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Way Out West (duo)
Way Out West are an English electronic music duo comprising Jody Wisternoff and Nick Warren. Originating in Bristol, England, they rose to fame in the 1990s with their UK-charting singles "The Gift" and "Ajare", and their debut studio album Way Out West was released in 1997 to critical and commercial success. Their 2001 follow-up, Intensify, also garnered chart success, along with its singles "The Fall", "Intensify" and "Mindcircus", the latter of which reached number one on the UK Dance Chart.
Way Out West temporarily became a trio in 2004 with the addition of singer Omi (Emma Everett) for their third studio album, Don't Look Now. In 2009, their fourth album We Love Machine was released, and after a near eight-year hiatus, they released their fifth album Tuesday Maybe in 2017.
Additionally, they are known for their remixes for artists such as Sasha, Reel 2 Real, Paul van Dyk, Orbital, BT and Tiësto. They have produced and performed together for over twenty five years, and have both had success as solo musicians and DJs respectively.
In the early 1990s, the duo met in a record store that Nick Warren was working in, and discovered their similar direction in music. They then initially produced music under the names Sub-Version 3 and Echo while also releasing remixes as Way Out West, as a side-project. Following the success of their remixes, Way Out West became their main project and the duo signed a deal with Deconstruction Records.
Way Out West began releasing singles in 1994, including "Shoot", "Montana", and "Ajare". "Ajare" became a club hit, initially peaking at No. 52 in the UK Dance Chart that year. In 1996, the duo released another two singles: "Domination", 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 Gift" would later be used for the title theme of the MTV television show True Life.
On 1 September 1997, the duo released their eponymous debut studio album, Way Out West. The album included most of their previous singles, and also spawned the singles "Blue" (a reinterpretation of the theme from the film Withnail and I), and a 1997 re-release of "Ajare", which achieved greater success than the original, charting at position No. 36 in the UK.
On 27 November 2000, Way Out West released their single, "The Fall", (which sampled Coldcut's cover of "Autumn Leaves") through BMG; the former parent company of the group's previous label Deconstruction (defunct in 1998). "The Fall" peaked at No. 61 on the UK Singles Chart and was followed by the group's final release on BMG, the UB Devoid EP. Two of the EP's tracks would later go on to feature on their then-upcoming album.
On 20 August 2001, Way Out West released their second studio album, Intensify. The album's release was marked by a move from the defunct Deconstruction Records 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 "The Fall", "Mindcircus" (which reached number 1 in the UK Dance Chart), and the club hit "Intensify". "Activity" from this release also appeared in the 2001 PlayStation 2 game Kinetica and the Paul van Dyk album The Politics of Dancing.
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Way Out West (duo)
Way Out West are an English electronic music duo comprising Jody Wisternoff and Nick Warren. Originating in Bristol, England, they rose to fame in the 1990s with their UK-charting singles "The Gift" and "Ajare", and their debut studio album Way Out West was released in 1997 to critical and commercial success. Their 2001 follow-up, Intensify, also garnered chart success, along with its singles "The Fall", "Intensify" and "Mindcircus", the latter of which reached number one on the UK Dance Chart.
Way Out West temporarily became a trio in 2004 with the addition of singer Omi (Emma Everett) for their third studio album, Don't Look Now. In 2009, their fourth album We Love Machine was released, and after a near eight-year hiatus, they released their fifth album Tuesday Maybe in 2017.
Additionally, they are known for their remixes for artists such as Sasha, Reel 2 Real, Paul van Dyk, Orbital, BT and Tiësto. They have produced and performed together for over twenty five years, and have both had success as solo musicians and DJs respectively.
In the early 1990s, the duo met in a record store that Nick Warren was working in, and discovered their similar direction in music. They then initially produced music under the names Sub-Version 3 and Echo while also releasing remixes as Way Out West, as a side-project. Following the success of their remixes, Way Out West became their main project and the duo signed a deal with Deconstruction Records.
Way Out West began releasing singles in 1994, including "Shoot", "Montana", and "Ajare". "Ajare" became a club hit, initially peaking at No. 52 in the UK Dance Chart that year. In 1996, the duo released another two singles: "Domination", 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 Gift" would later be used for the title theme of the MTV television show True Life.
On 1 September 1997, the duo released their eponymous debut studio album, Way Out West. The album included most of their previous singles, and also spawned the singles "Blue" (a reinterpretation of the theme from the film Withnail and I), and a 1997 re-release of "Ajare", which achieved greater success than the original, charting at position No. 36 in the UK.
On 27 November 2000, Way Out West released their single, "The Fall", (which sampled Coldcut's cover of "Autumn Leaves") through BMG; the former parent company of the group's previous label Deconstruction (defunct in 1998). "The Fall" peaked at No. 61 on the UK Singles Chart and was followed by the group's final release on BMG, the UB Devoid EP. Two of the EP's tracks would later go on to feature on their then-upcoming album.
On 20 August 2001, Way Out West released their second studio album, Intensify. The album's release was marked by a move from the defunct Deconstruction Records 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 "The Fall", "Mindcircus" (which reached number 1 in the UK Dance Chart), and the club hit "Intensify". "Activity" from this release also appeared in the 2001 PlayStation 2 game Kinetica and the Paul van Dyk album The Politics of Dancing.