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Sydney lawyer. Four albums in six months. Streamed free.
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Biography
Anthony John Sissian
Anthony John Sissian is Principal of Sissian & Associates and a Solicitor and Barrister of the High Court of Australia, admitted in 2014. He has worked at the highest levels of law in Australia, was nominated for Litigator of the Year, and secured suppression orders for the victims of the Annandale samurai-sword attack.
Before the law he trained in NIDA's Singer Actor Dancer program, then at the Atlantic Theatre Company in New York and the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles. His string octet The Whistler was premiered by the Sydney Lawyers Orchestra in 2015 on a program of Mozart, Handel and Telemann.
On 1 January 2026 he returned from the Monroe Institute's Gateway Voyage and began writing. Four albums followed in six months, written, arranged, recorded and produced alone and released through his imprint Aurora Sentient: YOU thee ME — The Seeker Was the Sought, HOME — As within, so constructed, Verus Orion and Barbault Quadrature. He does not perform live or appear on camera. Everything streams free, full albums included, at anthonyjohnsissian.com.
Current release
Break the Circuit
- Artist
- Anthony John Sissian
- Label
- Aurora Sentient (self-released)
- On streaming services since
- 20 August 2026
- Official single launch
- 11 September 2026, with video, lyric sheet and press materials
- Length
- 6:03
- Credits
- Written, arranged, recorded, mixed and produced by Anthony John Sissian, alone, in Sydney
- Placement
- Closing track (track 11) of the album HOME — As within, so constructed, released ahead of the album's arrival on streaming services
- Listen
- Spotify ↗ · Free player
The full lyric is printed below. Sissian has chosen not to supply a description of the song's meaning or genre with this release. "I've said what I have to say in six minutes," he says. "I would rather read what you heard than tell you what to hear."
Read the full lyric Words and music by Anthony John Sissian. May be quoted with attribution.
Verse 1
We are suspended above the same old, terrifying abyssDoomsday scrolling through the static of a digital eclipseWe fed our precious attention to the idol we helped buildNow we're held to ransom by the screen, our spirits unfulfilledThe dissociation is total inside the theatre of the mindInstitutions built like cages to lock up the human designSlaves to a smartphone screen, caught in a three-dimensional boxDraining our sacred energy into the gears of their corporate clocks
Pre-Chorus
But look up from the pavement, we are stars wrapped in flesh and boneThe Finger of God is pointing directly to the centre of the StoneOut of the Saturnine winter, the kingdom of Oranus is at handThe Sovereign Architect rises to reclaim this hollowed land
Chorus
Raise the Chrism up the thirty-three steps of the spineTurn the silver fluid to gold in the temple of the pineal shineUnsheathe the hidden Excalibur, pull the sword from the stone of the brainUnite the Leo heart with the Aquarian nervous system's veinBreak the circuit of the digital sine waveWake up from the programmed dreamSpirit and matter are marrying nowIn the middle of the Aether stream
Verse 2
I look back at my former self, at all the ridiculous poses I madeWith that peculiar tenderness we keep for the dead when they fadeLaughing at the tribunal of guilt, the verdicts of good and evil we woreA pissy little racket of judgment that carries no weight anymoreNow forgiveness becomes the hard, bastard work of the braveRefusing to pass the wound forward, breaking the loop of the slaveAnnihilation is just the instrument that writes us from nothing to newThe obsolete form must surrender what it was to let the light shine through
Pre-Chorus
The Finger of God is pointing directly to the centre of the StoneOut of the Saturnine winter, the kingdom of Oranus is at handThe Sovereign Architect rises to reclaim this hollowed land
Chorus
Raise the Chrism up the thirty-three steps of the spineTurn the silver fluid to gold in the temple of the pineal shineUnsheathe the hidden Excalibur, pull the sword from the stone of the brainUnite the Leo heart with the Aquarian nervous system's veinBreak the circuit of the digital sine waveWake up from the programmed dreamSpirit and matter are marrying nowIn the middle of the Aether stream
Bridge
I am learning to walk on the waterOvercoming the pull of the deepThe body was just an avatarA vessel to guide us in sleepShedding the coats of heavy skinI am not the thoughts in the headUnveiling the star-space within usWhere the illusory boundaries are deadSurrendering the willTo the absolute silence of restThe sacred marriage of oppositesIs beating inside of my chest
Final Chorus
Raise the Chrism up the thirty-three steps of the spineTurn the silver fluid to gold in the temple of the pineal shineUnsheathe the hidden Excalibur, pull the sword from the stone of the brainUnite the Leo heart with the Aquarian nervous system's veinBreak the circuit of the digital sine waveWake up from the programmed dreamSpirit and matter are marrying nowIn the middle of the Aether stream
Outro
I walked right out of the machineryI found a home in TheeThe circuit is completeAUM
What has been said
In their words
“This is not a track you add to a playlist. It is a track that watches you listen.”
