• Dexter Wansel – A Prophet Named K.G.
    • Dexter Wansel – Life On Mars
    • Dexter Wansel – Together Once Again
    • Dexter Wansel – Stargazer
    • Dexter Wansel – One Million Miles From The Ground
    • Dexter Wansel – You Can Be What You Wanna Be
    • Dexter Wansel – Theme From The Planets
    • Dexter Wansel – Rings Of Saturn
    • 1. A Prophet Named K.G.
    • 2. Life On Mars
    • 3. Together Once Again
    • 4. Stargazer
    • 5. One Million Miles From The Ground
    • 6. You Can Be What You Wanna Be
    • 7. Theme From The Planets
    • 8. Rings Of Saturn

    Life On Mars is the 1976 debut album by the American R&B/jazz fusion singer, arranger, musician, composer and conductor Dexter Wansel. The album is considered to be a "space-funk" classic, inspired by David Bowie's "Life On Mars?". Wansel composed his own sci-fi sounds with swirling, ring-like oscillators, cosmic sub tones, and metallic, otherworldly leads using his signature ARP 2600 synthesizer. Wansel's pioneering synth sound was shared on numerous records with artists like MFSB, Billy Paul, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Teddy Pendergrass, and The Jones Girls. The album inspired other artists and Wansel's "Theme From The Planets" drum beat intro is hailed as being one of the first foundation beats of hip-hop. His sampled music has been used by Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Drake, Rick Ross, J. Cole, Wiz Khalifa, and Ice Cube amongst others.

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