Forest Swords - DJ Kicks (2LP Vinyl)

Forest Swords - DJ Kicks (2LP Vinyl)

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.

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.

Tracklisting:

1. The London Bulgarian Choir - Pilentse Pee
2. Rhythm & Sound w/ Love Joy - Best Friend
3. Anna Domino - With the Day Comes the Dawn
4. Neneh Cherry – Blank Project
5. Forest Swords – Crow (DJ-Kicks Exclusive)
6. Tokyo Prose & FIS - The Truths
7. Dead Can Dance - Mesmerism (Remastered)
8. Baka Forest People Of Southeast Cameron – Eden Liquindi 2
9. David Toop - Things Just Went Sour Gradually All At Once
10. Kara-Lis Coverdale - Imgs /r
11. Lutto Lento – Gyal A Devil
12. Laurel Halo – Throw
13. Disjecta - Smokehead
14. Demdike Stare - Mnemosyne
15. Orbital - The Box (Part 1)
16. Rupert Clervaux & Beatrice Dillon - VII
17. Vashti Bunyan – Here Before