Paul Woolford
@PaulWoolford
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I don’t understand why my peers would publicly go on record slating other artists. My personal view is that I want EVERYONE to thrive. I want us all to win. I feel proud of people I don’t even know when they smash it. I respect anyone that puts in the work. This mindset is alien.
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They don’t want culture. Culture creates schools of thought, culture feeds belief systems. They want it out if the hands of the population and held amongst the dusty corridors of power. They want the ladder pulling up all the way. It’s never been clearer. Remember this.
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FACT — if you are a straight person in a house club, KNOW that you are a guest in someone else’s culture irrespective of if you can be bothered to educate yourself on the actual history of this music, or not.
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A guy called Walter came to my gig last night and brought me 3 records that he thought I might like. Rare music from his own collection. His passion was so endearing, so true, so humble & so the opposite of the bullshit of the modern world. It warmed my heart.
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My 19 year old just landed her first proper smooth dj mix in time and I’m so proud I could just cry me eyes out 😹😹😹.
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Calling it now, some a-grade pingers will be out in August. Probably with the Corona logo on . These people have no morals.
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I’m putting together a label called R&D. It’s a lab for emerging talent. I will be putting up the details of an email where you can send me your music for this outlet. No stylistic boundaries whatsoever.
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Gary Neville absolutely direct and to the point. The response from matey at Sky tells you all you need to know about how this has been institutionalised.
Gary Neville on the racism problem in the Premier League. 🗣"We had a general election and both main parties are accused of fueling and accepting racism in their parties. it's accepted in the highest office in the country"
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People saying they “hate the EU” - you only started giving a fuck in the last 5 years once the media ramped up the campaign. You never gave a flying one before. Bang on about “sovereignty” all you like, you’ve been groomed.
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This is an absolute disgrace. Opportunities for the young destroyed on purpose by a generation too selfish and too small-minded to care . Old-fashioned basic racists hiding behind ideas of “sovereignty” and “controlling our own laws” . None of them gave a fuck 4 years ago.
Musicians must also prove they have £1000 in savings before applying.
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It’s incredible how much energy people put into tearing others down. In one day spent being negative online you could have done something that changes the trajectory of your own, or someone else’s life. What a waste of all that energy.
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There's bangers, anthems & heaters, but I'm a big fan of the belter.
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First time I saw Weatherall play was in the bottom floor of Back To Basics at the Music Factory in Leeds when I was 17. It was absolute carnage & he was playing Phuture’s Phuture Will Survive. The memory is burned into my synapses. It changed me.
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Kim English was incredible. I have been absolutely in awe of her voice since she started to release music in the 90s. It was a dream to be able to work with her in any context one day, and I felt honoured that we made it happen last year. You are irreplaceable. Rest In Peace.
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Ok so 2019 looks like this. Paul Woolford - 5 singles. Special Request - 4 albums . And 2 other projects - one of them is an amorphous collaboration with different friends coming in and out. The other project is a collab with a dear friend. I can’t wait to release it all ✨✨✨.
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A year ago I said I was releasing 4 albums as Special Request. This is the first single from the final one. Pay 0.00 at the checkout. Enjoy life 💜.
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Plenty people talk about how fast and disposable the turnaround on music is today, but it's in your hands. If you create works of art that have depth and reward repeat listening over the years, you have a seat at the table. Don't waste energy complaining online. Change it.
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The fact that there are actually statues of slave-traders anywhere tells it’s own story about white supremacy.
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If you make music and chew your head up about it, keep in mind that your gut instincts are always right. Always make and do exactly what you feel. Stay true to your instincts and it will work out. .
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The thing with Cummings is that his job is done. He “delivered” Brexit, he’s given all the contracts to the closed network of friends, stolen billions, and taken the piss and can walk out the front door. But he should be going to jail, not home.
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French Kiss still sounds incredible after all these years. I used to hear people moan about it in clubs, but that was complacency. It’s raw house music at it’s best. Not even Louis’ best record but still completely wild 🌟.
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Next Special Request album is designed to cause maximum bowel-evacuation and you’ll be hearing about it imminently.
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When LFO was released, it felt like a lightning bolt through the North. It felt that we had our own record that, even to this day, stands as strong as some of the Detroit records that inspired it.
Thirty years since the release of LFO’s self-titled anthem ‘LFO’ (WAP5). “That was the one that turned us into a “real label”. We just weren’t really prepared for what would happen with that record” – Steve Beckett, 2007. →
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As promised. Thanks to everyone that’s ever supported SR. You can pay 0.00 or whatever you want for these downloads. Limited vinyl forthcoming 2020. 💜❤️💜.
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It's been hard keeping this to myself - I have contributed sound design to this trailer for Bladerunner 2049.
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What sort of catastrophic fuckwit donates money to a clock when billions of animals have been wiped out as the planet burns.
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The Concourse @WHP_Mcr is quite easily one of the world’s best classic club rooms. Deceptively intimate, crowd surrounding the booth as close as can be, guaranteed party & with a team that know how to get the best out of it.
