Rafael Anton Irisarri - Reverie

•    ‘Reverie’ features two brand new compositions, ‘Lit A Dawn’ and ‘Embraced’ on Side A and an amazing side-long interpretation of the Arvo Pärt classic “Für Alina” on Side B.

•    Irisarri has long been a student and listener of Arvo Pärt’s approach to composition and has always been profoundly inspired by Part’s tintinnabuli style.

•    While working on a special ‘Day of the Dead’ performance last year for the Seattle Art Museum Irisarri decided to perform some Arvo Pärt pieces with pianist Kelly Wise. While Wise performed ‘Fur Alina’ on piano, Irisarri took some liberties with the piece and added new arrangements for drone guitar and electronics.

•    The performance inspired Irisarri to return to his home studio and create new compositions to accompany the ‘Für Alina’ piece. ‘Reverie’ features piano, drone, electronics, and bowed/treated guitar. Irisarri began experimenting with guitar bowing techniques on the ‘Hopes And Past Desires’ release and continues the approach here.

•    Irisarri will follow the release of ‘Reverie’ with other releases on Miasmah and Room40. He also continues work on his Ghostly International project The Sight Below and has recently recorded with Goldmund for an upcoming release of Erik Satie pieces.

•    “Subtly restrained and following the cleanest of melodic lines, Irisarri’s [music] still manages to sound as though it were recorded inside a piano, rather than just in its immediate vicinity. Fortunately, the Seattle based producer has a firm enough structural hold on what he’s doing not to become lost in so vast an acoustic space” – The Wire.

•    “Deeply expressive minimal melancholy from Irisarri, whose fluid style on the cello and ability with a particularly sad computer both work out in his favor. Cold, slow, bright compositions of intense emotional depth, in a very settling, pleasing way. Pretty special stuff here, both pieces turning on their individual axes instead of going anywhere, allowing the light to catch their most striking facets. Those of you enamored with guys like Johann Johannsson may want to look in this direction” - Dusted Magazine.

•    ‘Reverie’ is pressed on high-quality virgin vinyl at RTI in an edition of 500 copies. •    This first pressing will be on clear vinyl. •    Also included is a free MP3 download coupon.

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