person · 2019
Forest Drive West is the alias of Joe Baker, a producer from Plaistow in East London who grew up going to jungle clubs and made tracks as a hobby for over a decade before releasing. His atmospheric techno is stripped-down and hypnotic while his jungle hits harder, both built on intricate rhythms. After passing tracks to Peverelist he landed the 'System' 12-inch on Livity Sound, with his heavier jungle — beginning with the sought-after 'Jungle Crack' EP — coming out on Rupture London. In 2017 he released the 'Persistence of Memory' EP on Felix K's Hidden Hawaii, and in 2018 his debut album 'Apparitions' on Livity Sound. With Felix K and DB1 he forms the trio Levl.