Anyone not hip to the diverse genre sounds coming out of Higher Octave these days can find the perfect sampler in 3rd Force's vibe-intensive Force Field.
While the electronic keyboard trio of William Aura, Craig Dobbin, and Alain Eskinasi provides thick, acid jazzy grooves that range from dreamy and laid back ("7th Heaven") to shuffling hip-hop, trip-hop, and aggressive blues, some of the label's biggest names have a ball strutting their own stuff as the lead melodies and harmonies.
Grant Geissman in particular gets opportunities to go easy on the nylon string (playing off the distant call and response of saxman John Klemmer and John Halblieb's muted trumpet), swampy on the slide guitar (the thickly percussive, dark and haunting "Bridge of Dreams"), and joyously funky on electric.
Brian Hughes' brisk electric strings take center stage on the throbbing "Something Special," while Craig Chaquico's snappy acoustic flow weaves in and out of Richard Hardy's wistful sax harmony on "The Closer You Get." Ozzie Ahlers interjects a few lively piano solos on two of the Chaquico-led tunes, but it's just for name value; Dobbin's sparkling ivory tenderness is just as grand.
Sax wise, 3rd Force seeks the smoky cool of Bryan Savage and Paul Taylor, whose soprano lines form a call and response with the hypnotic piano melody on "Revelation of the Heart.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Revelation of the Heart3rd Force | 3rd Force | Play | 05:10 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Something Special3rd Force | 3rd Force | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | The Closer You Get3rd Force | 3rd Force | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Give It All You Got3rd Force | 3rd Force | Play | 05:39 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Straight Up3rd Force | 3rd Force | Play | 05:39 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Secret Sauce3rd Force | 3rd Force | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Bridge of Dreams3rd Force | 3rd Force | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Step into My Life3rd Force | 3rd Force | Play | 05:12 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | 7th Heaven3rd Force | 3rd Force | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Once in a Lifetime3rd Force | 3rd Force | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 47 mins | 109 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3rd Force | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 2 | Ozzie Ahlers | Piano |
| 3 | William Aura | Bass, Keyboards, Mastering, Mixing, Percussion, Producer, Vocals |
| 4 | David Bard | Mastering |
| 5 | Craig Chaquico | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 6 | Darren Clark | Photography |
| 7 | Gerlando Compilati | Congas, Percussion |
| 8 | Craig Dobbin | Keyboards, Piano |
| 9 | Alain Eskinasi | Bass, Guitar (Rhythm), Keyboards, Percussion |
| 10 | Grant Geissman | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 11 | Richard Hardy | Fiddle, Flute, Horn, Saxophone |
| 12 | Brian Hughes | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 13 | John Klemmer | Guest Artist, Saxophone |
| 14 | Matt Marshall | Executive Producer |
| 15 | Bryan Savage | Guest Artist, Saxophone |
| 16 | Dan Selene | Executive Producer |
| 17 | Peter Sterling | Harmonica |
| 18 | Paul Taylor | Guest Artist, Sax (Soprano) |
| 19 | Third Force | Producer |
| 20 | David Thomas | Keyboards |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |