Rafael Toral plays at Semibreve Festival 2021
Semibreve 2021 Electronic music and digital art festival
The Portuguese musician Rafael Toral is well known in the experimental scene for having made excellent works based on drone music played with his electric guitar, embracing elements of ambient, minimalism and finding common ground with post-rock and shoegaze. Over time he has drastically changed his approach by starting to work with electronic instruments only, including modular synthesizers, modified amplifiers and oscillators. Toral’s electronic work is characterized by a scarified and almost alien sound, but always spontaneous and sometimes surprising. Toral has worked with numerous avant-garde luminaries such as Phill Niblock, Jim O’Rourke and Rhys Chatham. He’s also a member of MIMEO, an electronic orchestra whose members include Keith Rowe, Christian Fennesz, Peter Rehberg and Marcus Schmickler.
Commissioned filmed performance
A partnership between Semibreve and Canal180
Rafael Toral performs at the 2021 edition of Semibreve Festival, filmed at Braga's Galeria Duarte Sequeira.
Filmed at: Galeria Duarte Sequeira
Directed and Edited by: Joana Ferreira
Shot by: Bauti Godoy, Carolina Ribeiro and Joana Ferreira Sound
Recorded by: João Coutada
Mixed and Mastered by: Rafael Toral
Produced by: Canal180 www.festivalsemibreve.com