Three Tune Tuesday #186 .:. Avantgarde: the case of Secret Chiefs 3

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The subject of my #ttt blog this week is, the great and terrible Secret Chiefs 3! And the proper tags that can clarify where we are, would be: #avantgarde, #experimental, #progressive-rock, #experimental-rock, #electronic, #instrumental, #orient, maybe even #industrial. Do not expect sweet pop sounds and sticky melodies; you have been warned! Proceed further into the post at your own risk.

Secret Chiefs 3, aka SC3, is an experimental project by composer and multi-instrumentalist Trey Spruance, former guitarist of the avant-garde American band Mr.Bungle. It appeared at San-Francisco in 1995. The list of participants is constantly changing, and so it the instruments used and the sound, as well; in this music one can hear violin, cello, saxophone, organ, darbuka, various obscure ethnic string instruments, prepared guitars and much more. Trey Spruance, the founding father turned SC3 into a perfect experimental music project, within you may play literally anything.

During its 30-year career, SC3 performed music by John Zorn (the 2008 album "Xaphan: Book of Angels Volume 9"), Afghan melodies, even the songs from The Beach Boys repertoire! Studio recordings and live performances are dramatically diverse, perhaps the only obligatory feature is the presence of Turkish, Arabic, Indian motifs - which is very very very up to me! But it is difficult to withstand a lot of such music in huge quantities (also: it is not necessary!). SC3 are good and irreplaceable as a kind of musical enema, a means to clear out pipes and refresh musical perception, and they cope with this task in my playlist perfectly. (Well, I rather will not say they are irreplaceable. Sergey Kuryokhin and Muslimgause wave a hand up and say "hi").

I chose three tunes for today's blog. I don't know which melodies in their back catalogue are considered the "greatest hits", but I suppose it is impossible to choose - due to the variety of styles, different listeners will consider a different tracks. In any case, I did not include 'Vajra' in the selection, tho it is often played at concerts - for it is too long (16 minutes).

So, worth your attention: The Secret Chiefs 3!

Тема моей сегодняшней лекции - великие и ужасные Secret Chiefs 3! А годные теги, могущие прояснить где мы находимся: #avantgarde, #experimental, #progressive, #experimental, #electronic, #instrumental, #orient. Сладкозвучия и липких поп-мелодий точно не ожидается. Bас предупредили! берегите ваши уши. 🙃

Secret Chiefs 3, далее SC3, это экспериментальный проект композитора и мульти-инструменталиста Trey Spruance, бывшего гитариста штатской авангардной группы Mr.Bungle. Устоявшегося состава у банды нет - участники постоянно варьируются, а равно и используемые инструменты, и стили музыки; тут можно услышать скрипку, виолончель, саксофон, редкие этнические струнные инструменты, препарированную гитару и многое другое. Отец-основатель превратил SC3 в идеальный экспериментальный музыкальный проект, в рамках которого можно играть всё что угодно.

В разное время SC3 исполняли музыку и Джона Зорна («Xaphan: Book of Angels Volume 9»), и афганские мелодии, даже песни The Beach Boys. Студийные записи и живые выступления драматично разнообразны, пожалуй единственная обязательная фича - наличие Персидских, Арабских, Индийских мотивов. Мне такое очень заходит! но много такой музыки зараз не скушать. SC3 хороши как своего рода музыкальная клизма, средство прочистить трубы и освежить восприятие - и с этой задачей они справляются отлично. (Не скажу, что в этом они незаменимы - Сергей Курёхин и Muslimgauze передают привет).

Для сегодняшнего блога я выбрал три песни. Я не в курсе какие мелодии у них считаются "хитами", наверное это и невозможно ввиду стилевого разнообразия - у разных слушателей это будут разные треки. Во всяком случае, я исключил 'Vajra', которая чаще всего звучит на концертах, из-за ее длины (16 минут).


Discography of their studio and live recordings looks a bit too complicated for me, lol.



Secret Chiefs 3 — Ship of Fools (Stone of Exile)

(from «Book M» LP, 2001)

The moments of violent aggression are merged with the tenderness and subtlety of the band's blatant otherworldly passions. It is a drama of dizzying complexity, where out-of-control moments seem perfectly natural.



Secret Chiefs 3 — Combat for the Angel

(from «Book M» LP, 2001)

This one is from the 3rd studio album. Extremely cinematographic!



Secret Chiefs 3 — Electromagnetic Azoth

(from «Book of Horizons» LP, 2004)

I would definitely be a regular at their concerts in small clubs... if they were my local band. But alas! San Francisco is very far from St. Petersburg. If you happen to see a poster about their gig nearby - I recommend you not to pass by!


#img #src: colta.ru


I hope you enjoyed today's music selection, and travelling around the globe without leaving the Hive. 😎 The post goes for Three Tune Tuesday challenge run by @ablaze. Previous issues: 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 118 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 131 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 146 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 151 | 152 | 154 | 156 | 157 | 165 | 167 | 168 | 170 | 171 | 172 |

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I didn't know this style of music but I really thought it was great, I loved it and I'm listening to it. I'm going to go through them one by one and I'm going to talk to my daughter about it since she loves it. Music of all existing genres, I'm sure you must know it.

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Aha this looks right up my alley. I'll have something new for cramming on deadlines.

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I saw this post a couple days ago and I've been trying to find time to actually listen, I like to relax and listen to music. This is really cool, I haven't heard of them before, experimental is the right term. They have a bit of a Russian sound mixed with different cultures, it's awesome music. How did you discover these guys?
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It is a good question: how did I got acquainted with this band.
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