Gintas K is the work of Lithuanian composer Gintas Kraptavicius. He has been kicking around the experimental scene for quite some time, so I was familiar with his work to some extent. His Bandcamp pages describes himself as "a sound artist, composer exploring digital, live, computer music, granular synthesis sound aesthetics." As for this release, the label describes this album thus: "ambience, electroacoustical micromelodies and noise played and record live without overdub." Sounds like a good time, so let's dive in and see what we have here.

We start off with “Atmosfera #1,” which is really peaceful; sparse piano with what sounds like rain and random electronic noises added in to break up the mellow vibe. This becomes increasingly noisy as the track progresses before slipping back into the calm piano melody. “Atmosfera #2” keeps this feeling going with piano and analog noises. In some ways, it can be considered a continuation of the previous track. As it progresses, it moves into a more insistent piano line that is heavily processed and more insistent. “Atmosfera #3” keeps the piano going, but with more analog squiggles and what sounds like a snare drum hitting sporadically. Gintas makes use of quiet spaces to draw you in before unleashing a torrent of analog noises toward the end. “Atmosfera #4” keeps this going in a similar trajectory. Suddenly, “Atmosfera #5” changes it up, with noises that sound like a cat fight in the alley under your bedroom window. I'm sure that no cats were actually harmed in the making of this track, but this one brings the noiseiness. There is a bit of piano thrown in, but it is completely overshadowed by the noises. And now the cats are being abducted by aliens? If you are one of the people that didn’t come here to get mellow, this is the track for you. “Atmosfera #6” is a bit more chaotic, with a pleasant melody that is all over the place mixed with the ever present analog noises. “Atmosfera #7” reprises the mellow piano melody with waves of staticy noises. This then becomes noisier before returning to the original peacefulness.

Overall, this is a nice composition, with each track serving as different variations on the same theme, almost as if this is an album of remixes of one track. Thankfully, the main theme is pleasant and engaging, and although the tracks mostly sound similar, they are not the same. Nicely done. This album weighs in at around 51 minutes and is limited to 25 copies on CDR and 100 cassettes, so pick it up while you can.