A Dead Forest Index is a musical project formed by brothers Adam Sherry and Sam Sherry in 2008 in Melbourne, Australia.[1]
A Dead Forest Index | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
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| Years active | 2008 - current |
| Labels | Denovali, Pop Noire, Sargent House |
| Members | Adam Sherry, Sam Sherry |
History
editAdam and Sam Sherry are originally from New Zealand, writing and performing as a minimalist two-piece, based between Melbourne and London.
In 2012, A Dead Forest Index released an EP entitled Antique with Denovali Records[2] and in 2013 the duo were invited to support the band Savages on a UK tour.[3] Following on from supporting Savages, having caught the attention of Savages’ singer and Pop Noire label co- founder Jehnny Beth, the duo released the EP Cast of Lines with the label Pop Noire in 2014.[4]
The duo released their debut album In All That Drifts from Summit Down with US label Sargent House in 2016 and were invited to support Chelsea Wolfe on a tour of North America.[5][6]
In 2016, Gemma Thompson, guitarist of the band Savages married Sam Sherry and features on the single Myth Retraced.[7]
In 2017, A Dead Forest Index were invited to collaborate with the Italian dance company Dewey Dell to compose a choral composition inspired by the Sardinian Cantu a tenores.[8] The composition Deriva Traversa was premiered at festivals Danza Urbana in Bologna[8] and Città delle 100 Scale Festival in Matera.[9]
Other projects
editIn 2015, A Dead Forest Index collaborated with the band Savages when they were invited to write and perform together as an ensemble alongside choreographer/dance artist Fernanda Muñoz-Newsome for Doug Aitken’s Station to Station Festival at the Barbican.[10] The performance of the piece In What I’m Seeing: The Sun was recorded live onto vinyl.[11]
In 2018, Adam and Sam Sherry formed the trio Unmoor Kiva with Savages’ guitarist Gemma Thompson.[3]
Members
editAdam Sherry - vocals, guitar
Sam Sherry - vocals, percussion
Discography
edit| Year | Title | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Antique | EP | Denovali |
| 2014 | Cast of Lines | EP | Pop Noire |
| 2016 | No Paths | Single | Sargent House |
| 2016 | Myth Retraced | Single | Sargent House |
| 2016 | In All That Drifts from Summit Down | Album | Sargent House |
Collaborative albums
editIn What I'm Seeing; The Sun (2015) (with Savages)
References
edit- ^ "New music to listen to this week: A Dead Forest Index team up with Savages' Gemma Thompson". The Independent. 2016-03-23. Archived from the original on 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ "A DEAD FOREST INDEX - ANTIQUE [CD|10'|DIGITAL]". www.denovali.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ a b "eat your own ears and cool brother present: unmoor kiva". coolbrother. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ Subscribe (2 June 2014). "A Dead Forest Index stream 'Cast Of Lines' EP in full". diymag.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ Ruiz, Matthew Ismael. "Flavorwire Premiere: A Dead Forest Index's "In All That Drifts From Summit Down"". Flavorwire. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ Andrew Sacher. "Chelsea Wolfe announces new 7" & tour with A Dead Forest Index (dates, stream)". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ Terich, Jeff (2016-04-29). "A Dead Forest Index : In All That Drifts From Summit Down". Treble. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ a b "Deriva Traversa" (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ "A Matera la sperimentazione di Dewey Dell & A Dead Forest Index - Città delle 100 scale festival". archivio.cittacentoscale.it. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ Subscribe (22 July 2015). ""It's very experimental" - Savages detail plans for live performances at London's Barbican". diymag.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ "Savages - In What I'm Seeing;The Sun". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 2020-06-07.