Originating in Bristol, England, they rose to fame in the 1990s with their UK-charting singles "The Gift" and "Ajare", and their debut studio album Way Out West was released in 1997 to critical and commercial success.
Additionally, they are known for their remixes for artists such as Sasha, Reel 2 Real, Paul van Dyk, Orbital, BT and Tiësto.
[2] In the early 1990s, the duo met in a record store that Nick Warren was working in, and discovered their similar direction in music.
[4] In 1996, the duo released another two singles: "Domination", and the UK Top 15 hit, "The Gift" (which sampled Joanna Law's cover version of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face").
[4] On 27 November 2000, Way Out West released their single, "The Fall", (which sampled Coldcut's cover of "Autumn Leaves") through BMG; the former parent company of the group's previous label Deconstruction (defunct in 1998).
"The Fall" peaked at #61 on the UK Singles Chart and was followed by the group's final release on BMG, the UB Devoid EP.
Singles from the album included "The Fall", "Mindcircus" (which reached number 1 in the UK Dance Chart),[8] and the club hit "Intensify".
[5] "Activity" from this release also appeared in the 2001 PlayStation 2 game Kinetica[9][10] and the Paul van Dyk album The Politics of Dancing.
The song "Only Love" with Jonathan Mendelsohn performing vocals (their first collaboration with a male vocalist) was the first single from the album, released on 31 August 2009, followed by "Future Perfect" on 7 December.
[21] In support of their third studio album Don't Look Now in 2004, the duo expanded from their DJ roots to a full-fledged touring collective, playing at festivals such as Glastonbury 2004, Creamfields, and The Glade.