This Saturday, May 16th, we’re hosting a new Mantis night at Garage Noord Amsterdam. An upfront release party in anticipation of Forest Drive West’s upcoming album Mantis 1920 for which we invited: Forest Drive West @forestdrivewest Lynne @lynne_tokyo DB1 [live] @dylan_brownsword Mattikk Saturday 16 May 2026 23:30-07:00… @garagenoord 🌱

Forest Drive West returns to Mantis with a double pack of crooked, finely chiseled rhythms and porous, tactile atmospherics. Including guest appearances by Patrick Russell and DB1. First single Circuit is out now. Pre-order available via Bandcamp and the Delsin Shop, in stores early June. written & produced by @forestdrivewest additional productions by @ptrckrssll @dylan_brownsword mastered by @neelrome @enisslab artwork & visual by @bernievanvlijmen distribution @clonedistribution @epmmusic

Out today! Forest Drive West & Voytek team up as Terrain on the ‘Scatter’ EP for Livity Sound. All Bandcamp and streaming links in the bio. Limited wax! - Taut drum science and steely atmospheres are the order of the day as Terrain deliver a moody, stripped-back four-track EP for Livity Sound. The partnership of Forest Drive West and Voytek has so far yielded sharply-focused releases for Delsin’s Mantis series and Vargmal, finding the synergy between lean, intricate drum & bass and heads-down, experimental techno. On ‘Barossa Dub’, the pair pitch down to a half-time, dancehall-angled groove to propel a heavily-dubbed soundscape and system-ready bass. ‘Nica’ maintains the low-slung swagger while steadily ratcheting up the dread. On the flip, ‘Scatter’ winds the pressure back up with a punchy broken techno workout that teeters on the edge of breakbeat. ‘Hive’ opts for a brooding, purring techno meditation that thrives on slow release and intricately crafted sound design, capping off a diverse trip through austere club modernism.

Forest Drive West & Voytek team up once again as Terrain for the ‘Scatter’ EP on Livity Sound. Pre-sale now up on Bandcamp. Grab track ‘Scatter’ instantly when you pre-order vinyl or digital. Scatter also now streaming in the usual places. Link in bio. _ Taut drum science and steely atmospheres are the order of the day as Terrain deliver a moody, stripped-back four-track EP for Livity Sound. The partnership of Forest Drive West and Voytek has so far yielded sharply-focused releases for Delsin’s Mantis series and Vargmal, finding the synergy between lean, intricate drum & bass and heads-down, experimental techno. On ‘Barossa Dub’, the pair pitch down to a half-time, dancehall-angled groove to propel a heavily-dubbed soundscape and system-ready bass. ‘Nica’ maintains the low-slung swagger while steadily ratcheting up the dread. On the flip, ‘Scatter’ winds the pressure back up with a punchy broken techno workout that teeters on the edge of breakbeat. ‘Hive’ opts for a brooding, purring techno meditation that thrives on slow release and intricately crafted sound design, capping off a diverse trip through austere club modernism.

Haven’t really posted much about this project here. Me and @voytekstanley have had a few releases so far as @terrain_music first on Mantis (@delsinrecords ) and @vargmalrecs . More Terrain coming very soon!

We’re heading to the 6hService at the legendary Golden Pudel Club in Hamburg on Sunday 18th January to complete the OODA X Germany weekender. FDW, DB1 & localhost will be playing alongside 6hService head and top selector @cornelius.aaalt , seeing the weekend out with no let-up - come down and say hi. To celebrate the night we’re bringing with us a one off and not for sale OODA release for the dancers containing unreleased music from the OODA DJs. Clips and details here /album/oode1 @pudel_com

To mark our first label night at @openground.club , we’re handing out download cards for a one off OODA release featuring unreleased music and a mix from the OODA DJs. This is for the dancers joining us at Open Ground on the 17th January and won’t be for sale - grab a ticket and join us.

OODE1
Mix : OODE1MX - localhost 1. Forest Drive West & localhost - OODE1 001 2. Forest Drive West & localhost - OODE1 002 3. Forest Drive West - OODE1 003 
4. DB1 - OODE1 004 

/album/oode1

Very excited to announce our first @ooda_music label night and I couldn’t think of a better club to host us. @openground.club has got the reputation for the best sounding club out there, playing there last year I was blown away by the quality, there is so much detail in the sound as well as bass pressure. Nothing is lost. In the words of @dj.mantra “It can almost bring you to tears.” We will be playing an extended b2b covering ambient, dub, techno, bass music and drum and bass. With support from the the excellent @elke__dj 

Grab a ticket and join us on 17th Jan x Link in the bio

@talfineman - Faulter - Obstinacy: Reworked (Forest Drive West, Yushh, Syz & B. McQueen remixes) Is out now! - @controlfreakrecordings

THIS FRIDAY: @mot.ldn FOREST DRIVE WEST, Ð.K. , JAY DUNCAN, AL WOOTTON @trulerecords AT M.O.T. BOOK TICKETS AT RA LINK IN BIO REAL BODY MUSIC ALL NIGHT

@forestdrivewest is a hugely influential figure in the development of the Control Freak sound - so its a genuine pinch-me moment to be able to feature a remix of his on Faulter’s forthcoming remix EP Obstinacy: Reworked. 
His Perspectives remix is available in full now on CF Bandcamp / streaming. This one is a real trip - clocking in at a hefty 8 mins of slow-mo, gnarly dub techno. Already endorsed by your (and our!) favourite DJ @lena_willikens & lots more 👀

♾️ Manchester 05.12.25 @m3_7lw Last stop of the 15 years of Neighbourhood tour ♥️ for our yearly dance at The wicked White Hotel ✨ Forest Drive West Paradox Stenny Strategy Tasha Tix via RA x