SATURDAY 22 MAY:

- SECRET CHIEFS 3 (us)
- CHES SMITH's CONGS FOR BRUMS (us)
- FAT 32 (fr)

WORM - Achterhaven 148, Rotterdam
doors: 21:00
damage: 13,50 euro
http://agenda.wormweb.nl/agenda.php?id=3337

TREY SPRUANCE - saz & guitar
TIMB HARRIS - violin, trumpet & guitar
JAI YOUNG KIM - Keyboards
CHES SMITH - Drums
TOBY DRIVER (Kayo Dot) – bass

Under the leadership of Trey Spruance, Secret Chiefs 3 was born in the United States in 1995, and has been more or less based in the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle. In the last 13 years SC3 has enlisted upwards of thirty-five contributing members drawn from a remarkable pool of maverick talent (Eyvind Kang, William Winant, Shahzad Ismaily, Ches Smith, etc). In addition to Spruance, the original incarnation of the band was made up of Danny Heifetz, Trevor Dunn, and Bar McKinnon, all from Mr. Bungle.

Musically SC3 is not confined by the tonal systems of western music, but floats happily in and out of those systems through the use of it’s arsenal of both uniquely-made and traditional instruments equipped with SC3’s own pitch modifications. The music comes across to most listeners as otherworldy but in no way “vague”, deeply melodic, mysterious, catchy, moving, etc. On one hand “heavy”, on the other “uplifting”. An echo of something fundamental perhaps. If to engage in such fundamentals in this day and age places SC3 by default in the “avant garde”, then perhaps the band actually belongs there (as many of their members are major luminaries in that area). But you wouldn’t know that by HEARING them!!

http://www.myspace.com/secretchiefs3
http://www.webofmimicry.com/label.php?band=sc3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0UMQeLd_UU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHxpvNTRBQg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CELK2CC2eFM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4_fbW_4w84
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Blxg4zMe364