Forest Swords - Dagger Paths

One that Boomkat have been salivating over but probably the best new artist I've discovered in a while, his new EP is brilliant. Its psychadelic ambient droney stuff which I usually hate, but this is packed with melodies and you don't need to be too patient with it.

First track from the EP here: http://www.myspace.com/forestswords

I haven't liked earlier Forest Swords stuff from what Ive heard, will probably give a try either way.

More people should check out this record, especially those who are into Seefeel's mid-90's material.

"Dagger Paths" has now been re-released as an extended version on cd.

still towards the top of the heap for '10. even pitchfork likes it.

pretty archetypal "post-rock" noodling, boring. more details at 11.

  On 12/4/2010 at 10:53 PM, KY said:

pretty archetypal "post-rock" noodling, boring. more details at 11.

the aaliyah cover is awesome though.

  On 12/4/2010 at 10:53 PM, KY said:

pretty archetypal "post-rock" noodling, boring. more details at 11.

haha how is it in any way archetypically "post-rock?" i can kind of see your point on noodliness, though i don't dislike that aspect of it, but it's pretty fucking far from post-rock. no sixteen minute songs with nothing happening at all for 15 minutes and then DEAFENING CRESCENDO have you even listened to post-rock?

ahhhh yes i bought his first release on a whim! it was cassette only (laaaaaaaaaame) but REALLY awesome. glad to see more material!

bland, very bland

seefeel comparison uh'oh ..

  On 12/6/2010 at 5:02 AM, disparaissant said:

  On 12/4/2010 at 10:53 PM, KY said:

pretty archetypal "post-rock" noodling, boring. more details at 11.

haha how is it in any way archetypically "post-rock?" i can kind of see your point on noodliness, though i don't dislike that aspect of it, but it's pretty fucking far from post-rock. no sixteen minute songs with nothing happening at all for 15 minutes and then DEAFENING CRESCENDO have you even listened to post-rock?

lol are you serious? post-rock isn't just "sixteen minute songs with nothing happening at all for 15 minutes and then DEAFENING CRESCENDO".

"post-rock grew to be frequently used for a variety of jazz and krautrock influenced, largely instrumental, and electronica-tinged music made after 1994.[2][3]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-rock

it's a blanket term, sure, but forest swords sits pretty comfortably within its bounds. don caballero and tortoise have also been called post-rock. i'm not comparing them to godspeed you black pitchforkmedia, fucker

edit: oh, you're a girl, my bad. just imagine a response similar to this but a lot less severe

  On 12/6/2010 at 8:33 PM, KY said:

  On 12/6/2010 at 5:02 AM, disparaissant said:

  On 12/4/2010 at 10:53 PM, KY said:

pretty archetypal "post-rock" noodling, boring. more details at 11.

haha how is it in any way archetypically "post-rock?" i can kind of see your point on noodliness, though i don't dislike that aspect of it, but it's pretty fucking far from post-rock. no sixteen minute songs with nothing happening at all for 15 minutes and then DEAFENING CRESCENDO have you even listened to post-rock?

lol are you serious? post-rock isn't just "sixteen minute songs with nothing happening at all for 15 minutes and then DEAFENING CRESCENDO".

 

"post-rock grew to be frequently used for a variety of jazz and krautrock influenced, largely instrumental, and electronica-tinged music made after 1994.[2][3]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-rock

 

it's a blanket term, sure, but forest swords sits pretty comfortably within its bounds. don caballero and tortoise have also been called post-rock. i'm not comparing them to godspeed you black pitchforkmedia, fucker

 

edit: oh, you're a girl, my bad. just imagine a response similar to this but a lot less severe

okay

a.) that was largely tongue in cheek hence the CAPS FOR EFFECT and the gross mischaracterization of post rock. but i do stand by my statement that forest swords is pretty far from post rock, there's too much of a standard song structure going on there to really be "post" anything. and i don't know who'd call don cab post-rock. tortoise, sure, but don cab is straight math rock. but whatever. i was joking for the most part, i'm sorry you took it seriously.

b.) no need to hold back, i can take it. :P

Listened to this for the first time today. Some really nice tunes, and I don´t think it sounds very archetypical post rock. The "Rattling cage" single is quite nice aswell. Two thumbs up!

sure

yeah ok

  On 12/12/2010 at 5:16 PM, abracadabra said:

yeah ok

lol

+ http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/dec/02/olde-english-spelling-bee

"...that sense manifests itself as much in the creepy, drunken R&B of Autre Ne Veut as the guitar grooves of Rangers, and the skanking post-rock of Forest Swords."

jus sayin

pretty good record, it's been a great year for OESB all told

Nothing special, pretty bland actually. One of the most overrated/hyped records this year.

  On 12/13/2010 at 10:54 PM, Iain C said:

pretty good record, it's been a great year for OESB all told

yeh, them and sacred bones have really kicked it up a notch this year.

I just received my copy with a bonus disc containing 75 minutes of extra material. Fantastic stuff.

And I still think there is an early Seefeel-influence in many of the tracks.

hey, this is pretty damn great.

Def enjoying this. Has a different type of vibe to what else is around at the moment. Def a mood album though, got to be in the right frame of mind for it.

I think he's doing a mix on Tom Ravenscroft show tonight (bbc6 music)