Don't Look Now

Way Out West | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 5, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Dist. Breaks [Stu]
• ASIN: B0002IQJL4
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,629 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Anything But You

2. Don’t Forget Me

3. Everyday

4. Apollo

5. Chasing Rainbows

6. Fear

7. Coming Home

8. Just Like A Man

9. Killa

10. Northern Lights

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Walk

2. Four Squares

3. Stinger

4. Meeting Dave Dish

5. Rainbows In The Sky

6. Lost

7. Out Of Area

8. Pulse Of Life

9. Surrender

10. Implantat

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

As dance music has evolved, so too have Way Out West. What originally began life as a producer-based outfit has grown over the years. After two years of almost constant production work, writing and recording, the band are set to release their third, and self-proclaimed, "best album to date" Don’t Look Now.

Originally a duo, Bristol, UK-based producers Nick Warren and Jody Wisternoff – top class international DJ’s in their own right; the pair have added a ‘secret weapon’. Enter Omi. A featured vocalist on tracks for Starecase, Timo Maas, an all girl drum ‘n’ bass outfit, Eden and the one and only Peter Gabriel, Omi brings an emotional authenticity to Don’t Look Now that is sorely lacking on so many other electronica artist albums. Fans of Way Out West’s past releases won’t be disappointed, but neither will fans of Sarah McLachlan or Dido. It’s just that sort of album.

Don’t Look Now glides from the staccato kick-drum and yearning vocals of upcoming single, ‘Anything But You,’ to the epic space age poignancy of ‘Everyday.’ Luscious soundscapes shift gracefully from the textured balearia of ‘Chasing Rainbows’ to the main room dirty odyssey of ‘Killa’ through to rollicking bongo twists and mangled basslines on ‘Fear.’

The album also includes a second CD bonus mix by DJ’s Nick Warren & Jody Wisternoff featuring tracks from Gray Area, Martin Buttrich, Hiratzka & Kazell, and Way Out West.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars superb clarity and emotion, May 20, 2005

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BGP "author of 'Ab Antiquo, Ab Aeterno'" (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Don't Look Now (Audio CD)

I was skeptical when I first picked up this cd (my first experience with way out west) but was pleased after a few listens. I was drawn to this album after hearing the radio-ready first track, and though I tired of it fairly quickly I found there was much to be discovered on the rest of the album. Way out west is superbly fine-tuned original techno, the kind that's hard to find in a sea of DJ mixes and traditional compilations. The first cd is addictive and grows on you quickly... Lots of heavy emotion and drama, and great vocals though most tracks are instrumental. The beats are heavy but crisp, and the noises are creative and varied, keeping you interested throughout the journey.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW! Way Out West is finally back in prime form., October 12, 2004

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Doctor Trance (MA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Don't Look Now (Audio CD)

Let's start with the original album disc. It has an incredible mix of soothing house vocals (the new super hit Anything But You and Melt) and flaring instrumentals (Apollo and the even better Killa). The disc is an even blend of both, with just the right dose of vocals at just the right times. Ulrich Schnauss collaborates on the quirky instrumental track Northern Lights, and gets his face on the cover for it! A sample of Tangerine Dream is even used on one track.

Now I got my CD in Sept, from the UK, which puts the CD out on the Distinctive label, so I am not sure if the tracks are going to be different on the US release bonus mix CD or not. If they are the same, both Amazon UK and US got the tracks wrong, as my CD is much different from Amazon UK's tracklistings (which still differs from the US's). Anyway, this mix CD starts off with some melodic progressive house, until piledriving into some incredible dance floor stomping house tracks, like WOW's own Pulse of Life, which is awesome. Another standout is Carrier by David West, which drives the BPM's way up when you reach track 12. You also get Palava's Surrender, a nice male vocal dance floor track. Also, there are no tracks with expletives in the title, as Amazon US seems to list.

Overall, you get two incredible CD's for the money, one sweet Prog. house mix, and one great new album.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Way Out West is Incredible!!, October 9, 2004

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Sean McCormick (Madison, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Don't Look Now (Audio CD)

Way Out West has come through again. These guys blow me away. Their understanding of music and their patience in arrangement makes this album one of the, if not the smartest, and most accessible electronic alubms to date. I seriously cannot believe how good this album is. WOW's use of female vocals from Omi don't over take the album, but are used perfectly. The vocals don't own any of the songs, but are placed and sequence eloquently, same goes for the lyrics themselves.
I could not be more happy and impressed with the direction that Way Out West has pushed breakbeats. I have goosebumps just thinking about this album, and I haven't even heard the bonuc mix cd yet!!!