Limited to 100 copies

Label: 4000 Records
Series: Slowly Made For Curious Ears – Part 2
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo, “Foresty” Green
Country: Australia
Released: 2025
Genre: Hip Hop, Pop, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Experimental, Aboriginal, Antifolk, Alt-Pop

Forest Party bottles the feeling of a vibrant neighbourhood as a burst of joyful anti-colonial noisemaking, DIY spirit and POC-led diversity. The album shines a warm glow on collaborations between two-time QMA winner Matt Hsu and members of the radically-inclusive Obscure Orchestra collective — deep bench of Meanjin/Magandjin’s alternative/experimental artists, queer noise musician, indie figures and hip hop luminaries, brought together by ‘punk-trained composer’ Matt Hsu.

Matt Hsu: composition, production, arrangement, lyrics, engineering, mixing, mastering; ocarina, furulya, trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone, euphonium, clarinet, hulusi, shakuhachi, tin whistle, recorder, double bass, harp, ukulele, banjo, mandolin, cello, string arrangement, glockenspiel, vibraphone, marimba, xylophone, tubular bells, sleigh bells, wind chime, seed shaker, wood rattle, shaker, tambourine, claps, drums, piano, rhodes, toy piano, melodica, accordion, mellotron, t’rung, mbira, gamelan, pottery cat, water bottle, musical saw, recorder, kitchen utensils, scissors, field recordings, vocals

Featuring friends and collaborators:
Tenzin Choegyal, Tom Thum, Sachém, L-FRESH The Lion, Nardean, Blaq Carrie, SOLCHLD, Anisa Nandaula, Kaya Tominaga, Ethan Enoch, Saro Roro, Lucie Pegna, BADASSMUTHA, Lake Kelly, Jodie Rottle, Han Reardon-Smith, Jonathan Sriranganathan, Prof. Chelsea Watego, 春艷 Chunyan, 老莫 ILL MO, Naaki Soul, Mack Ridge, Nima Doostkhah, Naavikaran and Tiarn Toni.

Release titles – Forest Party / Noodle
Release date – February 1st, 2025
Genres – minimal pop, indigenous hip-hop, experimental, alternative pop, anti-folk
Produced, Recorded, Mixed, Mastered by Matt Hsu
cover art by Rod Pilbeam and Matt Hsu”

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