Forest Swords - Engravings [FULL ALBUM]

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Tracklisting:
1. Ljoss (0:00)
2. Thor's Stone (5:15)
3. Irby Tremor (9:46)
4. Onward (13:55)
5. Anneka's Battle (19:34)
6. The Weight of Gold (23:41)
7. An Hour (28:45)
8. Gathering (33:43)
9. The Plumes (38:40)
10. Friend, You Will Never Learn (42:18)

[@rapidrudiment948]

There is just an expansive amount of art on youtube

[@nickcosti1685]

+Rapid Rudiment This is how the world would be If everything was free #HACK THE PLANET

[@nickcosti1685]

No I've made records. A couple thousand at the most. You don't need to rent a studio. I never take any money.

[@rapidrudiment948]

+Phil Collins wait hold the fuck on. are you THE Phil Collins????

[@nickcosti1685]

Yes.

[@jordanvanderwerf]

They aren't? I make music and it's free, and it it also benefiting me in terms of the joy that I grow inside from the act of making music. If you don't make music, you wouldn't understand I guess.

[@aadall0451]

Tracklist for mobile users: 1. Ljoss - 0:00 2. Thor's Stone - 5:15 3. Irby Tremore - 9:46 4. Onward - 13:55 5. Anneka's Battle - 19:34 6. The Weight Of Gold - 23:41 7. An Hour - 28:45 8. Gathering - 33:43 9. The Plumes - 38:40 10. Friend, You Will Never Learn - 42:18

[@s.t7282]

Jeez, thank you!

[@fotd808]

The entire internet: nice 👍

[@REON-pw5ze]

I love you for this. Best regards from Brasil ♥️

[@SmartMoveGraphics]

I love you!

[@jdgonzo1982]

One of those great days when you wake up and see an album recommended that defines everything you need from music right at that exact moment. Can see why people are commenting about eyes wide shut...the vocals in this first track reminded me of that film instantly...feel like I've found a cool group of people...big love to all x

[@lctigobitties]

jdgonzo1982 this was my exact reaction

[@wesna213]

Yes yes yes.. I think alot of ppl had similar reaction to this when started to listen.. First song sounds to me like big gate to unknown world is just opening to me nd calls me.. Welcome my dear, finally we meeting each other.. And who's at the gate? Just my lost self...

[@ferrolguillory4254]

check out Laibach/saved to computer. I am in the X/Remittance/review. Hot Phone as well

[@SmartMoveGraphics]

I love you! Cica, Da da da Dar dum dumb see do doo do stuff

[@sebastienjean7890]

@@lctigobitties fooock ur, dealing with my mind ..

[@ceceidentity]

Messy room, open window. Sun rays reflect in several triangles on the walls. Me, in a quiet and peaceful mood. Typing on my keyboard, feeling as i am jumping from one rock to the other following the rhythm of each beat, hands flowing in the air, dancing with the air while keeping the balance. At some point, i let myself free onto the clear water around the rocks. I feel now the water stream transporting me gently into a long river where fog slowly covers the landscape to later uncover the big pine forest... my journey continues... Thanks for this art!

[@SleepyCity0001]

The first song, reminded me of the time i was walking around the town where my cousins live at night, with them. It was around Christmas time, so there were lights strung around everywhere and a beautiful big Christmas tree. I remember being able to look up and see faint glimpses of the stars, and i heard the church bells go off. The night air was refreshing, and it was a moment where i felt completely free. I don't know why the first sounds made me remember that memory, but either way, good music always seems to conjure up the past

[@PanagosGr33kG134EVER]

Played the shit out of Forest Swords during quarantine, while going on walks outside my town in mountain paths

[@o09o]

same!! lots of memories attached to this album

[@watrehab]

this album feels like the presence of the forest temple from ocarina of time was drawn out into an enrapturing ten songs, such a vibe

[@alejandrolamus2133]

i thought it was a black metal band, not disappointed anyways

[@wrldwideindifference]

same. i had been watching some of Varg's videos (ThuleanPerspective) and youtube was like hey, check this out. i was pleasantly surprised.

[@Volrath64]

Check out Cocteau Twins - another great band that IME a lot of black metal fans enjoy. Their first two albums are rather dark (and my faves), but as you go from album to album after the second, they lighten up as the album releases progress in case you aren't into gothic shoegaze.

