Forest Swords — the project of Liverpool-based electronic producer and composer Matthew Barnes — returns with Bolted, released on Ninja Tune in 2023. Recorded over the past year in a warehouse factory space in Barnes' home city, the album marks his return to solo work after years spent as an in-demand composer for ballet, film, and video games. The result is a dark, meditative collection that showcases his evolution as an artist.
Bolted makes striking use of manipulated and stretched vocals, weaving them into the fabric of the music until they become inseparable from the surrounding soundscapes — creating what critics have described as a dystopian, morbidly beautiful listening experience. Pressed in the UK on Ninja Tune and accompanied by a printed insert and inner sleeves, this translucent green vinyl edition is a fitting physical counterpart to one of Barnes' most accomplished works.
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- Format: Vinyl
- Green Vinyl
- Label: Ninja Tune
- Genre: Electronic
- Release Date: 10/20/2023
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TRACKS
A1. Munitions
A2. Butterfly Effect
A3. Rubble
A4. Night Sculpture
A5. Caged
A6. Tar
B1. The Low
B2. Chain Link
B3. Hjope
B4. End
B5. Line Gone Gold
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