boyz
- Sat, Jun 3, 2017
Field Day 2017
Flying Lotus, Moodymann, Âme, Lena Willikens, Machinedrum, Forest Swords, ABRA, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, SIREN DJs, Aphex Twin, Clams Casino, Death Grips, Dekmantel Soundsystem, Fatima Yamaha, GAIKA, Hunee, Job Jobse, Joe Goddard, Jon Hopkins, Lady Leshurr, Marcel Dettmann, METHYL ETHEL, Midland, Moderat, Mura Masa, Nicolas Jaar, Nina Kraviz, Omar Souleyman, Overmono, Danny L Harle, A. G. Cook, Hannah Diamond, Run The Jewels, Sinkane, Tom Ravenscroft
- Thu, Jun 15, 2017
Sónar by Day - Thursday
Andy Stott, Arca, Bawrut, BSN Posse, Conor Thomas, Craig Richards, Daniel Brandt, Denis Sulta, DJ Bus Replacement Service, Earl Sweatshirt, Forest Swords, HVOB, Lanoche, Prins Thomas, RP Boo, Lea Fabrikant, Tutu
- Wed, Aug 2, 2017
Dekmantel Festival 2017
Aleksi Perälä, Ancient Methods, Vatican Shadow, Andy Stott, Antal, Hunee, Anthony Parasole, Arca, Awanto 3, Beatrice Dillon, Ben UFO, I-F, Bicep, British Murder Boys, Bufiman, Byron The Aquarius, Cinnaman, Colin Benders, Das Ding, Dax J, Dekmantel Soundsystem, Demdike Stare, Deniro, DJ Bone, DJ Nobu, Donato Dozzy, Peter Van Hoesen, Dopplereffekt, Dorian Concept, Dr. Rubinstein, Eclair Fifi, Factory Floor, Fatima Yamaha, Floating Points, Forest Swords, Wolfgang Voigt, Ge-ology, Red Greg, Helena Hauff, Huerco S, Illum Sphere, Inga Mauer, Interstellar Funk, Jameszoo, Jayda G, Jeff Mills, Tony Allen, Joe Claussell, Joey Anderson, Jon Hopkins, Josh Cheon, Joy Orbison, Jon K, Juju & Jordash, Karenn, Larry Heard, Lena Willikens, Lorenzo Senni, Marcel Dettmann, Marcos Valle, Marie Davidson, Masters At Work, Mathew Jonson, Matrixxman, Max Abysmal, Midland, Job Jobse, Monolake, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Nathan Fake, Nina Kraviz, Ø [Phase], Objekt, Call Super, Occult, Overmono, Truss, Tessela, Palms Trax, Parrish Smith, Peggy Gou, Red Axes, Resom, Robert Hood, Rødhåd, San Proper, Selvagem, Shanti Celeste, Steve Reich, Stump Valley, Talismann, Lea Fabrikant, Tijana T, Tom Trago, Unforeseen Alliance, Vladimir Ivkovic, Voiski, Volvox, Umfang, Young Marco