Years active 1994–present | Record label Armada Music | |
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Labels Deconstruction Records, Distinctive Records, Hope Recordings Origin Bristol, United Kingdom (1993) Albums Intensify, We Love Machine, Don't Look Now Members Jody Wisternoff, Nick Warren Genres Electronica, Trip hop, Breakbeat, House music, Progressive house, Big beat Similar Gabriel & Dresden, Kirsty Hawkshaw, Hybrid, Josh Gabriel, DJ Orkidea Profiles | ||
Way Out West are an English electronic music duo consisting of producers Jody Wisternoff and Nick Warren. They rose to fame in the 1990s with chart hit "The Gift", and have since released four albums.
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History
Originally named Echo, the name Way Out West was coined after one of their remixes. They have produced and performed together for more than sixteen years. They released their eponymous debut in 1997; the album spawned the singles "Blue" (a reinterpretation of the theme from the film Withnail and I), "Domination", "Ajare", and the UK top 15 hit, "The Gift" (which sampled Joanna Law's cover version of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face").
The release of their second album Intensify in 2001 was marked by a move from the defunct Deconstruction Records label to Distinctive Records, and a change in their sound, from club instrumentals and sampled vocals to a mixture of club tracks and original songs. Singles from the album included "Mindcircus", which reached #39 in the UK Singles Chart, and the worldwide club hit "Intensify". "Activity" from this release also appeared in the 2001 PlayStation 2 game Kinetica and Paul van Dyks album The Politics of Dancing.
The duo released their third album in 2004, Don't Look Now, featuring the vocals of Omi (Emma Everett) on several tracks. Their song "Don't Forget Me" has been featured in season two of Grey's Anatomy, "Melt" appeared in The O.C. as well as the season 2 episode "Bones of Contention" for the series "Numb3rs", and their song "The Gift" is used for the title theme on the MTV show True Life. The instrumental version of their song "Just Like A Man" has appeared on season 3, episode 8 of CSI: Miami. The song "Anything But You" was featured in the video game Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07. The song "Killa" was featured the video game Juiced.
In 2008, Way Out West contributed the song "Evelina" to the Survival International charity album, Songs for Survival.
The duo's fourth album, We Love Machine, was released on 5 October 2009. The song "Only Love" featuring Jonathan Mendelsohn on vocals (the album marks their first collaboration with a male vocalist) was the first single off the album, released on 31 August 2009, followed by "Future Perfect" on 7 December. The album was released on Hope Recordings.
In April 2010, Deconstruction Records re-released "The Gift" together with remixes by Logistics, Gui Boratto, Tek-One and Michael Woods; Way Out West also recorded a new remix. In May 2010 We Love Machine - The Remixes was released via Hope Recordings for download only. The release featured remixes from producers such as Scuba, Henry Saiz, Jaytech and D. Ramirez.
Live performances
In support of their third album Don't Look Now in 2003 & 2004, the duo expanded from their DJ roots to a full fledged touring collective, playing at festivals such as Glastonbury 2003 & 2004, Creamfields, and The Glade. The band had supported Faithless on their Australian tour in October 2004, and embarked on their own tour in the US in May and November 2004.
2003 members
2004 members
2005 members
Due to the band's DJ set commitments in 2005, Way Out West had stripped their live membership from 6 to 3 (4 if with vocalist)
2016 members
Albums
Songs
MindcircusIntensify · 2001
Tuesday MaybeJohn Digweed Live in Montreal Finale · 2016
AjarePreaching to the Perverted · 1997