“Imagine the abstract vocal storytelling of Björk colliding with the spoken-word experimentation of Laurie Anderson, then remove any expectation of structure.”
“The quiet credibility of a man who has actually walked through darkness and found himself changed by what waited on the other side. The song doesn't perform healing. It documents it.”
“This track is the Sistine Chapel of music.”
“Not a song, a shift. The voice no longer comes from the human, but from a higher, almost divine point of view.”
“A piano-led prayer wrapped in doubt and faith.”
“This is music that heals quietly, as the best kind always does.”
“Here, being alone is not absence, but origin — a Big Bang of consciousness.”
“The precise moment a formalised, closed-loop metaphysical system achieves complete collapse into absolute unity.”
“In addition to playing pieces by Mozart, Handel and Telemann, the orchestra has added a never before heard piece by Sydney lawyer, Anthony Sissian.”
In his words
Anthony John Sissian, on the record
Direct quotations from the artist. May be used with attribution.
“I just receive the music. I just try to get out of the way and reproduce it to the best of my ability. The reason I’m sharing it is because of what it did for me, which was healing. It felt like it was healing my DNA.”
“Truth is not for me to hold. It’s only for me to share and tell the truth about its origin.”
“You’re writing the script. It’s your movie. You are the sovereign architect of your life.”
“Arriving uninvited, whole, and complete.”
Radio
On air
Breaking Sound Radio (USA): three-month daily Artist Spotlight, June to August 2026, narrated by the artist.
Also aired: Groover Radio (France) · UKI Radio (UK), Episode 442 · Ze Rock Porto · Power Ace Radio (UK) · Free 99 Radio (USA) · Planet Radio (France) · Nam Radio (Namibia).
In numbers
Twelve months to 1 September 2026
- 61countries with listeners
- 1,200Spotify saves from about 2,900 listeners
- 650playlist adds
- 50+press features, 17 publications, 4 languages
- 4albums written, recorded and produced alone in 2026
- $0marketing budget
Coverage
Every article, at its source
Nothing here has been summarised or rewritten; where an outlet made an error, the error stands. Links open the original publication.
- Cosmonauta Radio Mexico City · April 2026 The King Pt.1 — "The Sistine Chapel of music — something magnificent that sets the bar incredibly high"
- Korliblog International · April 2026 Only Lony Noly — "The abstract vocal storytelling of Björk colliding with the spoken-word experimentation of Laurie Anderson"
- EXTRAVAFRENCH France · April 2026 The King Pt.4 — "That rare lineage of artists who do not fear vertigo… a track that watches you listen"
- EXTRAVAFRENCH France · April 2026 E-motion Pt.2 — "Sissian does not make R&B. He subverts its codes to turn them into a tool for metaphysical storytelling"
- Jamsphere International · May 2026 E-motion Pt.2 — "Unhurried, deeply felt… not so much composed as it was received"
- Indiefferential Magazine International · June 2026 "The Quiet Architecture of Healing in Anthony John Sissian's Spiritual Sound World"
- La Caverna Mexico · March 2026 Only Lony Noly — "There are songs that are not only listened to, they are inhabited… a linguistic whirlwind of idea, echo, and mirror"
- Music & Fashion International · June 2026 Rise Gentle — "Transforming a significant real-world event into an emotional musical statement — both artistic impact and meaningful reflection"
- NenesButler International · April 2026 E-motion Pt.2 — "Echoes of Sumney or Hakim, though only as passing silhouettes"
- Nosso Som Brazil · April 2026 Only Lony Noly — "More than music — a manifesto on identity, consciousness, and the state of being AL-ONE"
- Honk Magazine USA · April 2026 E-motion Pt.2 — "Truth spoken softly, but with unwavering conviction… a rare kind of stillness"
- Kindline Magazine International · April 2026 Only Lony Noly — "Like a personal Big Bang — the moment when silence breaks into awareness and selfhood"
- Honk Magazine USA · April 2026 Only Lony Noly — "It takes a seat at the table, confronts you, and quietly changes the room"
- Cosmonauta Radio Mexico City · April 2026 E-motion Pt.1 — "A melody so beautiful that it envelops you… and makes us fly among the stars on a new-moon night"
- Honk Magazine USA · April 2026 Rise Gentle — "Polished production and emotional depth — both a personal story and a universal experience"
- Kindline Magazine International · April 2026 Rise Gentle — "A journey, starting with strong feelings and ending with a sense of release, almost like a ritual"
- Lyrical Odyssey International · April 2026 Rise Gentle — "The vocals remain the emotional anchor of the song, gliding easily over the music, soft and powerful"
