Hurqalya (Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws)
Hurqalya (Second Grand Constitution And Bylaws) is the second studio album by American experimental rock band Secret Chiefs 3, released on April 28, 1998 by Amarillo Records.[1][2]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 28, 1998 | |||
| Studio | Forking Paths Studios (San Francisco, CA) | |||
| Genre | Experimental rock, instrumental surf, breakcore | |||
| Length | 50:56 | |||
| Label | Amarillo | |||
| Producer | Trey Spruance | |||
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Release history
In 2000, Web of Mimicry remastered and reissued the album on CD bonus tracks "Zulkifar II".[3] In 2011, French label !Angrr! issued the release with a further bonus track on vinyl.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Greg Prato of AllMusic praised the band for their seamless blending of disparate musical genres and called the album "one of 1998's most rewarding, original, and ambitious recordings." A critic for Ink 19 gave it a mixed review but called the compositions unique but somewhat grating.[4] CMJ New Music Monthly gave the album a positive review and said "though more of an obscurist's delight than a proper metal band, SC3 has enough grindcore drum blasts and highspeed thematic switches to make it interesting to metal minds."[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Rose Garden of Mystery" | Heifetz, Kang, Spruance, Winant | 2:38 |
| 2. | "Book T: Waves of Blood" | Heifetz, Spruance | 2:29 |
| 3. | "Book T: Broken Glass Hearse" | Heifetz, Spruance | 2:28 |
| 4. | "Renunciation" | Heifetz, Kang, McKinnon, Spruance, Winant | 4:32 |
| 5. | "Jãbalqã" | Heifetz, Spruance | 4:31 |
| 6. | "Book T: Orbital Ballroom in the Hall of Resurrection" | Heifetz, Spruance | 2:15 |
| 7. | "Mera Pyar Shalimar" | Allen, Heifetz, McKinnon, Spruance, Winant | 4:57 |
| 8. | "Jãbarsã" | Heifetz, Spruance | 4:27 |
| 9. | "Beyond the Mountain Qaf" | Spruance | 5:58 |
| 10. | "Hurqalya" | Heifetz, Spruance, Winant | 16:42 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Rose Garden of Mystery" | Heifetz, Kang, Spruance, Winant | 2:38 |
| 2. | "Book T: Waves of Blood" | Heifetz, Spruance | 2:29 |
| 3. | "Book T: Broken Glass Hearse" | Heifetz, Spruance | 2:28 |
| 4. | "Renunciation" | Heifetz, Kang, McKinnon, Spruance, Winant | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Jãbalqã" | Heifetz, Spruance | 4:31 |
| 6. | "Book T: Orbital Ballroom in the Hall of Resurrection" | Heifetz, Spruance | 2:15 |
| 7. | "Mera Pyar Shalimar" | Allen, Heifetz, McKinnon, Spruance, Winant | 4:55 |
| 8. | "Zulfikar II" | Heifetz, Kang, Spruance, Winant | 4:06 |
| 9. | "Jãbarsã" | Heifetz, Spruance | 4:24 |
| 10. | "Beyond the Mountain Qaf" | Spruance | 5:58 |
| 11. | "Hurqalya" | Heifetz, Spruance, Winant | 16:38 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Hurqalya (Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws) liner notes.[6]
Secret Chiefs 3
- Danny Heifetz – drums, dumbek, zil, tambourine, shaker
- Trey Spruance – electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, organ, mandolin, zither, saz, trumpet, synthesizer, tape, programming, vocals, production, engineering, illustrations, art direction
- William Winant – percussion, kanjira, timpani, cymbal, bells, hammered dulcimer
Additional musicians
- Laura Allen – vocals (7)
- Eyvind Kang – violin and erhu (1, 4, 8)
- Clinton "Bär" McKinnon – flute (4, 7)
- Paul Dal Porto – sitar (4)
Production and design
- Jai Young Kim – mastering
- Mari Kono – photography
- Margaret Murray – design
- Rebecca Wilson – photography
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1998 | Amarillo | CD | ACM-609 |
| 2000 | Web of Mimicry | WoM 004 | ||
| France | 2012 | !Angrr! | LP | GRr 016 |
References
- Furniture, Ed (June 15, 1998). "Trey Spruance". Ink 19. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- Prato, Greg. "Secret Chiefs 3: Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws, Hurqalya > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- "Secret Chiefs 3: Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws". The Wire. The Wire Magazine Ltd. (197–202): 85. 2000. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- Furniture, Ed (August 26, 1998). "Secret Chiefs 3: Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws — HURQALYA". Ink 19. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- Christe, Ian (March 1997). "Metal Riffs". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. 43: 48. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- Hurqalya (Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws) (booklet). Secret Chiefs 3. San Francisco, California: Amarillo Records. 1998.CS1 maint: others (link)
External links
- Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws at iTunes
- Hurqalya (Second Grand Constitution And Bylaws) at Discogs (list of releases)