Altered Zones

We recently posted an unlikely collaboration between Laurel Halo, Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite, and Glaswegian digitital artist Tom Scholefield, who has spent the past few years churning out ectoplasmic videos and album art work for artists like Oneohtrix Point Never and Jaime Lidell-- and labels like Warp, DFA, and No Fun Productions-- under the Konx-Om-Pax moniker. Komx-Om-Pax recently went on a UK/Ireland tour with Mogwai in the form of an electronic solo project, and has three, artfully packaged LP self-releases planned for this year-- the first of which, Light Extension, features "Halo Ritual," the Halo-Briathwaite track. Scholefield recently sent in an 18-track mix full of avant-classical, noise, and weido rock goodness, along with a description, below. -- Emilie Friedlander, Altered Zones

"The tracks in the mix mostly come from the sets I was playing supporting Mogwai on their UK/Ireland tour a few months back. Tracks the guys gave me hanging around before shows; we did a bit of music swapping/buying during the day. So from kinda classically inspired stuff, through noise, stoner rock and old British metal and darker electro sounds. A proper mixture of stuff but all kinda epic and ritualistic sounding in a way."

Light Extension LP is out now on Display Copy and available via Bookmat

01 Matfield and The Pond: "Jungle"
02 Nico: "Frozen Warnings (Alternate Version)"
03 Arvo Pärt: "Fratres"
04 Alarm Will Sound: "Fingerbib"
05 Hecker: "5 12"
06 NHK: "Mogra"
07 Merzbow: "Worms Plastic Earthbound"
08 Pita: "Untitled 3"
09 Bardo Pond: "Tommy Gun Angel"
10 Bedemon: "Child of Darkness II"
11 Noothgrush: "Imperial March / Alderaan"
12 Michail Anthimos Dissos: "Eksedisan Me"
13 Michael Bundt: "La Chasse Aux Microbes"
14 Tod Dockstader: "Rumble"
15 Hubble: "Pinger (Konx-om-Pax Remix)"
16 SPK: "Kaltbruchig Acideath"
17 Made: "Typetactical"
18 No More: "Suicide Commando"