Path of Most Resistance
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Path of Most Resistance is a compilation album of music by Secret Chiefs 3
, released in 2007 by Mimicry Records. The album features original compositions from Trey Spruance
as well as covers of compositions by Ernest Gold, Ananda Shankar
, RD Burman, Tommie Connor
, Brian Wilson
and Van Dyke Parks
. The last three songs have not been released on any other Secret Chiefs 3 album.
Secret Chiefs 3
Secret Chiefs 3 is an instrumental rock 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 including surf rock, Persian, Arab, Indian, death metal, film music, electronic music,...
, released in 2007 by Mimicry Records. The album features original compositions from Trey Spruance
Trey Spruance
Preston Lea Spruance III or "Trey Spruance" is an American composer, producer, and musician, perhaps best known as the leader of the multi-genre outfit Secret Chiefs 3 and for his work as guitarist and keyboardist with Mr. Bungle...
as well as covers of compositions by Ernest Gold, Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar was a Bengali musician best known for fusing Western and Eastern musical styles. He was married to Tanusree Shankar.-Early life:...
, RD Burman, Tommie Connor
Tommie Connor
Tommie Connor was a British songwriter, credited with several hit songs over his long career. Most notable among these was "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus", which has been recorded by many artists, including the Jackson 5 and is among the top 25 Christmas music songs...
, Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson
Brian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the group The Beach Boys. Within the band, Wilson played bass and keyboards, also providing part-time lead vocals and, more often, backing vocals, harmonizing in falsetto with the group...
and Van Dyke Parks
Van Dyke Parks
Van Dyke Parks is an American composer, arranger, producer, musician, singer, author and actor. Parks is perhaps best known for his contributions as a lyricist on the Beach Boys album Smile....
. The last three songs have not been released on any other Secret Chiefs 3 album.
| Track | Song | Composer | Origin | Other appearances |
| 1 | Book T: Exodus | Gold | Book of Horizons Book of Horizons -Personnel:* Trey Spruance — guitars , keyboards , percussion , santur, rabab, banjo, saz, sheng, synthesizer, sampler, soundscape, Foley sound effects, electroacoustic treatment, vocals, producer, engineer* Mike... |
Exodus Soundtrack Exodus (soundtrack) Exodus is a soundtrack album by Ernest Gold with the Sinfonia of London from the 1961 film Exodus directed by Otto Preminger.The main theme from the film has been widely remixed and covered by many artists such as Ferrante and Teicher, whose version went No. 2 on the Billboard Singles Chart... by Ernest Gold |
| 2 | The 4 (Great Ishraqi Sun) | Spruance | Book of Horizons | Live at the Great American Music Hall Live at the Great American Music Hall (DVD) Live at the Great American Music Hall is a DVD of Secret Chiefs 3 performing live at the Great American Music Hall on June 3, 2007. The DVD contains performances of seven previously unreleased Secret Chiefs 3 songs as well as several songs from their previously available repertoire.-Tracklisting:-... |
| 3 | Ship of Fools Ship of Fools The ship of fools is an allegory that has long been a fixture in Western literature and art. The allegory depicts a vessel populated by human inhabitants who are deranged, frivolous, or oblivious, passengers aboard a ship without a pilot, and seemingly ignorant of their own direction... (Stone of Exile) |
Spruance | Book M Book M Book M is the third studio album by Secret Chiefs 3, released in 2001. The album is centered around the theme of the Holy Grail, and the artwork consists of several layers of ciphers and alchemical symbols.- Track listing :... |
Live at the Great American Music Hall |
| 4 | Renunciation | Shankar | Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws: Hurqalya is the second studio album by Secret Chiefs 3. It was released in 1998. The remastered version contains the bonus track Zulkifar II.-Track listing:#"The Rose Garden of Mystery" - 2:37... |
Ananda Shankar And His Music Eyes of Flesh, Eyes of Flame Eyes of Flesh, Eyes of Flame Eyes of Flesh, Eyes of Flame is a live album by Secret Chiefs 3, recorded August 18, 1998 and rereleased in 2007. Recorded live at their performance at Slims in San Francisco on August 18, 1998, this CD features the 1998 touring incarnation of Secret Chiefs 3, Trey Spruance, Danny Heifetz, Eyvind... Live at the Great American Music Hall |
| 5 | The Owl in Daylight The Owl in Daylight The Owl in Daylight is a novel that Philip K. Dick was working on at the time of his death in 1982. He had already been paid and was working against a deadline. After his death the Philip K. Dick estate approached other writers to see about the possibility of someone writing the novel based on his... |
Spruance | Book of Horizons | |
| 6 | Combat for the Angel | Spruance | Book M | Eyes of Flesh, Eyes of Flame |
| 7 | Zulkifar III | Spruance | Book M | First Grand Constitution and Bylaws First Grand Constitution and Bylaws First Grand Constitution and Bylaws is the first studio album by Secret Chiefs 3. It was released in 1996.-Track listing:#"Ana'l Haqq"- :22#"Adept Chamber of the Magian Tavern – Altar to the Master Chief"- 1:11#"Inn of 3 Doors"- 1:22... Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws Eyes of Flesh, Eyes of Flame Live at the Great American Music Hall |
| 8 | The End Times | Spruance | Book of Horizons | Live at the Great American Music Hall |
| 9 | "Jabalqa"/"Jabarsa" (live) | Spruance | Eyes of Flesh, Eyes of Flame | Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws |
| 10 | Mera Pyar Shalimar | Burman | Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws | Shalimar Shalimar (film) Shalimar is a 1978 Hindi film. Its English version known as Raiders of the Sacred Stone was released in USA. The movie starred Dharmendra, Sir Rex Harrison, Zeenat Aman, Shammi Kapoor, Prem Nath, Aruna Irani and American actors John Saxon and Sylvia Miles in supporting roles. Jayamalini does a... Soundtrack br R.D. Burman |
| 11 | Ciocarlia (live) | Traditional | Eyes of Flesh, Eyes of Flame | |
| 12 | I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" is an American Christmas song with music and lyrics by Tommie Connor.The original recording by Jimmy Boyd on 15 July 1952 when he was 13 reached #1 on the Billboard charts in December 1952, and on the Cash Box chart at the beginning of the following year... |
Connor | Previously unreleased | The Christmas Album by Jimmy Boyd Jimmy Boyd Jimmy Boyd was an American singer, musician, and actor. He was best known for his recording of the novelty song "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus".-Early years:... |
| 13 | Good Vibrations Good Vibrations "Good Vibrations" is a song by American rock band The Beach Boys. Composed and produced by Brian Wilson, the song's lyrics were written by Wilson and Mike Love.... |
Wilson | Previously unreleased | Smiley Smile Smiley Smile Smiley Smile is the twelfth studio album by The Beach Boys, issued in 1967. Released in the place of the much-touted Smile, Smiley Smile is widely considered to be under-produced, and it was received with indifference and confusion upon its unveiling... by The Beach Boys The Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962... |
| 14 | Heroes and Villains Heroes and Villains "Heroes and Villains" is a song by the American rock band The Beach Boys, co-written by the group's leader Brian Wilson and lyricist Van Dyke Parks. Originally intended by Wilson to be the centerpiece of the ambitious but shelved album Smile, a re-recorded version of the song was released on Smiley... |
Wilson / Parks | Previously unreleased | Smile Smile (Brian Wilson album) Smile, sometimes typeset with the idiosyncratic partial capitalization SMiLE, or referred to as Brian Wilson Presents Smile is a solo album by Brian Wilson, with lyrics by Van Dyke Parks released on September 28, 2004 on CD and two-disc vinyl LP... by The Beach Boys |