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: This article is about a band called Secret Chiefs 3 ; for the use of the term in occultism, see Secret Chiefs .
Infobox musical artist|name = Secret Chiefs 3 |image = Secret Chiefs 3, New York, 2009; 05.jpg |caption = Secret Chiefs 3 performing in New York, 2009 |background = group_or_band |alias = |origin = San Francisco, California , United States |genre = Avant-garde |years_active = 1995& ndash;present |label = Mimicry Records|Mimicry , Amarillo Records|Amarillo |associated_acts = Mr. Bungle Estradasphere Faith No More |website = http://www.secretchiefs3.com/ Official Site|current_members = Trey Spruance Secret Chiefs 3#Band members|Various other musicians
Secret Chiefs 3 (or SC3 ) is an instrumental rock group led by guitarist/composer Trey Spruance (formerly of Mr. Bungle and Faith No More ). Their studio recordings and tours have featured different line-ups, as the group performs a wide range of musical styles including surf rock , Persian traditional music|Persian , Arab music|Arab , Music of India|Indian , death metal , film music , electronic music , and various others. The Secret Chiefs 3 toured with Les Claypool in Spring 2008 and the Oddity Faire in 2009 and 2010.
Satellite bands
In 2007, it was announced Secret Chiefs 3 has always been a general name for seven different bands, each representing a different aspect of Spruance's musical and philosophical interests.cite web | last = Mullen | first = Jawsh | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The Secret Chiefs 3 | work = Denver Westword Music | publisher = Denver Westword | date = March 1, 2007 | url = http://www.westword.com/2007-03-01/music/the-secret-chiefs-3/ | doi = | accessdate = June 30, 2011 The seven bands are The Electromagnetic Azoth, UR, Ishraqiyun, Traditionalists, Holy Vehm, FORMS,cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Secret Chiefs 3 | work = Mimicry Records Label Desk | publisher = Web of Mimicry | date = | url = http://www.webofmimicry.com/label.php? band=sc3 | doi = | accessdate = July 1, 2011 and NT FanCitation needed|date=July 2011.
The albums Book of Horizons (2004) and Satellite Supersonic Vol. 1 (2010) were conceived as compilation album s featuring the satellite bands under their own names. All bands have appeared on at least one of these albums. Some satellite bands have also released records on their own. So far, five of the satellite bands have had tracks featured across a series of six single (music)|7" singles and Traditionalists have delivered a full-length album.
Electromagnetic Azoth
The Electromagnetic Azoth specialize in electroacoustic music .cite web | last = York | first = William | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Book of Horizons | work = Allmusic | publisher = Rovi | date = | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/book-of-horizons-r691701 | doi = | accessdate = January 12, 2012 Spruance has referred to them as the center of the Secret Chiefs 3 because they often employ sound collage s to combine motifs associated with the other satellite bands.cite web | last = Murphy | first = Tom | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Trey Spruance of Secret Chiefs 3: "I started studying the musical systems of antiquity to try to understand what made them tick" | work = Denver Westword Music | publisher = Denver Westword | date = January 24, 2012 | url = http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2012/01/interview_trey_spruance_secret_chiefs3.php | doi = | accessdate = January 25, 2012 Material released under their name can be found on the albums Book of Horizons and Satellite Supersonic Vol. 1 cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Secret Chiefs 3 Satellite Supersonic Vol 1 | work = Discogs.com | publisher = Discogs | date = | url = http://www.discogs.com/Secret-Chiefs-3-Satellite-Supersonic-Vol-1/release/2290073 | doi = | accessdate = January 25, 2012.
UR
UR has released two EPs & mdash; Kulturvultur / Drive and Circumambulation / Labyrinth of Light & mdash; and a split EP with The Electromagnetic Azoth titled The Left Hand of Nothingness / Personnae: Halloween . Spruance describes the band's music as "suprasensory surf"; the band's musical style combines surf rock with Persian traditional music|Persian , Arab music|Arabic and Music of India|Indian musical elements. UR has also covered movie themes such as " Halloween (1978 film)|Halloween " and " Exodus (1960 film)|The Exodus ".
Fans have speculated that all songs by Secret Chiefs 3 bearing the "Book T" prefix (for instance, on Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws ) are the work of UR, "Book T: The Exodus" being the only title confirmed so far. All of the Book T songs contain elements of surf rock, thus fitting Spruance's description of the band.
