Forest Drive West

Review: The mysterious London based producer Forest Drive West has established his own unique blend of complex rhythms and tactile sound design - distilling a rich history of UK musical influences into fresh new forms. His new LP Apparitions sees him return to Livity Sound for his fourth release and it is a logical progression of the producer's intricate fusions of techno, dub and jungle. From the personal dub of "Transmission", some broken beat tunnel vision as experienced on "Vertigo" through to further innovations into knackered house heard on "Phaze-shift" or the breakneck futurist stepper "Cannibal" which closes out this fine LP. This is indeed a landmark release for one of the UK's most exciting new producers.