Abul Mogard and Rafael Anton Irisarri have shared details of a new LP, Where Light Pauses In The Silence Of The Sun.
Spanning six tracks, the new record marks the second full-length collaboration between the two artists. It emerged from a three-day residency involving the pair at Morphine Raum in Berlin in spring 2025, where the duo developed their source material through improvisation before each artist transformed the recordings in separate studio settings – Mogard in Rome, and Irisarri in New York.
Cellist Martina Bertoni appears on two tracks on the album, while Andrea Burelli also contributes violin and voice to one track.
Speaking about the recording process of the album and the two artists’ shared residency, Irisarri said: “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.”
Watch a video for lead track ‘In The Eastern Wild’ below. The visual is directed by Italian filmmaker Alessio Pizzicannella, who filmed the two artists during their Morphine Raum residency.
In a statement, Pizzicannella said: “One of the perks of my job is having been able to witness private performances made just for me, whether backstage before a show or during soundcheck. This is one I was able to film. It all happened very quickly. I was supposed to film the concert itself, but I soon realised that I wouldn’t have been able to move, as the crowd would have surrounded Abul and Rafael. So instead I filmed the rehearsal, which gave me the freedom to move around and get close to them.
“It made all the difference, because it meant I could capture both their performance and the atmosphere of the place. Albeit without the crowd, I believe it now gives those who weren’t lucky enough to be there the chance to experience it.”
Black Knoll Editions will release Where Light Pauses In The Silence Of The Sun on 26 June 2026.