[@francisco_Braga]

THANKS

[@nasirb3914]

Ha, there's a whole universe of dark music in every sub-genre

[@michelphilippeLehaire]

Well, it just seems that you're open minded, which is good news :-)

[@sorcerykid]

The closing track on this albums is mindblowing. I guess the old saying, "save the best till last" truly applies.

[@JosephStratakis]

My thoughts exactly!!!

[@MALU_604]

Absolutely love this, since discovering this album I've had it on repeat. It's like listening to an alien's interpretation on how music from earth sounds. So, so atmospheric.

[@cookytrix]

try la femme mystre

[@mat1235302]

Mark Lukas aah human music, i like it!

[@Ganon1X56]

oh look it's baby legs and regular legs

[@brainvomit00]

In the vast undergrowth I stumble The roots are wrapping round my limbs. The vines hissing tangling speaking of my demise. I tumble Crawl and weave through the trembling trees. But alas the forest has spoken it has mustered forth its weapons and marks my soul with its darkened blood I can no longer escape and seek refugee in the corpse of life and find myself cradled in a hollowed out tree.

[@Wesberg01]

Voltaire that's really good! Definitely paints a vivid picture to accompany the atmosphere of the music!

[@kristineurbnlgnd]

Forest Swords has been my fav since I first heard Dagger Paths in 2010. So much inspiration for my art and of course I love to play it in the forests.

[@750dc]

Great accidental find!

[@Ilegator]

yt recommended something good for once!!

[@jamesward7721]

Ilegator | BadlionPvP & SkyWars Totally.

[@christophermurtagh345]

I've found about 6 great random albums on youtube recently, and stuff that I wouldn't normally listen to too.

[@balazsmolnar5797]

"accidental"

[@Redington931]

From about 18:13 to 19:30 was somewhat stuck in my head earlier today. It took me awhile to remember who the artist was. Thankfully I remembered!

[@arturukleja5473]

Found it 4 years ago, listened hundred times, still sounds fresh and interesting

[@TheThingattheEndoftheBook]

I clicked on this expecting some psychedelic doom metal, but you know what this is great. Suddenly 14 minutes have passed.

[@banedorrance852]

same here

[@birdiegirl7065]

The Thing at the End of the Book hahaha!! wow. same.

[@TheThingattheEndoftheBook]

Well, Om is my personal favourite by far, to be honest I'm still searching for a band that comes close to them. Check out their album Advaitic Songs, or the song State of Non-Return. Windhand, Sleep, Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard and Chrch are great, too. Yes, "search instead for Chrch", haha. Not sure if they're all actually classed as "psychedelic doom" but oh well.

[@Epitaphforyesterday]

esoteric - paragon of dissonance

[@martinhjortland7166]

You should check out The Flight of Sleipnir

[@helgenx]

This the type of shit that don't let me get sleep anymore. Just clicking random shit, and it turns out to be too dope to even think about sleeping.

[@Oekemdk]

rusty ships floating through the vast emptiness of time, swordfish raining from the sky and the weight of gold trembling through my ears.

[@trillhouse6320]

David Kalb I f with this imagery

[@tsubaa]

I never leave any comments but I can't help it this time! Absolute gem album, mysterious, deep, magical I truly loved every piece of it. Thank you for your work I hope to catch it live someday :)

[@Ramperhappy]

no no thank you for blessing us with your once in a lifetime comment. meant a great deal!

[@ematrajkovski5165]

This is a example of good quality music

[@kira_15_R3D]

KZbin has led me to such amazing artists, I can say I feel grateful for that I love this music

[@Aphex51]

I can't help but fall in love with all the guitar riffs from Forest Swords. Simple but so amazing.

[@subpsychonaut]

Love this music....the complex rhthyms,melodies,guitars,atmosphere,all coming together....Thank You

[@disturbeddemons1]

started getting heavy into future garage a while back and a vacant track recommended this and i am not disappointed. love the fluid melodies and rolling basslines, it gives the tracks this really nice garage and trance-y feel

[@alison.nox13]

always good to find good music to listen to while drawing! thank you for this experience

[@ryuk6073]

One of my favourite albums ever. Love every sound here

[@assortedpov9722]

Shrooms + this album + late afternoon at the end of October, in the country park on the hill above my town. The best of trips.

