Book of Horizons
Book of Horizons is the fourth studio album by Secret Chiefs 3, released May 25, 2004. Book of Horizons was the first Secret Chiefs 3 album to reveal the satellite bands that form the actual band under their own names. Out of the seven bands only one, NT Fan, was not heard on the album at all. The other six are The Electromagnetic Azoth, UR, Ishraqiyun, Traditionalists, Holy Vehm and FORMS. Since the release of Book of Horizons the satellite bands have seen several releases of their own.
Content
"The Owl in Daylight" is inspired by the final, unfinished novel of the same name by renowned science fiction writer Philip K. Dick before his death. The song "Book T: Exodus" is the theme of the 1960 film The Exodus composed by Ernest Gold.
Track listing
All tracks written by Trey Spruance (credited as "The Enemy" on Holy Vehm tracks), except where noted.
| 1. |
"The End Times" | FORMS |
4:58 |
| 2. |
"The 4 (The Great Ishraqi Sun)" | Ishraqiyun |
3:37 |
| 3. |
"The Indestructible Drop" | Traditionalists |
1:09 |
| 4. |
"Exterminating Angel" | Holy Vehm |
3:14 |
| 5. |
"The Owl in Daylight" | FORMS |
3:58 |
| 6. |
"The Exile" | Traditionalists |
3:08 |
| 7. |
"On the Wings of the Haoma" | The Electromagnetic Azoth |
5:08 |
| 8. |
"Book T: Exodus" (composed by Ernest Gold) | UR |
3:56 |
| 9. |
"Hypostasis of the Archons" | Holy Vehm |
4:21 |
| 10. |
"The Electrotheonic Grail Dove" | Traditionalists |
0:44 |
| 11. |
"The 3 (Afghan Song)" (composer unknown) | Ishraqiyun |
4:01 |
| 12. |
"DJ Revisionist" | The Electromagnetic Azoth |
4:06 |
| 13. |
"Anthropomorphosis: Boxleitner" | UR |
5:24 |
| 14. |
"Welcome to the Theatron Animatronique" | FORMS |
5:11 |
Personnel
- Trey Spruance – guitars (electric guitar, bass guitar, microtonal guitar, sympitar), keyboards (keyboard, electric piano, acoustic piano, tack piano, clavinet, organ), percussion (dumbek, shaker, tambourine, add'l daf, etc.), santur, rabab, banjo, saz, sheng, synthesizer, sampler, soundscape, Foley sound effects, electroacoustic treatment, vocals, producer, engineer
- Mike Bennewitz – layout design, illustrations
- Thom Canova – engineer
- Jennifer Cass – harp
- Rich Doucette – esraj, sarangi
- Enemy – bass guitar, guitar, sampling
- Fatima – santur
- Jesse Greere – vocals
- Timb Harris – violin, viola
- Danny Heifetz – drums
- Shahzad Ismaily – percussion (dhol, mridangam, ghatam, zil, etc.)
- Eyvind Kang – viola
- Jai Young Kim – post producer
- Jessica Kinney – vocals
- Kevin Kmetz – shamisen
- Ursula Knudson – bowed saw
- John Merryman – drums
- Chris Parsons – engineer
- Jesse Quattro – vocals
- Jason Schimmel – acoustic guitar
- Ches Smith – drums
- Tim Smolens – bass, engineer
- William Winant – drums, percussion (tabla, marimba, shaker, glockenspiel, gong, tubular bell, timpani, etc.)
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