Half Light with Abul Mogard, Marja de Sanctis, Rafael Anton Irisarri, Concepción Huerta
Silent Green, Berlin
Fri 23 Oct 2026 · 8pm → 11pm · 3 hours
39.45 € · MCT Agentur ·
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Who’s playing3 artists
In the order the promoter lists them.
Set times not published.
the pairs that have met
2 of the 3 pairings on this bill are first meetings.
- Abul Mogard and Rafael Anton Irisarri — 5 shared bills before Friday, first on Wed 6 May 2026.
HALF LIGHT brings together leading international artists working at the intersection of sound, image and perception. Conceived as a single, continuous experience, the evening unfolds as a unified arc, with each performance forming part of a larger sonic and visual progression, from the tactile world of magnetic tape through immersive audiovisual composition to towering drones and brutalist restraint.
Italian composer Abul Mogard, one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary ambient and electronic music, joins Brazilian visual artist Marja de Sanctis for the A/V premiere of a new work extending the world of Quiet Pieces, Mogard’s critically acclaimed 2025 album. Known for transforming slow-moving electronics, archival material and dense harmonic textures into vast, immersive sound worlds, Mogard brings his singular approach to a new collaboration with de Sanctis. Conceived specifically for the monumental architecture of the Betonhalle, the work brings sound, image, memory and light into a new spatial relationship.
A colossus of world-building sound, Ibero-American artist Rafael Anton Irisarri’s expansive body of work has helped redraw the boundaries between ambient, drone, minimalism and electronic music across two decades. Irisarri presents a solo performance drawn from his latest work, Points of Inaccessibility. Built from bowed guitar, towering harmonics and reverberant drones, the performance explores the paradox of disconnection in an age of constant connectivity, transforming digital-era alienation into an intensely physical sonic experience.
Opening the evening, Mexican sound artist Concepción Huerta represents a new generation of experimental artists emerging from Mexico City’s rich electronic and electroacoustic scene, whose work has rapidly gained international recognition. Recently featured in The Wire for her work with magnetic tape, Huerta brings that medium into a contemporary live practice, using feedback, filtering and layered sonic fragments to reveal tape as a physical instrument: volatile, tactile and alive.
from the promoter’s listing on Resident Advisor
Who they are
“Abul Mogard is known for his evocative albums and immersive live performances, he has appeared at renowned festivals and venues, including Berlin Atonal, Poesia en Voz Alta (Mexico City), the Centre Pompidou (Paris), Centro de Cultura Contemporánea Condeduque (Madrid), Auditorium San Fedele (Milan), Le Guess Who?”
their own biography
the whole biography
Abul Mogard is known for his evocative albums and immersive live performances, he has appeared at renowned festivals and venues, including Berlin Atonal, Poesia en Voz Alta (Mexico City), the Centre Pompidou (Paris), Centro de Cultura Contemporánea Condeduque (Madrid), Auditorium San Fedele (Milan), Le Guess Who? (Utrecht), and the Southbank Centre (London). In 2019, Mogard was commissioned by the Organ Reframed festival to compose a piece for pipe organ, performed at Union Chapel (London) with the London Contemporary Orchestra. His work extends to film, creating soundtracks for British artist Duncan Whitley’s Kimberlin and Phoenix City 2021, the latter commissioned by the Coventry Biennial. His remixes for Carl Craig and Fovea Hex (with Brian Eno) were celebrated by Mary Anne Hobbs (BBC), who included them among her favourite songs. Mogard’s music has been widely featured in films, television, contemporary art installations, fashion shows, and advertisements. Recent collaborative releases includ "Quiet Pieces", "Impossibly Distant, Impossibly Close" with Rafael Anton Irisarri and "In uno spazio immenso" with Grand River, alongside collaborations with artists such as KMRU, Colin Potter, CoH, and Cindytalk. His solo performances are often complemented by live projections from visual artist and long-time collaborator Marja de Sanctis.Their RA profile lists Affin, Emotional Response, Houndstooth, Ecstatic and 4 more.Recently at Morphine Raum, Silent Green · often with Andrea Burelli, Martina Bertoni, Acrartep (2), none of them here on Friday
