Kondaktor – Mundo Urbano Podcast #66 (27-09-2013)

Kondaktor – M.U. Podcast 66# (Sept 2013)

Kondaktor aka George Papageorgopoulos has been crafting the decks for almost a decade establishing himself as a prominent figure in the Athenian party scene. His dj sets vary: from deeply techno to sleazy, dirty and funky; from comfortably dark and ambient to uncomfortably sensual and grimmy. He enjoys mixing different styles and trying different sounds each time: from industrial techno to chicago house and back. In the record label that he co-owns, “Modal Analysis“, the releases are a blend of modern techno with experimental approach in order to promote the new sophisticated sound coming from Greece. The label’s gloomy aesthetic examines the structural impact of sound within space. In the end of 2012 he made his debut release as a music producer with a cassette at the Seattle based Further Records under the alias of Kondaktor: the maestro that controls the musician’s performance and manipulates the feelings of the crowds. Kondaktor’s distorted approach enhance a mix of experimental tonalities that resemble those coming from a concrete mysterious setting, with electroacoustic influences, build in a low-fi aesthetic. In actual spaces, he has been organizing the “Reform” party series in Athens along with fellow DJs and he has recorded vocals for several different projects.

Tracklist
01. ANFS – Mandarine
02. Iannis Xenakis – Hibiki-Hana-Ma
03. Deathprod – Cloudchamber
04. Mordant Music – Hoarded House (reMMix Fredit)
05. Rabih Beaini – Ya Shater
06. Svarte Greiner – White Noise
07. Helm – Silencer
08. Mika Vainio – Weight
09. Manovra Incerta – ? (forthcoming on Modal Analysis)
10. Tod Dockstader – Boingo Background (Replekz by Ekoplekz)
11. Ian Helliwell – Solid States
12. Christoph De Babalon – The End of Vinyl (Christoph De Babalon Remix)

Slydex vs. Kondaktor – Modyfier Process Part 340 (25-02-2013)

For this challenging process, I decided to introduce myself for the first time as both producer (Kondaktor) and DJ (Slydex). Same person, different skills, similar aesthetic.
The two Kondaktor tracks I produced, ‘Trans’ and ‘Kozak’, are dedicated to my friend Nick from Crete for his wonderful hospitality last summer. Both were written at his country house and inspired by the transport company he owns there. Contrasting the mechanics and industrialism of his job with the beautiful nature on the island gave me the opportunity to make this unit mixture in my head.

For the Slydex DJ mix, I stayed away from the dancefloor and blended some of my favorite tunes of the last few months with classic electronic tracks that have been stuck in my head for quite a long time. Several hours after finishing the recording and listening to it a few times through, I ended up in the hospital with vertigo for almost one week. There is not much more I can tell about it. Enjoy.

Tracklist
A. Slydex:
01. Das Synthetische Mischgewebe – Viskoser Tod / La Mort Visqueuse
02. Iannis Xenakis – Diamorphoses
03. Frank Dommert – Das Leben In Sulz
04. Juju & Jordash – Diatoms
05. X-TG – Emerge to Space Jazz
06. The Haxan Cloak – Burning Torches of Despair
07. Mika Vainio – Elvis’s TV Room
08. Thomas Bangalter – Rectum
09. Helm – Miniatures
10. ANFS – Varka
11. Ekoplekz – Pendulum Waltz
12. Keith Fullerton Whiteman – Disingenuity
13. Powell – Acid
14. KTL – Last Spring A Prequel
15. Russell Haswell – Rave Nihilation
16. Merzbow – Birds and Warhorse
17. SBOTHI – Heavy Birds Always Drop / The Haters – Journey Into Pain

B. Kondaktor – Kozac

C. Kondactor – Trans