Video: Forest Swords - “The Weight of Gold”

Matthew Barnes’ Forest Swords project has shared a new video from his fantastic 2013 LP, Engravings. The striking visuals for “The Weight Of Gold” feature dancer Billy Barry and were directed by Natalie Portman’s husband, Benjamin Millepied, on location in Israel by the Dead Sea.

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Onomatopoeia Playlist Series: Vol.1 "The Weight Of Gold"

Welcome to our latest experiment, the Onomatopoeia playlist series. I figured since the site has pretty much been bombarded with Banksy news as of late why not break away from it all for a moment and gift you, our readers, with an exclusive playlist to listen to and enjoy. I’m calling the first one The Weight Of Gold and it’s over three and a half hours of music from the past, present and future spanning a wide range of genera’s. Some of the tunes have been highlighted here in the past while others may be new to you.

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Listen: Forest Swords - “The Weight of Gold"

Last month we shared the first taste of Forest Swords upcoming debut LP on Tri Angle records via “Thor’s Stone.” Today we got a second sampling from the recording alias of the Merseyside, U.K. native who birth name is Matthew Barnes by the name of “Weight of Gold.” If you like what you have heard so far you can pick up the record which is entitled Engravings when it is released next month on Aug. 26 HERE.