Bandtraxs

Tuesday, 24 December 2019

'Tell me (crying over you)' by The Delgonives

PRESS RELEASE

‘Tell Me (Crying Over You)’

Written by: Carl Dixon & Spyder Turner

Performed by

THE DELGONIVES

The official release date is the 17th July 2017 and the track can be purchased from

CD Baby, Amazon, iTunes and all leading download and streaming services.

Listen here on YouTube

Following on from the 2017 February release of 'Miss me, miss my baby', 'The Delgonives' perform this exciting cover of the Spyder Turner classic 'Tell me (crying over you)' again with a familiar 1960s groove. Carl Dixon and Spyder Turner wrote the song with a retro melody that takes the clock back to around 1965 to give it a ‘Carolina Beach’ sound with sprinklings of Detroit and the Wall of Sound here and there. This is the ninth 'Delgonives' release in the last few years and has a number of vocal and instrumental versions that are available to download including individual saxophone, organ and vibraphone mixes for instrumental lovers. All vocals were recorded in London, England, but the guitars, bass and horns were recorded in Nashville and drums in Detroit. The notion of multiple mixes is to give listeners, radio stations and potentially TV stations a choice of recordings that fit their programming. This initiative also exploits the technology that allows experimentation to another level with master recordings.

In the past Hull born Carl Dixon has co wrote and produced with celebrated Funk Brother guitarist, song writer and performer Dennis Coffey songs featuring Spyder Turner and Cherokee Pree in the ‘Motor City’ along with some other notable ‘Funk Brothers’ and session musicians back in 2008. 'Tell me (crying over you)' and 'Glory Fleeting' featuring Spyder Turner on lead vocals, 'Suddenly there's you' featuring Pree on lead and 'Detroit (city by the river)' by Bandtraxs were all released successfully from that session and still available to purchase or stream.

Later that same year Carl teamed up with Philly legend Bobby Eli where they co wrote, along with singer songwriter Chiquita Green, four new songs in his ‘Grooveyard’ studio. The two releases from that session were ‘There I go falling in love again’ by Chiquita and ‘Soul Recession’ by legendary Salsoul recording harmony group ‘Double Exposure’ famous for such releases as ’My love is free’, ‘Ten percent’ and ‘Every man’. In addition, Carl also has a co write with UK soul singer Diane Shaw and producer Andy Birkinshaw called ‘Good Lovin Man’ which is on her album ‘Love, Life and Strings’. Carl and The Delgonives are also proud to have co produced and sang on Robert and Mike Paladino's 'Soul Girl' parts 1 & 2 in 2015. This song is a derivative of 'The Four Winds' original 'Playgirl' released in 1963. Carl and Robert created this masterpiece remotely via Internet collaboration.

Title: Tell me (crying over you)

Writers: Carl Dixon/Spyder Turner

Published by: CHD Publishing/Proud Belly Music

Artist: The Delgonives

Label: Bandtraxs

ISRC numbers: GBXNE1700051 to GBXNE1700060

UPC: 191061388852

Sleeve art: Michelle Dixon

This release: 17th July 2017

Recording location: London/Nashville/Detroit

Drums: Drew Shultz

Baritone and tenor sax: Sam Levine

Trombone: Roy Agee

Guitar: Mark Baldwin

Bass guitar: Gary Lunn

Keyboards/Tambourine: Carl Dixon

Produced by

Carl Dixon for Bandtraxs Productions

Produced, mixed and mastered by Carl Dixon

For more information about Bandtraxs releases please visit

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

Monday, 23 December 2019

'One piece of cake' by The Delgonives

PRESS RELEASE

‘One Piece Of Cake’

Performed by

THE DELGONIVES

The official release date is the 1^st September 2017 and the track can be purchased from

Amazon, iTunes and all leading download and streaming services.

