Taking their cue from medieval esoteric Shi'ism and the Ismaili gnostics, the Secret Chiefs 3 weave sound tapestries strangely consistent with their unorthodox worldview. The music so passionately pits itself against the banal shit-world of the Apparent, refusing to be pinned down, gentrified or co-opted into any consistent format it can't help but exude that other, more controversial side of mysticism: holy war. No mere ignorant blunder into militant experimental darkness, Secret Chiefs' music is a heroic and Herculean effort that brings real excitement into the world of sound. Go into the light! Recorded live at Slim's in San Francisco, 1998, this CD was previously available as a limited edition mailorder-only item. It features the touring incarnation of Secret Chiefs 3 - Trey Spruance, Danny Heifetz, Eyvind Kang, Bar McKinnon, Phil Franklin, and John Wayne Law - and is packaged in a slim cardboard envelope.