Perichoresis (album)

Perichoresis is the debut studio album by Ishraqiyun and the eighth studio album by Secret Chiefs 3, released on October 21, 2014 by Web of Mimicry.[2] The album comprises Afghani music influenced original compositions that utilize non-Western tunings and instrumentation that the band had previously performed in over forty countries.[3] It is the second album in the band's discography to feature music entirely created by one of the satellite projects.[4]

Perichoresis
Studio album by Ishraqiyun
Released	October 21, 2014
Recorded	2003 – 2014[1]
Studio	Various Coast Recorders (San Francisco, CA) Forking Paths Studio (San Francisco, CA) Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco, CA) Lucky Cat Recording (San Francisco, CA) Prairie Sun Recording Studios (Cotati, CA) Toast Studios (San Francisco, CA)
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	41:25
Label	Web of Mimicry
Producer	Trey Spruance
Secret Chiefs 3 chronology
Book of Souls: Folio A (2013) Perichoresis (2014) The Book Beri'ah (2018)

Reception

Critic Emmett Palaima gave Perichoresis a lukewarm reception, saying "the album has some interesting moments, usually electronic sounds, western melodies, or the occasional guitar solo such as on "Saptarshi", but these often only last for a bar or two before plunging back into a dull microtonal section."[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Trey Spruance.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The 15"	4:11
2.	"The 7"	7:22
3.	"Base Phive Futur-Cossacks"	3:49
4.	"Spiritus Intelligentiae: Jophiel"	4:28
5.	"Perichoresis"	16:48
6.	"Saptarshi"	4:47

Personnel

Adapted from the Perichoresis liner notes.[6]

Ishraqiyun

• Rich Doucette – Esraj (1, 2, 4), sārangī (1, 4)
• Timba Harris – violin (2, 3, 4)
• Danny Heifetz – right channel drums (1)
• Shahzad Ismaily – bass guitar (2)
• Eyvind Kang – viola (1, 2, 4)
• Ches Smith – drums (2, 3, 4, 5), congas (5)
• Trey Spruance – keyboards, production, recording, mastering, illustrations, design, bağlama (1, 2, 4), guitar (3, 5, 6), percussion (3, 5, 6), rabab (1, 2), lyre (1, 5), additional bass (2, 4), synthesizer (3, 5), harp (5), claves (5), celesta (6)

Additional musicians

• Mike Dillon – tabla (1, 2, 4)
• Justin Howell – sitar and tabla (6)
• Jai Young Kim – keyboards (1)
• Peijman Kouretchian – left channel drums (1)
• Matt Lebofsky – piano (3)
• Jason Schimmel – bass guitar (1)
• Danny Shamoun – ney (2)
• Adam Stacey – keyboards (2, 4)

Production and design

• Randall Dunn – recording (2, 3, 4)
• Justin Phelps – recording (6)
• Kurt Schlegel – recording (5)

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	2014	Web of Mimicry	CD, DL	WOM 050
	2015		LP

References

1. Spruance, Trey (October 12, 2014). "Secret Chiefs 3: Band of Bands". Web of Mimicry. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
2. "Ishraqiyun/Secret Chiefs 3: Perichoresis > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
3. Adams, Gregory (October 14, 2014). "Secret Chiefs 3: Ishraqiyun Announce Perichoresis LP". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
4. Pehling, Dave (August 31, 2018). "CBS SF Talks to Trey Spruance of Secret Chiefs 3". CBS San Francisco. CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
5. Palaima, Emmett (November 10, 2015). "Secret Chiefs 3 & Ishraqiyun – Perichoresis". mxdwn Music. music.mxdwn.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
6. Perichoresis (booklet). Secret Chiefs 3. Felton, California: Web of Mimicry. 2014.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Perichoresis at iTunes
• Perichoresis at Discogs (list of releases)