highly appreciated rework on an otl classic! part 2

highly appreciated rework on an otl classic! part 3

dedicated to the captivating essence of feminine expression, this album pulsates with deep bass and raw emotion.

black vinyl, vinyl only

remastered and expanded reissue on double 12 inch vinyl.

incl rico puestel summer nostalgia dub

cd format of the album

hiphop / rap international

paul woolford with his next strike

reissue

an adventurous mix from special request for the next installment of !k7’s dj-kicks series. the double vinyl in gatefold sleeve includes a download code.

special request aka paul woolford

the second studio album from taiwan mc on double vinyl, download code included.

various music styles, just special (request)

bangin 4 tracks...

incl. paul woolford remix

incl. special request mixes

special request alias paul woolford! limited transparent double vinyl in silverfoil laminated sleeve, housed in a chrome-silver bag.

remixes from mall grab and sully on limited translucent pink vinyl.

special request aka paul woolford

3rd album from paul woolford under his special request moniker. limited pressing on magenta and green coloured double vinyl with download code included.

road-tested and proven to cause maximum bowel-evacuation at both 135 and 150bpm.

special request joins forces with nina kraviz and anastasia kristensen, shattering the doors of perception over a four-track ep. through the looking glass drops july 20th on houndstooth. on the a side, nina kraviz provides two interpretations of curtain twitcher. alice was here remix takes the intensity of the original and boils it into a 4/4 spin of frenzied basslines and distorted acoustics, punctuated by her languid reading of the mad hatter. for the samba version, syncopated polyrhythms take charge of a fragmented melody. opening the aa side, looking glass lures you down the rabbit hole with mysterious bleeps, only to reveal a whirlwind of stormy breaks and junglist percussion. closing off the trip, anastasia kristensens remix of tiresias marches its way through a field of swollen bass and glitchy percussion.

special request returns via gerd janson & shans studio, as they completely re-build both brainstorm and make it real across four frenzy-inducing incendiary versions custom made for sending the rave over the edge

das zweite special request-album von paul woolford knüpft mit 23 tracks und einem multiversum an jungle & rave-sounds, die bis in die frühen 1990er zurückreichen, nahtlos an sein vielgelobtes debütwerk suol music aus 2013 an. und dennoch kennzeichnen überwältigende, atmosphärische klangebenen, offen-modulare systeme und die einführung intensiver soundtrack-fragmente eine konsequente und spannende weiterentwicklung des künstlers auf.

special request returns taking no prisoners with a fierce battery of snarling, belligerent, machine-funk of the highest order across a 6 track ep. atoms are smashed, vapour clouds sent into the ether, chaos is controlled, tamed and rendered in 6 different shades of wrong… also features a deliciously spannered rework by peder mannerfelt to close out the ceremony

it’s hard to imagine being at the cutting edge of electronic dance music for over three decades, and never resorting to cliché or tired gimmicks in order to create unique and forward thinking music, but matthew herbert is still channelling original and thought provoking ideas into his projects all these years later. via his accidental record label, he has always excelled at left of centre productions, and through a variety of genre aliases (including doctor rockit, wishmountain and the matthew herbert big band), his imagination has always run wild, resulting in an infectious catalogue of music over the years. “brand new love-, featuring the vocals of rising star, zilla, finds herbert creating a dense and dramatic bass heavy cut. a steppers beat, utilizing herbert’s trademark sampling techniques, it’s a killer cut with sweeping cinematic qualities that sounds head and shoulders ahead of the rest. special request, the jungle heavy arm of paul woolford’s many recording talents, is enlisted to put his breakbeat spin on the original, and turns in an absolutely lethal version, choppy breaks, spinbacks and booming subs come with intent, whilst a sumptuous string arrangement accompanies zilla’s vocal for a truly uplifting spirit. “the peacock-, with its loose beats and opaque stabs, rolls along with its industrial undertones and ravey motif, discordant at times but a truly hypnotizing but in the finest of side b1 traditions. bringing up the rear, “cheekbone” is frenetic and charging micro tribal rave (a new genre classification right there), a glorious medley of percussion, earworm synths and guillotined vocal samples, showing just why matthew herbert is as vital an artist now as he has ever been.