Listen here on YouTube

Following on from the 2017 release of 'Tell me (crying over you)', The Delgonives perform this exciting new song, again with a familiar 1960s groove. Carl Dixon wrote the song with a retro melody that takes the clock back to around 1966 and this production gives it a ‘Carolina Beach’ sound with sprinklings of Detroit and the 'Wall of Sound' here and there. This is the tenth 'Delgonives' release in the last few years and has a number versions that are available to download, including the solo saxophone, organ and vibraphone mixes. My guitarist offered a sitar effect track which I thought was quite novel, so track 8 features that idea. All vocals were recorded in London/England, but the guitars, bass and horns were recorded in Nashville and drums by Drew Schultz in Detroit. The notion of multiple mixes is to give listeners, radio stations and potentially TV stations a choice of recordings that fit their programming. This initiative also exploits the technology that allows experimentation to another level with master recordings.

Title: One piece of cake

Writer: Carl Dixon

Published by: Carl Dixon/CHD Publishing

Artist: The Delgonives

Label: Bandtraxs

ISRC number: GBXNE1700071 to GBXNE1700077

UPC: 191061107477

Sleeve art: Michelle Dixon

This release: 1^st September 2017

Recording location: London/Nashville/Detroit
Cake baked by: Michelle Melkman
Cake scoffed by: Carl & Michelle

Drums: Drew Shultz

Baritone and tenor sax: Sam Levine

Trombone: Roy Agee

Trumpet: Mike Haynes

Guitar: Mark Baldwin

Bass guitar: Gary Lunn

Keyboards: Carl Dixon

Produced, mixed and mastered by Carl Dixon for Bandtraxs Productions

For more information about Bandtraxs releases please visit

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

Sunday, 22 December 2019

'Loving you always came easy' by The Delgonives

PRESS RELEASE

'Loving You Always Came Easy'

Written by: Carl Dixon

Performed by

THE DELGONIVES
Bandtraxs Records – Release date 29^th June 2015.

The official release date is the 29^th June 2015 and the track can be purchased from Amazon, iTunes and all leading download and streaming services.

Listen here on YouTube

Following on from this year’s earlier release of 'Soul Girl' Parts 1 & 2 which was a collaboration with US writer/producer/performer Robert Paladino, The Delgonives perform a new original song with a familiar beach and 1960's feel again. The song was written by Carl Dixon and the melody takes the clock back to around 1965 to give it a ‘Carolina Beach’ sound with a sprinkling of Motown here and there. This is the sixth 'Delgonives' release in two years and this time, a new composition seemed very appropriate rather than a cover to exploit the groups passion for singing both old and new songs. A number of vocal and instrumental versions are available to download, including the shorter organ and vibraphone recordings. All current Delgonives vocals are recorded in London/England, but the guitars, bass and horns for example on this song are recorded in LA.

In the past, Carl Dixon co wrote and produced Spyder Turner and Cherokee Pree in the ‘Motor City’ with legend Dennis Coffey and some of the great ‘Funk Brothers’ back in 2008. Later that same year Carl teamed up with Philly legend Bobby Eli where they co wrote, along with singer songwriter Chiquita Green, four new songs in his ‘Grooveyard’ studio. The two released songs from that session are ‘There I go falling in love again’ sung by Chiquita and ‘Soul Recession’ by legendary Salsoul recording harmony group ‘Double Exposure’ famous for such releases as ’My love is free’, ‘Ten percent’ and ‘Every man’.

Title: Loving you always came easy

Writer: Carl Dixon

Published by: Carl Dixon/CHD Publishing

Artist: The Delgonives

Label: Bandtraxs

Production: Carl Dixon for Bandtraxs Productions

ISRC number: GBXNE1500011,12,13,14,15,16,17,18

UPC: 889211678945

Artwork photo: Michelle Dixon

Sleeve art: Michelle Dixon

This release: 29th June 2015

Recording location: London/LA

Written, produced, mixed and mastered by Carl Dixon for Bandtraxs Productions

For more information about Bandtraxs releases please visit

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

Sunday, 23 December 2018

'Miss me, miss my baby' by The Delgonives

PRESS RELEASE

‘Miss me, miss my baby’

Written by: Carl Dixon

Performed by

THE DELGONIVES

The official release date is the 14^th February 2017 and the track can
be purchased from Amazon, iTunes and all leading
download and streaming services.

