Jody Wisternoff releases 'For Those We Knew' feat. Mimi Page the fifth single off Jody's upcoming LP 'Nightwhisper'

Published: 23 April 2020

A legend of Bristol’s dance music scene, Jody Wisternoff’s brand new twelve-track LP ‘Nightwhisper’, out May 1st, is his first solo album in eight years. ‘Nightwhisper’ follows Wisternoff’s 2012 debut LP ‘Trails We Blaze’, and comes alongside the release of the singles ‘Nightwhisper,’ ‘Emochine,’ ‘Blue Space,’ ‘Story of Light” and ‘For Those We Knew.’  

The fifth and final album single, ‘For Those We Knew,’ is a touching homage to Jody’s father. Inspired by the contrasting emotions felt during a difficult time, the track was written to be “something ultimately uplifting, but a piece that still portrayed the feeling of impending loss”. 

'Nightwhisper' is out on May 1st via Anjunadeep.  

Fifth single ‘For Those We Knew’ - stream HERE
Fourth single ‘Story Of Light’ - stream HERE
Third single ‘Blue Space’ - stream HERE
Second single ‘Emochine’ - stream HERE
First single ‘Nightwhisper’ (title track) - stream HERE

“‘For Those We Knew’ is a particularly personal one for me. I started it around Christmas (hence the sleigh bell loop lol), and it was about this time that I truly realized and accepted that my Dad was not very well at all. I wrote the cascading lead melody very much with all this in mind. The working title for ages was ” HappySad”, as I really felt the driving force behind the music and chord progressions was the contrast between these two emotions. I needed to find a way to make the track uplifting, whilst still portraying the feeling of impending loss. Mimi Page seemed like the perfect vocalist to approach, there is an extremely spiritual and ethereal quality to her voice which I thought would make perfect sense contextually. My dad had recently passed when Mimi became involved, I opened up about my situation, and honestly love what she delivered,” Jody says. 

A formative figure in the UK rave scene, Wisternoff first made his name in the early ’90s before cementing his position as one of the UK’s finest talent-spotters and DJs as part of the Anjunadeep label family, where he co-curates the chart-topping annual compilation series.

Sonically, the album is heavily influenced by Wisternoff’s eclectic tenure in the UK music scene. Launching his career in 1986 at the age of 13 as a finalist at the DMC World DJ Championship, Wisternoff honed his craft at the forefront of UK rave culture, playing warehouses for seminal promoters Fantazia and Universe, and hosting a residency at the iconic Lakota club in Bristol. After a chance encounter in a record store, Wisternoff joined forces with Nick Warren to form Way Out West. The luminary duo rose to fame in the 1990s with several UK-charting singles and a UK dance number one in ‘Mindcircus’, quickly followed by a 1997 album ‘Way Out West’, which saw critical and commercial success.

A statement LP, ‘Nightwhisper’ is a culmination of Wisternoff’s decorated career and progression as an artist, husband, and father: 

'Nightwhisper' Tracklist

  • Jody Wisternoff - Morning U
  • Jody Wisternoff & James Grant - Nightwhisper
  • Jody Wisternoff - Here To Stay
  • Jody Wisternoff - Emochine
  • Jody Wisternoff feat. Rondo Mo - Lately
  • Jody Wisternoff - Story Of Light
  • Jody Wisternoff & James Grant feat. Jinadu - Blue Space
  • Jody Wisternoff feat. Mimi Page - For Those We Knew
  • Jody Wisternoff feat. Jinadu - Something Real
  • Jody Wisternoff - Andromeda
  • Jody Wisternoff feat. Christian Burns - The Spark
  • Jody Wisternoff - Reverie

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