@forest-drive-west performed on the second day of #Mostra24 at Castell de Montjuïc.

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Forest Drive West is the alias of producer Joe Baker from Plaistow, East London. His music has created a stir across the UK underground and beyond, with stripped-down, atmospheric and hypnotic techno tracks contrasting with his heavier, jungle-influenced sounds – all with a connecting thread that explores intricate rhythms and inventive percussion.

Since 2016, Forest Drive West has been building a rapidly growing catalogue of releases, receiving critical acclaim for records on labels such as Livity Sound, Ilian Tape and Rupture London. His ‘Jungle Crack' and ‘Set free’ EPs show a stunning command of sound design and complex rhythms, and they remain some of Rupture London's most sought-after releases.

LINKS:
https://www.instagram.com/forestdrivewest/
@forest-drive-west

Forest Drive West @ Mostra 2024 🖤

it is a precious memory of the most special night
i wasn't so nervous behind the decks for years
dozens of thoughts ran through my head
while i was warming up for my greatest musical hero
here's how it went

0 > 100 > 120 > 140 > 170 bpm's
of sound designed for body&mind
complex, dense, deep, percussive

tracklist:
GOD69 - subtrue
Skee Mask - Untitled 2014
Pontiac Streator - Cum Angelus
Sindh - Saptura
Ben Bondy - Spangled (with Stella)
Nice Girl - Unacknowledged Star Nose
Hussko - Two Nights In Peter's Bog
Terrain - Mode
Trinity Carbon - Mild Bunch
Mish - DD-13
Robert Fleck - Amber Glows
Sobolik - Foil
Lithe - Twoface
Aquarian - Saule Dub
FFT - Disturb Roqe 4
Aphex Twin - Ageispolis
Kaspiann - Tuiskussa Langennut
VC-118A - The Deep
Entire - Breathless
Flower Storm - World's Creator Is My Ally (Chillout mix)
HVL - Sample & Fold
Meta - Slip Up
Sub Basics - Haze
Plebeian - Cassone
Caldera - Ground Miles
Katiusha - A Shark Called Nancy
LOIF - Plunge
Plebeian - Contrast
Al Wootton - Hechicera
Terrain - Vintage
Sciama - Forest of Symbols
Pianeti Sintetici - Vulcano Island
Tammo Hesselink - Nut Wandel
Kincaid - Drench
Felix K - Earth
ASC - Helical [unreleased]
Big Hands - Girde Maye / Astere (Tammo Hesselink remix)
Giordano - One Third
Objekt - The Stitch-Up
Sam Goku - Radiants
Sepehr - Twisted Solstice
Rennie Foster - Peacemaker
Polygonia - Synaptic Paths	
SPD - Systema
Kassian - Overtone D (Tension Mix)
Kreggo - Bass Finger Villain
uu rhythm - Zip
Innersha - Yutori
Stenny - Hazy Grove
Unknown Mobile - Goo
K2dj - Peroxic (with Stella)
Ena - Bubble Chamber
Ifs - Płyn
Soa420 - There's Fire Inside You
Notte Infinita - Atmosfera
Polygonia & Shoal - Limping on Clouds
Clarity - Drifter
Inga Copeland - Smitten
Current Value - Coron 174
Realitycheck - Mood Shift
K3Bee - Freedom
Nasty Habits - March
Pugilist & Tamen - 2 Tone
Steffi & Sepehr - Drunk On Psychedeli(c)a
Aria Rostami - Endless
Ruff Cherry - Xpercussor
Reeko - Urmah 5
Templefeld by Kirk Degiorgio - Day of Reckoning

mastered by @mislaw

warm-up @ SPLOT w/ Objekt (25.10.2024)

recorded this in 2016 for a colourful storm when it was still a mix series. hopefully it still sounds okay! also reminds me of nervously walking into hard wax (where torsten was behind the counter) with a bunch of the first a colourful storm records, hoping to get them in stock lol

mix of productions by torsten pröfrock who is probably best known as t++, also includes tracks and remixes under his aliases just for one day, traktor, various artists and dynamo

pic taken from an old viva tv berlin clip i found online

Decay Product: A Torsten Pröfrock Mix

Since 2012, Caldera has been creating a unique and personal blend of Techno and Bass music with a love for detail and a dedicated sound design that immerses listeners into imaginary worlds.
His experiments with drums and rhythms result in grooves that represent a new and fresh way of looking at dance music while exploring a deeper side of it and leaving bpm restrictions behind.


Caldera @ Kiosk Radio 24.06.2025

For their July show, @bambi-dj invites Rotterdam-based DJ and visual artist @nelly_dj, for a one-hour B2B. Known for her psychedelic and narrative-driven sets, Nelly crafts immersive and trippy sonic journeys, blending emotional depth with a distinct psychedelic touch. Together, they’ll explore the depths of deep techno, mind-bending psychedelia, and trance-inducing rhythms — a vortex of tension, texture, and release.

