Ways Of Seeing

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 twoKonx-om-Pax albums, which were a reflection of his hometown Glasgow's electronic music scenes. After a recent move to Berlin, thetextures 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 recentmusic he has been hearing, in particular the troubled, dark and noisy experimental music coming out of Berlin. Tom wanted to focus onmore joyful qualities, making this a record imbued with warmth and happiness, a panacea to the darkness and disorientation all aroundin 2019. Having a social scene full of producers has also influenced the album. The opening track 'LA Melody' came from staying withRoss 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 keepthe 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 mys

Tracks

1~1~01/ La Melody
1~2~02/ S Ule Acid (Ft. Silvia Kastel)
1~3~03/ Paris 5Am
1~4~04/ I'M For Real (Ft. Nightwave)
1~5~05/ Rez
1~6~06/ Optimism Over Despair
1~7~07/ Earthly Delights
1~8~08/ Missing Something
1~9~09/ Day Dreams
1~10~10/ Magenta One
1~11~11/ The Paleontologist

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Konx-Om-Pax
Release Date: 14 June 2019
Genre: Dance & Electronic
Label: Redeye/Planet Mu Records
Distributor: MGM Music