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About

Forest Swords is one producer, Matthew Barnes, from the Wirral, Liverpool, UK. A unique blend of jagged hip-hop and R&B beats, looping guitar lines and manipulated samples, his evocative and emotional music reflects the sprawling Wirral landscape of river, coastland and woodland with all the haunting melodies of nearby city Liverpool’s enviable pop history. His studio EP – 2010′s Dagger Paths – received huge critical acclaim. Despite it’s EP length

Top Tracks

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Discography

  • Bolted (Deconstructed)

    Bolted (Deconstructed)

    Album2025
  • Crow

    Crow

    EP2024
  • Stephen (Original Film Soundtrack)

    Stephen (Original Film Soundtrack)

    Album2024
  • Bolted

    Bolted

    Album2023
  • Munitions

    Munitions

    EP2023
  • The Machine Air (Original Score)

    The Machine Air (Original Score)

    Album2019
  • DJ-Kicks: Forest Swords

    DJ-Kicks: Forest Swords

    Album2018
  • Compassion

    Compassion

    Album2017
  • Shrine (Original Dance Score)

    Shrine (Original Dance Score)

    Album2016
  • FACT Mix 447: Forest Swords

    FACT Mix 447: Forest Swords

    Album2014
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