Special Request
Paul Woolford's rave-science alias, rebuilding jungle, breakbeat hardcore and pirate-radio energy with heavy low end. 'Soul Music' set the template.
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About Special Request
Special Request is the alias of Paul Woolford, a Leeds DJ and producer who had already built a career in house and techno under his own name. The project draws on the music he heard on pirate radio as a teenager: jungle, hardcore breakbeats and rave, rebuilt with modern studio weight and a lot of sub-bass.
The debut album Soul Music, released on Houndstooth in 2013, laid out the approach, with chopped breaks and dub-heavy bass pressure. Later records such as Belief System stretched the alias toward techno, ambient and electro while keeping the breakbeat core.
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What kind of music does Special Request play?
Special Request plays electronic.
What festivals has Special Request played before?
Special Request has played Hocus Pocus 2026.
What was Special Request's first album?
Special Request's first album was Soul Music (2013). The latest is STREET ANTHEMS (2024).