Katatonic Silentio - Paradise Mountain

Brussels-based Maloca presents Paradise Mountain, the new EP by Katatonic Silentio, the DJ & production moniker of Italian sound artist Mariachiara Troianiello. Sitting in counterpoint to her moody, visceral outings on labels such as Ilian Tape and Delsin, here Detroit electro & techno drum workouts entwine with New Age sensibilities to form a series of blissful, delicate environments which unfurl gradually and assert hypnotic, light-inflected dancefloor efficacy.
The EP spirals through expertly articulated terrains, dense with wet modular tones and slow-cycling arpeggiations. Elements here emerge and recede through an organic, deliberate process of transformation. Emotionally, the record sits at the luminous end of the spectrum – despite occasional disruptions to its affective arc, Paradise Mountain ultimately resolves as optimistic and joyful.

Opener Primordial Blossom establishes the EP’s tonal vocabulary with a reverberant, playful synth figure that feels almost childlike, its warmth and analogue sheen gently nodding toward Mort Garson–esque electronics as it moves chromatically up and down the register. The track eases itself into existence, assembling an environment saturated with blossoming synths and slabs of damp…  afficher plus

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paru le 20 mai 2026

2026, Maloca

Artwork by @juliehoyas
Graphic design by @baud.w
Mastering by Rupert Clervaux
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