Intensify

1. The Fall

2. Activity

3. Call Me

4. Hypnotise

5. Sharkhunt

6. Stealth

7. UB Devoid

8. Mindcircus

9. Secret

10. Intensify Part 1

11. Intensify Part 2

12. The Fall (Bedrock Vocal Mix)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
British DJ-producer Nick Warren has long been making mixes and music for highway consumption. Most of his Global Underground compilations, such as Amsterdam, lend themselves to long road trips and smooth shifts in velocity. So it's no surprise that this, another project with Bristol dance music wunderkind Jody Wisternoff, is also made for movement. Consisting of progressive trance with some soulful textures and melodies woven into its fabric, Intensify is more emotionally balanced than a straightforward mix, yet it retains enough beat-driven drama to work comfortably as a continuous affair.

"The Fall," already a club anthem, kicks things off, then the record moves through the interstate trance of "Activity," the ethereal "Hypnotise," and the pedal-to-the-metal "Intensify Part 01." The duo also get a touch experimental on songs like "Stealth," featuring Kirsty Hawkshaw, and the exciting, expansive tribal trance of "UB Devoid." Like almost everything involving Nick Warren, Intensify is a fine release brimming with creativity, passion, and a curious but successful juxtaposition of the familiar and unknown. --Steffan Chirazi

Product Description
Way Out West are the duo of DJ's Nick Warren (Global Underground) and Jody Wisternoff. This U.S. version on Nettwerk Records features a bonus track of the now deleted Bedrock Vocal mix of 'The Fall'.

Tracks:

The Fall
Activity
Call Me
Hypnotise
Sharkhunt
Stealth
UB Devoid
Mindcircus
Secret
Intensify Part 1
Intensify Part 2
The Fall (Bedrock Vocal Mix)

Amazon.com

British DJ-producer Nick Warren has long been making mixes and music for highway consumption. Most of his Global Underground compilations, such as Amsterdam, lend themselves to long road trips and smooth shifts in velocity. So it's no surprise that this, another project with Bristol dance music wunderkind Jody Wisternoff, is also made for movement. Consisting of progressive trance with some soulful textures and melodies woven into its fabric, Intensify is more emotionally balanced than a straightforward mix, yet it retains enough beat-driven drama to work comfortably as a continuous affair.

"The Fall," already a club anthem, kicks things off, then the record moves through the interstate trance of "Activity," the ethereal "Hypnotise," and the pedal-to-the-metal "Intensify Part 01." The duo also get a touch experimental on songs like "Stealth," featuring Kirsty Hawkshaw, and the exciting, expansive tribal trance of "UB Devoid." Like almost everything involving Nick Warren, Intensify is a fine release brimming with creativity, passion, and a curious but successful juxtaposition of the familiar and unknown. --Steffan Chirazi

Album Description

Way Out West are the duo of DJ's Nick Warren (Global Underground) and Jody Wisternoff. This U.S. version on Nettwerk Records features a bonus track of the now deleted Bedrock Vocal mix of 'The Fall'.

Customer Reviews:

Dull, wandering, white noise.......2006-04-28

If this is the music of tomorrow, then I guess I'd be better off listening to a dripping faucet.

Most songs consist of beating one idea into the ground, or in the case of several of the 'versions' of them, one idea into the ground for 'Part I', into the subsoil for 'Part 2', and into the bedrock for the 'vocal mix'.

Way Out West will never be confused with Brian Eno or Philip Glass, and this CD will never be confused with 'Music for Airports' or 'Einstein on the Beach'.

One of the best progressive trance/electronic albums!.......2005-06-29

Though not their first release, this was the first WOW album i obtained, and it's a great point of introduction for anyone interested in learning more of what drives electronic dance music. The production is top-notch, the beats are varied and persistent, and the shifting atmospheres make for a very enjoyable listen, whether it be in your car (i highly recommend this for latenight drives!) or on the dancefloor.
"The Fall", "Activity" and "Call Me" lead off the disc with lots of energy, which persists almost throughout the remainder. Only "Mindcircus" and "Intensify Part 2" slow things down a tad, but are strong vocal numbers that give your legs a well-deserved break from tapping. "UB Devoid" and "Intensify Part 1" will appeal to fans of hard trance, although WOW aren't a one trick pony...there are bits of house, breaks, ang good old fashioned rock structures in the mix. As a big fan of electronic dance music, i was very impressed with the bar set by "Intensify". In my opinion, it's Way Out West's best release.

good production ; Way Out West is the next Hybrid.......2005-05-27

When I first got Way Out West's "Don't Look Now" I was disturbed by the overall feminine touch, though it grew on me quickly and I discovered the album's inner greatness. On this release, I was more instantly gratified. Though the feminine touch is still present on a couple of tracks, the overall album is more upbeat and hard-hitting in comaprison. The sounds are fine-tuned and hi-tech, with lots of fluid and well-layered production. Every now and then a piano or exotic flute shines through for an ethereal moment. Great Album... especially "Sharkhunt," "Secret," "Mindcircus" and "Activity". Fans of Hybrid, Sandra Collins, Deepsky, etc. won't be disappointed

