Journey Into a Beautiful Story of Light
Jody Wisternoff releases ‘Story of Light’, the fourth single off Jody’s upcoming LP ‘Nightwhisper’
Jody Wisternoff presents ’Story of Light’, the fourth single off his upcoming LP ‘Nightwhisper’. Pairing evocative chords with strings from classically-trained cellist Michael Spleit, Wisternoff creates an arrangement that builds and builds into an emphatic cinematic climax, complete with thundering percussion and a growling low end. This is such a beautiful track!
Who is Jody?
Jody Wisternoff is a legend in the Bristol music scene. His brand new twelve-track LP ‘Nightwhisper’ is out May 1st. The LP is his first solo album in eight years. It will definitely be worth the wait, however! ‘Nightwhisper’ follows Wisternoff’s 2012 debut LP ‘Trails We Blaze’, and comes alongside the release of the singles ‘Nightwhisper,’ ‘Emochine,’ ‘Blue Space’ and ‘Story of Light.”
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. This is where he co-curates the chart-topping annual compilation series.
The Nightwhisperer Album and a Story of Light
The album was written primarily in 2019. ‘Nightwhisper’ is a deeply personal album born out of a time of introspection for the Bristol producer following the death of his father:
“It was a time of conflicting emotions for me… I suddenly found myself appreciating the simpler things in life in a way that I had never done before, but on an equal note also questioning mortality on a level that is only possible after the passing of a family member.”
Amidst the hefty demands of fatherhood and touring, Jody came to embrace his newfound awareness of impermanence and loss in his songwriting. The intimacy of the album is quickly conveyed in the opening track ‘Morning U’, which features spoken home recordings of Jody’s father above a touching melody. Exploring the full spectrum of emotion, the lively progressions and lyrics of ‘Lately’ and ‘Reverie’ provide an optimistic contrast to more melancholic numbers ‘For Those We Knew’ and ‘Nightwhisper’.
A Story of Light
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’ is an attempt at finding balance and inner peace during the ever-changing life journey… In some ways, it’s a personal lullaby, a call back to simpler times which of course is impossible, but comforting none the less.”
‘Nightwhisper’ is out on May 1st via Anjunadeep.
‘Nightwhisper’ Tracklist
Morning U
Nightwhisper
Here To Stay
Emochine
Lately
Story Of Light
Blue Space
For Those We Knew
Something Real
Andromeda
The Spark
Reverie
The album from the prolific solo artist and Way Out West producer
available May 1st via Anjunadeep
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
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