Future of Forestry
| Future of Forestry | |
|---|---|
| Origin | San Diego, California |
| Genres | Alternative, Indie, Christian rock, Experimental rock, Post Rock |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Credential Recordings |
| Associated acts | Something Like Silas |
| Website | futureofforestry |
| Members | Eric Owyoung (Vocals, keys, mallets, guitars, harmonium, and various instruments) All other studio and touring musicians are hired per album and tour. |
Future of Forestry is a melodic ambient rock alternative band from Southern California, U.S.
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History
Future of Forestry is an indie rock band from San Diego, California led by multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer Eric Owyoung. The name comes from a poem by C.S. Lewis entitled 'The Future of Forestry'. The band started in 2006 and released its self-titled debut EP in 2006 under Credential Recordings (EMI). Their first full-length album, Twilight, appeared in 2007, but for the next several years, Owyoung and his collaborators focused on a series of EPs, the "Travel" series, with three volumes released between 2009 and 2010. Another EP series, "Advent", devoted to Christmas-themed music, debuted in 2008, with additional installments appearing in 2010 and 2013. In 2011, the "Travel" series was collected on a single album, "The Complete Travel Series", while the same year, the group issued another compilation, "A Film and TV Collection", a limited-edition sampler of music Owyoung created for visual media. For the 2012 album "Young Man Follow", Owyoung launched his own label, Sound Swan Records; he also opened his own studio, Utopia Road Studios, where he worked on Future of Forestry projects as well as recording and mixing work for other artists. The following years yielded a 2014 release of the "Piano & Strings Sessions", an EP of rearranged Future of Forestry songs orchestrated for piano, strings, and vocals only. In April 2015 an acoustic duet album called "Pages" was released as a surprise to fans on Future of Forestry's website and on iTunes.
Discography
Studio Albums
- 2007: Twilight – Credential Recordings
- 2011: A Film & TV Collection – Credential Recordings
- 2011: The Complete Travel Series - Rethink Records
- 2012: Young Man Follow - Sound Swan Records
- 2015: Pages - Sound Swan Records
EPs
- 2006: Future of Forestry – Credential Recordings
- 2008: Advent: Christmas EP – Credential Recordings
- 2009: Travel EP – Credential Recordings
- 2009: Travel II EP – Credential Recordings
- 2010: Travel III EP – Credential Recordings
- 2010: Advent: Christmas EP Volume 2 – Credential Recordings
- 2013: Advent: Christmas EP Volume 3 – Credential Recordings
- 2014: The Piano and Strings Sessions - Instrumentals EP – Sound Swan Records
- Singles
- "Open Wide"
- Compilation appearances
- 2006: Stereocilia Vol. 1 – Credential Recordings
- 2006: X2007 – Provident/Word/EMI
- 2006: X Worship 2007 – Provident/Word/EMI
- 2007: The Tour EP – Credential Recordings
Further reading
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