Interview by Shannon Lawlor Matthew Barnes, aka Forest Swords is an experimental electronic musician and producer hailing from Liverpool, UK. Since 2010, Forest Swords has released numerous EPs and two full length albums; Engravings which was released in 2013 via Tri Angle, and 2017’s Compassion released via Ninja Tune, which saw
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Forest Swords, aka Merseyside producer Matthew Barnes, returns with a two track single in aid of hurricane and earthquake relief work in Puerto Rico and Mexico. ‘Congregate‘ b/w ‘Free‘, comes four months after the release of his critically acclaimed album Compassion. The beatless tracks, recorded during the Compassion album sessions
