Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago
AI companies are currently buying thousands of obscure and rare books to feed their models, scanning them for data and then destroying them.
I've been working with specialist booksellers receiving bulk orders from these companies to create FLATTENING, a new project that is creating audiovisual portraits of many of these publications
forestswords.co.uk/flattening
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👕 Merch and vinyl: https://forestswords.ochre.store/
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#ambient #electronicmusic #experimentalmusic #visualart #touchdesigner
AI companies are currently buying thousands of obscure and rare books to feed their models, scanning them for data and then destroying them.
I've been working with specialist booksellers receiving bulk orders from these companies to create FLATTENING, a new project that is creating audiovisual portraits of many of these publications
forestswords.co.uk/flattening
--
👕 Merch and vinyl: https://forestswords.ochre.store/
Follow Forest Swords -
Spotify: https://found.ee/forest-sp
Apple Music: https://found.ee/forest-am
Amazon Music: https://found.ee/forest-aa
Bandcamp: https://found.ee/forest-bc
Instagram: https://found.ee/forest-ig
Bluesky: https://found.ee/forest-bs
#ambient #electronicmusic #experimentalmusic #visualart #touchdesigner
![Forest Swords - Dagger Paths [FULL EP]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KpNF9xxxR_c/mqdefault.jpg "Forest Swords - Dagger Paths [FULL EP]
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💿 Merch/vinyl/CDs: https://forestswords.ochre.store/
🔩 Official site: http://www.forestswords.co.uk
Stream Dagger Paths on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5lAR8NUtW605yBZae8MS0J
Follow Forest Swords:
Spotify: https://found.ee/forest-sp
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Amazon Music: https://found.ee/forest-aa
Instagram: https://found.ee/forest-ig
Bluesky: https://found.ee/forest-bs
Bandcamp: https://found.ee/forest-bc
TikTok: https://found.ee/forest-tt
Facebook: https://found.ee/forest-fb
X (Twitter): https://found.ee/forest-tw
Soundcloud: https://found.ee/forest-sc")
![Forest Swords - Kīlauea Volcano [live ambient soundtrack stream]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KxvEmSRbHYg/mqdefault.jpg "Forest Swords - Kīlauea Volcano [live ambient soundtrack stream]
Live improvised piece to webcam footage of the Kīlauea Volcano eruption in Hawaii, streamed on 29th Dec 2024. Visuals via USGS
Official site: http://www.forestswords.co.uk
Merch: https://forestswords.ochre.store/
Instagram: https://found.ee/forest-ig
Spotify: https://found.ee/forest-sp
Bandcamp: https://found.ee/forest-bc
Apple Music: https://found.ee/forest-am
Amazon Music: https://found.ee/forest-aa
#ForestSwords #electronicmusic #ambient #experimentalmusic")
![Forest Swords - Grindavík volcano [live ambient soundtrack 19 Dec 23]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LQCK148-ris/mqdefault.jpg "Forest Swords - Grindavík volcano [live ambient soundtrack 19 Dec 23]
Live improvised score to the Grindavík volcanic eruption in Iceland. Streamed 19/12/23
Bolted album out now on Ninja Tune: https://forestswords.lnk.to/boltedYo
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YouTube: https://found.ee/forest-yt
Bandcamp: https://found.ee/forest-bc
Soundcloud: https://found.ee/forest-sc
TikTok: https://found.ee/forest-tt
Facebook: https://found.ee/forest-fb
#ambient #ambientmusic #electronicmusic #volcano")
![Forest Swords – Stephen (Original Film Soundtrack) [FULL ALBUM]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Lq_8JU_Y6iI/mqdefault.jpg "Forest Swords – Stephen (Original Film Soundtrack) [FULL ALBUM]
🌱 Stream/download: https://li.sten.to/stephenoriginalscore
🎥 Stephen is the debut feature film by visual artist Melanie Manchot, a hallucinatory exploration of trauma and addiction with a score by Matthew Barnes (aka Forest Swords). Created in collaboration with untrained actors from the recovery community in Liverpool, it was premiered as an installation at arts festival Liverpool Biennial, currently touring UK cinemas, and is available for rent soon.
Subscribe: https://found.ee/forest-ys
🌐 Follow Forest Swords -
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X (Twitter): https://found.ee/forest-tw
Apple Music: https://found.ee/forest-am
Amazon Music: https://found.ee/forest-aa
YouTube: https://found.ee/forest-yt
Bandcamp: https://found.ee/forest-bc
Soundcloud: https://found.ee/forest-sc
TikTok: https://found.ee/forest-tt
Facebook: https://found.ee/forest-fb
#ForestSwords #NinjaTune #stephenfilm")
