3rd Force

小简介 3rd Force是一个Smooth Jazz的组合，也是一个New Age的组合，这个三人组合所有的唱片都是在Higher Octave旗下发行的，而且这三个人还负责大部分Higher Octave旗下的音乐家的唱片幕后制作工作，尤其是一些新进的音乐人，我们经常可以在一些其他HO旗下的音乐家的音乐里找到3rd Force的影子，比如Yulara,Shahin & Sepehr等，所以在某种程度上，3rd Force直接影响到Higher Octave的音乐主题发展。起初3rd Force的音乐风格是定位在“Contemporary Instrumental”（现代器乐），这种音乐风格虽然是归类于New Age,不过这种音乐风格正是Smooth Jazz的表现手法。而3rd Force的成员本身都是录音室高手，而且他们一贯崇尚音乐的现代节奏感，所以他们的Smooth Jazz作品中融入了大量现代电子舞曲元素 One of the mainstays of the Higher Octave label, 3rd Force is an instrumental trio composed of multi-instrumentalists William Aura (also the group's producer and chief composer), Craig Dobbin, and Alain Eskinasi, plus varied and frequent guest musicians. 3rd Force is considerably more eclectic than most artists who fit into smooth jazz radio formats; in fact, their work often straddles the line between smooth jazz and dance-heavy, electronic-tinged acid jazz, sometimes incorporating ethnic influences as well. 3rd Force's self-titled debut appeared in 1994, and a series of "force"-themed titles followed: 1995's Force of Nature, 1997's Vital Force, and 1999's Force Field, all at a similar standard of quality. In 2000, Higher Octave released a best-of retrospective titled Collective Force.