Unimaginative and Uninspired.......2005-04-29

I am not impressed with this album. I had heard an excerpt of 'Mindcircus' on iTunes, and had imagined that the song in its entirety would be massive. On the contrary, cheesy female vocals interlock a repetitive (if otherwise decent and catchy) piano hook. The use of middle-Eastern inspired tunes on 'Secret' is also very uninspired, and midway through the song the beat changes in a way that makes me really just want to stop dancing and put on something cheesier, as long as it had a tighter beat.

Very upsetting. This is not an album I would recommend.

This is good stuff!.......2004-11-04

In this album, Way out West bring their great progressive trance sound to us in a way that is slightly mixed, yet slightly not. The opening track is inspiring and memorable and the rest of the album just builds from its beginning. Truly a must for any trance-addict's collection. Buy it...you won't be disappointed.

Average customer rating:

Well done and interesting
Wonderful biography, needs more proportion in the music

Life & Works of Bach
Bach , Siepmann , and Shrapnel
Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Instructional | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven
Life & Works
The Life and Works of Frédéric Chopin
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
The Life and Works of Franz Schubert

ASIN: B0000666A8
Release Date: 2002-07-16

Tracks:

Family Background And Early Years
Music: Capriccio On The Departure Of His Beloved Brother
Bach And The Organ
Music Toccata And Fugue In D Minow, BWV 565
Bach In Trouble
Music: Trio Sonata In E Flat, BWV 525
Bach The Husband And Father
Music: Vivaldi/Bach: Concerto In A Minor For Four Harpsichords
Bach The Younger Composer
Music: Prelude And Fugue In A Minor, BWV 543
Bach In Weimar (And In Jail)
Music: Prelude In E Flat Minor (The Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1)
Bach Leaves Weimar
Music: Violin Concerto In E Major (Finale)

Tracks:

Bach At Cothen
Music: Concerto For Two Violins (Largo Ma Non Tanto)
Bach And The Brandenburgs
Music: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 In D (First Movement)
From Grief To Joy Through Faith
Music: 'Et Resurrexit' (B Minor Mass)
New Beginnings: Bach Remarries And His Family Grows
Music: Aria In G
Goldberg Variations And Anna Magdalena's Notebook
Music: Stolzel: Bist Du Bei Mir
Domestic Happiness And The Move To Leipzig
Music: Magnificat
Bach's Duties At Lepzig
Music: Cantata No. 80 (Duetto)
Bach The Teacher
Music: Sinfonia (Three-Part Invention) In E Flat
The Great Keyboard Works On Educational Agenda
Music: Italien Concerto
A Letter To The King
Music: Cantata No. 147 (Opening Chorus)

Tracks:

Bach Takes Up The Poet's Pen
Music: Partita No. 1 In B Flat BWV 825 (Courante)
Bach's Frustration At Leipzig
Music: Singet Dem Herrn, BWV 225
Frustrations Intensify
Music: St John Passion (Opening Chorus)
Bach's Efforts To Leave Leipzig
Music: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 (First Movement)
The King Of Poland's Jubilee
Music: Suite No. 3 In D, BWV 1068
The Ernesti Affair
Music: Prelude In D Major, BWV 532
Adolf Scheibe's Scathing Views On Bach
Music: Concerto In C For Three Harpsichords (Finale)

Tracks:

Bach And Opera
'Coffee' Cantata (Excerpts)
'Peasant' Cantata (Excerpts)
The Twilight Years
Music: The Art Of Fugue
Bach's Visit To Frederick The Great
Music: The Musical Offering
Decline And Death
Music: Mass In B Minor

Customer Reviews:

Well done and interesting.......2005-02-22

This recording alternates extended selections of Bach's music (complete pieces or movements) with a narrated and sometimes dramatized biography of Bach. The music selections are excellent and the biography itself is well done and interesting. The lengthy accompanying booklet is also very nice.

My only reservation comes from a feeling that the music and the narration are not as well integrated as they could be. The narrator identifies the musical selections and may give a sentence or two of background for the selection but never really discusses it. Instead, the narration is focused almost entirely on the events of Bach's life. I would have preferred more of a "music appreciation" approach that discussed the music, and had trouble getting used to the bifurcated nature of production. The extended free-standing music selections do mean that the four discs are a sort of "best of Bach" anthology and you can re-listen to just the music by skipping every other track.

