rooks Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 (edited) https://boomkat.com/products/compassion-80820f66-0bec-41c3-8a53-7ee9dd48d7b8 http://www.bullmoose.com/p/24931378/forest-swords-compassion-indie-only-deluxe-lp-gatefold-w-12-panel-12x12-art-booklet Quote Boomkat Product Review: Forest Swords’ decayed yet magisterial palette broadens with the scope of his canvas on a widely anticipated new album, Compassion; marking his shift in line from bedroom producer of note to recent collaborator with Massive Attack and composer for the Assassins Creed video game. His first new solo material proper since the Engravings [2013, Tri Angle] album locates the Merseyside-hailing artist scaling up his compositions to a more layered, pinched and grandiose sound but still kept just out of reach, somewhere in the middle distance, like the outline of a sunlit mountain range in the distance occluded by a spring storm. The R&B ruggedness that was key to his cherished earlier work belies Compassion, too. Echoing a beat-driven aesthetic that resonates with the rich history of his home region, a place cleft between sprawling, sea-sprayed wilds, concrete brutalism and mock classical architecture that makes for strong allegorical comparisons with his music. Likewise we’re tempted to read a struggle between roots-preserving conservatism and tentative progress in Compassion, finding a balance of pop appeal and rustic authenticity that characterises the albums highlights such as the contrasting couplet of Exalter, with its choked-back choral swells and folk/R&B sensuality, and the sombre sepulchre of Border Margin Barrier, wreathed in gorse distortion, or especially in the dirtied brass gleam and haunted, stately poise of Vandalism and the blue supine elegy of Sjurvival. For sure he’s going to lose no fans with this one, and will likely gain a swathe more. Edited March 30, 2017 by rooks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Can't wait. This and Haxan Cloak have been on my tentative watch list for years. (And hoping the latter sees the light of day, sooner than later.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted March 30, 2017 Author Share Posted March 30, 2017 8 minutes ago, Derek™ said: Can't wait. This and Haxan Cloak have been on my tentative watch list for years. (And hoping the latter sees the light of day, sooner than later.) New track and video is lit, fam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lethalenforcer Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 (edited) Ordered a clear with the quickness. Loving the first two tracks. Edited March 30, 2017 by lethalenforcer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAXXX Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 $23.12 for the clear shipped to USA via ninjatune https://ninjatune.net/release/forest-swords/compassion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seafinch Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 25 minutes ago, WAXXX said: $23.12 for the clear shipped to USA via ninjatune https://ninjatune.net/release/forest-swords/compassion Thanks for the heads up. Saved me $7 on that clear! WAXXX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 album is guuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuud. Sad boomkat only shipped mine out yesterday though. Will have to survive on Spotify for a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuckle Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Grabbed the limited from juno this morning. Very excited for this and glad to hear the positive vibes around it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 20 minutes ago, Canuckle said: Grabbed the limited from juno this morning. Very excited for this and glad to hear the positive vibes around it. Different vibe than Engravings - which is good. Still signature Forest Swords but new sounds. I like it alot. Canuckle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 I really liked this the first time I listened to it, and I've liked it more every time since then. Great record. Can't wait for my physical to show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thievedrelic Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Wow thanks for posting this thread rooks. I hadn't heard this before. Fucking amazing. rooks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thievedrelic Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 (edited) https://www.amoeba.com/compassion-deluxe-edition-lp-forest-swords/albums/3937553/ 25.50 for the clear from Amoeba with code MAY15, in case you don't want to hazard/wait for shipping from the UK. Edited May 11, 2017 by thievedrelic duble poste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 15 minutes ago, thievedrelic said: Wow thanks for posting this thread rooks. I hadn't heard this before. Fucking amazing. Ooo I'm excited for you, then - check out Engravings too! Incredible. Canuckle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAXXX Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 finally got mine from ninjatune and gave it a spin. i like it, but it's missing those jarring sounds i really liked from their other albums. way more mellow than i was expecting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 1 minute ago, WAXXX said: finally got mine from ninjatune and gave it a spin. i like it, but it's missing those jarring sounds i really liked from their other albums. way more mellow than i was expecting. ?? Which album are you comparing it too? I can't think of a "jarring sound" in any Forest Swords. It's definitely less tribal/oriental than Engravings but they're both mellow albums. Just curious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAXXX Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 2 minutes ago, rooks said: ?? Which album are you comparing it too? I can't think of a "jarring sound" in any Forest Swords. It's definitely less tribal/oriental than Engravings but they're both mellow albums. Just curious! engravings and dagger paths. those sharp, twangy noises that i've come to associate with their music. you know what i'm talking about. it's still kind of there on compassion, but they toned it down a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 8 minutes ago, WAXXX said: engravings and dagger paths. those sharp, twangy noises that i've come to associate with their music. you know what i'm talking about. it's still kind of there on compassion, but they toned it down a bit. Oh gotcha, definitely not what i was thinking when you said jarring. Was thinking more along the lines of Sd Laika (also on Tri-Angle) now that's jarring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Compassion > That's all I've got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAXXX Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 1 minute ago, rooks said: Oh gotcha, definitely not what i was thinking when you said jarring. Was thinking more along the lines of Sd Laika (also on Tri-Angle) now that's jarring. yeah, that's way more jarring. now i'm gonna go download that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 1 minute ago, WAXXX said: yeah, that's way more jarring. now i'm gonna go download that. It's realllly good been a while since it was released too... hopefully something new on the horizon from Sd Laika soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuckle Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Waiting for this to arrive has been brutal... gonna spin Engravings tonight to make up for it... I've saved myself for a first listen when I get to spin it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 16 minutes ago, Canuckle said: Waiting for this to arrive has been brutal... gonna spin Engravings tonight to make up for it... I've saved myself for a first listen when I get to spin it. Ah, you won't be let down. I caved the minute it came out knowing my boomkat delivery was behind other retailers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throwgncpr Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 This album is so fucking good. That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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