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Dexter Wansel – Life on Mars
Dexter Wansel
Life on Mars
Style: Jazz
Label: Philadelphia International Records
Catalog Number: PZ 34079
Released: 1976, 70's
This album needs little introduction… Life on Mars is a space-funk classic from the oft-sampled synthesizer guru Dexter Wansel. Inspired by David Bowie’s “Is There Life on Mars?”, Wansel composed his own sci-fi vision in 1976 with swirling, ring-like oscillators, cosmic sub tones, and metallic, otherworldly leads using his signature ARP 2600 synthesizer. Wansel would go on to share his pioneering synth sound on numerous records with artists like MFSB, Billy Paul, Evelyn “Champagne” King, Teddy Pendergrass, The Jones Girls.
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Tags: Cosmic / Jazz-funk / Samples
Tracklist:
A1 A Prophet Named K.G.
A2 Life On Mars
A3 Together Once Again
A4 Stargazer
B1 One Million Miles From The Ground
B2 You Can Be What You Wanna Be
B3 Theme From The Planets
B4 Rings Of Saturn
Credits:
Arranged By – Dexter Wansel (tracks: A1 to A3, B1 to B4)
Art Direction – Ed Lee
Backing Vocals – Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson, Evette Benton
Bass – Derrick Graves
Design – Chris Peterson (6), Gerard Huerta
Drums, Percussion – Darryl Brown
Engineer – Jay Mark
Engineer [Assistant] – Jeffrey Stewart (2), Mike Hutchinson*, Peter Humphreys
Engineer [Chief] – Jim Gallagher
Guitar – Calvin Harris (3)
Lacquer Cut By – NS*
Percussion – Charles Collins, Joe Johnson (2)
Photography By – Danny Wong, Eric Meola
Producer, Written-By, Keyboards, Synthesizer [Arp], Lead Vocals – Dexter Wansel
Saxophone, Flute – Bobby Malach*
Strings, Horns – MFSB
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Al Harrison
