'Festival of Love' by Bandtraxs

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‘Festival of Love'

By

BANDTRAXS

Bandtraxs Records – Released 22/9/2014

Listen now on SoundCloud

If you enjoy retro sounding mid 1970’s soul, this Bandtraxs release features a new instrumental that captures the spirit of disco music prevalent around that time. This production has been carefully crafted with respect to a period that gave us the likes of The Love Unlimited Orchestra, Barry White, Gene Page, The Sound of Philadelphia, The Salsoul Orchestra and MFSB. The instrumentation remains faithful to a more traditional style of arrangement from the days when sequencing and midi did not exist. Although using modern techniques to record these tracks, the essence of the music here still sounds organic and collaborative.

The main influences for this music are the 1970’s and particularly the Philly Sound. Nobody will ever recreate that music successfully without the musicians who made it and arrangers that so eloquently added their parts to the songs in the first place. The likes of Bobby Eli, Earl Young, Vince Montana, Ronnie Baker, Norman Harris, Thom Bell, Richard Rome and Bobby Martin are a few names that come to mind, but there are so many other individuals responsible for that sound too numerous to mention. The writers, producers, musicians, arrangers and artists are greatly appreciated and celebrated here with my efforts to write and produce this material. And ultimately of course, it would be appropriate to write some lyrics and cut vocals on this song at some stage in the future. 

Carl Dixon

Bandtraxs Records - www.bandtraxs.com

The official digital release: 22nd September 2014

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Title: Festival of Love

Written by: Carl Dixon

ISRC: GBXNE1400004

Duration: 5’ 05”

Label: Bandtraxs

Artist: Bandtraxs

Production: Carl Dixon

Mixed and mastered by: Carl Dixon

This release: 22/9/2014
© 2014

The sound recording copyright is owned by Carl Dixon

'Never should have kissed you' by The Delgonives

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‘Never Should Have Kissed You’

By

THE DELGONIVES

Bandtraxs Records – Released: 22/9/2014

Listen now on SoundCloud

The Delgonives perform a new original song with a familiar beach and 60's feel. The song was written by Carl Dixon who has now completed three numbers for The Delgonives. The melody swings and this release takes the clock back to around 1965 to give it a beach and sprinkling of Motown flavour. This is the fourth 'Delgonives' release in the last year and this time a a new composition seemed very appropriate to exploit the groups passion for singing old and new songs. Stay tuned for the update....

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Title: Never should have kissed you

Writer: Carl Dixon

Published by: CHD Publishing

Artist: The Delgonives

Label: Bandtraxs

Production: Carl Dixon for Bandtraxs Productions

ISRC number: GBXNE1400005

UPC:soon

Artwork photo: Paul Topp (under license)

Sleeve art: Michelle Dixon

This release: 22/9/2014

Recording location: London

Musicians

Carl Dixon

Uriel Jones/Pistol Allen

Jack Ashford

Arranger

Carl Dixon

Produced by

Carl Dixon for Bandtraxs Productions

Engineered, mixed and mastered by Carl Dixon

For more information about Bandtraxs releases please visit

www.bandtraxs.com or contact carl@bandtraxs.com

© Carl Dixon 2014

Diane Shaw/Carl Dixon Co Write - 'Good Lovin Man'

And how about this for a co write, with the fabulously talented UK soul singer Diane Shaw! Just released and available everywhere. The executive producer is Andy Birkinshaw who certainly has done the business in the studio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1VtoBlwS2g

and buy the track from Amazon here:

Diane Shaw sings 'Good lovin man'

'I've got you on my mind' by The Delgonives

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‘I've Got You On My Mind’

By

THE DELGONIVES

Bandtraxs Records – Release date 22nd August 2014

Listen now on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9h5TCIsGNk

The Delgonives perform a beach cover version of this old classic made popular by the UK 1970's group 'White Plains'. The song was written by Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway who scored countless hits for various artists throughout the world. The melody swings and this interpretation takes the clock back to around 1965 to give it a beach music flavour. This is the third 'Delgonives' release and this time a cover version seemed very appropriate to exploit the groups passion for singing old and new songs. Stay tuned...there will be more from 'The Delgonives'!

