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TRONO for 7 synthesizers and 7 sequenced pianos by Samuel Sahlieh
TRONO, for 7 synthesizers and 7 sequenced pianos, extracts its core melodic and harmonic material from the haunting male choir in Akira Kurosawa's film "Kumonosu-jō" (lit. Spider’s Web Castle), a chant that functions as the narrative Voice of Destiny and stands as a direct heir to the Jiutai of Noh Theatre.
In this piece, which explores the dissolution of personal integrity through fatal ambition, the intervals of this vocal line provide the foundation for an electroacoustic architecture that sonically traces the arc from ambition's inception to its rise and catastrophic fall. The work unfolds through a relentless ascent of rapid scales, which inevitably fracture, begin to descend, and finally collapse into dense harmonic clusters and stumbling dissonances. These musical forms figuratively represent the violent clashes with reality and the existential void confronted by those who tread this path.
Thus, the piece constructs a contemporary sonic analogy. It mirrors the trajectory of today's great oppressive powers—anachronistic and mystically irrational forces that, in their fervent assault on order and trust—shattering the very ground upon which power might otherwise stand—paradoxically engineer their own inevitable ruin.
Track list:
1. TRONO 04:42
Composed by Samuel Sahlieh
Artwork by Takehiro Shimase
This piece was commissioned for the compilation Pakapi Loops vol1 by Pakapi Records. First published on February 6, 2026.
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Booklet
Released March 21, 2026
Catalog Number: DSP2026-004
Animarum
by Samuel Sahlieh & Victor Grinenco
Track list:
1. Animarum 13:59
2. Status 13:57
3. In Sanguine 07:48
Playing Time: 35:45
Music by Samuel Sahlieh & Victor Grinenco
Samuel Sahlieh, synthesizers, max 8 and field recordings
Victor Grinenco, hardanger fiddle, oud, electric motors and objects
Mixed by Samuel Sahlieh at Dora Sound Processing
Mastered by Brian Iele at Santa Cecilia Mastering
Film colorization and textural intervention by Samuel Sahlieh
Tidal
YouTube
Released March 28, 2025
Catalog Number: DSP2025-002
Sand Dunes
by Samuel Sahlieh
Dedicated to all the victims of fascism.
Track list:
1. Animarum 09:51
Composed by Samuel Sahlieh
Samuel Sahlieh, synthesizer and programming
Recorded and Mixed by Samuel Sahlieh
Mastered by Brian Iele at Santa Cecilia Sound
Design by Samuel Sahlieh
Tidal
YouTube
Released August 6, 2024
Catalog Number: DSP2024-001
Arashiyama
by Samuel Sahlieh
Track list:
1. Arashiyama 12:11
Field recording, mixing and mastering by Samuel Sahlieh
Photograph of a boat at the Katsura River by Samuel Sahlieh
Arashiyama is an evening walk along the banks of the Katsura River.
Recorded in September 2016 in Kyoto, Japan.
YouTube
Released in 2021
Catalog Number: IHab146
Veiled
by Alexander Elgier, Victor Grinenco
& Samuel Sahlieh
Track list:
1. Veiled 28:39
Music by Alexander Elgier, Victor Grinenco & Samuel Sahlieh
Alexander Elgier, Piano
Victor Grinenco, Violin, Hardingfele, Sounds Objects, Electronics
Samuel Sahlieh, Synthesizer, Electric Bass Guitar, Tapes
Recorded by Carlos Laurenz
Engineer [Assistant]: Diego Cordes
Mixed & mastered by Brian Iele
Producer by Ernesto Rodrigues
Design by Carlos Santos
Photography by Mattia Gerion
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Reviews
Released in 2012
Catalog Number: cs207
compilations
Pakapi Loops vol1
by Various Artists
Track list:
1. Gustavo Obligado - Lo imposible es lo primero en hacerse real 03:53
2. Minicomponente + Seba L - 29 02:37
3. Morrell - Atomlux 02:09
4. Droninga - A 02:35
5. Samuel Sahlieh - Trono 04:42
6. Joa Joys - Ornamento 02:22
7. LOVP - Shake de la culebra 03:54
8. Los Siquicos Litoraleños - El Indeciso cósmico 01:26
9. Soko Yango - Nhoomeruz 02:14
10. hnhih - oooo 02:46
11. Nawito Dúo - Abismo púrpura 05:40
Playing Time: 34:23
Get into the loop with Pakapi's new compilation, inviting new and veteran label friends to explore their unique vision of repetition and loops.
This is the first part of a two-part compilation, leading to a series of EPs.
Review (Backup) by acloserlisten.com
Released February 6, 2026
Year: 2026