Forest Swords gets remixed by Lee “Scratch” Perry, to support Mogwai on tour

Having recently released new album Engravings, electronic musician Matthew Barnes, aka Forest Swords, has now announced support slots for Mogwai, as well as streaming a reworking by reggae producer Lee “Scratch” Perry.

Barnes will open for the Glasgow band during January and February 2014, also announcing a series of European live dates for the end of this year and early next.

Check out that remix of “Thor’s Stone” below, with the aforementioned live dates beneath and read our Best Fit review of his album here.

December 2013
28 – Äaniwalli – Helsinki, Finland
29 – Le Guess Who – Utrecht, Holland
30 – De Kreun – Kortrijk, Belgium

January 2014
24 – Bla – Oslo, Norway
25 – Babel – Stockholm, Sweden
30 – Paradiso– Amsterdam, Netherlands with Mogwai

February 2014
1 – Ancienne Belgique – Brussels, Belgium with Mogwai
3 – Olympia – Paris, France with Mogwai
4 – Batschkapp – Frankfurt, Germany with Mogwai
5 – Backstage Werk – Munich, Germany with Mogwai
6 – Tempodrom – Berlin, Germany with Mogwai
8 – The Deaf Institute – Manchester, UK
11 – The Green Door Store – Brighton, UK
12 – Thekla – Bristol, UK
14 – Belgrade Music Hall – Leeds, UK
20 – Ikonst – Malmo, Sweden
21– Radar – Aarhus, Denmark
22 – Jazzhouse – Copenhagen, Denmark
27 – Button Factory – Dublin, Ireland
28 – Caixaforum – Barcelona, Spain

March 2014
3 – Kampagnel – Hamburg, Germany
4 – Ut Connewitz – Leipzig, Germany
5 – Berghain – Berlin, Germany
6 – Baustelle Kalk – Cologne, Germany

April 2014
3 – OT301 – Amsterdam, Netherlands
4 – LSO – London, UK
5 – Le Point Ephemere – Paris, France
6 – AB – Brussels, Belgium
16 – Rome, Italy
17 – Mattatoio Club – Modena, Italy
18 – Movement – Padova, Italy