Patrick Cowley - Ultimate Collection - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Patrick Cowley - Mind Warp [COMPACT DISCS] Canada - Import date 11/16/1992

Dark Entries and Honey Soundsystem Records have teamed up once more to the final volume of gay porn soundtracks by San Francisco-based musician and producer, Patrick Cowley. One of the most revolutionary and influential figures in the canon of disco, Cowley created his own brand of Hi-NRG dance music, InchThe San Francisco Sound.Inch Born in Buffalo, NY on October 19, 1950, Patrick moved to San Francisco in 1971 to study at the City College of San Francisco. He founded the Electronic Music Lab at the school, where he would make experimental soundtracks by blending various types of music and adapting them to the synthesizer. By the mid-70's, Patrick's synthesis techniques landed him a job composing and producing songs for disco superstar Sylvester, including hits like InchYou Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)Inch, InchDance Disco HeatInch and InchStars.Inch This helped Patrick obtain more work as a remixer and producer. His 18-minute long remix of Donna Summer's InchI Feel LoveInch and his production work with edgy New Wave band Indoor Life were both of particular note. By 1981, Patrick had released a string of dance 12Inch singles, like InchMenergyInch and InchMegatron ManInch. He also had founded Megatone Records, the tag upon which he released his debut album, InchMenergyInch. Around this time Patrick was hospitalized and diagnosed with an unknown illness that which would later be called AIDS. Throughout 1982, he recorded two more Hi-NRG hits, InchDo You Wanna FunkInch for Sylvester, and InchRight On TargetInch for Paul Parker, as well as a second solo album InchMind WarpInch. On November 12, 1982, he passed away. In 1979 Patrick was contacted by John Coletti, owner of famed gay porn company Fox Studio in Los Angeles. Patrick jumped on this offer and sent reels of his college compositions from the 70s to John in LA. Coletti then used a variable speed oscillator to adjus

Indeep - Collection [COMPACT DISCS] Canada - Import date 09/24/1991