- Woob
Woob is the stage name of British ambient-dub musician Paul Frankland.
Biography
He 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 DJMixmaster Morris , who helped him land a record deal with Nottingham-based . After contributing one track to Em:t's first compilation album, the label's second release was a solo CD by Woob, which many regard as a milestone ambient release.Following the success of his first album, which was re-released in the USA by Instinct Records, Woob contributed tracks to more Em:t compilations and to trance label Flying Rhino Records. In late 1995, he released a second artist album on Em:t which garnered further praise.
Soon after the collapse of Em:t Records in 1998, Paul's musical output as Woob ceased. More recently, he has made music as Journeyman (with Colin Waterton) on
Ntone and as Max & Harvey (with Mark Butt) onNinja Tune . His two Woob albums are still highly regarded and sought after today by ambient music collectors.elected Discography
Full-Length Albums
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Woob 1194 (, Instinct Records US, 1994)
* Woob 4495 (Em:t Records, 1995)ingles
* Woob Woob Woob (cassette-only demo tape, 1993)
* Void, Part 2 (Beeswax Records, 1994)Compilation Appearances
* Em:t 0094 (track "Void, Part 1") (Em:t Records, 1994)
* Plug In & Turn On x.2 (tracks "Pluto", "Odonna") (Instinct Records, 1994)
* This is Acid Jazz: The Next Step (track "Fourteen 33") (Instinct Records, 1995)
* Em:t 2295 (track "Fourteen Thirtythree") (Em:t Records, 1995)
* Em:t 5595 (track "Mould") (Em:t Records, 1995)
* Amberdelic Space (track "On Earth (Edit)") (Dressed To Kill Records, 1996)
* Emit 1197 (track "Giant Stroke") (Em:t Records, 1997)
* Caribbean Eclipse (track "Dooshta") (Flying Rhino Records, 1999)
* So Fa (track "Pondlife") (Flying Rhino Records, 2002)External links
* [http://s107.net/woob.php Sources of the voice samples in music by Woob] s107.net
* [http://home.comcast.net/~metrbb/woob/ Woob Discography by Btribble]
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