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Xaphan: Book of Angels Volume 9

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Released
  
May, 2008

Artist
  
Secret Chiefs 3

Producer
  
Trey Spruance

Length
  
55:29

Release date
  
May 2008

Label
  
Tzadik Records

Xaphan: Book of Angels Volume 9 wwwprogarchivescomprogressiverockdiscography

Xaphan Book of Angels Volume 9 (2008)
  
Lucifer Book of Angels Volume 10 (2008)

Xaphan Book of Angels Volume 9 (2008)
  
Le Mani Destre Recise Degli Ultimi Uomini (2009)

Genres
  
Jazz, Avant-garde, Klezmer, Surf music

Similar
  
Secret Chiefs 3 albums, Klezmer albums, Other albums

John zorn sheburiel by secret chiefs 3


Xaphan: Book of Angels Volume 9 is an album by the Secret Chiefs 3 performing compositions from John Zorn's second Masada book, "The Book of Angels". It is the fifth studio album to be released by the Secret Chiefs 3. As with the other volumes of the Book of Angels series, the titles of the songs are characters from Jewish and Christian mythology. The title of the album, Xaphan refers to one of the fallen angels who rebelled with Satan and set the Heaven on fire.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Sheburiel" - 5:43
  2. "Akramachamarei" - 5:46
  3. "Shoel" - 6:19
  4. "Barakiel" - 5:49
  5. "Bezriel" - 4:36
  6. "Kemuel" - 4:23
  7. "Labbiel" - 4:22
  8. "Asron" - 3:32
  9. "Balberith" - 6:31
  10. "Omael" - 4:01
  11. "Hamaya" - 4:20
All compositions by John Zorn.

Personnel

  • Trey Spruance — guitars (baritone guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar), piano, organ, percussion, autoharp, synthesizer, production, recording, mixing
  • Anonymous 13 — voice, viola
  • Chippy (Heung-Heung Chin) — design
  • Rich Doucette — sarangi
  • Timb Harris — violin, trumpet
  • Scott Hull — audio mastering
  • Shahzad Ismaily — bass guitar
  • Jai Young Kim — B3 organ
  • Justin Phelps — mixing
  • Jason Schimmel — guitar, recording
  • Monica Schley — harp
  • Ches Smith — drums, congas
  • Tim Smolens — cello, upright bass, recording
  • Kazunori Sugiyama — associate producer
  • Adam Stacey — clavinet
  • Arun Venkatesh — recording
  • Alex Eddings — Assistant Engineer
  • John Zorn — executive producer
  • Songs

    1Sheburiel5:44
    2Akramachamarei5:46
    3Shoel6:19

    References

    Xaphan: Book of Angels Volume 9 Wikipedia