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.
Release history In 2000, Web of Mimicry remastered and reissued the album on CD bonus tracks "Zulkifar II". In 2011, French label !Angrr! issued the release with a further bonus track on vinyl.
Critical reception
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. 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."
Track listing
Personnel Adapted from the Hurqalya (Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws) liner notes.
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 Eyvind Kang – violin and erhu Clinton "Bär" McKinnon – flute Paul Dal Porto – sitar
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
External links Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws at iTunes