Secret chiefs 3 is an avantgarde group led by guitaristcomposer trey spruance. Exodus comes next, and the band is in itselement playing the famous theme rescored by spruance on the. Spruance proved on book m that not only did secret chiefs 3 still have life in. The third and most minddestroying fulllength studio assault by menacing aural conjurers.
Secret chiefs 3 plays at the casbah in san diego, february 12, 2014. Book of horizons is the fourth studio album by secret chiefs 3, released may 25, 2004. It sorta made me wonder in an obnoxiously loud voice, who the fuck is this guy and how did he get such mad notetaking skills. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content.
Their studio recordings and tours have featured different lineups, as the group performs a wide range of musical styles, mostly instrumental, including surf rock, persian, arab, indian, death metal, film music, electronic music, and various others. Our volume, malkhut, was an enormous undertaking for secret chiefs 3, years in the making. I am whore and holy one here to destroy everyone harvest moon and evil eye behind me the sun does. Book of horizons was the first secret chiefs 3 album to reveal the. Secret chiefs 3 due tonight at the bluebird theater is the brainchild of trey spruance, whom you may know from mr. The phrase persian heavy metal occurred to me as i listened to this disc. Anyway, i completely agree with you that it is definitely one of the best releases if not the best of 2004.
An instrumental odyssey, book m features full string sections, an assortment of western and persian, turkish and arabic stringed and percussion instruments some played by people who actually know how, microtonally adjusted synthesizers, organs and guitars, innovative compositions, and offthemap production techniques. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The first volume of a planned threepart series of albums, horizons is set up to resemble a compilation of bands, the catch being that all of these bands are headed by sc3 leader trey spruance. Following the 7band schemata laid out in book of horizons, book of souls establishes the depth of sc3s journey into otherwise lost musical possibilities. Spruance, best known as the guitarist for the seminal avantrock band mr. Listen free to secret chiefs 3 book m knights of damcar, hagia sophia and more. Aug 05, 2017 secret chiefs 3 performing compositions from john zorns second masada book. Folio a is an album denselypacked with musical skyscrapers, secret chiefs 3 s most elaborate work yet.
Bungles california is on my short list of essential listening, particularly for any zorn fan who enjoys his efforts in the vein of the dreamers. Secret chiefs 3 book of horizons secret chiefs 3 is mainly composed by former mr. He has gathered plenty of coworking musicians in his span of secret chiefs 3, by the way what a unimaginable name. Jun 14, 2004 whether or not spruance and his secret chiefs 3 are the intermediaries between heaven and earth is, um, hard to say, but with book of horizons it seems theyre certainly communing with a power. The official facebook page for secret chiefs 3, on web of mimicry. Likewise, for zorn fans, the secret chiefs 3 material is well worth investigation compilation path of most resistance is a fine place to start, and for something wholly other, mr. Many of you know the background that he comes from. Smith, grohowski and blumenkranz recorded july 2015 at east side sound by marc urselli. Listeners have come to expect a lot from secret chiefs 3.
Book m by secret chiefs 3 album, experimental rock. It seems that sabbah and trey spruance have something in common. Bungle secret chiefs 3 faith no more carl king podcast episode 14 youtube secret chiefs 3 book of horizon full album duration. Find secret chiefs 3 discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Perhaps not everybodys cup of tea, book m is an absolutely insane mix of genres ranging from surf rock, techno, metal. On this ep theres a brand new 2018 version called personnae. Visit decluttr for great deals and super savings with free shipping today. I absolutely love this album and am very proud to have worked on it. Check out book m by secret chiefs 3 on amazon music.
Malkhut is going to be in a boxset of 11 cds, and sc3 is in such good company its nuts. Book m is a little more infused with the arabic music and electronic elements whilst harbouring a more overall droning ambient feel. Secret chiefs 3 is a rioavantprog progressive rock artist from united. Secret chiefs 3s best songs as picked by the jam community, 20112015 exodus secret chiefs 3. Folio a is a fulllength album densely packed with musical skyscrapers. Folio a to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. When trey spruance of secret chiefs 3 called me up to illustrate his album. Secret chiefs 3 performing compositions from john zorns second masada book. Nov 19, 20 listen to your favorite songs from book of souls. Sep 18, 2001 check out book m by secret chiefs 3 on amazon music. And in the end secret chiefs 3 really just taught me what many avant and prog bands taught me.
The bands name was inspired by the secret chiefs said to inspire and guide various esoteric and mystical groups, and is a reflection of spruances interest in such ph. Bungle is known for its span over a vast number of genres, and the influence can definitely be heard. Cbs sf talks to trey spruance of secret chiefs 3 cbs san. This was recorded by a zoom h2 in my breast pocket, you can hear a bit of shuffling at the beginning as i set the gain, and there are some fluctuations towards the end when some people in front of me moved. Bungle guitarist and secret chiefs 3 leader trey spruance to discuss his bands upcoming performance as part of.
Stream book m by secret chiefs 3 and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Tz 7364 if you dont want this video on youtube, you can. Secret chiefs 3 managed to replicate the greatness whilst giving it its own flavour keeping it unsoured by any past endeavours and being completely respectable and fresh. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. San francisco, california, united states album release. Spruance, secret chiefs 3s chief composer and a former guitarist for mr.
Complete your john zorn secret chiefs 3 collection. The electromagnetic azoth, ur, ishraqiyun, traditionalists, holy vehm, forms, and nt fan. Secret chiefs 3 book of horizon full album youtube. Secret chiefs 3 is a trey spruance project that worked with other mr bungle members danny heifetz and trevor dunn just to name a few. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. The man behind it all trey spruance battles with a number of instruments but does not sing.
It sorta made me wonder in an obnoxiously loud voice. Albums include book of horizons, book m, and xaphan. From what ive seen they are completely instrumental, the music speaks to you. May 25, 2004 secret chiefs 3 s first three studio albums were not exactly strippeddown affairs, but book of horizons is by far an ambitious release. Halloween mix iii season of the glitch plus the first digitally available version of the 2007 7 and the book of souls version.
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