''Don't Look Now'' is the third
studio album
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by English
electronic music
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group
Way Out West.
It was released on 5 October 2004 on
Distinct'ive Records
Distinctive Records (formerly Distinct'ive Records) is a UK based record label founded in 1995. The label has hundreds of releases from artists, most notably Hybrid, Way Out West, and Ils.
History
Distinctive Records was initially founded ...
.
It is the only studio album by Way Out West as a trio, with the addition of singer Omi (Emma Everett). The album peaked at number 137 on the
UK Albums Chart
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on release.
Background
''Don't Look Now'' is Way Out West's second and final album release on
Distinct'ive Records
Distinctive Records (formerly Distinct'ive Records) is a UK based record label founded in 1995. The label has hundreds of releases from artists, most notably Hybrid, Way Out West, and Ils.
History
Distinctive Records was initially founded ...
. The album's lead single, "Anything but You", was released on 21 June 2004 and peaked at 97 on the
UK Singles Chart that year.
This was followed by the album's release later that year, on 5 October 2004.
In 2005, after the album's release, two more singles were released; "Don't Forget Me" on 14 March 2005 (peaked at 246 on the UK Singles Chart), and "Killa" on 15 October 2005 (released on Solaris Recordings and supported by a remix from
Orkidea). Ally Kennen, vocalist on "Intensify" from ''
Intensify
''Intensify'' is the second studio album by English electronic music duo Way Out West, released on 20 August 2001 by Distinct'ive Records. The album was marked by a move from the defunct Deconstruction Records label to Distinctive, and a chang ...
'', reprised her role as vocalist for "Just Like a Man".
The song "Absinthe Dreams" samples "Hushaby Mountain" from ''
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'', and the song "Everyday" samples "Tiergarten" by
Tangerine Dream
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, from ''
Le Parc''.
Critical reception
Upon release, ''Don't Look Now'' was met with mixed to positive reviews from critics. John Bush from
Allmusic
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described the album negatively, claiming "
he albumisn't impressive", summarising it as "an admitted grab for pop-chart fame", and rated it 2.5 stars out of 5.
However, Antonella Sirec from
Resident Advisor
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wrote a positive review, summarising the album as "a pleasurable and sumptuous experience", describing it as "portraying an aspect of electronic dance music as it should be heard", and rated it 4.5 out of 5.
Track listing
Personnel
Way Out West
* Jody Wisternoff – production, keyboards, synths, samples, drum programming (all tracks), percussion (Fear)
* Nick Warren – production, engineering, mixing (all tracks)
* Emma Everett (Omi) – vocals ("Anything but You", "Don't Forget Me", "Fear", "Melt")
Additional personnel
* Adam Pickard – drums, drum programming (all except track 6 & 12)
*
Damon Reece
Damon Reece (born 16 February 1967) is an English drummer who has been a member of Spiritualized, Echo & the Bunnymen and Lupine Howl.
Career
Growing up in Croydon and drumming in the indie band Abdul & the Casbah Cruisers, Reece moved to Live ...
- drums ("Fear")
* Marcus Dahl – guitars ("Anything but You", "Don't Forget Me")
* Ally Keenan – vocals ("Just Like a Man")
* Steven Robshaw – guitars, string arrangements ("Just Like a Man")
* Keeling Lee – additional guitars ("Northern Lights")
In popular culture
* The song "Killa" was featured in the 2005 video game
''Juiced''.
* "Anything But You" was featured in the video game ''
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''.
* "Don't Forget Me" was featured in season two of ''
Grey's Anatomy
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''.
* "Melt" appeared in ''
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'' and the season 2 episode "Bones of Contention" from the series ''
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''.
* "Just Like a Man" appeared on season 3, episode 8 of ''
CSI: Miami''.
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* An abbreviated version of "Pulse of Life" appeared on the soundtrack of the 2005 futuristic racing video game ''Wipeout Pure
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''.
Charts
References
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Way Out West (duo) albums
2004 albums
Distinct'ive Records albums