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It’s Alan Partridge.
Great to try a bit of #parkour this morning with @ParkourUK President @SebastienFoucan to learn how anyone can #GiveParkourATry
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If you paid zero attention to the internet you’d probably feel 99% less anxiety. I’m not saying it’s all a big psy-op but ignore all this shite and it’s happy days. Anyway, back to more rabid scrolling 🙃.
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Beyond buzzing to say that I have joined the @BBCR1 Residency. I can’t wait to share my record collection & shine a light on the new generation of producers who are blowing my mind regularly!. Sincere thanks to everyone involved for opening the doors and welcoming me 🙏.
🚨🚨🚨. Introducing your new #R1Residency line-up 👇. @MarcelDettmann.@CharlottedWitte.@HONEYDIJON.@PaulWoolford.@haaidj.@monkidj.@dannybyrd.Jayda G. We're so ready to hear what they've got in store for you 🔥
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Special Request. Zero Fucks. Album released December 2019
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Everyone’s at it . Wiley v Stormzy. Harry & Meghan v The Lizards. Trump v Iran . Who’s next?.
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People are blatantly fucking off lockdown. Traffic 90% back to normal. Parties being planned, there was an attempt at a rave in Leeds last night, shut down by the police & sound system confiscated. We’re in the middle of a pandemic, it’s not safe. Madness.
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Earlier in the year I played a gig at DeMarkantine in Amsterdam. 3 lads were at the front for the whole set and kept me buzzing throughout. Afterwards they told me about their club in Glossop @ClubHQ - I’m playing there this Saturday, and I’m really excited about this! 🤝.
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There is nobody like THE Jamie Roy. One in 8 billion. Lit up any room he walked into. An incredible human. Hard to believe it’s true. Say it ain’t so….💔.
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To aid you in understanding new high-brow developments in dance music, I’ve assembled this handy list of the new genres to be into so you don’t embarrass yourself down Cafe OTO later. MindCore. IdeaStep. ImpulseHop. InstinctThrash. LibraryBeat. SynapseBosh. EarBook.
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I saw them live 3 times - Tribal Gathering 97.Manchester Velodrome 2009 and Detroit 2016.During the Manchester show the UK cycling team lapped the Velodrome to Tour De France, causing my gurning companion and I to almost spontaneously combust, those around us visibly disgusted
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Give your attention to those that genuinely really DO give a fuck. The real ones.
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Yes I’m saying it on the internet, but it’s all a performance. Create. Step outside, clear your mind. Stop looking at your phone and worrying about what other people are doing. Your life will improve 1000% immediately.
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Hold your loved ones as close as you can because you never know how long you have. 💔.
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Randall’s influence has been colossal. So many of us were absolutely schooled by his methods, it runs so deep it’s ridiculous.
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Big shout & solidarity to the real MC Devvo tonight who just lost his job as a primary school teacher as they realised “Devvo” was teaching the kids. Salute mate, you taught us what Donny’s about, we’ll never forget. .
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How is it legal that @Ryanair can cancel 400,000 seats on it's flights yet there is no way to cancel a Ryanair seat & get a refund?.
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My advice to anyone in music is get the best accountant you can and this does not mean the most expensive, it means the most reliable and someone that really understands YOU. This can make or break not only your business but your spirit. Be cautious. Be careful.
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#1 🤯. Enormous thanks to everyone supporting Looking For Me 💚.
Official Irish Singles Chart: @PaulWoolford's Looking For Me with @Diplo ft. @KareenLomax climbs to Number 1!
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There are amazing records being released by incredible producers and I can’t see any of it being covered by the music press at all. What’s going on with you lot?.Get your arses on a train to Leeds and come and see what is being made here because it’s sending venues into meltdown.
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The best way to make anything happen is to communicate directly. Layers of management and middle men can obscure intentions accidentally, and portray things in a skewered way. The best collaborations come from direct artist to artist bonding & these are the ones that thrive.
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Totally buzzing to be nominated for Best Producer and Best Album in @DJmag Best Of British Awards. Thanks to all the staff for recognising the graft this year. You can check all the nominations and vote here :.
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There have been reports of soiled underwear coming in globally following the release of Vortex. Because of this, I will be distributing these handy turd tickets to the unfortunate ones
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Every last but of ropey business is about to be blamed on Covid19 on a global scale, meanwhile they will change laws citing it as extreme circumstances to bring about more authoritarian control. Textbook disaster capitalism.
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There’s people you respect and there’s people you idolize. I adored Phillipe - he had a unique energy that nobody could match & I craved to work with him for years. Rest in peace you incredible man 💔💔💔.
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Just in case you thought anything had calmed down / you wanted to forget about this. .
Yesterday Aurora, Colorado was holding a violin vigil for Elijah McClain, who was known for playing his violin, especially to animals. Then the police decided they’d seen enough.
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The bit in @jeremydeller ‘s Everybody In The Place where the kids are playing with the equipment & they start getting somewhere and erupt with excitement just fills me with love & hope. Whatever nonsense is going on in the world, the raw joy of creation is truly a site to behold.
