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Hurqalya (Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws)

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Hurqalya
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 28, 1998 (1998-04-28)
StudioForking Paths Studios
(San Francisco, CA)
GenreExperimental rock, instrumental surf, breakcore
Length50:56
LabelAmarillo
ProducerTrey Spruance
Secret Chiefs 3 chronology
First Grand Constitution and Bylaws
(1996)
Hurqalya
(1998)
Eyes of Flesh, Eyes of Flame
(1999)

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]

Release history

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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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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No.TitleMusicLength
1."The Rose Garden of Mystery"Heifetz, Kang, Spruance, Winant2:38
2."Book T: Waves of Blood"Heifetz, Spruance2:29
3."Book T: Broken Glass Hearse"Heifetz, Spruance2:28
4."Renunciation"Heifetz, Kang, McKinnon, Spruance, Winant4:32
5."Jãbalqã"Heifetz, Spruance4:31
6."Book T: Orbital Ballroom in the Hall of Resurrection"Heifetz, Spruance2:15
7."Mera Pyar Shalimar"Allen, Heifetz, McKinnon, Spruance, Winant4:57
8."Jãbarsã"Heifetz, Spruance4:27
9."Beyond the Mountain Qaf"Spruance5:58
10."Hurqalya"Heifetz, Spruance, Winant16:42
2000 Remastered Edition
No.TitleMusicLength
1."The Rose Garden of Mystery"Heifetz, Kang, Spruance, Winant2:38
2."Book T: Waves of Blood"Heifetz, Spruance2:29
3."Book T: Broken Glass Hearse"Heifetz, Spruance2:28
4."Renunciation"Heifetz, Kang, McKinnon, Spruance, Winant4:30
5."Jãbalqã"Heifetz, Spruance4:31
6."Book T: Orbital Ballroom in the Hall of Resurrection"Heifetz, Spruance2:15
7."Mera Pyar Shalimar"Allen, Heifetz, McKinnon, Spruance, Winant4:55
8."Zulfikar II"Heifetz, Kang, Spruance, Winant4:06
9."Jãbarsã"Heifetz, Spruance4:24
10."Beyond the Mountain Qaf"Spruance5:58
11."Hurqalya"Heifetz, Spruance, Winant16:38

Personnel

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Adapted from the Hurqalya (Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws) liner notes.[6]

Secret Chiefs 3

Additional musicians

Production and design

Release history

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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

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  1. ^ Furniture, Ed (June 15, 1998). "Trey Spruance". Ink 19. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Prato, Greg. "Secret Chiefs 3: Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws, Hurqalya > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  3. ^ "Secret Chiefs 3: Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws". The Wire (197–202). The Wire Magazine Ltd.: 85 2000. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  4. ^ Furniture, Ed (August 26, 1998). "Secret Chiefs 3: Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws — HURQALYA". Ink 19. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  5. ^ Christe, Ian (March 1997). "Metal Riffs". CMJ New Music Monthly. 43. CMJ Network, Inc.: 48. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  6. ^ Hurqalya (Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws) (booklet). Secret Chiefs 3. San Francisco, California: Amarillo Records. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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