discographies in dance music don’t come much more impressive than that belonging to paul woolford, the man behind seminal releases for the likes of planet e, xl recordings and running back. special request is the project that sees him continuing to defy expectation with a new ep on the fabric-run label houndstooth. stairfoot lane bunker encapsulates this approach with 5 bold new excursions into the outer limits followed by a remix from minor science (known for his previous releases on whities and the trilogy tapes) the eagle-eyed will notice 5 of these tracks appear on fabriclive 91. this ep is issued as an addendum. redrum is the fierce opener. rampantly-edited electro beats, a sampled speak-n-spell vocal, and a pure sci-fi breakdown sets the scene for the rest. stairfoot lane bunker and replicant are jungle tracks taken to dizzying extremes - the former building from widescreen atmospherics, thunder spells and lightning before descending into a frenzy of breakbeats and long heavy bass notes. replicant ratchets the pressure up further with hyper-edits across it s breakbeat introduction and throughout, punctuated by furnace-rattling subs. telepathic dog and five lane ends are highly evocative ambient pieces, pushing into the uncanny realms of metaphysical music. to end the release minor science comes through with his remix of stairfoot lane bunker, effortlessly blending in his own work with the disjointed sr breakbeats, flashing only snippets of the serrated bars, chopping them up and creating a new track in the process.

2 new tracks from special request. cut and mastered by matt colton at alchemy.

special request gets the banging treatment.

2016 sees the 3rd anniversary of houndstooth, and the label mark this with their 50th release. tessellations is a compilation of brand new, exclusive tracks from each of the 14 artists to release on the label. the release serves to simultaneously trace common threads and highlight tensions within such a stylistically expansive roster. this 12inch sampler collects four dancefloor-leaning cuts onto vinyl for the first time. the atmospheric jungle of special requests live from alpha centauri could be the soundtrack to an intergalactic chase scene, whilst akkords vector grinds gradually towards an explosion of mechanistic breaks, like an ancient machine brought to life. cant stop sees marquis hawkes dusting down the 303 for a playful yet powerful acid banger, before second storeys elephant ride draws syncopated funk from his machines in his inimitable style.

stunning ep by paul woolford with a remix friom special request.

part 3 in the modern warfare series. limited to 750 copies.
the release of the modern warfare eps also see xl recordings continuing to reconnect with the spirit of the labels early days. xls early reputation was built around a series of underground, club-focused, outsider rave 12inches from the likes of the prodigy, sl2, awesome 3 and jonny l. special request harnesses that spirit and brings it right up to date in 2015.

part 1 in the modern warfare series. limited to 750 copies. the release of the modern warfare eps also see xl recordings continuing to reconnect with the spirit of the labels early days. xls early reputation was built around a series of underground, club-focused, outsider rave 12inchs from the likes of the prodigy, sl2, awesome 3 and jonny l. special request harnesses that spirit and brings it right up to date in 2015

the release of the modern warfare eps also see xl recordings continuing to reconnect with the spirit of the labels early days. xls early reputation was built around a series of underground, club-focused, outsider rave 12inches from the likes of the prodigy, sl2, awesome 3 and jonny l. special request harnesses that spirit and brings it right up to date in 2015

paul woolford fusioniert mit seinem projekt special request uk-house mit piratensender-bassmusik und erschafft infiziöse rave-tunes, die sowohl in einem 120bpm techno-, wie auch in einem 170bpm drum & bass-set funktionieren. neuer 4-tracker auf dem fabric-label houndstooth. mit remixes des gefeierten new yorker house-produzenten anthony naples (mister saturday night) und lee gamble, der im vergangenen jahr mit releases auf pan für furore sorgte.