[@motivationaltripping5938]

@M. S. but have you tried exactly what he said

[@PutchewInnaspin]

M. S. Poor is the one who discounts others experiences under immature and baseless moral pretenses.

[@vishnu2407]

@M. S. The horse you're on is higher than that guy will ever be. Leave people be as long as they're not pushing their agenda on you. Or does it make you feel better to shout out to the world LOOK HOW I'M MORALLY SUPERIOR AND THEREFORE BETTER IN SOME WAY THAT I THINK IS VALID

[@jumpiko4553]

@M. S. Thanks for saying it for me, so sick of "Ego Smokers"

[@dwellerinblack7816]

@M. S. Nobody here has said drugs are cool. However, you do lack an unbiased position on the use of psychedelics and for that reason people are going against you.

[@kiyotemajick9089]

This is like the best thing ever. Slicing through me. Rewiring it up. Galactic mind sweep.

[@nickmore1154]

An unreal musical trip. Makes feel as if I was listening to the stories that differents civilizations from other eras have to share.

[@bogart909]

Just stumbled upon this earlier. Wow, it's definitely my musical discovery of the week/month so far! It doesn't happen often that I have the patience to listen to an album in a row, but your music took me on a journey in a way that I didn't expect. ❤ Welcome on my music radar! Keep up the great work! Thank you for those 50:29 minutes of pure joy with highest escapistic potential! I'll spread/share your music as much as I can.

[@donovmayer9982]

What a discovery, beautiful album!

[@Kyanitekween]

Forgotten this album. So good. Imprinted on my soul.

[@fiankhairunnisa992]

Played this over and over while working!

[@Hc4697]

I wish I knew the lyrics for most of these songs! This is art, beauty, a blessing of an album

[@meredithshuman9983]

Love y'alls sound!! Please make more!!!!!

[@letnahc88]

This is an amazing album! I stumbled upon it while working on a project last night. I love this sound, it's familiar yet there is something different about it. ❤️

[@liqhtraise8132]

The "Ow. Dwaweep dwaweep. Ow Ow. Dwaweep Dwaweep" song actually kind of frightens me.

[@Makeveli420]

From beginning to end this album is a masterpiece!

[@Hotsaucerobface]

My god. This is fucking incredible. Combines the best parts of some of my favorite subgenres.

[@InfoNaut0]

+SuperStuey2 u wot m8

[@peterfarkas9857]

thats what eclectic is all about

[@BoyanGeorgiev666]

Very interesting and original music. I also like the song titles ;)

[@tbxvividos]

this just randomly autoplayed after something else and i am so glad it did. what a spectacular album.

[@peterdtrask]

Wow this is an excellent album and a breath of fresh air from what I've been listening to lately. Purchased...

[@yvonnetschaikovsky5742]

"Gathering" is just insane

[@robwashers]

I was looking for some end of the world kinda music and this hit the spot. More like this please.

[@jekk23]

Hello from a moment. It's already gone but the horizon is beautiful

[@omtare2131]

Ziemlich abgefahren und super zum lauschen! Endlich mal wieder was interessantes gefunden.. Geile beats und Electrics. Real cool

[@islesisle]

Reminds me so much of Akira Yamaoka's work. In the sense of blending a darker atmosphere with almost hip hop melodies. Great stuff!

[@dco1019]

really loving this album

[@IsraelMoralesAlva]

Awesome vibes! Chill and work!

[@MrTingeltangelbob]

Listening to this music is like drinking an excellent wine

[@antpangborn2583]

Best electronica album I've heard for ages. Headphones a must for this one!

[@OrangeeTang]

Smoking the forest and chill. A perfect combination.

[@BaRRicade120]

used onward as a set opener once and it totally set the mood. gotta love those druidic vibes

[@Aphex51]

Where has this music been all my life!

[@norbertme]

great album . good one Forest Swords ! listening to this in 2017

[@aphexmoon767]

I love this album. But it brings sad memories. Memories of a time I betrayed myself to please others.

[@marina7061]

Absolutely Amazing. Purchased.

[@getthoseskills4451]

What a masterpiece. Loving this and other dark and experimental electronica/trip hop by the likes of Amon Tobin, DJ Krush, Lamplighter, Allflaws

[@stillriding2725]

Forest Swords drum sounds are brilliant

[@ryanmacdonald8865]

My favorite study/work album

…over the years…, come back here again and again 😌🎶

[@Somnivers]

Very good album :) simply love the sound.

[@csc994]

This is So. Fucking. Good. Damn....

[@sTreek90]

love an hour

[@foodtruck1007]

i'm in love with this

[@leyzei7745]

thank you for Sonar 2017. It was epic. will remain engraved in the memory.

[@BrazillianFOsho]

this reminds me of that spine trembling vocal melody in Eyes Wide Shut

[@KireFireLiar]

Now I know what you mean!

[@Somnivers]

Those vocals are actually a Romanian Orthodox Chruch ritual played in reverse.

[@BrazillianFOsho]

Somnivers WHAA?? That's crazy because the ones in eyes wide shut are also Romanian. That explains the similarity

[@Somnivers]

Tomas Ferreira I was commenting about the Eyes Wide Shut soundtrack part.It was a pretty clever move,I'm Romanian and couldn't figure it out when I watched the movie.

[@Somnivers]

ratdancer77 if you mean the Masked Ball thing ,it's Romanian.And the original version is already on youtube,just look for the title and add reversed.

[@christophersmith9613]

Very pleased to be able to listen to this.

[@kithkin01]

Weeks and months are river rocks for turtles The years a torrent, a tempest deep Breath before I am born Blind and bound Life from life is torn Death itself until love is found

[@daniellos333]

Amazing album cover, intriguing music.

[@mikidimitrijevic2702]

!!!!!!!!!!!

[@xampiovesan1635]

Amazing, your work is impressing!

[@dhakerbadri8040]

Brother I dont know this music type you playing, and I'm loving every bits of it

[@rdl8443]

reminded me i had actually bought this years back. good album

[@zanebradford7258]

Load three tabs of this beat, and space them out by about 5 seconds.

[@avedic]

no.

[@zanebradford7258]

@@avedic smd then?

[@manufactured00]

I can't stop listening.

[@daniellemaccarthy7404]

Holy. This is AMAZING!

[@Rubbish1313]

Huh, the video looped without having me selected loop. Guess it knew I wanted to listen again and again.

[@synthbent715]

Its 2019, youtube recommends this to me, I love it.

[@john-lucadevries1763]

What intelligent designer creates these pathways of music that I'm serendipitously passing through here?

[@saturdaynightfemur2068]

I know! I was like, this is some dank skuzz bro!

[@thegoodkidboy7726]

Pubic hair on throat.

[@Zionswasd]

@@thegoodkidboy7726 ok

[@marketakosinova4372]

awsome, goes straight to my body and touching my soul!

[@ALNITAKT]

Really great. Thanks for share!

[@toomanywitches]

Discovery of the year.

[@SamuelSchuepbachOfficial]

this is just brilliant!

[@todaywiththeCJB]

Wow, from Wirral/Liverpool where I live!

[@bigwille11]

It was recommended that this is a great album by the front man of the Foals so here I go I'm in👱‍♀️❤️Jo Anne

[@kachigar8948]

If Foals frontman says he likes your art, that means you doing a really good job!

[@bobd9116]

This album is incredible

[@MrJHzeta]

this is something I will keep listening all my life and eventually inherit the vinyl to my kids.

[@saturdaynightfemur2068]

Your kids are going to hate you bro #Ihatemydadsstupidrecordplayer

[@steve-eugeneswinnen106]

Beautifull music.,this is realy what i am looking after,and there..you see,i founded this piece of intelligent,group with a peacefull mind and a lot of overdose instruments. I love it.

[@schreidernatur1614]

Thanks for this

[@srgabrielms]

We need more!

[@unknowngirl9036]

Reminds me Clams Casino. Really love it

[@ras6300]

what genre is this?

[@augustd.3693]

+Unusual Mind Good music.

[@fd8540]

yesssssss!

[@nicreid4802]

what an exceptional youtube find!

[@Tordah90]

I've known about this record for years already & heard wonderful stuff about it but never checked it out. Better late than never I guess.

[@drinbeats]

This is a rainy day cause a great atmosphere

[@YoungRoyaltyCEO]

Wow !! I played this. Vibing to it in the shower. Being one with the universe. And I looked up at the clock and it was at the 46 min. Mark... how’d that even happen. I was wondering why the water was getting so cold!! Felt like 15mins. I wasn’t even high. Just Being ! One Love.

[@last0call0drummer]

Absolute masterpiece

[@revoltncock]

I've been here before and I will most certainly be back!

[@revoltncock]

Back!

[@stoneaeolus1308]

Man. I'm getting such Tool vibes at the start of The Plumes.

[@mauauricio6449]

Very nice!

[@matycee]

Love this... this, and the Carpenters of course.