Special_Request-Soul_Music-(HTH012CD)-2CD-2013-jAZzMan

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              artist.....: Special Request
              album......: Soul Music

              year.......: 2013
              label......: Houndstooth
                           HTH012CD
              source.....: CDDA

              moodswing..: Jungle

              releasesize: 246.02 MB
              tracks.....: cd1: 12 / cd2: 11
              length.....: 139:44

              encoder....: VBR LAME 3.98.4 -v0
              quality....: avg. 247kbps

              scenealized: 08.25.2014







              Seven years since the massive success
              of "Erotic Discourse," Paul Woolford
              has rebooted his career. Most recently
              he's shown an affinity with a new wave
              of UK DJs and producers, topping off a
              string of bass-heavy tracks with the
              uplifting piano house of "Untitled,"
              one of this year's biggest summer jams.
              But even that one pales in comparison
              to his music as Special Request, a
              project he started last year as an
              outlet for his more junglist leanings.
              In early 2012, the slam of drum breaks
              felt intoxicating, radical even; a year
              later, it's fast becoming the sound du
              jour, typified by producers like
              Tessela. But if Soul Music does
              anything, it underlines the primacy of
              the conceptual endeavor that is Special
              Request.

              The Special Request sound hasn't
              changed dramatically since those first
              releases. Each track is built from the
              same rave-era foundation of creaky
              breaks, groaning basslines and
              shooting-star synths. It's a relentless
              but nimble assault that manages to
              sidestep both the masculine aggression
              of techno and the conservatism of
              house. Soul Music offers up endless
              variations on this set of sounds, and
              does much more than pummel the listener
              into submission. Check the smooth piano
              in "Undead" or the pure pop basslines
              of "Body Armour," which climb and fall
              like overexcited children at a
              playground.

              Woolford has spoken before about his
              search for what he calls an illicit
              quality in music, a feeling that made
              pirate radio so exciting in the '90s.
              Polished as it is, Soul Music doesn't
              fit that bill perfectly, but there is
              something attractively raw about it in
              spite of its own perfectionism. On the
              chaotic "Lockjaw," the punchy chord
              progression feels like it's trading
              blows with the Reese basslines.
              "Soundboy Killer" floods an R&B sample
              in caustic syrup and unleashes time-
              stretched breaks, revelling in the pure
              joy of sound manipulation (like the
              best early jungle itself).

              Soul Music feels a bit too modern to
              slot in perfectly with the music it's
              pining for, but that's part of what
              makes it a success. In a way it recalls
              Instra:mental's 2011 LP Resolution 653,
              looking back just far enough to escape
              the complacency of the present.
              Woolford does so with a balls-to-the-
              wall conviction that puts pure emphasis
              on the dance floor, with a fuck-you
              attitude to anyone who might not like
              it. And even though he might not be
              alone in making this kind of music
              anymore, he is by himself at the top of
              the heap.





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             CD1

      01     Forbidden                                            04:41
      02     Undead                                               05:16
      03     Cold Blooded                                         05:59
      04     Body Armour                                          05:32
      05     Lockjaw                                              05:57
      06     Ride Vip                                             07:14
      07     Soundboy Killer                                      06:31
      08     Broken Dreams                                        06:01
      09     Black Ops                                            04:58
      10     Capsules                                             04:09
      11     Deranged                                             05:27
      12     Descent                                              02:40

             CD2

      01     Tessela Hackney Parrot (Special Request VIP)         07:06
      02     Lana Del Ray Ride (Special Request Remix)            07:48
      03     Mindwash                                             06:24
      04     Alone                                                06:30
      05     Mindwash (Anthony Naples Aftermath Remix)            04:42
      06     Lolita (Warehouse Mix)                               07:36
      07     Vapour                                               06:03
      08     Deflowered (Kassem Mosse And Mix Mup Remix)          07:49
      09     Mindwash (Anthony Shakir Remix)                      06:41
      10     Capsules (Lee Gamble Full Length Remix)              07:43
      11     Deflowered (Hieroglyphic Being Remix)                06:57

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