Out on Delsin Records, Forest Drive West, Patrick Russell, DB1‘s “Mantis 1920” is a 8-track drum & bass record with something to offer fans of the style. Gathering 3 artists from across the Drum & Bass spectrum, Mantis 1920 showcases Delsin Records‘s curatorial range.
Mantis 1920 – Drum & Bass at 85–125 BPM
Artists: Forest Drive West, Patrick Russell, DB1
Genre: Drum & Bass
Release Date: 2026-06-05
Label: Delsin Records
Catalog: DSRMTS1920
Behind the Drum & Bass : Release Notes
Forest Drive West returns to Mantis with a double pack of crooked, finely chiseled rhythms and porous, tactile atmospherics. Hovering comfortably between the distinct energies of drum & bass and techno, Joe Baker has helped define the creative upsurge in crossover tempos and tones with a practice that focuses on mood and presence rather than genre tropes. His first releases appeared 10 years ago on influential labels like Livity Sound, Rupture and Hidden Hawaii. He reconvenes on Mantis after delivering the first release for the Delsin series back in 2020. The scope across these eight new tracks is steeped in Baker’s trademark restraint and subtlety, but equally he explores a broad scope of energies and tempos. From ambient, spacious downtempo and slow-motion, heavily dubbed drum mantras through to crisp, techy drum funk and dancehall-coded swagger, the range within the distinctive Forest Drive West sound is more versatile than ever. It’s a range cemented further by the guest appearances on the album, as Patrick Russell comes on board for snarling, D&B-coded workout ‘Uromastyx’ and DB1 lends his chops to mesmerising closing breakbeat trip ‘Planes’. Exquisite sound design with a mysterious streak binds these various approaches together. With club impact matched by spatial immensity, Mantis 1920 furthers the surefooted, intentional sound Baker has been shaping out as Forest Drive West for the past decade.
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8-Track Tracklist
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Forest Drive West – Latent Original Mix
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 85 BPM | Eb Major | 7:07
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Forest Drive West – Circuit Original Mix
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 125 BPM | C Minor | 6:21
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Forest Drive West – Bias Original Mix
Drum & Bass | 93 BPM | F Minor | 7:04
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Patrick Russell, Forest Drive West – Uromastyx featuring Patrick Russell Original Mix
Drum & Bass | 104 BPM | Ab Minor | 6:22
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Forest Drive West – Tensor Original Mix
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 90 BPM | F Major | 6:41
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Forest Drive West – Node Original Mix
Drum & Bass | 85 BPM | E Minor | 7:05
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Forest Drive West – Vector Original Mix
Drum & Bass | 107 BPM | Gb Minor | 6:54
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DB1, Forest Drive West – Plane featuring DB1 Original Mix
Drum & Bass | Halftime | 113 BPM | Bb Major | 6:43
Beatmatching Guide – 85–125 BPM – Drum & Bass
DB1, Forest Drive West & Patrick Russell – Artist Profiles
Forest Drive West is Joe Baker, a producer from Plaistow, East London. His music spans driving techno and leftfield house across labels including Livity Sound Recordings, Echocord, and Whities, blending hypnotic rhythms with breakbeat and dub techno influences.
Contributor on this release via Delsin Records.
