fumi Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Planet Mu: On ‘Ways Of Seeing’ Konx-om-Pax has switched up the mood and hit gold. He has made an album that is filled with joy and sunshine, saturated with the classic feel of Berlin Techno. Tom Scholefield has moved on from the dark ambient and brittle rave of the first two Konx-om-Pax albums, which were a reflection of his hometown Glasgow's electronic music scenes. After a recent move to Berlin, the textures of Glasgow's musical strains have fused into an accessible and friendly mix of poppy melodic electronica built from a stricter 'less is more' sound pallete, closer in spirit to the music of his adopted city. It is also a record which was made in opposition to recent music he has been hearing, in particular the troubled, dark and noisy experimental music coming out of Berlin. Tom wanted to focus on more joyful qualities, making this a record imbued with warmth and happiness, a panacea to the darkness and disorientation all around in 2019. Having a social scene full of producers has also influenced the album. The opening track 'LA Melody' came from staying with Ross Birchard (Hudson Mohawke) at his house in LA, hanging out in the glorious sunshine with him and Lunice working on tracks. Initially Ross asked me to write some melodies to use in a project he was producing, but I ended up liking it so much I decided to keep the riff. I generally write music alone, but being around other producers gave me a certain excited energy that reminded me of after-parties back in Glasgow where Ross and myself spent our youth together. Spending time in Clark's studio also helped me improve my workflow and sequencing the album by seeing the way he does things. On 'Säule Acid' he collaborates with Silvia Kastel and in 'I’m For Real' the vocals of Glaswegian DJ/producer Nightwave filter around the track. https://planetmu.bleepstores.com/release/126501-konx-om-pax-ways-of-seeing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
species8472 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 not feeling those trap beats in the preview, bit off-putting. will see how the rest sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendly Stranger Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Shit I totally missed this news! Can't wait for this, Caramel is one of my favorite albums of the decade. I'm cool with him taking the sounds in a slightly different direction. Digging the first track alot. Man, this made my day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheladrix Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 The opening track is amazing, I’m very happy about this. I didn’t get into Caramel until just recently, but I’m totally on board now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendly Stranger Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 forgot to share this but he posted an amazing mix this past week on his soundcloud. It starts off so good so finally after a couple listens I started digging into track IDs and sure enough, the opener is Konx om Pax himself. It's one of the tracks off the new album. Lush as hell rave tune. You can tell he's been influenced by his time in Berlin. Cannot wait for the album! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 Gave this three straight listens back-to-back today. It's okay but certainly not as strong as Caramel with that killer run of five tracks at the start. There are some nice moments but it's only on I'm for Real and The Paleontologist that I find the music really shines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extralife Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 49 minutes ago, fumi said: Gave this three straight listens back-to-back today. It's okay but certainly not as strong as Caramel with that killer run of five tracks at the start. There are some nice moments but it's only on I'm for Real and The Paleontologist that I find the music really shines. Maybe I need to relisten to Caramel. Really enjoyed this album on first listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendly Stranger Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 This is a really nice and quite uplifting album with some definite standout moments, but I'll agree it doesn't stand up to Caramel. I like how clean it sounds but it is missing some of the strangeness that made Caramel stand out to me. Caramel is like an alternative Akira soundtrack if everyone in Akira was a raver. It's pretty unique. Agree with Fumi that I'm For Real and The Paleontologist are standouts. Paleontologist is gorgeous. Will dive deeper into it with more listens. Needs a proper play through on vinyl, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokn Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Really deep and lush LP after several spins, like his new less-is-more vibe with the emotional melodies. Artwork is amazing as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendly Stranger Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Upon further reflection, this album fucking rules. It's got more depth to it than I first captured. Lots of standouts and it's just a great listen front to back. Caramel will always have a special place for me but this album stakes its own claim. Big fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 bump for quality!!! should be getting more attention on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Member Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Yes, this is pretty decent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Surprised no-one mentioned the new EP. The ambient mix of 'I'm For Real' is stellar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavieAddison Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Yeah been listening to this a lot this week. Love the Skee Mask remix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
species8472 Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 new ep is quite excellent and probably my fave thing he has done. and includes dope skee mask remix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 skee mask remix was great. whole thing was fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDF Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 I really rate this album, thought it was more consistent than Caramel, will check his new E.P out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watmmisdead Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 amazing music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noise Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 this is a reallllly good album, took me ages to listen properly to it cause i barely get to listen to anything these days. brainbanger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBro Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Not bad. Just listening now. This dude has kinda passed me by although I know he collaborated with Lone. I think these tunes are okay but I'm yet to be convinced. Trying not to spoil the party though. I'm for Real is hitting the spot. Feeling the vibe of this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Missed this one - really good stuff - my expectations for Konx-om-Pax are going to be unreasonably high I fear. Let's hope he's consistently this good with his output! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 19 hours ago, TheBro said: Not bad. Just listening now. This dude has kinda passed me by although I know he collaborated with Lone. I think these tunes are okay but I'm yet to be convinced. Trying not to spoil the party though. I'm for Real is hitting the spot. Feeling the vibe of this one. it's a great album and definitely his best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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