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Purchase from Amazon US

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Title: I've Got You On My Mind

Writer: Roger Cook & Roger Greenaway

Published by: Universal/Maribus and world wide licence acquired

Artist: The Delgonives

Label: Bandtraxs

Production: Carl Dixon for Bandtraxs Productions

ISRC number: GBXNE1400002

UPC: 888174994796

Artwork photo: Paul Topp (under license)

Sleeve art: Michelle Dixon

This release: 22nd August 2014

Recording location: London

Musicians

Carl Dixon

Arranger

Carl Dixon

Produced by

Carl Dixon for Bandtraxs Productions

Engineered, mixed and mastered by Carl Dixon

For more information about Bandtraxs releases please visit

www.bandtraxs.com or contact carl@bandtraxs.com

© Carl Dixon 2014

'Santa, let's leave it at that' by The Delgonives

Finally released 20th November 2013! 'Santa, let's leave it at that' by The Delgonives. More info here:

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‘Santa, Let’s Leave It At That’

By

THE DELGONIVES

Bandtraxs Records – Release date 20th November 2013

Listen now on YouTube/Soundcloud:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUGYtzI_9-E

https://soundcloud.com/55motown/santa-lets-leave-it-at-that-16

A brand new Christmas song performed by ‘The Delgonives’, which sounds similar to those records released during the 1960's US west coast surfin' era. The orchestration particularly reminiscent of recordings that may feature the LA based 'Wrecking Crew' session musicians who performed on so many hits of the 1960's. Whether ‘The Monkees’, ‘The Beach Boys’ or Phil Spector’s wall of sound,  ‘Santa, let’s leave it at that’ is hoping to capture the spirit so evident in the song writing and studio back then.

The official release date is the 20^th November 2013 and the track can be purchased from CD Baby, Amazon, iTunes and all leading download and streaming services.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Title: Santa, let’s leave it at that

Writer: Carl Dixon (PRS)
Published by: CHD Publishing (PRS)
Artist: The Delgonives

Label: Bandtraxs

Production: Carl Dixon for Bandtraxs Productions

ISRC number: GBXNE1300013

UPC: 888174401089

Artwork photo: Paul Topp (under license)

Sleeve art: Michelle Dixon

This release: 20^th November 2013

Original incarnation: September 2012 Music/November 2013 Words

Recording location: London

For more information about Bandtraxs releases please visit

www.bandtraxs.com or contact carl@bandtraxs.com

Artists and musicians on ‘Santa, let’s leave it at that’

Lead & backing vocals

Carl Dixon

Musicians

All instruments and handclaps: Carl Dixon

Arranged by

Carl Dixon

Produced by

Carl Dixon for Bandtraxs Productions

Recording location

London

Engineered, mixed and mastered by Carl Dixon

© Carl Dixon 2013

'Libby, let's leave it at that' by The Delgonives

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‘Libby, let’s leave it at that’

By

THE DELGONIVES

Bandtraxs Records - Release date 21^st October 2013

Listen now on YouTube/Soundcloud:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w5lPGXT6RU

https://soundcloud.com/55motown/libby-lets-leave-it-at-that-1

A brand new song and production performed by The Delgonives which sounds similar to those records released during the 1960's US west coast surfin' era. The orchestration particularly reminiscent of recordings that may feature the LA based 'Wrecking Crew' session musicians who performed on so many hits of the 1960's. Whether ‘The Monkees’, ‘The Beach Boys’ or Phil Spector’s wall of sound, 'Libby' is hoping to capture that spirit so evident in the song writing and studio back then.

This song was written and produced in London/England and the title comes from a comment British Prime-minister David Cameron made to a journalist who tried to quiz him about a rather delicate matter in the news, live on air!

