The Third Power, by Material

The Third Power

by Material

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John Cratchley Laswell dub gumbo...indescribable...liberal helpings of Henry Threadgill and Karl Berger too;

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1.	Reality 04:55	info	buy track
2.	Playing With Fire 05:13	info	buy track
3.	Cosmic Slop 05:17	info	buy track
4.	E-Pluribus-Unum 03:40	info	buy track
5.	Drive-By 03:22	info	buy track
6.	Power of Soul (Black Chant) 05:24	info	buy track
7.	Mellow Mood 04:23	info	buy track
8.	Glory 04:35	info	buy track

credits

released September 11, 2016

produced by Bill Laswell

Jungle Brothers (Baby Bam & Mike G): vocals
Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin: vocals
Shabba Ranks: vocals
Bootsy Collins: vocals, guitar
Gary Shider: vocals, guitar
Gary "Mudbone" Cooper: vocals
Jenny Peters: vocals
Herbie Hancock: piano
Bernie Worrell: piano, organ
Jeff Bova: synthesizers
Henry Threadgill: flute
Olu Dara: cornet, African trumpet
Nicky Skopelitis: guitar, fairlight
Michael Hampton: guitar
Robbie Shakespeare: bass
Sly Dunbar: drums, drum programming
Aiyb Dieng: percussion

HORN SECTION
Fred Wesley: trombone
Maceo Parker: alto sax
Pee Wee Ellis: tenor sax

BRASS SECTION
Joe Daly: baritone horn
Richard Harper: Euphonium
Marcus Rojas: tuba
Joel Brandon: whistling

brass section arranged and conducted by Henry Threadgill
Material strings arranged and conducted by Karl Berger

recorded at Greenpoint, BC and Platinum Island Studios
engineering: Robert Musso, Oz Fritz & Martin Bisi
assistant engineers: Paul Berry & Steve McLoughlin
mixed by Jason Corsaro at Platinum Island Recording Studios
mastered at Masterdisk by Howie Weinberg
technical support: Ian Lintault

artwork by Thi-Linh Le