Rafael Anton Irisarri is a Puerto Rico-born, New York-based composer, producer, and mastering engineer working across ambient, drone, and modern classical music. His dense, slowly evolving sound worlds - built from bowed guitar, field recordings, and electronics - explore memory, distance, and emotional displacement. Alongside his solo output he masters records for artists including Terry Riley, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Grouper, and runs his own Black Knoll Editions label and studio. He has performed at Sónar, MUTEK, Unsound, and Todaysart, among others.
Points of Inaccessibility was released on February 6, 2026 via Black Knoll Editions, recorded during a residency at the former Pieter Baan Centrum in Utrecht.
Irisarri announced a European tour in December 2025 in support of the new album, with performances in Budapest, Pamplona, Athens, Barcelona and London.
During a residency with the Utrecht collective Uncloud, Irisarri collaborated with visual artist Jaco Schilp on audiovisual performances at the former forensic psychiatric center Pieter Baan.
A Fragile Geography was re-released on the occasion of its tenth anniversary via Black Knoll Editions, accompanied by a remix album with contributions from Penelope Trappes and William Basinski, among others.
Irisarri released the solo album FAÇADISMS via Black Knoll Editions, a series of large-scale ambient compositions exploring political and cultural themes.
😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.
100festivalSat 12.12.The Night of Rumi
99festivalThu 5.11.Le Guess Who? 2026
97festivalFri 30.10.Kamfest 2026
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95festivalSun 1.11.Momentum III
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