The official release date is the 21^st October 2013 and the track can be purchased from CD Baby, Amazon, iTunes and all leading download and streaming services.

Hear now on Youtube/Soundcloud:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w5lPGXT6RU

https://soundcloud.com/55motown/libby-lets-leave-it-at-that-1

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Title: Libby, let’s leave it at that

Writer: Carl Dixon (PRS)

Published by: CHD Publishing (PRS)

Artist: The Delgonives

Label: Bandtraxs

Production: Carl Dixon for Bandtraxs Productions

ISRC number: GBXNE1300012

UPC: 888174338811

Artwork photo: Paul Topp (under license)

Sleeve art: Michelle Dixon

This release: 21^st October 2013

Original incarnation: September 2012 Music/November 2012 Words

Recording location: London

For more information about Bandtraxs releases please visit

www.bandtraxs.com or contact carl@bandtraxs.com

© Carl Dixon 2013

Artists and musicians on ‘Libby, let’s leave it at that’

Lead & backing vocals

Carl Dixon

Musicians

All instruments and handclaps: Carl Dixon

Arranger

Carl Dixon

Produced by

Carl Dixon for Bandtraxs Productions

Recording location

London

Studio A

Engineered, mixed and mastered by Carl Dixon

© Carl Dixon 2013

'Make Five' by Bandtraxs finally released 1st March 2013

Hello everybody

Just a quick advisory about my new album release called 'Make Five' by the artist name  'Bandtraxs'. This has been a labour of love since 2009 writing five new instrumental songs and producing them with a retro disco feel. The title track 'Make Five' and writing five new songs in this style was the original concept for the material, the name being a play on words with a song called 'Take Five'. The difference being the number of songs rather than the beats per bar in the groove!

In effect these are elaborate demos with a view to one day maybe recording a full orchestra for real, plus of course write lyrics and produce vocal versions in the future. The productions on the 'Make Five' album are styled in such a way that they are evocative of the mid 1970's disco era and especially those instrumentals by the likes of 'Love Unlimited' or 'MFSB'. Clearly, these tracks are nowhere near the high quality output these orchestras released, as I believe they are in a league of their own with their differing styles and can never be surpassed. Nevertheless, my endeavors here are to write and be creative producing interesting melodies, counter melodies and instrumentation that it reminiscent of an influential era in popular music. 

You may glean that there are two mixes of each song to enjoy. The alternate mix is simply missing a few instruments here and there, which gives the groove a slightly different dynamic. Using technology of the day, I hope I have created something of worth and enjoyable to the listener, retro in style and showcasing my passion for this music.

Below are the Soundcloud links for the main mixes. Feel free to listen and enjoy. If you are curious about the songs, please ask. There is normally a story behind each of my compositions and I would be happy to engage. They are already for sale on CD Baby and iTunes and soon to follow on Amazon and all streaming media solutions like Spotify etc.

Ultimately of course, I would like airplay and sales to help finance my involvement in making this music. Therefore I ask on air talent to consider playing any of the tracks within their programming if they feel it appropriate. All songs will be registered with the song writing and label societies accordingly. Each track has its own ISRC number, which is one the legal registrations for the sound recording and label owner. If you know any talent that maybe interested in the songs please make them aware! Send me a private message if you know air programming that would benefit from this style of music and I can send you Dropbox links.

Make five

https://soundcloud.com/55motown/make-five-by-bandtraxs/s-RYWEP

Side tracked

https://soundcloud.com/55motown/side-tracked-by-bandtraxs/s-G3Zki

Double up

https://soundcloud.com/55motown/double-by-bandtraxs/s-T8tMb

A little of the big stuff

https://soundcloud.com/55motown/a-little-of-the-big-stuff-by/s-Mj8D2

Walk away the winner

https://soundcloud.com/55motown/walk-away-the-winner-by/s-eSzOT

Thank you

Carl Dixon