If you enjoy retro sounding mid 1970’s soul, this Bandtraxs release features five new instrumental songs that capture the spirit of disco music prevalent around that time. These productions have been carefully crafted with respect to a period that gave us the likes of The Love Unlimited Orchestra, 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 these songs at some stage. Stay tuned for news on that scenario! And for those familiar with Manchester rock bands of the 1980’s, thanks and welcome on board Simon Moss on drums of ‘The Clouds’ fame on these sessions. And thanks also to Gavin Morris for his excellent work on the bass guitar. Carl Dixon Bandtraxs Records - www.bandtraxs.com The official digital release: 1st March 2013 IMPORTANT INFORMATION Album title: Make five Label: Bandtraxs Artist: Bandtraxs Production: Carl Dixon This compilation © 2013 Tracks Make five/Make five (alternate version) Written by: Carl Dixon ISRC: GBXNE1300001/GBXNE1300002 Duration: 3’ 51”/3’ 50” Side tracked/Side tracked (alternate version) Written by: Carl Dixon, Simon Moss, Gavin Morris ISRC: GBXNE1300003/GBXNE1300004 Duration: 5’ 06”/4’ 51” Double up/Double up (alternate version) Written by: Carl Dixon, Simon Moss, Gavin Morris ISRC: GBXNE1300005/GBXNE1300006 Duration: 3’ 52”/3’ 46” A little of the big stuff/A little of the big stuff (alternate version) Written by: Carl Dixon ISRC: GBXNE1300007/GBXNE1300008 Duration: 5’ 15”/5’ 16” Walk away the winner/Walk away the winner (alternate version) Written by: Carl Dixon ISRC: GBXNE1300009/GBXNE1300010 Duration: 5’ 55”/5’ 53” Musicians: Drums: Simon Moss Tambourine/percussion elements: Carl Dixon Bass guitar: Gavin Morris Guitar/wah wah: Carl Dixon Keyboards (organ/electric piano): Carl Dixon Orchestral sounds (piano, horns, strings, harp, harpsichord, vibraphones, glockenspiel): Carl Dixon Some elements of ‘The Drummers of Motown’ sample CD included featuring Uriel Jones and Richard ‘Pistol’ Allen on ‘Walk away the winner’ Some instrument sounds by The Garittan Orchestra and IK Multimedia Sample Tank Recorded in England between 2009/2012 Mastered at Metropolis, Chiswick, London, 2nd January 2013, by Tim Young Arranged by: Carl Dixon Produced by: Carl Dixon This compilation © Carl Dixon 2013 The sound recording copyright is owned by Carl Dixon/Bandtraxs