Listen here on YouTube

Following on from the 2015 release of 'Loving you always came easy', The Delgonives perform this new original song with a familiar 1960's groove again. Carl Dixon wrote the song with a retro melody that takes the clock back to around 1965 to give it a ‘Carolina Beach’ sound with sprinklings of Detroit and the Wall of Sound here and there. This is the seventh 'Delgonives' release in the last few years and has a number of vocal and instrumental versions that are available to download, including the saxophone, electric piano and vibraphone mixes for instrumental lovers. All vocals were recorded in London/England, but the guitars, bass and horns were recorded in Nashville and drums by Drew Schultz in Detroit. The notion of multiple mixes is to give listeners, radio stations and potentially TV stations a choice of recordings that fit their programming. This initiative also exploits the technology that allows experimentation to another level with master recordings. A couple of the mixes include a sitar guitar for example, which subtlety changes the dynamics of the version.

Later that same year Carl teamed up with Philly legend Bobby Eli where they co wrote, along with singer songwriter Chiquita Green, four new songs in his ‘Grooveyard’ studio. The two releases from that session were ‘There I go falling in love again’ by Chiquita and ‘Soul Recession’ by legendary Salsoul recording harmony group ‘Double Exposure’ famous for such releases as ’My love is free’, ‘Ten percent’ and ‘Every man’. In addition, Carl also has a co write with UK soul singer Diane Shaw and producer Andy Birkinshaw called ‘Good Lovin Man’ which is on her album ‘Love, Life and Strings’. Carl and The Delgonives are also proud to have co produced and sang on Robert and Mike Paladino's 'Soul Girl' parts 1 & 2 last year. This song is a derivative of 'The Four Winds' original 'Playgirl' released in 1963. Carl and Robert created this masterpiece remotely via Internet collaboration.

Stay tuned for advisories about other releases from The Delgonives like 'Coming home', 'One piece of cake' and 'Tell me (crying over you'.

Title: Miss me, miss my baby

Writer: Carl Dixon

Published by: Carl Dixon/CHD Publishing

Artist: The Delgonives

Label: Bandtraxs

ISRC number: GBXNE1700001 to GBXNE1700020

UPC:191061107439

Sleeve art: Michelle Dixon

This release: 14th February 2017

Recording location: London/Nashville/Detroit

Drums: Drew Shultz

Baritone and tenor sax: Sam Levine

Trombone: Roy Agee

Trumpet: Mike Haynes

Guitar: Mark Baldwin

Bass guitar: Gary Lunn

Keyboards: Carl Dixon

Produced by

Carl Dixon for Bandtraxs Productions

Mixed by Carl Dixon

For more information about Bandtraxs releases please visit

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

Wednesday, 2 August 2017

'Stressful Drive' by Stressful Drive

PRESS RELEASE

‘Stressful Drive’

CHD Publishing (PRS, MCPS)

Performed by

STRESSFUL DRIVE

The official digital release is the 10th October 2018 and can be purchased from

CD Baby, Amazon, iTunes and all leading download and streaming services.

Listen here on YouTube

Bandtraxs and 'Stressful Drive' are delighted to release this new original work composed and produced by Carl Dixon, which has elements of Soul, Philly, Disco House, Chill House and Modern flavours throughout. 'Stressful Drive' is an instrumental dance track influenced by a live gig in London featuring UK soul group 'Soulutions', who write and perform their own material exquisitely. Carl realised that he too could come up with something a little more modern than many of his other retro sounding ideas. This was fun creating and hopefully there will be more similar efforts like this in the future.