Naxos also produces a 2-disc set called An Introduction to Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 (ASIN: B0000666A9), also by Mr. Seipmann, which closely analyzes the actual music of these two concertos. I found that the two sets are complementary with no overlap, except for part of the booklets, and I would recommend getting both if you have an interest in Bach and are also interested in understanding what to listen for in his music. In addition (or as an alternative), I would also recommend the lectures by Robert Greenberg on "Bach and the High Baroque" produced by the Teaching Company, which are much longer, more detailed, and more focused on the "music appreciation" aspect. They are also much more expensive.

Overall, this item is very worthwhile and a good value, like most of Naxos's products.

Wonderful biography, needs more proportion in the music.......2002-08-21

Naxos continues to do a wonderful job with its "Life and Works" series. Quite some time ago, we had a Life/Works of Mozart, one of Chopin and then two more, Liszt and Beethoven. he latter are even better packaged than are the earlier sets, with a thick booklet that offers us essays on the historical background, the position of the composer in his time, a look at the major works, a listening plan, recommended readings, personalities, a calendar of the artist's life, a glossary, and a discography. This booklet is worth the price of the set alone.

Now we have two more entries in this amazing series, again written and narrated by Jeremy Siepmann: "Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky" (8.558036-39) with a playing time of 4 hrs. 5 min. and "Johann Sebastian Bach" (8.558051-54) with a playing time of 4 hrs. 34 minutes. (Please see my comments for the Tchaikovsky on that webpage.)

In direct contrast to the tortured personality of Tchaikovsky, we have the life-loving J.S. Bach, he who lost his temper only when he ran up against ineptitude. Again, the biographical details are fascinating. But also again, the musical examples are far too few--especially for this prolific composer--and some are simply far too long. We do not really need a complete rendition of the famous "Toccata and Fugue" and certainly not of the "Prelude and Fugue in A minor" to which is devoted a 13 minute track.

Here the voice of Bach is supplied by actor John Shrapnel, with Trevor Nichols, Ruth Sillers and David Timson in supporting roles. So 5 stars for the biography, somewhat less for musical examples.

Prim8 the Evolution
Average customer rating:
Prim8 the Evolution

Manufacturer: Jamirquai
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | International | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAF7P6
Release Date: 2003-09-30

Tracks:

The Evolution
Break Out Of Your Cage
Orangutan
Move On With My Life
A Monkey Is Born
Stop The Killing
Jamiroquai And The Gorilla
Rise Of The Rain Forest

Average customer rating:

Intensify

Manufacturer: Distinct'ive Breaks Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000RW8026

Product Description

Tracklisting: 1 The Fall (7:08) 2 Activity (4:50) 3 Call Me (4:44) 4 Hypnotise (5:56) 5 Sharkhunt (5:33) 6 Stealth (5:43) Vocals - Kirsty Hawkshaw 7 UB Devoid (4:58) 8 Mindcircus (5:47) Vocals - Tricia Lee Kelshall 9 Secret (6:58) 10 Intensify Part 01 (6:58) Vocals - Ally Kennen 11 Intensify Part 02 (5:25) Vocals - Ally Kennen

Average customer rating:

Intensify
Way Out West
Manufacturer: Distinct'ive Breaks
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000RWABDM

Product Description

Track list:~~Intensify~~1. Radio Edit~~~2. Part. 01~~~3. Peace Division Remix.

Average customer rating:

Done it again

Intensify
Way out West
Manufacturer: Disti
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music
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Don't Look Now

ASIN: B00005NCYX
Release Date: 2001-08-20

Tracks:

Fall
Activity
Call Me
Hypnotise
Shark Hunt
Stealth
Ub Devoid
Mindcircus
Secret
Intensify, Pt. 1
Intensify, Pt. 2

Customer Reviews:

Done it again.......2001-10-02

A superb album of thundering bass, inspiring creativity, lush vocals and that classic Way Out West sound...

Tracks:

Fall
Activity
Call Me
Hypnotise
Sharkhunt
Stealth
Ub Devoid
Mindcircus
Secret
Intensify, Pt. 1
Intensify, Pt. 2
Fall [Bedrock Vocal Mix]

Album Description

Third single & title track off the UK dance act's long awaited sophomore album, 'Intensify'. Tracks 'Intensify'(Radio Edit, Part 01, & Peace Division Remix). 2001.

Customer Reviews:

Sophomore album wows the masses.......2001-08-21

What can I say? This album is one of the best things to come out of the electronic music world for a long time. Way Out West are true pioneers with their extensive experience in electronic music culture and their countless remix work. Intensify marks the 2nd CD by this Bristol-grown duo - and it's damn good. They still retain the general dancefloor vibe, but the sound has matured and evolved to their now unmistakable WOW flavor. From the anticipation-building "The Fall" through the dancefloor frenziness of "Call Me" to the amazing mouthwatering vocals of Kirsty Hawkshaw in "Stealth", the album truly takes the listener on a journey. From there, they take us on a completely new turn with the tribal and avant-garde "Secret" into the very popular "Mindcircus" and just when you thought it couldn't get better, they smack us twice in a row with "Intensify" parts one and two.