Electronic music journeyman Paul Woolford, who has produced timeless tracks for labels including Hotflush and Planet E, has mixed the upcoming FABRICLIVE 91 under his Special Request alias. Three years ago Woolford released Special Request’s glorious Soul Music full-length on Houndstooth using solely vintage hardware. Set for release on March 24, the 30-track FABRICLIVE 91 features cuts by DJ Stingray, Claro Intelecto, Dexter and Cristian Vogel in addition to exclusive Special Request tracks.
Obligatory press release gush from Wolford: “This mix is about heightened emotions and making them as contrasting and intense as they can be – I wanted to create something lush that slowly moves into the realm of the unhinged. There were no moments of doubt, which is rare with studio mixes. Usually there is some trepidation and soul-searching, but I felt no pressure this time. Beyond the tracks themselves, the overarching idea was that it needed to hold the power of suggestion. So you hear the textures collide and the sensations unlock like valves. For the most part it was recorded and mixed by hand, vinyl & files, so you can feel the traction from time to time. There’s some editing on occasion, only where it absolutely demanded it. I wanted it to feel as live as it could be, with all the momentary tension that entails.”
Tracklisting for FABRICLIVE 91
- Aleksi Perälä – UK74R1619170 [AP Musik]
- Special Request – Telepathic Dog [Houndstooth]
- Caustic Window – Cordialatron [Rephlex]
- DJ Stingray – Solitude [Unknown To The Unknown]
- Plastician – The Lift [Terrorhythm]
- Special Request – Psychic Vampires [Houndstooth]
- Claro Intelecto – Peace Of Mind [Ai]
- Polygon Window – Audax Powder [Warp]
- Abul Mogard – Desires Are Reminiscences By Now [Ecstatic]
- Dexter – No More [Klakson]
- 214 – Frostbite [Frustrated Funk]
- Alden Tyrell – Obsession Btz [Clone]
- Stanislav Tolkachev – See You Tomorrow [Mord]
- Special Request – Redrum (Thrash Mix) [Houndstooth]
- Stefan Vincent – Aquilae [Dynamic Reflection]
- Special Request – The True Knot [Houndstooth]
- Cristian Vogel – Atomic Layers [Sub Rosa]
- Shapednoise Feat. Justin K Broadrick – Enlightenment [Type]
- Dillinja – Deadly Deep Subs (Remix) [2015 Remaster] [Razors Edge]
- Forest Drive West – Turtle Break [Rupture]
- Special Request – Replicant [Houndstooth]
- Rood Project – Thunder [Whitehouse]
- Special Request – Stairfoot Lane Bunker [Houndstooth]
- DJ Trace & Nico – Monkeys (DJ Future & Eric Electric VIP) [117]
- Keith Fullerton Whitman – Stereo Music For Serge Modular Part Two [Kranky]
- Nolige – Adrenaline (2016 Edit) [Foundation X]
- ASC – (Event #4) [Samurai Red Seal]
- Mika Vaino – Omertà [raster-noton]
- Carl Craig – Technoloambient (Max Dub) [Planet E]
- Abul Mogard – Desires Are Reminiscences By Now [Ecstatic]