Special Request is an alias of house and techno Break Beat and Speed Garage stalwart Paul Woolford, active since 2012. Inspired by the unruly conventions of UK pirate radio stations, the Special Request project aims to capture the raw energy and diversity of the illegal airwaves that have been an immeasurable influence on Woolford over the years. He describes it as “the ruffage, the rowdy younger brother” of his previous output as Paul Woolford. Offworld is the third of four albums from Special Request in 2019. The album started off with the question: "what if Jam and Lewis signed to Metroplex?