A first impression contemporary of Forest Sword could be Sun Araw, but that would only be to get an idea. Sun Araw has the knack to mix and processing things up into none recognition whilst Forest Swords tends to let his references and styles be more apparent. Dub being a heavy influence and faded base lines bounce along in the back of the mix accompanied with percussion that sounds as if it has been recorded from some distance away from equipment.
This gives a distinct ghostly and vacuous aesthetic that is in keeping with many of Forest Sword’s contemporaries. But unlike many of them his treatment of guitar is elevated up in the mix. But then these guitar lines are meandering and elusive at the same time as being right there in the face of the of the dub chamber, creating a stark forlorn estuary of dub wash. And the distinct impression from Forest Sword is of remoteness and a trawling of sad memories.
And of course sounds from the past are one of the stark unifying correlations of this H-pop (or its other names…) sound of the moment. But whilst uploading these past sounds and style fragments from exposure to everyday life, Forest Swords is able to create a spacious and still place that many others simple cant achieve.
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