Enigmatic musician Rafael Anton Irisarri has announced his compelling new album, ‘Points of Inaccessibility’, scheduled to land on February 6th via Black Knoll Editions on BioVinyl. The record was developed during an intense residency inside the former Pieter Baan Centre in Utrecht, a site once used as a psychiatric prison that still carries heavy acoustic traces of its past. Irisarri worked in this unique, stark space while Dutch artist Jaco Schilp developed accompanying point cloud visuals for an audio visual performance, with the music later meticulously reconstructed and produced in Irisarri’s New York studio.
Irisarri spoke thoughtfully about the project’s central theme, stating: “’Points of Inaccessibility’ came from thinking about how disconnection feels in an age obsessed with connection. We are constantly online, constantly visible, yet we drift further apart. The real distance isn’t geographic anymore, it’s emotional.” He also reflected on the profound effect of the building itself, noting: “Inside that old psychiatric prison in Utrecht, the air felt heavy with the residue of other lives. The sound carried traces of silence, as if the walls remembered things that had been forgotten. It made me aware that every frequency holds a ghost.”
The record promises a deeply introspective journey, leveraging the unusual acoustic character of the former prison to explore themes of emotional isolation in the hyper-connected world. ‘Points of Inaccessibility’ arrives just ahead of several major 2026 live dates across Europe, including shows in Spain, Greece, and the UK, with two performances featuring Abul Mogard.
Rafael Anton Irisarri 2026 Tour Dates:
- 01/23 – House of Music Hungary, Budapest, Hungary
- 02/01 – LABA, Iruña-Pamplona, Spain
- 02/06 – St Paul’s Sessions, Amphitheater of the Athens Conservatoire, Athens, Greece (w/ Abul Mogard)
- 02/14 – Casa Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain
- 05/04 – Dig That Treasure Festival, London, England (w/ Abul Mogard)
- 05/14 – Dabadaba, San Sebastián, Spain