ARTIST...: Patrick Cowley
TITLE....: Malebox
YEAR.....: 2022
LABEL....: Dark Entries
CAT.NO...: DE-305
GENRE....: Disco
TIME.....: 34:14
SIZE.....: 69.22 MB
QUALITY..: 281kbps/48.0kHz/Joint Stereo
ENCODER..: LAME
SOURCE...: Vinyl
RLS.DATE.: 2023/02/08
WEBSITE..: https://www.discogs.com/release/25084453
TRACKLIST
A1) (04:41) If You Feel It
A2) (06:33) Floating
A3) (06:02) Love & Passion
B1) (07:55) Low Down Dirty Rhythm feat. Jeanie Tracy
B2) (05:14) Love Me Hot
B3) (03:49) A Wicked Tool
Dark Entries has a surprise delivery! Malebox brings us six previously unreleased
funk-fueled jams from the archives of the cybernetic disco titan himself, Patrick
Cowley. Best known for his chart-topping disco anthems, Cowley left us with an
incredible body of work before his tragic death in 1982 due to AIDS-related illness.
Since 2009, