Forest Swords is one producer, Matthew Barnes, from The Wirral/Liverpool, UK. A unique blend of jagged hip-hop and R&B beats, looping guitar lines and manipulated samples, his evocative and emotional music reflects the sprawling Wirral landscape of river, coastland and woodland with all the haunting melodies of nearby city Liverpool’s enviable pop history. His studio EP – 2010′s ‘Dagger Paths’ – received huge critical acclaim.

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