In spring 2025, Abul Mogard and Rafael Anton Irisarri developed the source material for their second album, Where Light Pauses in the Silence of the Sun, during a three-day residency at Morphine Raum in Berlin. Working within an open framework, the duo reshaped the music each evening while recording the performances live to multitrack. Opening with “In the Eastern Wild“, the piece grows from a sparse harmonic outline into a monumental formation.
Back in Mogard’s studio in Rome, these recordings were reworked, fragments isolated, tempos dissolved and forms reassembled. Irisarri expanded layers of textured drones, while contributions from Martina Bertoni and Andrea Burelli gave breath and resonance.
Reflecting on the residency sessions, Irisarri recalls: “At moments I genuinely couldn’t tell if a sound was coming from me or from Abul. It stopped feeling like two people making decisions and began to feel like we were inside a system moving on its own.” This suggests a passage from fragility toward permanence, mirroring the music’s gradual expansion.
Listen below.
