xato (est. 2018) is the moniker of the Greek, Vienna-based artist, producer and audio engineer Ioannis Nafpliotis (b. 2000). With a diverse palette of sounds, he debuted in 2020 with “State of Dismay”, an ambient/drone EP released on Himera’s boutique collective, “GoodbyeForever”. Entering 2024, he released a club essential EP "Emotional Burner" on DJ Loser's label “Magdalena’s Apathy”, featuring Atlanta's finest 645AR, his anticipated drone EP "Irrational Fear" via "evo-natura", featuring bod [包家巷] and the catastrophic bass / leftfield EP "Stories with no fairy tales" via "xyx", featuring Klahrk. His work involves sound synthesis and manipulative resampling from personal sound design sessions and field recordings, fusing club, hip-hop & avant-garde elements. xato is the owner of the avant-garde label “evo-natura” and electronic club collective “xyx”.