Forest Swords - Engravings - 2013, FLAC (tracks), lossless torrent

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Forest Swords / Engravings

Жанр: Ambient, Psychedelic, Electronic
Носитель: CD
Год издания: 2013
Издатель (лейбл): Tri-Angle Records
Страна исполнителя (группы): Великобритания
Аудиокодек: FLAC (*.flac)
Тип рипа: tracks
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Продолжительность: 00:50:30
Источник (релизер): discogs
Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: нет
Треклист:
1 Ljoss 5:17
2 Thor's Stone 4:29
3 Irby Tremor 4:11
4 Onward 6:40
5 The Weight Of Gold 5:04
6 An Hour 5:02
7 Anneka's Battle 4:09
8 Gathering 5:59
9 The Plumes 4:40
10 Friend, You Will Never Learn 8:14
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Путь: ...\Forest Swords - Engravings (2013) FLAC

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Доп. информация: I've always thought the reason Matthew Barnes' 2010 record Dagger Paths had such a hold on electronic music fans was its non-electronic nature. Its dank atmosphere, warm guitar tones and dusty textures were thoroughly acoustic, as if the album were the work of a woodsman inspired by his surroundings. (Indeed, Barnes lives in a strikingly beautiful corner of England called The Wirral.) Its follow-up further emphasizes these qualities: though it was recorded on a laptop, Engravings was mixed outdoors, and only after a failed attempt to record the entire thing outside. Instead of diverging from the sound of Dagger Paths, Engravings pulls us deeper into Barnes's world.

It's remarkable how Barnes references so much music with such a concise set of sounds. Throughout Engravings, a reverence for roots dub serves as his foundation. Its mournful first single, "The Weight Of Gold," faintly recalls the lonely atmosphere of Augustus Pablo's best work. The stunning "Irby Tremor" sounds like something from a Sublime Frequencies compilation—an aged artifact from some forgotten corner of colonial Asia. Tracks like that one lend a mystique to Engravings; it's hard to tell what's sampled and what's original, or whether the signs of age are real or manufactured. This is further confused by the marvelous "Anneka's Battle," where the Brighton singer's vocals are as distant and manipulated as any of the record's found sounds.

Engravings' unique sense of rhythm might be its most engaging aspect. The record marches drowsily through each bar with hypnotic effect; on opener "Ljoss," the repetition melts into a heatsick swirl of reverb. And while Barnes never strays too close to dance music, there are references here and there, notably with "Onward," whose sharp angles stick out like an arrowhead buried in the soil. It's a rare moment on Engravings that feels like it was made by machine rather than by hand, as a piston slams at irregular intervals while the rest of the song drifts in and out.

The album ends with "Friend, You Will Never Learn," a lengthy piece that rumbles through anguished vocals and plaintive pianos. It's one of the tracks that most resembles Dagger Paths, though somehow it's just more grandiose, more inspired. No one who's heard Dagger Paths will be surprised by Engravings, but that's not the point. What Barnes has done here is give us a full tour of a hidden place he only let us peek at before, a place that's even more breathtaking than Dagger Paths made it out to be.
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Англичанин Мэтью Барнс, более известный под своим сценическим псевдонимом - Forest Swords, продюсер и художник, выпустил дебютный альбом "Engravings". В 2010-м музыкант уже знакомил нас со своей музыкой, представляя дебютную EP "Dagger Paths" , которая получила массу положительных отзывов музыкальных критиков. Очень интересная и удачная на мой взгляд работа.
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