Eyes of Flesh, Eyes of Flame
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Eyes of Flesh, Eyes of Flame is a live album
by Secret Chiefs 3
, recorded August 18, 1998 and rereleased in 2007. Recorded live at their performance at Slims in San Francisco on August 18, 1998, this CD features the 1998 touring incarnation of Secret Chiefs 3, Trey Spruance, Danny Heifetz, Eyvind Kang, Bär McKinnon, Phil Franklin, and John Wayne Law.
Along with compositions from the band's leader Trey Spruance, the album also features songs written by Eyvind Kang
, Ananda Shankar
and R. D. Burman. The three songs by Kang also appear on his album Theater of Mineral NADEs, which was released the same year. The album is divided into two sets (Set Two and Set Three), the first of which is presented as a single track, containing seven different songs. Three of these songs have not been featured on any previous or future releases.
The album is distributed in a paper sleeve case with no further liner notes than those printed on the cover. The cover also features Arabian writing.
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
by Secret Chiefs 3
Secret Chiefs 3
Secret Chiefs 3 is an instrumental rock group led by guitarist/composer Trey Spruance . Their studio recordings and tours have featured different line-ups, as the group performs a wide range of musical styles including surf rock, Persian, Arab, Indian, death metal, film music, electronic music,...
, recorded August 18, 1998 and rereleased in 2007. Recorded live at their performance at Slims in San Francisco on August 18, 1998, this CD features the 1998 touring incarnation of Secret Chiefs 3, Trey Spruance, Danny Heifetz, Eyvind Kang, Bär McKinnon, Phil Franklin, and John Wayne Law.
Along with compositions from the band's leader Trey Spruance, the album also features songs written by Eyvind Kang
Eyvind Kang
Eyvindur Kang , only child of Charles Shin-Chul Kang and Kristjana Gunnars, is an American composer, violinist, tuba, and erhu player...
, Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar was a Bengali musician best known for fusing Western and Eastern musical styles. He was married to Tanusree Shankar.-Early life:...
and R. D. Burman. The three songs by Kang also appear on his album Theater of Mineral NADEs, which was released the same year. The album is divided into two sets (Set Two and Set Three), the first of which is presented as a single track, containing seven different songs. Three of these songs have not been featured on any previous or future releases.
The album is distributed in a paper sleeve case with no further liner notes than those printed on the cover. The cover also features Arabian writing.
Musicians
- Trey SpruanceTrey SpruancePreston Lea Spruance III or "Trey Spruance" is an American composer, producer, and musician, perhaps best known as the leader of the multi-genre outfit Secret Chiefs 3 and for his work as guitarist and keyboardist with Mr. Bungle...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Danny HeifetzDanny HeifetzDanny Heifetz is an American musician of Jewish descent usually living in Sydney, Australia. He is primarily a drummer and percussionist, but also plays trumpet...
- drums, percussion - Eyvind KangEyvind KangEyvindur Kang , only child of Charles Shin-Chul Kang and Kristjana Gunnars, is an American composer, violinist, tuba, and erhu player...
- violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello.... - Clinton "Bär" McKinnonClinton McKinnonClinton "Bär" McKinnon is an American musician, perhaps best known playing saxophone in seminal San Francisco based band Mr. Bungle....
- fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, keyboards, percussion - Phil Franklin - percussion, drums on "Ciocarlia"
- John Wayne Law - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Track listing
| Track | Time | Song | Composer | Appearances |
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| 1 | 00:00 | Adept Adept An adept is an individual identified as having attained a specific level of knowledge, skill, or aptitude in doctrines relevant to a particular author or organization.-H. P. Blavatsky:... Chamber of the Magian Magi Magi is a term, used since at least the 4th century BC, to denote a follower of Zoroaster, or rather, a follower of what the Hellenistic world associated Zoroaster with, which... Tavern |
Spruance | First Grand Constitution and Bylaws First Grand Constitution and Bylaws First Grand Constitution and Bylaws is the first studio album by Secret Chiefs 3. It was released in 1996.-Track listing:#"Ana'l Haqq"- :22#"Adept Chamber of the Magian Tavern – Altar to the Master Chief"- 1:11#"Inn of 3 Doors"- 1:22... |
| 1 | 02:10 | Inn of Three Doors | Spruance | First Grand Constitution and Bylaws |
| 1 | 03:22 | Theme from 23rd Nade (aka Jewel of the NADE) | Kang | Theater of Mineral NADEs by Eyvind Kang |
| 1 | 04:17 | Inn of Three Doors | Spruance | First Grand Constitution and Bylaws |
| 1 | 04:34 | ☠☠☠☠☠ (aka Horsemen of the Invisible) | Spruance | Book M Book M Book M is the third studio album by Secret Chiefs 3, released in 2001. The album is centered around the theme of the Holy Grail, and the artwork consists of several layers of ciphers and alchemical symbols.- Track listing :... |
| 1 | 06:36 | Combat for the Angel | Spruance | Book M |
| 1 | 15:24 | Theory of the Supreme Ones | Kang | Theater of Mineral NADEs by Eyvind Kang |
| 1 | 17:20 | Mary of Magdalen | Kang | Theater of Mineral NADEs by Eyvind Kang |
| Set Three | ||||
| 2 | Renunciation | Shankar | Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws: Hurqalya is the second studio album by Secret Chiefs 3. It was released in 1998. The remastered version contains the bonus track Zulkifar II.-Track listing:#"The Rose Garden of Mystery" - 2:37... Path of Most Resistance Path of Most Resistance Path of Most Resistance is a compilation album of music by Secret Chiefs 3, released in 2007 by Mimicry Records. The album features original compositions from Trey Spruance as well as covers of compositions by Ernest Gold, Ananda Shankar, RD Burman, Tommie Connor, Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks.... Live at the Great American Music Hall Live at the Great American Music Hall (DVD) Live at the Great American Music Hall is a DVD of Secret Chiefs 3 performing live at the Great American Music Hall on June 3, 2007. The DVD contains performances of seven previously unreleased Secret Chiefs 3 songs as well as several songs from their previously available repertoire.-Tracklisting:-... |
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| 3 | Jabalqa/Jabarsa | Spruance | Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws Path of Most Resistance |
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| 4 | Rose Garden of the Mystery | Burman | Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws | |
| 5 | Assassin's Blade | Spruance | First Grand Constitution and Bylaws | |
| 6 | Zulfikar | Spruance | First Grand Constitution and Bylaws Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws Book M Live at the Great American Music Hall Live at the Great American Music Hall (DVD) Live at the Great American Music Hall is a DVD of Secret Chiefs 3 performing live at the Great American Music Hall on June 3, 2007. The DVD contains performances of seven previously unreleased Secret Chiefs 3 songs as well as several songs from their previously available repertoire.-Tracklisting:-... |
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| 7 | Ciocarlia Ciocârlia (folk tune) Ciocârlia is a well-known Romanian lăutaresc tune, composed by the Romani-Romanian naist Angheluş Dinicu in the virtuosic style of the urban lăutaresacă music from late 19th century.... |
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