WOW - Only Love OUT NOW + free download ("UltraViolet")
Out now, all mixes (John Tejada, Jerome Isma-Ae & Glimpse) available to be purchased (MP3, FLAC or Apple Lossless) for only $5, along with the video and associated artwork:
The original version is one polished beauty after 2 years of evolution. John Tejada is the only other one that interests me, though Glimpse might be a halfway decent DJ tool.
The original is my pick of the bunch. The remixes don't sound too interesting, tbh.
Aug-05-2009 17:28
skip
a.k.a. skip2
Registered: Sep 2002
Location: home or somewhere else
Pump Up The Volume anyone?
Original is rather bad, not impressed. Same goes for Jerome Isma-Ae Remix. This really doesn't sound like Way Out West at all. Sampling Pump Up The Volume isn't really a good idea IMO. Vocals aren't very good either. Tejada Instrumental doesn't sound all that bad. The Pump Up The Volume samples "shine thru" too much though. They sound so separate, like they do on every track they're used on (that I've heard at least). Glimpse Remix is ok chilled house.
I would disagree that it doesn't sound like them...since Jody's an integral part of the group (the brain as it were), the predominant syncopated bassline is very reminiscent of his solo productions of the past 3 years. After the initial "shock" of the M/A/R/R/S percussive sampling, it basically sits in the background if you don't fixate on it.
I was somewhat lukewarm about the track before now but the juicy layers made abundantly clear in the latest mixdown have won me over. Compare it to the latest work of their long-time contemporaries like BT, PVD and Chicane and it's no question as to who's standing taller.
Last edited by vinnie97 on Aug-05-2009 at 20:10
Aug-05-2009 20:04
Lews
Platipus And Prog Addict
Registered: Feb 2007
Location: Hugging Whales And Saving Trees
I liked it quite a lot. Looking forward to the new album!
Aug-05-2009 20:14
hooknife
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Registered: Apr 2003
Location: Inside Layer 3
Jody is GOD. Bow down.
Fucking awesome song. You fucking silly stupid fucking TA people just dont get it. Brats.
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Aug-06-2009 01:32
Quethas
Less is more
Registered: Oct 2005
Location: Pori, Finland
From the new Way Out West-stuff, this is probably the least impressive. Nothing too interesting here. Haven't heard the remixes yet though.
Very poor I expected something better than this, Glimpse remix is the most interesting the other versions arent that good
Aug-07-2009 08:59
vinnie97
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: May 2004
Location: North TX
Let 'em hate, Hooknife. You don't manage to keep it together creatively for 16 years without having the right ingredients more often than not.
Oh, the WOW boys continue with the generosity, now offering up a free download of the track "UltraViolet" from the forthcoming album for those who simply submit their email address via the form at http://www.wayoutwest.mu
Aug-16-2009 18:32
djjasonb
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Apr 2003
Location: West England
Ultraviolet is superb, this and Spaceman hint at a top album.
Aug-16-2009 19:37
vinnie97
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: May 2004
Location: North TX
Spaceman likely won't appear (thankfully...it's nice but sounds like more of an outtake from DLN). "We Love Machine" and "Future Perfect" are likely indicators of a quality album, though.
Aug-16-2009 20:05
supersaw abuse
a child, literally
Registered: Apr 2009
Location: Michigan
haters gonna hate, this song owns
way out west was one of the first electronic music groups i really dug and it's good to see some new work from them. i agree that this sounds a lot more like jody's recent solo work than "classic" wow, but that's fine by me