Ishraqiyun
Ishraqiyun are a seven-piece band with an instrumentation including dhol , saz (musical instrument)|saz , rabab , esraj and drum kit|drums . Their music has been described as an "acultural, neo- Pythagorean intonation|Pythagorean enterprise into heavy electronic music|electro - folk music|folk " borrowing heavily from Music of Turkey|Turkish and Music of Central Asia|Central Asian music. The band stands out due to their frequent use of Unusual time signatures|complex time signatures . So far, Ishraqiyun have released material the Book of Horizons and Satellite Supersonic albums, as well as a split 7" single with Electromagnetic Azoth, Balance of the 19 / Ubik .
Traditionalists
According to Mimicry Records the Traditionalists are "decidedly walking in the footprints of the Great Masters of cinema music".cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Traditionalists: Le Mani Destre Recise Degli Ultimi Uomini CD | work = Web of Mimicry Online Store | publisher = Web of Mimicry | date = | url = http://www.webofmimicry.com/catalog/product_info.php? products_id=79 | doi = | accessdate = June 30, 2011 So far, material by the Traditionalists can be found on Book of Horizons as well as on the album Le Mani Destre Recise Degli Ultimi Uomini (2009) and the 7" single La Chanson de Jacky / The Western Exile (2012), which have both been released under their name. Le Mani Destre is a score to an imaginary Giallo film| giallo horror film , inspired by the work of several Italian film composers, such as Ennio Morricone or Goblin (band)|Goblin .. "La Chanson de Jacky" was originally composed by Jacques Brel in 1965 in music|1965 and, in its Traditionalists version, features vocals by Mike Patton . "The Western Exile" finally is a rearrangement of the song "The Exile" found on Book of Horizons .cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = WOM042 - Traditionalists: La Chanson de Jacky / Exile 7" | work = Web of Mimicry Online Store | publisher = Web of Mimicry | date = | url = http://www.webofmimicry.com/store/product_info.php? cPath=21& products_id=94 | doi = | accessdate = January 25, 2012
Holy Vehm
Mimicry describes Holy Vehm as a "ultra- death metal Grindcore|grind band". The band features John Merryman of Cephalic Carnage on drums, Jesse Quattro, Jessica Kinney, and Unhuman on vocals, and Trey Spruance (credited as "The Enemy") on bass, guitar and sampling.cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Secret Chiefs 3 Book Of Truth I - Book Of Horizons | work = Discogs.com | publisher = Discogs | date = | url = http://www.discogs.com/Secret-Chiefs-3-Book-Of-Horizons/release/420431 | doi = | accessdate = July 5, 2011 According to Spruance, the band's music "employs Pierre Boulez#Serialism|Boulez-ish atonal serialism , played in Dastgah music|dastgah tunings ". So far Holy Vehm have only released two songs on Book of Horizons but Spruance announced in a 2008 interview that he plans to release a full-length Holy Vehm album for The End Records .cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Episode 03 - Interview with Trey Spruance Pt. 2 | work = Sittingnow Podcast | publisher = Right Where You Are Sitting Now | date = May 7, 2008 | url = http://sittingnow.co.uk/2008/05/07/episode-3-interview-with-trey-spruance-pt-2/ | doi = | accessdate = July 5, 2011
FORMS
The music of FORMS has been likened to funeral march es and ballad s. Apart from their material on Book of Horizons , FORMS have released the song "Radar" on a split EP with Ishraqiyun. The song reinterprets a theme from the 1951 in film| 1951 film The Day the Earth Stood Still , originally composed by Bernard Herrmann .cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = WOM040 - Saptarshi / Radar | work = Web of Mimicry Online Store | publisher = Web of Mimicry | date = | url = http://www.webofmimicry.com/store/product_info.php? cPath=21& products_id=92 | doi = | accessdate = January 12, 2012
Philosophy
SC3's music, album artwork, liner notes, and lyrics feature theological and philosophical themes influenced by Henry Corbin , Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi , Aryeh Kaplan , Julius Evola , Renι Guιnon , Peter Lamborn Wilson|Hakim Bey/Peter Lamborn Wilson , Seraphim Rose , and many others. More on the Secret Chiefs 3 philosophy and influences can be found in the Web of Mimicry http://www.webofmimicry.com/museum/ Museum Without Walls and the http://www.myspace.com/secretchiefs3 SC3 Myspace page.
