Rafael Anton Irisarri

Irisarri is influenced by classical composers like Mahler, Satie, Debussy, and Wagner as well as contemporary musicians like Kevin Shields, Robin Guthrie, and Harold Budd.

[1] He also cites French existentialist philosopher Albert Camus and Uruguayan short story writer Horacio Quiroga as influences, and lists Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry as one of his all-time favorite books.

[10] In the studio, Irisarri has worked extensively with Simon Scott, Tiny Vipers, Benoît Pioulard, Goldmund and remixed School of Seven Bells, Balmorhea, Detroit's Echospace, and Germany's Pantha Du Prince.

[14][15] In May 2010, Irisarri traveled to Jerusalem to collaborate with Koen Holtkamp, Greg Davis, Ido Govrin, Ran Slavin and Yair Etziony in a two-day audiovisual performance piece titled Dissolving Localities, which explored the city's diverse cultures and unique sights and sounds.

[17] On January 21, 2011, Irisarri and Benoît Pioulard released a cover version of Broadcast's "Until Then" (from the band's 2000 album The Noise Made by People), as a tribute to Trish Keenan.

Irisarri field recording on the Puget Sound in 2010
Irisarri playing bowed guitar at MITO Settembre Musica Festival in Milan , 2009
Irisarri performing live at St. Catherine's during Unsound Festival in Kraków , 2008 [ 9 ]