Posts Tagged: Rafael Anton Irisarri

ACL 2024 ~ Top Ten Drone

In each of the past six years, a female composer has taken the top spot in our overall year-end list.  If this happens again next week, the eventual winner may come from the land of drone, as seven of our

ACL 2024 ~ Top Ten Drone

In each of the past six years, a female composer has taken the top spot in our overall year-end list.  If this happens again next week, the eventual winner may come from the land of drone, as seven of our

Rafael Anton Irisarri ~ FAÇADISMS

What are the chances that two albums inspired by brutalist architecture would be released in the same season?  FAÇADISMS, to be unveiled on Rafael Anton Irisarris very own Black Knoll imprint, arrives on the heels of mHz’s Material Prosody on

Rafael Anton Irisarri ~ FAÇADISMS

What are the chances that two albums inspired by brutalist architecture would be released in the same season?  FAÇADISMS, to be unveiled on Rafael Anton Irisarris very own Black Knoll imprint, arrives on the heels of mHz’s Material Prosody on

Interview with Rafael Anton Irisarri

A week prior to headlining the Ametric Festival in Crete (September 12-14), and only days after the announcement of his upcoming November album FAÇADISMS, Rafael Anton Irisarri spent some time conversing with our own Greek correspondent Maria Papadomanolaki.  In this interview,

Interview with Rafael Anton Irisarri

A week prior to headlining the Ametric Festival in Crete (September 12-14), and only days after the announcement of his upcoming November album FAÇADISMS, Rafael Anton Irisarri spent some time conversing with our own Greek correspondent Maria Papadomanolaki.  In this interview,

Abul Mogard & Rafael Anton Irisarri – Impossibly distant, impossibly close

The idea of place is related to our individual ways of perceiving, creating and remembering. There is often ambiguity in how we perceive a place if, for instance, we are physically present or if we try to remember or perceive

Abul Mogard & Rafael Anton Irisarri – Impossibly distant, impossibly close

The idea of place is related to our individual ways of perceiving, creating and remembering. There is often ambiguity in how we perceive a place if, for instance, we are physically present or if we try to remember or perceive

Leandro Fresco & Rafael Anton Irisarri ~ Una Presencia En La Brisa

In January 2020, The Guardian published an article summarising the historical appeal of ambient music and forecasting a renaissance for the genre. It’s an article the newspaper seems to rewrite every few years, ‘predicting’ the rise of ambient music in 2009,

Leandro Fresco & Rafael Anton Irisarri ~ Una Presencia En La Brisa

In January 2020, The Guardian published an article summarising the historical appeal of ambient music and forecasting a renaissance for the genre. It’s an article the newspaper seems to rewrite every few years, ‘predicting’ the rise of ambient music in 2009,

ACL 2018 ~ Top Ten Drone

In terms of ACL submissions, drone took a back seat to ambient this year.  But when we did hear drone albums, we loved them.  As we reported a year ago, drone artists received a surge of inspiration after the Brexit/Trump votes and

ACL 2018 ~ Top Ten Drone

In terms of ACL submissions, drone took a back seat to ambient this year.  But when we did hear drone albums, we loved them.  As we reported a year ago, drone artists received a surge of inspiration after the Brexit/Trump votes and

First Half Highlights ~ The Top 20

We’ve reached the midway point of 2018, and polled our staff to discover their first half highlights!  This is a great way to keep track of what we’ve reviewed so far and are still enjoying in July.  We suspect many

First Half Highlights ~ The Top 20

We’ve reached the midway point of 2018, and polled our staff to discover their first half highlights!  This is a great way to keep track of what we’ve reviewed so far and are still enjoying in July.  We suspect many

Rafael Anton Irisarri ~ Midnight Colours

Rafael Anton Irisarri made a strong statement about the condition of the world in 2017 with The Shameless Years.  This year he continues to push boundaries and buttons on Midnight Colours.  The shamelessness of global politics has continued to settle in, producing

Rafael Anton Irisarri ~ Midnight Colours

Rafael Anton Irisarri made a strong statement about the condition of the world in 2017 with The Shameless Years.  This year he continues to push boundaries and buttons on Midnight Colours.  The shamelessness of global politics has continued to settle in, producing