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product_id: 2371919
title: "Engravings"
brand: "forest swords"
price: "€ 100.06"
currency: EUR
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reviews_count: 12
url: https://www.desertcart.ie/products/2371919-engravings
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# Engravings

**Brand:** forest swords
**Price:** € 100.06
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Engravings by forest swords
- **How much does it cost?** € 100.06 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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- forest swords enthusiasts

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## Description

Vinyl LP pressing. In 2010 Forest Swords, the musical guise of Matt Barnes, introduced his unique and highly evocative sound with the release of his debut EP Dagger Paths. Developing a word of mouth, cult following, the release was critically lauded upon, landing positions on numerous 'Best of' lists that year. Heralded as an artist on the rise with big things ahead of him, Forest Swords took his newfound interest and for very personal reasons did what many artists wouldn't have done in his position; he practically vanished.

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Dark, subterranean, sonic journey
  

*by T***M on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 22, 2014*

Matt Barnes, in his own home in North West England, created Engravings employing sturdy loops, simple beats, and evocative guitar lines,he renders a moody, dark,faded-memory vibe,that skirts so many genres I feel the need to give him a new one I'd call Darkstep.  Every song is boldly sensual, and each note has a distinct emotional hue. Mixing that intensity with dream-like atmospheres lands Engravings in a unique emotional space, one Barnes accurately describes as a "balance between really intense euphoria and  bleakness." This may sound like a formula for something jarring but Engravings feels more like floating through a dark,  ancient, subterranean, labyrinth. There are a few buried vocals, Barnes' own voice, which he sampled and then edited down to a nearly molecular level. This digital abstraction of the music's most human element gives Engravings subliminal warmth, as if the ghosts of long-dead lyrics are watching over the songs. His one-man music is a personal affair: you can practically hear him thinking through the songs as they unfold, and all the reverb and atmosphere make them feel like internal monologues. Barnes incorporates field recordings and refers to his locale in song titles; he also mixed the entire album on his laptop while sitting outside. Opening his process up a bit to include his environment perhaps explains how music this skeletal can sound like it has so much blood coursing through it. Unrestricted by words or verse-chorus structures, Barnes' songs reflect the way life can feel like an endless loop, growing and building without ever losing its cyclical nature. If you like dark genre bending music the likes of Dead Can Dance you'll like this. They now, both share a place on my heavy rotation stack.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Craving Engravings
  

*by S***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 31, 2013*

One of my favorites of 2013 for sure.  Dark melodic mix of electronic and real instrumentation.  Beautiful.  Sometimes finding a groove.  Sometimes floating, searching, and then sucking me in again.  Another great release from Forest Swords.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Engravings is a must have for anyone with discriminating tastes
  

*by R***A on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 13, 2013*

Forest Swords new album is evocative, it's primal, and yet it is refreshing.  It is a delight to listen to and it is hard to stop playing it.

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*Last updated: 2026-03-31*