THE SOUND
OF A RUSTED
WORLD
Psychedelic electronic music from the darker edges of the human condition. A dystopian universe unfolding through sound, images and stories.
A MUSICAL
PROJECT
WITH A UNIVERSE
TO EXPLORE
I'm Alejandro Pantoja Malatesta, a Bolivian-born artist based in Spain. Prototype IX is my musical project: hi-tech, psycore and dark psychedelic music shaped by aggression, melancholy and the raw complexity of being human.
My music has taken me across Europe, India, Thailand and beyond, including the chance to perform at Masters of Puppets Festival. I've released music through labels including Tartara Records, my current label, and Alice-D Records in the past, alongside other crews from the psychedelic underground.
Music comes first. Around it, a dystopian universe is growing through visual art, writing, film and interactive stories. Each release is another way into that world, with more of it taking shape one piece at a time.
Music
Original releases, live performances and DJ sets.
Available nowVisual art
Concept artwork, cover art and fragments of a dystopian world.
Growing archiveWriting
Worldbuilding and a longer narrative taking shape behind the music.
In developmentFilm and shorts
Moving images connecting the sound to its visual universe.
First short trailer released.Games & interactive stories
A long-term direction for exploring this world from within.
In developmentOUR WORLD
IS CHANGING
ARE YOU PREPARED?
See the future ↗MUSIC RELEASED
SOUNDS FROM OUR
WRECKED FUTURE
ONE ARTIST
MANY WORLDS
Prototype IX is the electronic project of Alejandro Pantoja Malatesta, a Bolivian-born artist based in Spain. More than two decades of musical exploration - across bands, instruments and creative approaches - have led to a psychedelic sound shaped by tension, emotion and release.
Music and digital art are the foundations. Photography, filmmaking, drawing and writing are other ways into the same world. A long-standing fascination with technology and futurism runs through the work, but the subject is human: fear, conflict, fragility, and the moments of peace we struggle to protect.
This is a personal, independent project, growing one piece at a time. Behind its darker atmosphere is a curious, restless creator who is always open to a conversation, a collaboration, or the next place to play.
Let's make something happen ↗
IMAGES FROM
EXTRACTED MEMORIES
LET'S BUILD
SOMETHING
DARK
Bookings, collaborations, or a message from your side of the world.
Presskit & promo material ↗