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According to Wikidepia
Paul Frankland first came to the attention of the musical community as a result of an ambient music competition held in London's Wembley Stadium in 1993. Paul's demo tape came to the attention of noted ambient DJ Mixmaster Morris, who helped him land a record deal with Nottingham-based Em:t Records. After contributing one track to Em:t's first compilation album, the label's second release was the solo CD Woob1194, which many regard as a milestone ambient release.
According to Emit.cc
Woob is U.K.-based ambient-dub musician Paul Frankland, whose albums for t:me recording are among the most praised and encompassing documents of post-rave ambient of the last several years. Incorporating Middle Eastern instrumentation and vocalese with Jamaican dub-style production, tight, snappy breakbeats, blankets of synth drone and melody, and heaps of treated samples and field recordings, Woob is a sort of state-of-the-art snapshot of heavily hybridized post-rave experimental ambient.
According to an Amazon.com review by Ireneusz J. Wojcik
I got my copy of 1194 for $80 on ebay. I thought to myself, "whatever," people are probably exaggerating, like they usually are. I put the CD in (shuffle mode, "Wuub" came first), went about my business, music started, beat kicked in, and I stopped. Seemed that everything stopped. Nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing -- no music, no movie has ever had such an impact on me. I believe I just stood there with my mouth open, a chill run through me, I looked at my arms and saw I was covered in goose bumps. This CD is something else. It is out of this world. There is a spooky quality to it, but it does not mean that it is devilish. Just something eerie, something weird and beautiful at the same time, something extremely powerful. I half expected a UFO to be flying outside my window. In fact I think I actually looked out for one. And to think that it is from 1994. I have plenty of Ambient CDs by some of the leading artists of today -- none of them come even close to Woob 1194. It's as if it was recorded on another planet by some advanced, higher intelligence and then thrown on Earth to confuse all those that listen to it. It is more than ambient, more than trip-hop, more than chill -- it is all of it plus some unexplained subconscious 'something' that will put your senses through such a spin that you will have a new outlook on music. On top of it all -- I now want a pet Penguin.
According to me, Jeffrey Wrye
I bought 1194 about a month after Instinct released it domestically at Spec’s Music, a local music shop (which has now unfortunately turned into an F.Y.E.). I had previously known of Woob because of the track Void part one, which was released on the em:t0094 compilation. I thought Void part one was a great track and was expecting something along the same lines from his first full length release. I got it home and into the CD player… hit the play button and On Earth started.
I remember first noticing the ‘World-Fusion’ sort of feel. Thinking that was a nice touch, I layed back and shut my eyes wondering where he was gonna take it. That day my life changed!
People say that too loosely I know, not me...
I AM A DIFFERENT PERSON FROM THAT ONE SINGLE EXPERIENCE!
I have never been more moved in my pathetic, small, insignificant existence as I was that day. 1194 brought with it otherworldly, alien by nature emotions that coursed through my veins and altered my DNA structure more than any human drug could ever do. I have since been on a mission to find any and all releases connected with Paul Frankland.
In addition to his many collaborations remixing
for the likes of 9Lazy9 and Coldcut to name a few,
He also makes music as:
Journeyman (Paul Frankland & Colin Waterton)
Max and Harvey (Paul Frankland & Mark Butt)
All his releases are PHENOMENAL and worth seeking out.