- Nosso Som Brazil · April 2026 Rise Gentle — "An anthem of overcoming and movement"
- Kindline Magazine International · April 2026 E-motion Pt.2 — "A private confession made in the wee hours of the morning when everything was still"
- Korliblog International · April 2026 E-motion Pt.2 — "It keeps circling back until it stops sounding like lyrics and starts feeling like a truth you’re slowly remembering"
- Zona Emergente Mexico · April 2026 The King Pt.4 — "Like a mantra — a track made to disconnect you and let yourself be carried away by the music"
- Rockola Indie Mexico · April 2026 The King Pt.1 — "Cinematic energy. Sensations from another dimension"
- Cosmonauta Radio Mexico City · April 2026 E-motion Pt.2 — "Sincere and at the same time precise and emotionally powerful — conveying so much with just its strings"
- Lyrical Odyssey International · April 2026 Only Lony Noly — "Unencumbered and unafraid to dwell in the void… solitude becomes something powerful"
- Gospel Chapter International · May 2026 E-motion Pt.1 — "Spiritual and cinematic"
- The Further Germany · April 2026 Rise Gentle — "A Gentle Rise into Light"
- EXTRAVAFRENCH France · April 2026 E-motion Pt.1 — "It does not seek to reassure — it opens a breach, then leaves you alone facing it, with just enough light to keep moving forward"
- HypeHub Magazine International · May 2026 E-motion Pt.1 — "A performance and a moment of revelation — comfort, reflection, and spiritual warmth"
- HypeHub Magazine International · May 2026 E-motion Pt.2 — "Healing and grace often come out of brokenness"
- Korliblog International · April 2026 Rise Gentle — "Growth without aggression, healing without losing your softness"
- Korliblog International · May 2026 E-motion Pt.1 — "Less like a conventional song, more like a quiet spiritual conversation happening in real time"
- Korliblog International · April 2026 E-motion Pt.2 — "Soft guitar strums, warm piano textures and intimate vocals — a late-night atmosphere that feels deeply personal"
- Lyrical Odyssey International · April 2026 E-motion Pt.2 — "An unpretentious atmosphere and a quiet strength"
- Indie Dream Mexico · April 2026 E-motion Pt.2 — "Like the calm that arrives after a strong embrace… a last caress to bid you farewell gently"
- Songxplode International · May 2026 E-motion Pt.1 — "Explores faith and spiritual clarity… a moving meditation that gently dismantles reality in order to feel it again"
- Songxplode International · May 2026 E-motion Pt.2 — "A message of healing and divine love"
- The Sounds Won't Stop International · April 2026 Rise Gentle & E-motion Pt.2 — Fresh Weekly selections
- La Caverna Mexico · April 2026 E-motion Pt.1 — "The voice guides like a thread of consciousness… not just a song, a meditation in motion"
- Music By Humans International · 2026 Artists to Watch #47
- Keep Walking Music International · 2026 Fresh Picks of the Week #95
- Baron Mag Canada · April 2026 Playlist x Baron Mag — April 2026 Feature
- obsessed. International · 2026 Tracks of the Week #34
- Pressed Orange International · 2026 Fresh Pressed: Hand-Picks of the Week #122
- The Building International · 2026 Best Songs of the Week #104
- Night Shift International · April 2026 Fresh Picks of the Week #142
- Cold Stone Music International · 2026 Artists of the Week #133
- TunedLoud International · July 2026 I Found Home in Thee — "The precise moment a formalised, closed-loop metaphysical system achieves complete collapse into absolute unity"
- Atom Heart Magazine Italy · 2026 Le nuove scoperte musicali della settimana #59
Earlier
- Australasian Lawyer Australia · August 2015 Sydney Lawyers Orchestra premieres The Whistler — "In addition to playing pieces by Mozart, Handel and Telemann, the orchestra has added a never before heard piece by Sydney lawyer, Anthony Sissian"
- NSW Bar Association Australia · October 2016 NSW Lawyers Orchestra programme — Sissian named among the orchestra's composers
Artwork
Album covers
YOU thee ME — The Seeker Was the Sought
HOME — As within, so constructed
Verus Orion
Barbault Quadrature
Click a cover to open it at full size. Hi-res artwork, WAV masters, a radio edit and the lyric sheet as a separate PDF are available on request. No photographs are supplied; the work is voice and words.
Facts for journalists
At a glance
- Name
- Anthony John Sissian (pronounced SISS-ee-an)
- Based
- Sydney, Australia
- Imprint
- Aurora Sentient
- Occupation
- Litigation lawyer; composer
- Releases 2026
- YOU thee ME — The Seeker Was the Sought (19 March); I Found Home in Thee (June); HOME — As within, so constructed; Verus Orion; Barbault Quadrature; Break the Circuit (streaming since 20 August, launch 11 September)
- Live performance
- None
- Elsewhere
- Spotify · YouTube · SoundCloud · Instagram · Facebook · youtheeme.com
- Contact
- onlylonynoly@gmail.com