A look around my blog, and at my favorites from this year in fact, will tell you I'm a big electronic music fan and there were plenty of fine releases in the genre in 2020. Way Out West has been one of my favorite electronic acts since their debut album was released in 1997. The duo of Jody Wisternoff and Nick Warren returned in 2017 with the fantastic Tuesday Maybe, one of my favorite releases of that year. In between album projects both men produce for others as well as release solo material. 2020 saw Wisternoff release his second full length solo album, and first in eight years, with Nightwhisper.
After opening with a beautiful orchestral piece, "Morning U", Wisternoff delves into his trademark progressive house sound, parts of Nightwhisper certainly would sound at home on a Way Out West album. There are the more chilled, laid back tracks like the title cut, a collaboration with James Grant, "Andromeda" and "For Those We Know", featuring Mimi Page on vocals. Then there are the dance floor stormers, top among them "Here To Stay", "Story of Light", "Emochine" and "Something Real" featuring Jinadu on vocals. Wisternoff mixes instrumentals with tracks featuring guest vocalists to excellent effect and the album is paced wonderfully start to finish. Fans of Way Out West, and great electronic dance music in general, will not want to miss Nightwhisper.
Favorite tracks: "Story Of Light", "Here To Stay", "Nightwhisper", "Something Real"
Nightwhisper was released May 1st, 2020 on the Anjunadeep label.
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