The Forest (album) explained

The Forest
Type:soundtrack
Artist:David Byrne
Cover:DavidByrne-TheForest.jpg
Released:June 1991
Recorded:1990–91
Genre:Classical
Label:Luaka Bop/Warner Bros. Records
Prev Title:Rei Momo
Prev Year:1989
Next Title:Uh-Oh
Next Year:1992

The Forest is a mostly instrumental album by David Byrne, released in 1991, inspired by the Epic of Gilgamesh and set during the later Industrial Revolution. Some of the music from this orchestral album was originally used in a Robert Wilson directed theatre piece with the same name. The Forest premiered at the Theater der Freien Volksbühne, West Berlin in 1988.

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Byrne

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
Worldwide1991Luaka Bop/Warner Bros.LP7599-26584
CD26584
Cassette tape4-26584
2005SireCD?

"Forestry"

"Forestry" is a maxi-single by David Byrne containing dance and industrial remixes of pieces from The Forest by Jack Dangers, Rudy Tambala, and Anthony Capel.

Track listing

  1. "Ava" – Nu Wage Remix – Jack Dangers
  2. "Nineveh" – Industrial Mix – Jack Dangers
  3. "Ava" – Less Space Dance Mix Edit – Rudy Tambala / Anthony Capel
  4. "Ava" – Space Dance Mix – Rudy Tambala / Anthony Capel
  5. "Machu Picchu" – Album Version