With Death of Rave, sound deconstructionist Leland Kirby dismantled rave's glory days as a tribute to the culture, degrading its sounds until there was little more than an exquisite corpse left over meanwhile, Burial's own decayed-throwback style owes something to the enigmatic producer becoming enamored with artifacts of an era he didn't experience first-hand: "Old jungle, rave and hardcore.they still sound future to me." "So there are no rules." The relative constraints applied to Special Request speak to a method of creating new rules to escape the encumberances of ones already in place in other words, it's a highly conceptual project, and not the first of its kind. Special Request – Capsules (Lee Gamble Full Length Remix)ġ1."The attractive thing about pirate radio is that it sits outside of convention," Woolford told FACT earlier this year while discussing his still-strong attachment to the format. Special Request – Mindwash (Anthony Shakir Remix)ġ0. ![]() Special Request – Deflowered (Kassem Mosse & Mix Mup Remix)ĩ. 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. 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. 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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