Band members
Spruance formed the band in the mid-1990s with fellow Mr. Bungle members Trevor Dunn on bass and Danny Heifetz on drums. Some of the many musicians who have since recorded or toured with SC3 include violinist Eyvind Kang , percussionist William Winant , drummer Ches Smith , bassist Shahzad Ismaily , former Mr. Bungle member Clinton McKinnon|Clinton "Bδr" McKinnon , and Estradasphere members Timb Harris , Jason Schimmel , and Tim Smolens . Musicians tend to float in and out of SC3, so the concept of "current" and "former" members isn't entirely applicable.
Below is a list of past and present members, guests and collaborators:cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Secret Chiefs 3 First Grand Constitution And Bylaws | work = Discogs.com | publisher = Discogs | date = | url = http://www.discogs.com/Secret-Chiefs-3-First-Grand-Constitution-And-Bylaws/release/253661/189442 | doi = | accessdate = July 6, 2011cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Secret Chiefs 3 Second Grand Constitution And Bylaws: Hurqalya | work = Discogs.com | publisher = Discogs | date = | url = http://www.discogs.com/Secret-Chiefs-3-Second-Grand-Constitution-And-Bylaws-Hurqalya/release/189442 | doi = | accessdate = July 6, 2011cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Secret Chiefs 3 - Eyes Of Flesh Eyes Of Flame | work = Discogs.com | publisher = Discogs | date = | url = http://www.discogs.com/Secret-Chiefs-3-Eyes-Of-Flesh-Eyes-Of-Flame/release/507919 | doi = | accessdate = July 6, 2011cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Secret Chiefs 3 Book M | work = Discogs.com | publisher = Discogs | date = | url = http://www.discogs.com/Secret-Chiefs-3-Book-M/release/141698 | doi = | accessdate = July 6, 2011cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Secret Chiefs 3 Path Of Most Resistance | work = Discogs.com | publisher = Discogs | date = | url = http://www.discogs.com/Secret-Chiefs-3-Path-Of-Most-Resistance/release/1111603 | doi = | accessdate = July 6, 2011cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Secret Chiefs 3 Plays John Zorn Xaphan: Book Of Angels Volume 9 | work = Discogs.com | publisher = Discogs | date = | url = http://www.discogs.com/Secret-Chiefs-3-Plays-John-Zorn-Xaphan-Book-Of-Angels-Volume-9/release/1321884 | doi = | accessdate = July 6, 2011cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Secret Chiefs 3 : Traditionalists Le Mani Destre Recise Degli Ultimi Uomini - The Severed Right Hands Of The Last Men | work = Discogs.com | publisher = Discogs | date = | url = http://www.discogs.com/Secret-Chiefs-3-Traditionalists-Le-Mani-Destre-Recise-Degli-Ultimi-Uomini-The-Severed-Right-Hands-Of/release/1796595 | doi = | accessdate = July 6, 2011cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Secret Chiefs 3 - Live At The Great American Music Hall 2007 +++ Aylaqruh:hurqalyA
| work = Discogs.com | publisher = Discogs | date = | url = http://www.discogs.com/Secret-Chiefs-3-Live-At-The-Great-American-Music-Hall-2007--AylaqruhhurqalyA/release/1796658 | doi = | accessdate = July 6, 2011
William Winant & nbsp; drums, percussion ( frame drum , tabla, marimba , vibraphone, shaker, glockenspiel, gong , tubular bell , kanjira , timpani , cymbal , Bell (instrument)|bell , zil, hammered dulcimer, etc.)
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Discography
This is a list of all releases by SC3 and the satellite bands. The column "artist" states under what name the recording is released, not who is credited with the individual songs. Some releases, like the album Book of Horizons , are noteworthy in this regard because they are released under the name Secret Chiefs 3, but the tracks they contain are each credited to a satellite band, giving the release the appearance of a compilation album .
http://www.secretchiefs3.com Secret Chiefs 3 official website
http://www.webofmimicry.com Secret Chiefs 3 at Web of Mimicry
;Free live recordings
http://www.archive.org/download/SC3_2007-03-12.flac24/SC3_2007-03-12.flac24_vbr_mp3.zip Free Bootleg of Secret Chiefs 3 Live at Tralf Music Hall, on March 12, 2007
Secret Chiefs 3 Category:Experimental musical groups Category:Musical groups from California
