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Patrick joseph cowley b october 19, 1950 buffalo, new york d november 12, 1982 san francisco, california was a disco and hinrg dance music composer and recording artist. Patrick cowley the ultimate collection album best of. Hi nrg, disco, euro house cd patrick cowley studio. Music profile for patrick cowley, born 19 october 1950. Theres nrg in every track, and if youre a really good listener, you can also hear the sounds of love. The discography of american pop singer donna summer includes 20 singles which have reached the top 40 of the united states billboard hot 100 chart. Patrick cowley on vinyl, cd and tape at norman records uk. Including photos of cowley, xrated film stills and an essay from matmoss drew daniel. Love come set me free dark entries and honey soundsystem records have teamed up once more to release the final volume of gay porn soundtracks by san. Biography of patrick cowley 19501982 countyhistorian. Waking the spirit of a disco innovator the new york times. Patrick cowley mechanical fantasy box lossless, 2019 lossless. Albums include megatron man, do ya wanna funk, and school daze. Accompanied by a newly published journal, this collection of synth odds and ends offers the rare opportunity to hear directly from an undersung.
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During his teenage years, cowley became a successful drummer with local amateur bands before attending niagara university and later the university at buffalo to study english. Born in buffalo, ny, cowley arrived in san francisco in 1971. No way you can stay still listening to patrick cowleys greatest hits dance party. Patrick cowley is the electronic artist responsible for a series of cult gay porn soundtracks. Sex was the thematic preoccupation of producer patrick cowley, reflecting the strong connection between disco and gay bathhouses in late70s. Patrick cowley discography, studio albums 1981 1982. Patrick cowley mechanical fantasy box lossless, 2019. Check out movies and tv shows that have featured music by patrick cowley. Disco, soul, hinrg sylvester discography 25 albums. Hinrg, electro, disco patrick cowley discography 37 album.
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After 20s excellent school daze release, the reassessment of 70sera electronic producer patrick cowley continues on a second compilation of his. Jul 16, 2015 patrick joseph cowley was an american disco and hinrg dance music composer and recording artist. You can download patrick cowley discography 19882010 for free on our site flac quality save audio in 1 click wide choice of songs and albums enter the website. Others couldve come across cowleys solo work in the disco bins, grabbing 12inch singles like menergy and megatron man or vinyl compilations with hard to resist titles like patrick cowleys greatest hits dance party. Patrick cowley is often uttered in the same breath as giorgio moroder as being a pioneer of electronic dance music, and is probably most known for being a leading producer of the hinrg sound. Before computers and synthesizers could punch up a sound effect, patrick was crafting his art the hard way. Patrick joseph cowley october 19, 1950 november 12, 1982 was an american disco and hinrg dance music composer and recording artist. Patrick cowley biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Aug 07, 2016 patrick cowleys music, some of which is just now being released, reflected and later stimulated the rites of gay life in 1970s san francisco. Cowley s synthesizer innovations resulted in the album step ii, which made way for the global recognition of sylvester and garnered cowley a job as a touring musician. One only needs to see how many lists its on to realise patrick cowleys megatron man has influenced and inspired so many people. Patrick cowley was born october 19, 1950 in buffalo, new york to ellen and kenneth cowley. Shortly after his studies began, cowley s work was noticed by a local musician, sylvester, who asked cowley to join him in the studio.
Patrick cowley was one of the artists who bridged the gap between disco and the hinrg sound of the mid80s. He explored uncharted territories of synthesizer sounds and. As david diebold stated in tribal rites, patrick cowley parted the veil and entered a dark world of forbidden forces, wondrous musical panoramas and bold, strident, hopeful possibilities. Stream tracks and playlists from patrickcowley on your desktop or mobile device. Disco dance remix by patrick cowley disco dance mega mix by patrick cowley. Patrick cowley discography, studio albums 1981 1982 28 2015 disco.
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