Mogwai formed in 1995 in Glasgow. The band consists of Stuart Braithwaite (guitar, vocals), Barry Burns (guitar, piano, synthesizer, vocals), Dominic Aitchison (bass guitar) and Martin Bulloch (drums). Since 1997, the band have released eleven studio albums, with 2021’s As The Love Continues being a commercial and critical success, reaching number 1 on the Official UK Album Charts, amassing a Mercury Prize nomination and winning the Scottish Album of the Year award.

Photo by Steve Gullick.

Forest Swords is electronic producer and artist Matthew Barnes, based in Liverpool, UK. Barnes is known for rewiring sounds into innovative electronic worlds, most recently on his acclaimed third album ‘Bolted’ (Ninja Tune), remixes for Bjork and Neneh Cherry, and curation of a release as part of the the iconic DJ-Kicks compilation series. Over the past few years Barnes has also expanded into film scoring and sound art, composing the music for the Sundance award winning Netflix documentary ‘Ghosts of Sugar Land’, the acclaimed Xbox video game ‘As Dusk Falls’, independent films ‘Dogwatch’ and ‘Stephen’, and projects for the Norwegian National Ballet, Shanghai Biennale and BFI London Film Festival.