Album Title
Opus Five Vol. II
Works by:
Dave Seidel, Ehsan Saboohi, Itaru Ouwan, Mohammad Ali Salahi, RDKPL
Track List
1. Mohammad Ali Salahi – Messiaenism (for Piano)
2. Dave Seidel – A Door Into Spring
3. Itaru Ouwan – 5 Pieces for Transmutaion
4. Ehsan Saboohi – Concertino for Oud and BCI Synthesizer
5. RDKPL – 250916_04
Liner Notes
by E. Saboohi
The album Opus Five is grounded in two prominent five-movement works from the early twentieth century. Arnold Schoenberg’s Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 16 and Anton Webern’s Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10 stand as exemplary instances of the rupture with tonal harmony, the redefinition of instrumental timbre, and a concentrated, compressed sonic experience.
Each volume of Opus Five, within the discourse of post-Orientalism, reflects the sonic world of one of five composer–thinkers; each, through its own language and technique, reveals distinct trajectories of innovation and experimentation in modern music.
Opus Five is a tribute to the tradition of serious, philosophical composition — a tradition in which each piece is not merely a sonic object but the discovery and expansion of a new sonic world. The project seeks to assemble five independent perspectives and five distinct musical languages within a coherent framework, so that each piece, with its own identity, offers a broad and profound encounter with the musical world of post-Orientalism.
First Collection:
Opus Five Vol. 1
postorientalism.bandcamp.com/album/opus-five-vol-1
released November 18, 2025
Album Credits
Dave Seidel, Ehsan Saboohi, Itaru Ouwan, Mohammad Ali Salahi, RDKPL – Composers
Post-Orientalism Community – Cover art
Post-Orientalism Studio – Mixing & Mastering Engineer
Ehsan Saboohi – Liner Notes and Curator
Post-Orientalism Label – Publisher
Publication: 2025, Washington, D.C.
Catalog Number: PO.0125
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Remastered at Post-Orientalism Studio
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