- Secret Chiefs 3
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Secret Chiefs .Infobox musical artist
Name = Secret Chiefs 3
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Origin =San Francisco, California , USA
Genre =Avant-garde
Years_active =1995 –present
Label =Mimicry Records
Associated_acts =Mr. Bungle Estradasphere Faith No More
URL = [http://www.secretchiefs3.com/ Official Site]
Current_members =Trey Spruance Eyvind Kang Shahzad Ismaily Ches Smith Timb Harris
Peijman KouretchianRich Doucette Jai Young Kim Anonymous 13
Past_members =Danny Heifetz Trevor Dunn
Clinton "Bär" McKinnonSecret Chiefs 3, also known as SC3, is a group of musicians led by composer and producer
Trey Spruance , former guitarist ofMr. Bungle andFaith No More . Their studio recordings and tours have featured different line-ups, as the group performs a wide range of musical styles includingsurf rock , Persian, Arabic, Indian,death metal , film music,electronic music , and various others. The Secret Chiefs 3 toured with Les Claypool in Spring 2008.History
Spruance formed the band in the mid-nineties with fellow Mr. Bungle members
Trevor Dunn on bass andDanny Heifetz on drums. Some of the many musicians who have since recorded or toured with SC3 are violinistEyvind Kang , percussionistWilliam Winant , former Mr. Bungle member Clinton "Bär" McKinnon, andEstradasphere membersTimb Harris ,Jason Schimmel , andTim Smolens .It was later announced that "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. [ [http://www.westword.com/2007-03-01/music/the-secret-chiefs-3/ Denver - Music - The Secret Chiefs 3 ] ] The seven bands are
The Electromagnetic Azoth , UR,Ishraqiyun , Traditionalists, Holy Vehm,FORMS , and NT Fan, a mysterious and yet unheard seventh band. 2004's "Book of Horizons " was the first SC3 album to feature the sub-groups under their own names. So far only four of the sub-groups have released 7" singles; independent full-length albums and tours are planned.Philosophy
SC3's music, album artwork, liner notes, and lyrics express a theological philosophy influenced by
Henry Corbin ,Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi ,Aryeh Kaplan ,Julius Evola ,René Guénon , Hakim Bey/Peter Lamborn Wilson, 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] .Discography
Albums
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First Grand Constitution and Bylaws " (1996, Amarillo Records)
*"" (1998, Amarillo Records)
*"Eyes of Flesh, Eyes of Flame " live album (1999, Web of Mimicry)
*"Book M " (2001, Web of Mimicry)
*"Book of Horizons " (2004, Web of Mimicry)
*"Path of Most Resistance (retrospective and rarities album) (2007)
*"" (arrangements fromJohn Zorn 's second Masada songbook)Tzadik Records #7364 (Spring 2008) [ [http://www.webofmimicry.com/newshtml/3-2007.html Web of Mimicry news] ] [ [http://www.tzadik.com/index.php?catalog=7364 "Xaphan" at Tzadik.com] ]Remasters
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First Grand Constitution and Bylaws Remastered " (2000, Web of Mimicry)
*"" (2000, Web of Mimicry)EPs
*"The Legendary Paper Project" (Split 7" Promo, 1995), also including Mr. Bungle's "Platypus", packaged with Mr. Bungle's "
Disco Volante " LP
*"The Theatrum of Suprasensory Universes Vol. 1" (Australia Tour 7", 600 copies, Amarillo Records 1998)
*"Zulfikar II/Zulfikar III" (Limited 7", 1000 copies, Mimicry Records, 1998)
*The Electromagnetic Azoth "The Left Hand of Nothingness" / UR "Personnae: Halloween" (7", ltd. 1000 copies, 2007)
*Ishraqiyun "Balance of the 19" / The Electromagnetic Azoth "UBIK" (7", ltd. 1000 copies, 2007)
*UR "Kultur Vultur" / "Drive" (7", ltd. 1000 copies, 2007)
*UR "Circumambulation" / "Labyrinth of Light" (7", ltd. 1000 copies, 2007)Future releases
*"Book of Souls, Folio One" (2008) [http://www.webofmimicry.com/newshtml/3-2007.html]
*"Book of Souls, Folio Two"
*"Book of Souls, Folio Three"
*"Book of Balance"Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.secretchiefs3.com Secret Chiefs 3] - official website
* [http://www.webofmimicry.com Web of Mimicry] - Secret Chiefs 3's record label.
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