{"product_id":"patrick-cowley-school-daze-2lp-dark-entries","title":"Patrick Cowley - School Daze (2LP) [Dark Entries]","description":"\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2709367689\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/patrickcowley.bandcamp.com\/album\/school-daze\"\u003eSchool Daze by Patrick Cowley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: 2x12\" + Gatefold + Download. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDark Entries and Honey Soundsystem have teamed up to release the soundtrack to gay porn films created by San Francisco musician and producer, Patrick Cowley. Probably one of the most revolutionary and influential figures in the disco music canon, Cowley created his own style of Hi-NRG dance music, known as The San Francisco Sound. Born in Buffalo, New York, on October 19, 1950, Patrick moved to San Francisco at age 21. He studied at City College of San Francisco, where he founded the Electronic Music Lab. During that time, Patrick created radio jingles and electronic pieces using the school's equipment: first a Putney, then an E-MU system, and finally a Serge synthesizer. He composed experimental instrumental songs mixing various types of music and adapting them to the synthesizer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the mid-70s, Patrick's synthesizer skills landed him a job composing and producing songs for disco superstar Sylvester, such as “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real),” “Dance Disco Heat,” and “Stars.” This helped Patrick get more work as a remixer and producer. Particularly noteworthy is his 18-minute remix of Donna Summer's “I Feel Love” and his production work with the New Wave band Indoor Life. By 1981, Patrick had already released a series of 12” dance singles, such as “Menergy” and “Megatron Man,” creating the soundtrack for a generation. That same year, he founded Megatone Records and released his debut album. It was around this time that Patrick was hospitalized and diagnosed with a then-unknown illness, which would later be identified as AIDS. Before his passing on November 12, 1982, Patrick recorded two more Hi-NRG hits: “Do You Wanna Funk” for Sylvester and “Right On Target” for Paul Parker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1981, Patrick was contacted by John Coletti, owner of the famous gay porn company Fox Studio in Los Angeles. John had heard about Patrick's music through the legendary Sylvester and proposed that he write music for his films. Patrick accepted the offer and sent reels of his university compositions from the 70s to John in Los Angeles. Coletti used a variable speed oscillator to adjust the pitch and speed of Patrick's songs, syncing them with the scenes of the films.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“School Daze” is a collection of Cowley's instrumental songs recorded between 1973 and 1981, found in the Fox Studio archives. Influenced by Tomita, Wendy Carlos, and Giorgio Moroder, Patrick forged an electronic sound from his collection of synthesizers, modified guitars, and self-built equipment. The listener enters a world of dark and forbidden vices, introspective and reflective of Patrick's time in the San Francisco bathhouses. The songs on “School Daze” range from minimalist proto-techno to high-energy funk, melancholic post-punk, and musique concrète, revealing the depth of Cowley's unique talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith over 80 minutes of music, this compilation contains the soundtrack to two Fox Studio films, “Muscle Up” and “School Daze,” which had never before been released on vinyl. The tapes were restored and transferred using the same speed and pitch settings, then remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California. The vinyl comes in a glossy double pocket gatefold jacket, including classic gay porn images from the Fox Studio archives and an essay by Indoor Life vocalist, Jorge Soccarras. For Patrick's 63rd birthday, Dark Entries and Honey Soundsystem present a glimpse into the instrumental world of a young genius. These recordings shed new light on the experimental side of a disco legend who left us too soon. All proceeds from “School Daze” will be donated to the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, which since 1982 has been committed to ending the pandemic and human suffering caused by HIV.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tenampa Record Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45703573340323,"sku":"","price":950.0,"currency_code":"MXN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/1239\/2867\/files\/image_75e85669-0783-45d9-b8f8-091c9321ab17.jpg?v=1742479040","url":"https:\/\/tenampa.mx\/en\/products\/patrick-cowley-school-daze-2lp-dark-entries","provider":"Tenampa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}