page_title: Secret Chiefs 3
section_title: Satellite bands
hierarchical_section_title: Secret Chiefs 3 / Satellite bands
caption_attribution_description: English: Trey Spruance of Secret Chiefs 3, an American avant-garde music group from San Francisco, performing at Williamsburg Music Hall, Brooklyn, New York, May 30, 2009
context_page_description: Secret Chiefs 3 is an avant-garde group led by guitarist/composer Trey Spruance. Their studio recordings and tours have featured different line-ups, as the group performs a wide range of musical styles, mostly instrumental, including surf rock, Persian, Arab, Indian, death metal, film music, electronic music, and various others.
  The band's name was inspired by the "Secret Chiefs" said to inspire and guide various esoteric and mystical groups, and is a reflection of Spruance's interest in such philosophies.
context_section_description: In 2007, it was announced Secret Chiefs 3 has always been a general name for seven different bands, each representing a different aspect of Spruance's musical and philosophical interests. The seven bands are Electromagnetic Azoth, UR, Ishraqiyun, Traditionalists, Holy Vehm, FORMS, and NT Fan. Spruance has stated that the sound collages of Electromagnetic Azoth serve as the center of Secret Chiefs 3.
  The albums Book of Horizons (2004) and Satellite Supersonic Vol. 1 (2010) were conceived as compilation albums featuring the satellite bands under their own names. All bands have appeared on at least one of these albums. Some satellite bands have also released records on their own. So far, five of the satellite bands have had tracks featured across a series of six 7" singles and Traditionalists and Ishraqiyun have delivered full-length albums.
caption: Trey Spruance performing in 2009
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