Book M
by Secret Chiefs 3
- Type: Album
- Released: 18 September 2001
- Label: Web of Mimicry
- Country: United States
- Length: 54:58
- Community rating: 3.8/5 from 6 ratings
Artists on this release: Eyvind Kang, sympitar, goblet drum, Trey Spruance, Bär McKinnon, Trevor Dunn, Thom Canova, Tim Smolens, baglama, Timb Harris, calligraphy
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Masterminded by Mr. Bungle guitarist Trey Spruance, 'Book M' is a staggering exercise in cross-cultural, avant-garde genre destruction. The ensemble violently splices together traditional Middle Eastern melodies, breakneck surf rock, cinematic orchestral arrangements, and jagged death metal interludes. This hyper-eclectic instrumental journey acts as an esoteric, apocalyptic soundtrack that defies any conventional musical categorization.
Genres
Descriptors: instrumental, avant-garde, progressive, complex, uncommon-time-signatures, experimental, orchestral
Tracklist
- Knights Of Damcar (2:58)
- Hagia Sophia (4:07)
- Vajra (3:33)
- Ship Of Fools - Stone Of Exile (3:35)
- Horsemen Of The Invisible (3:36)
- Combat For The Angel (6:03)
- Zulfiqar III (5:13)
- Siege Perilous (5:41)
- Dolorous Stroke (2:35)
- Blaze Of The Grail (3:57)
- Lapsit Exillis (1:37)
- Lapis Baitulous (2:23)
- Safina (9:34)
Credits
- Secret Chiefs 3 - primary artist
- Tim Smolens - contrabass, cello
- Shamou - goblet drum [darbuka], tambourine [riq]
- Danny Heifetz - goblet drum [dumbek], drums, goblet drum [dumbek], tambourine [riq], finger cymbals [zils], drums, goblet drum [dumbek], finger cymbals [zils], tambourine [riq], drums, goblet drum [dumbek], finger cymbals [zil stick], tambourine [riq]
- Fatima Khanoam - santoor [santur]
- Timb Harris - violin, violin, viola
- Eyvind Kang - violin, violin, cello
- Traditional - written-by [rat puriya], written-by [two bars of melody], written-by [salterello iv]