“Rafael Anton Irisarri’s compositions present modern ambient overtones and oceanic symphonies, intricately layered with distortion and bleached-out textures.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Rafael Anton Irisarri’s compositions present modern ambient overtones and oceanic symphonies, intricately layered with distortion and bleached-out textures. Blending influences from metal, shoegaze, and minimalist electronic music, his albums explore a rich spectrum of sonic textures: tape loops, bowed electric guitar, cello, synths, and expansive washes of noise, melody, and harmony. Often exploring themes of introspection, nostalgia, and the emotional interplay between place, sound, and silence. As an international touring artist, Irisarri is esteemed for his captivating performances, frequently presenting his work in unconventional spaces such as churches, synagogues, and museums around the world. These non-traditional spaces amplify the atmospheric qualities of his music, transforming each performance into an otherworldly experience where sound and architecture converge to reframe the audience’s relationship with the environment. Through immersive performances featuring a dynamic interplay of sound and space, Irisarri decontextualizes the audience’s relationship to the venue, providing the perfect setting for his music to resonate with the audience. Highlights include concerts at Sónar (ES), MUTEK (CA/MX/ES), Unsound (PL), Dark Mofo (AU), Donaufestival (AT), Todaysart (NL), and Mito Settembremusica (IT). Irisarri’s meticulous attention to detail is evident in both his solo output and his engineering work, with credits spanning critically acclaimed artists such as Terry Riley, William Basinski, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Grouper, MONO, Devendra Banhart, Eluvium, and many others.Their RA profile lists Ghostly International, Affin, Umor Rex, A Strangely Isolated Place and 3 more.Last at Morphine Raum in May · often with Andrea Burelli, Martina Bertoni, Acrartep (2), none of them here on Friday
“Keen documentarian of the experimental scene in Mexico for more than five years, Concepción Huerta has extended her creative practice of visual media towards sound design.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Keen documentarian of the experimental scene in Mexico for more than five years, Concepción Huerta has extended her creative practice of visual media towards sound design. With a constant activity in the noise, impro and audiovisual collaboration circuit, Concepción has an EP for Vorágine, an album for Static Discos, Personal Territories (2019), an upcoming release with the Amor Muere ensemble and an extensive list of collaborations that include artists like Turning Torso, Fernando Vigueras, CNDSD, Nika Milano and Viian. Concepción creates aural textures of narrative background with ambient and noise as pillars and for Edition 16 she’ll present A-way from fiction, a multimedia performance that abbreviates from the different disciplines that nourish her trajectory to narrate the stories of imaginary characters.Their RA profile lists Krema and Signal Noise.Recently at Panke · often with Baa Baa, Boo Boo, Brusco, none of them here on Friday
names these artists often play with — not on Friday
- Andrea Burelli3 with Abul Mogard and 3 with Rafael Anton Irisarri
- Martina Bertoni3 with Abul Mogard and 3 with Rafael Anton Irisarri
- Acrartep (2)1 with Abul Mogard and 1 with Rafael Anton Irisarri
- Justin Carter1 with Abul Mogard and 1 with Rafael Anton Irisarri
- Microhm1 with Abul Mogard and 1 with Rafael Anton Irisarri
- Abigail Toll1 with Concepción Huerta
- Baa Baa1 with Concepción Huerta
- Boo Boo1 with Concepción Huerta
The room
Silent Green — 117 events and 332 distinct artists since Aug 2025.
Who’s putting it on
MCT Agentur — 2 events and 4 artists since Oct 2026.
Also that night
- OLAIkii — also tagged ambient, with experimental too.
- TSUMVA.3 Release Party feat. exmantera, Talpah, Blu BoiPanke — that room books a lot of the same DJs as this one.
how these 2 are connected
- OLA — RA tags both listings ambient — and that one also experimental.
- TSUMVA.3 Release Party feat. exmantera, Talpah, Blu Boi — shares 15 artists with this room, Bungalovv among them.