The Sight Below

The Sight Below
The Sight Below performing a live audio/visual set at NODE Festival in Modena, Italy June 6, 2009
Background information
Origin	Seattle, Washington, United States
Genres	Ambient techno, shoegazing, electronic
Occupation(s)	Producer, composer, musician
Instruments	Guitar, laptop
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Ghostly International
Associated acts	Rafael Anton Irisarri Simon Scott Benoit Pioulard ORCAS Pantha Du Prince TNAF School of Seven Bells Tiny Vipers Biosphere
Website	http://www.myspace.com/thesightbelow

The Sight Below is an American ambient techno/shoegaze act from Seattle, Washington. Its main member is the American post-minimalist composer Rafael Anton Irisarri.

Sam Valenti IV signed The Sight Below to his Ghostly International imprint in 2008 after listening to a demo tape. A promotional EP No Place for Us was soon released by the label as a free MP3 download on August 26, 2008.

The Sight Below debuted its live set at Seattle's KEXP radio station on September 20, 2008. The in-studio session was recorded and is available on Ghostly's website as a podcast (GhostlyCast #18). A well-received performance followed at the Ghostly International showcase during Decibel Festival. These performances paved the way for an extensive European tour that saw the artist perform at 18 different cities in the continent, including Unsound festival in Krakow, Poland, EME Festival in Lisbon, Portugal, S.O.Y. Festival in Nantes, France and TimeZones Festival in Bari, Italy.

The Sight Below's debut album Glider was released in the United States on November 2008 and January 2009 worldwide. It is available as both a physical and digital release. The album was very well received by the press and music community, including praise from Radiohead's Thom Yorke, who charted "At First Touch" on his January 6, 2009 "Office Chart" posting on the band's website Dead Air Space.