AND.......in the past Hull born Carl Dixon has co wrote and produced with celebrated Funk Brother guitarist, song writer and performer Dennis Coffey songs featuring Spyder Turner and Cherokee Pree in the ‘Motor City’ along with some other notable ‘Funk Brothers’ and session musicians back in 2008. 'Tell me (crying over you)' and 'Glory Fleeting' featuring Spyder Turner on lead vocals, 'Suddenly there's you' featuring Pree on lead and 'Detroit (city by the river)' by Bandtraxs were all released successfully from that session and are available to purchase or stream. Later that same year Carl teamed up with Philly legend Bobby Eli where they co wrote, along with singer songwriter Chiquita Green, four new songs in his ‘Grooveyard’ studio. The two releases from that session were ‘There I go falling in love again’ by Chiquita and ‘Soul Recession’ by legendary Salsoul recording harmony group ‘Double Exposure’ famous for such releases as ’My love is free’, ‘Ten percent’ and ‘Every man’. In addition, Carl also has a co write with UK soul singer Diane Shaw and producer Andy Birkinshaw called ‘Good Lovin Man’ which is on her album ‘Love, Life and Strings’. Carl and The Delgonives are also proud to have co produced and sang on Robert and Mike Paladino's 'Soul Girl' parts 1 & 2 in 2015. This song is a derivative of 'The Four Winds' original 'Playgirl' released in 1963. Carl and Robert created this masterpiece remotely via Internet collaboration.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Title: Stressful drive

Writers: Carl Dixon

Published by: CHD Publishing

Artist: Stressful Drive

Label: Bandtraxs

ISRC number: GBXNE1800001

UPC: 193428008588

Sleeve art: Carl Dixon

This release: 10th October 2018

Recording location: London

Written, produced, mixed and mastered by Carl Dixon for Bandtraxs Productions

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

Tuesday, 25 July 2017

'Coming home' by The Delgonives

PRESS RELEASE

‘Coming Home’

Written by: Carl Dixon & Rikki James

Performed by

THE DELGONIVES

The official release date is the 17th July 2017 and can be purchased from Amazon, iTunes and all leading streaming services.

Listen here on YouTube

A brand new song and production performed by The Delgonives sounding similar to recordings released during the1960s US west coast surfin' and folk era. The song was co written by Carl Dixon and Rikki James at the BASCA song writing retreat 2014 in Wales at the Monnow Valley Studios where the likes of Oasis, Black Sabbath, Simple Minds and Robert Plant have recorded in the past. The official release date is the 17th July 2017. Normally The Delgonives perform more soulful songs with a Carolina Beach, Blue Eyed Soul and Detroit groove, but this time something a little different. Unlike other Bandtraxs releases this one does not have multiple mixes.

Later that same year Carl teamed up with Philly legend Bobby Eli where they co wrote, along with singer songwriter Chiquita Green, four new songs in his ‘Grooveyard’ studio. The two releases from that session were ‘There I go falling in love again’ by Chiquita and ‘Soul Recession’ by legendary Salsoul recording harmony group ‘Double Exposure’ famous for such releases as ’My love is free’, ‘Ten percent’ and ‘Every man’. In addition, Carl also has a co write with UK soul singer Diane Shaw and producer Andy Birkinshaw called ‘Good Lovin Man’ which is on her album ‘Love, Life and Strings’. Carl and The Delgonives are also proud to have co produced and sang on Robert and Mike Paladino's 'Soul Girl' parts 1 & 2 last year. This song is a derivative of 'The Four Winds' original 'Playgirl' released in 1963. Carl and Robert created this masterpiece remotely via Internet collaboration.

Stay tuned for other releases from The Delgonives like 'One piece of cake' and 'Tell me (crying over you'.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Title: Coming home

Writer: Carl Dixon & Rikki James (PRS)

Artist: The Delgonives

Label: Bandtraxs

Production: Carl Dixon for Bandtraxs Productions

ISRC number: GBXNE1600001

UPC: 191924036579

Artwork photo: Carl Dixon

Sleeve art: Michelle Dixon

This release: 17th July 2017

Recording location: Wales & London

All instruments, Lead & backing vocals by Carl Dixon

For more information about Bandtraxs releases please visit:-

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

(p) Carl Dixon 2017

Thursday, 5 February 2015

'Soul Girl' parts 1 & 2 by The Delgonives

PRESS RELEASE

'SOUL GIRL' Parts 1 & 2

Written by: Robert Paladino/Mike Paladino

Performed by

THE DELGONIVES

Bandtraxs Records – Release date 1st February 2015

Listen to part 1 on YouTube here
Listen to part 2 on Youtube here

‘Soul girl’ part 1 & 2 is destined to follow in the well-loved and respected Southern USA ‘Beach Music’ genre. Part 1 is the shorter version of this happy fun loving and catchy melody with a straight - four ‘Beach Music’ dance beat. Part 2 is “dedicated to all the soul girls out there” and simulates an in studio production with a cappella vocalising interspersed throughout. This 2015 performance by ‘The Delgonives’ marks number five in their recent releases and reminiscent of those 60’s classics from The Beach Boys, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, The Catalinas and The Embers.

