Forest Drive West

Forest Drive West is the moniker of Joe Baker, a producer from Plaistow in East London who began releasing music in 2016. Baker operates under his own name as well as the Forest Drive West alias, with his debut release appearing on Livity Sound Recordings in May 2016. Since then, he has maintained a steady output with 14 releases spanning nearly a decade of production work.

His sound occupies the intersection of peak time techno, leftfield house, and bass music, drawing from his East London roots in jungle and breakbeat culture. Forest Drive West releases primarily on respected labels including Livity Sound Recordings, Echocord, Whities, Hidden Hawaii, and Boogie Box Records. His productions blend driving techno rhythms with dub techno atmospherics and IDM sensibilities, creating tracks that work equally well in basement club settings and more experimental dance floors. The music typically operates in higher tempo ranges suitable for peak time sets while maintaining the hypnotic, raw qualities that define the deeper end of contemporary UK techno.