Katatonic Silentio

Behind the Katatonic Silentio project is Mariachiara Troianiello, an Italian sound artist and researcher working across electronic music, performance and sound studies. Both as a live performer and producer and as an independent researcher, her practice moves between disciplines and approaches to sonic production. Active as a DJ for two decades, her sets range from abstract musique concrète through spoken word, ambient and dub, to more club-oriented forms including techno, industrial and DnB. With Katatonic Silentio, Troianiello zooms in on the severe zone between techno, industrial, noise and sound art, prioritising texture, tension and negative space over club-functional rhythms.