Patrick Cowley – School Daze 2LP
Removed of its intended use soundtracking gay porn films being made in pre-HIV 1970s and ‘80s San Francisco, the sounds that Patrick Cowley built vibe like mid-1990s UK chill-out room tracks by Future Sound of London or the Orb. Highly recommended!
Originally released in 2013; Dark Entries and Honey Soundsystem have teamed up to release the gay porn soundtrack work of San Francisco-based musician and producer Patrick Cowley. Perhaps one of the most revolutionary and influential people in the cannon of disco music, Cowley created his own brand of Hi-NRG dance music coined “The San Francisco Sound.” Born in Buffalo, NY on October 19, 1950, Patrick moved to San Francisco at the age of 21. He studied at the City College of San Francisco where he founded the Electronic Music Lab. During this time Patrick would create radio jingles and electronic pieces using the school’s equipment, first a Putney, then an E-MU System and finally a Serge synthesizer. He would make experimental instrumental songs by blending various types of music and adapting them to the synthesizer.