![]() ![]() Order directly from the Houndstooth store, and you'll get a WAV version of the album delivered to you electronically for free, including the 12 tracks featured on the LP, as well as the 11 bonus tracks and remixes (such as the unstoppable Special Request VIP of Tessela's 'Hackney Parrot') featured on the 2xCD (also presented in spot-varnished outer sleeve) / digital release, which is also out now - available from the Houndstooth store, iTunes, Amazon and all good retailers. The vinyl release is presented across 3 heavyweight 180g vinyl LPs, cut & mastered by Matt Colton, and protected in a spot-varnished PVC outer sleeve. Igniting underground club dancefloors and festivals alike for DJs right across the spectrum all summer, and supported on radio by everyone from Zane Lowe to Benji B, Annie Mac, Friction and more, 'Soul Music' is an album of considerable weight. Special Request – Capsules (Lee Gamble Full Length Remix)ġ1.After months of anticipation, we're delighted to say that Paul Woolford's debut album under his pirate radio-influenced Special Request guise is out now. Special Request – Mindwash (Anthony Shakir Remix)ġ0. Special Request – Deflowered (Kassem Mosse & Mix Mup Remix)ĩ. MRE Entertainment/Prime USA Records/InGrooves Music Group/Universal Music Group/Universal Music Publishing Group/Symphonic/Ten. Special Request – Lolita (Warehouse Mix)Ĩ. Special Request – Mindwash (Anthony Naples Aftermath Remix)Ħ. Lana Del Rey – Ride (Special Request Remix)ĥ. ![]() ![]() Tessela – Hackney Parrot (Special Request VIP)Ģ. It’s an astonishing accomplishment, and if this is a window into Woolford’s soul, we might only hope that he continues to bare it well into the future.ġ. Soul Music may be composed of songs that aim for the jugular and don’t let go, but the reverence for the source material means that a genuine emotional core shines beneath the brain-frying percussive acrobatics. It’s a stunningly consistent package, and also a joy to finally get digital versions of the likes of Woolford’s Hackney Parrot VIP or his ace Lana Del Ray remix Ride, among the many gems nestled on the second disc. Yet the quality of these compositions cannot be disputed. HTH012CD, Special Request, Soul Music (CD, Album + CD, Comp). The album is accompanied by a disc of previous Special Request releases and remixes, and as a result Woolford’s dedication to his hardcore sound palette may fatigue the listener after almost two and a half hours. HTH012, Special Request, Soul Music (3xLP, Album, Ltd, 180), Houndstooth, HTH012, UK, 2013. As much a work of tribute as of innovation, the success of early Special Request tracks (here included in a second bonus disc) was due to Woolford’s eminent ability to channel the period’s reckless abandon, curating a thrilling confluence between past and present sounds which made for some of the last few years’ most essential listening. Prefiguring the current hardcore revival, the Special Request canon harked back to the raucous sounds of the 90s UK scene that birthed hardcore and jungle, setting these familiar sounds – ricocheting breakbeats, undulating bass sweeps – into crushed technoid moulds. Yet it was when he first donned his pirate radio-homage moniker Special Request that Woolford’s music really came into a league of its own. From 2006’s pitch-black Erotic Discourse to this year’s summer anthem Untitled by way of mutant Psychatron collaboration Stolen, Woolford is responsible for an enviable catalogue of rugged club hits. Under his own name, Paul Woolford has proven himself a gifted producer working in the techno mould. ![]()
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