NT: Hey man, can you give us an introduction?
R: Hey all, my name's Louis (or Ahilleas if you can pronounce it) Papantos I'm an 18 year old dude from Melbourne Australia with a huge love for all things experimental and hip-hop.
R: Hey all, my name's Louis (or Ahilleas if you can pronounce it) Papantos I'm an 18 year old dude from Melbourne Australia with a huge love for all things experimental and hip-hop.
NT: How long have you been producing, and what was the spark that made you start?
R: Um I've been producing for just over a year I think. Well on my own that is, I used to play all the melodies for a electronic-duo 'Pola Bear' which was made up with a fellow local Melbourne cat who now is half of the deep-house 'Sleep D' group.
R: Um I've been producing for just over a year I think. Well on my own that is, I used to play all the melodies for a electronic-duo 'Pola Bear' which was made up with a fellow local Melbourne cat who now is half of the deep-house 'Sleep D' group.
NT: Your productions you feature on your soundcloud profile are really varied, from the deep experimental nature of your remix of 'Lights' to the almost Lounge-style hip hop of 'Morning Feed' to your more straight up Trip Hop stylings. Do you prefer producing one style over the others? Is there any other styles you'd like to work with?
R: Good question, well I love old-school hip-hop and jazz hence my songs usually been sampled but I'm also a pretty-decent pianist so sometimes I like to just smash out some chords on a synth and see what I can make of it. I really prefer the electronic and experimental genre more than anything, but I'm not really technical so I struggle to create the sounds I want and that's why I usually just dig for old records and sample the sound I want.
R: Good question, well I love old-school hip-hop and jazz hence my songs usually been sampled but I'm also a pretty-decent pianist so sometimes I like to just smash out some chords on a synth and see what I can make of it. I really prefer the electronic and experimental genre more than anything, but I'm not really technical so I struggle to create the sounds I want and that's why I usually just dig for old records and sample the sound I want.