Bambi b2b Nelly - 24 Juillet 2025

For the 30th Herbarium we are proud to present two special guests - @bambi__dj and @beatricem._bait. They brought a trippy dubby journey to the table, loaded with unique sound design and spacious grooves. We love the feeling when every detail sits in the right place as in their selection of tracks and elements. This creates an insanely immersive effect and hunger for more. Bambi and Beatrice M. chose the plant Mint (mentha) for their mix. 🌿

Here’s some insight about why they chose their plant: 
Bambi and Beatrice M.’s musical palettes intersect in a very specific zone, with some key words like psychedelia and dub. This can apply to the club interface, but as the summer surfs by, their need for freshness and a soothing soundtrack for the season translates in this mix’s selections. Therefore the choice of plant felt pretty intuitive : mint. A plant that stimulates several senses at once : its vivid green evokes lushness and renewal, its scent is sharp, almost cleansing, and its taste - cool, tingling, slightly sweet - lingers like an echo… Just like their selections, mint stands at a sensory crossroads - refreshing the body, teasing the mind, and awakening something just beneath the surface. 𖧧

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About Bambi & Beatrice M.

Beatrice M. and Bambi are two french DJs who met through intersecting music circles, which is what their duo is all about. Take a venn diagram with on one side, Bambi’s library ranging from deep techno to trance to house to triphop, and on the other side Beatrice M. with mainly dub and dubstep. The crossing point of the two circles is always somewhat a little dubby, a little psychedelic, sprinkled with friendship and fun.

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Follow Bambi & Beatrice M. 

https://www.instagram.com/bambi___dj/
https://www.instagram.com/beatricem._bait/
https://soundcloud.com/bambi-dj
https://soundcloud.com/beatricemasters

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Artwork by @polygonia

Herbarium No 030 - Bambi & Beatrice M. - Mentha

“This set was recorded live 5-7pm, Saturday evening at Pe:rsona, 2025. The seemingly last dry-ish stretch and set of wild (weather) weekend, sunshowers made way for glistening droplets to  sparkle through the shade sails and lay foundation for me to weave between deeper percussive cuts and shiny crystalline daytime techno.”

Pjenné is a Naarm/Melbourne-based DJ, radio broadcaster, curator and label manager. Her musical identity is shaped by the expansive, psychedelic soundscapes of the southern bush, an influence that permeates her trance-inducing, progressive, and hypnotic selections.

Pjenné’s sets are characterised by deep-digging selections and an impeccable narrative craft, both of which are on full display in this masterfully executed recording. Tune in now for two hours of deep, lush afternoon techno daydreams.

Follow
https://soundcloud.com/pjenne
https://www.instagram.com/pjenneee/

MNMT Recordings : Pjenné —  Pe:rsona 2025

ROLL DEEP is a bass banger that is somewhere between bumpy half time beats and spaced out future bass synths. This track is for those low key, late night cruises down the back streets.

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ROLL DEEP

Signals

MAOA present a luscious 4-track EP of Psy Dub and Chill Out. Co-Arise offers a warm embrace away from our hectic world - gentle textures woven with hopeful emotion. Inspired by the Buddhist principle of dependent origination, these tracks remind us that we emerge together, interdependently. A soundtrack for coming home, breathing deep, and remembering: everything is going to be alright. This is an ode to hope.

Track list:
01: MAOA - Katarsis
02: MAOA - Solar Native
03: MAOA - My Friend Arca
04: MAOA - Afterglow




Produced and mixed by Jukka Puomio & Emma Raudasoja
@Kisu Studios. Finland.

Mastering: Robert Elster @ Vibrasphere 

Design: IhtiAnderson
 
To satisfy all audiophiles, we teamed up with Nebulosa Records for this release to bring you Co-Arise as well in Vinyl format. Pre-orders for the Vinyl are going online today via the Nebulosa network. 

Mattias Vildar (Nebulosa Records )  and Armin Boom Shankar ( BMSS Records )  You guys are fucking awesome!!

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MAOA - Afterglow

Donato Dozzy joins the Samurai Music Podcast for a purely 170 excursion. Renowned as a master of weaving deep, seamless, journey mixes across multiple tempos utilising vinyl as his preferred format, this contribution to our mix series explores the 170 tempo in a deliciously hypnotic fashion.

Donato Dozzy - The Tao [SMDE19] is released on 27.11.2020
Vinyl editions are shipping now from https://samuraimusic.bandcamp.com/

https://soundcloud.com/donato-dozzy
https://www.facebook.com/donatodozzy

Photo by Tea Guarascio (2006)

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warm-up @ SPLOT w/ Objekt (25.10.2024)

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