Gintas K

Gintas K (born Gintas Kraptavicius; 1969 - ) is a sound artist born in Lithuania in 1969. He was the core member of the first Lithuanian industrial music group "Modus". Performances, actions, even short films shape the activities of "Modus" (which is translated as "the way of life"). Later Gintas Kraptavicius was active as a performer and interdisciplinary artist, known for his actions, happenings, written instructions in a post-fluxus manner.
In 1999 Gintas turned his scenery name into Gintas K and started exploring experimental, electroacoustic, electronic, computer music aesthetics: from overloaded massive structures, static and physically overwhelming frequencies to melodic ambiences, voice and field recordings. Till now he has released 21 albums, contributed to online releases and projects, took part in various international festivals of new media art ( transmediale.05 : Basics, transmediale.07 : Unfinish!, ISEA 2015: Disruption ) and sound art .

Albums

• 2003 o)o(o
• 2003 ////
• 2003 without out (live @ garso zona)
• 2004 Taip Taip
• 2004 titled#
• 2006 Jamaika
• 2006 Lengvai / 60 x one-minute audio colours of 2kHz sound
• 2007 13 Tracks
• 2007 Elementary Particles
• 2009 Lovely Banalities
• 2009 Frozen Time
• 2010 So On
• 2011 The live that never have been played live
• 2012 Gintas K
• 2013 ffff (unpublished album 2005)
• 2013 works 2006-2008
• 2013 Slow
• 2013 Greit
• 2013 NOTA DEMO
• 2014 pOpXEnA
• 2014 Blind Man Tales
• 2014 Minerva or Anything Goes
• 2015 i will tell you 3 things / an easy listening album
• 2015 Love Is Love
• 2015 Message in a Bottle
• 2016 Lives
• 2016 Low
• 2016 Dimensions

Collaborations

• 2008 Robertas Kundrotas & Gintas K - Septyni Tiltai Pasaulio Centre
• 2009 Gintas K & GYS - when the drummer is smoking
• 2013 GINTAS K/DAVID ELLIS/SIMON TYSZKO
• 2014 Richard Crow & Gintas K - Unburied Evidence
• 2016 Travis Johnson & Gintas K - studies

Visual project

• 2000 Less and Less Stars Every Year
• 2005 Gimimo diena
• 2014 August Strindberg. THE CREDITORS