‘Soul girl’ is co written by the Paladino brothers, Robert and Mike. Mike was drummer with ‘The Epitome of Sound’ and some times personal drummer with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Robert Paladino is the famed writer/producer of Northern Soul #4 rated anthem ‘You don’t love me’ by ‘The Epitome of Sound’ on Sandbag records. ‘YDLM’ is also included on the recently released hit compilation album ‘Northern Soul The Film’ soundtrack and the soon to be released ‘Odyssey Time Capsule’ which is the definitive celebration of the phenomena called ‘Northern Soul’. Robert and his 60’s vocal group ‘The Brooks Four’ are inductees into the prestigious ‘Jersey girls sing – Hall of Fame’ with his penned doo-wop collectors classic recording ‘I’ll be faithful’ on Sinclair records. ‘The Brooks Four’ also recorded as ‘The Four Winds’ and ‘The Teamates’ and were produced by Tommy Devito and Nick Massi of the world famous Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons on the recording ‘A Chance to Live’ and sang background vocals on the Bernadette Carroll release ‘Nicky’.

Carl Dixon co wrote and produced Spyder Turner and Cherokee Pree in the ‘Motor City’ with legend Dennis Coffey and some of the great ‘Funk Brothers’ back in 2008. Last year Spyder performed ‘Tell me (crying over you)’ one of those recordings, live on stage for the very first time in the UK at the famous Prestatyn Soul Weekender. ‘Glory Fleeting’ by Spyder, ‘Suddenly there’s you’ by Pree and ‘Detroit (city by the river) by Bandtraxs were the other recordings from that exceptional session. Later that same year Carl teamed up with Philly legend Bobby Eli where they co wrote, along with singer songwriter Chiquita Green, four new songs in his ‘Grooveyard’ studio. The two released songs from that session are ‘There I go falling in love again’ sung by Chiquita and ‘Soul Recession’ by legendary Salsoul recording harmony group ‘Double Exposure’ famous for such releases as ’My love is free’, ‘Ten percent’ and ‘Every man’. ‘Soul Recession’ has recently been remixed and included on the ‘Philly ReGrooved 3 Tom Moulton Remixes’ double CD. Carl has also recently collaborated with UK soul singer Diane Shaw on a song called ‘Good lovin man’ which is currently receiving airplay in the UK and US and in addition been pressed on to 7” vinyl along with her excellent rendition of the classic ‘Leave a little love’ originally performed by Lulu. Carl has also written most of The Delgonives songs such as ‘Libby, let’s leave it at that’, ‘Never should have kissed you’, ‘Santa, let’s leave it at that’ and written ‘Guess he’s just an old friend’ which is performed by ‘Leah Cammell featuring The Delgonives’.

This Delgonives recording of ‘Soul girl’ is a throwback to those times when harmony vocal groups would compete hoping to hit the big time by my making the charts and getting national radio airplay and TV appearances. We hope you enjoy it!

The official release date is the 1st February 2015 and the track can be purchased from

CD Baby, Amazon, iTunes and all leading download and streaming services.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Title: Soul girl

Writers: Robert Paladino/Mike Paladino

Published by: Pala One Publishing (ASCAP)

Artist: The Delgonives

Label: Bandtraxs

ISRC numbers: GBXNE1500009/1500010

UPC: 889211357147

Artwork: Andrew Goldie

Sleeve art compile: Michelle Dixon

This release: 1st February 2015

For more information about Bandtraxs and ‘The Delgonives’ releases please visit

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

Lead & backing vocals

Carl Dixon

Arranged by

Robert Paladino & Carl Dixon

Produced by

Robert Paladino & Carl Dixon

Recording location

London

Engineered, mixed and mastered by

Carl Dixon