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I cannot wait for you all to hear this record, I’m gonna combust. ✨✨✨✨✨✨
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YES plzzzz @ladygaga.
Lady Gaga please I’m begging you let Paul Woolford remix the entirety of Chromatica.
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You never know what might happen. .
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I absolutely loved doing the Radio 1 Residency last night. Hard to describe the buzz of doing it - it's unlike playing in a club or being in the studio, it has it's own electricity. You can listen again to the show at this link.
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Adonis is one of the people that shaped house music. His contributions, not only No Way Back, but across his discography, have always blown my mind. 👇👇👇.
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I Wish Time Didn’t Matter. Pay 0.00 or whatever you want for this release. Love to you all x.
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I cannot do with Piers Morgan, but you need to watch this to really know the sheer bullshit the tories are trying to get away with. Saying they’ll bring in 50,000 nurses and lying about it blatantly. Watch:.
Tory manifesto lies exsanguinated on GMB. Utterly dreadful performance from Nicky Morgan. #DitchTheTories #VoteTactically #savedemocracy .
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The latest Special Request album. Hardcore madness. Pay 0.00 or whatever you want.
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Pitchfork scenario obviously bleak, but there is a case study in plain site in terms of how The Wire magazine is in print in many high street newsagents across the UK despite covering what many would term niche musics. Corporate ownership is a 1 way street incompatible with this.
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I want to thank Mark Smith & everyone at Resident Advisor for being extremely patient with me on this feature. There’s always people that disagree with certain methods, but these ways work for me & of course it’s all wide open - follow your intuition all the way 🙏.
"I have something called the chair test. If I'm still sitting in the chair when I'm listening back, the tune is shit. Simple as that." -@PaulWoolford
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The irony of death is that it makes you realise how you should live.
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The thing with sampling is that house music is built upon huge chunks of it from Ron Hardy looping First Choice to the O’Jays plundered for Visions Of The Future. U can sample it first but it’s still a sample. The flip has 2 B inside out unreal to claim ownership.
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So the @WarpRecords crew asked me to contribute to their 30th Anniversary by mixing up my favourite LFO tracks / Mark Bell productions for the @NTSlive broadcast. I’ve done a 2 hour beast and you can hear it Saturday afternoon at 2pm onwards ⚡️⚡️⚡️
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Oh there’s a surprise. Register to vote, get this nonsense fucked right off.
Donald Trump wants US drugs firms to sell to the NHS at higher prices.
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Totally buzzing to have my Residency renewed at @BBCR1 .I’m gonna spontaneously combust shortly.
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Phil Asher — an incredible talent who never really got the props he deserved despite years of dedication. This is my favourite of his creations, he made so many great records:. Rest in peace sir.
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I start my @BBCR1 Residency tonight at 1am alongside the unstoppable @haaidj .So excited about this. .
🔥🔥🔥@PaulWoolford aka Special Request is joining the #R1Residency tonight from 1am. 🔥🔥🔥. 💿 Playing the best new tracks from Volraptus, Fear E & J Majik
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This is where I recorded and mixed the album and all the gear I used
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When polling day comes, go along and vote this shower of self-serving dickheads out. Do it with glee. Rees-Mogg’s comments on Grenfell & Cleverly not leaving the green room with Kay Burley tell you all you need to know about the lot of them.
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This will take 2 minutes of your time, please sign it .
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Special Request - Zero Fucks . Released December. 2 x 12” dubplate editon vinyl . Free downloads. (These below are test runs for the cut quality)
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Released today ✨. I am honoured to have Kim English on this track! . Enormous thanks to everyone that has helped make this a reality. Especially @AnnieMac @petetong @NERVOUSRECORDS @FFRRecords .
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It’s clear people have had ENOUGH globally. None of this shite propaganda is washing. I don’t remember 95% of politicians being this out of step with public opinion, ever. They need to start listening to the people. Rapid.
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I played in Sunderland tonight for the @HazeRecs crew.Talking to one of the lads and he said “you might know my Dad” .It turns out he was in Unique 3. I had tears in my eyes as I realised that I would not even be stood talking to him without the music of his father ❤️.
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Exactly. This is where we are. What a fucking disgrace.
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Imagine being related to those pondlife who abused Raheem Sterling today. Imagine being their daughter or son. Imagine if that was your father. Imagine the shame.
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I want to make sure there are as many channels open as possible for undiscovered producers to get some attention - you can send music that’s for my @BBCR1 Residency show here ⬇️⬇️⬇️.
🟢PRODUCERS🟢 . @PaulWoolford is looking for new acts to play on his #R1Residency show via @bbcintroducing . Be it breaks, bleeps, techno, glitchy-house, or weird, wonderful beats - make a profile, upload + select the ‘Dance and Electronic’ tag. 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾.
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Bland beige media bores giving us their dry old takes on why they never like nightclubs are only gonna make them seem more attractive . You can’t throw Adrian Chiles into a culture war as your front line 😹😹😹.
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