Paul Woolford - a.k.a. Bobby Peru, Hip Therapist and simply Wooly – has been on top form of late.

Not only has he been entertaining crowds from Leeds to Ibiza with his rump-shakin’ DJ sets, he’s also been making a merry ole fuss with anthems like Erotic Discourse and his Detroitian Modernist trilogy on the NRK label.

Turns out all this is merely a bit of throat-clearing for the main aria, so to speak.

Not only is Wooly just about to finish his long-awaited second Bobby Peru album (named Paul Woolford presents Bobby Peru) he has also embarked on an experimental collaboration with his genetic jazz drummer father Paul Hession (whom he met for the first time 5 years ago, having been adopted as a child) and is launching a brand new label!

“The new Bobby Peru album won’t be all house,” reveals the Leeds-based legend. “Around five or six cuts are four to the floor but the rest will be across the board musically.

“It’s different from the last one in that it’s more individual and more focused. The last one was a mish-mash of influences. I was just throwing a lot of different stuff at the wall.

“There’s been a long time between these albums and I’ve changed a lot as a person. I don’t tailor music for anyone anymore, and you can really hear the difference.”

Wooly’s second album project will be much more experimental - “totally different to anything I’ve done,” he says.

Having recorded an hour of his genetic father’s frothing, freeform drumming, Wooly has taken the results back to his studio where he plans to micro-edit the results and add his own production touches, such as keys and effects.

The as-yet-untitled release will be released on Paul’s new label, Intimacy, which he regards as his first proper label despite dabbling in others over the years.

With artwork by Output’s Trevor Jackson - whose design work Wooly has admired ever since studying design at college - the label will provide an outlet for all Wooly’s weird and wonderful production urges - dancefloor, spacefloor, or otherwise.

“Before I was making house, I used to experiment with strange sounds in my bedroom,” he says.

“I was inspired by people like KLF, Richard Kirk and The Orb early on, the way they used delays and ambient noise.

“Doing this project with my dad has stirred it all back up for me, and I’ve found I’m even more ready for it now.

“I’ve made a lot of disposable music over the years. Now I’m ready to go a bit deeper.”

Words: Paul Sullivan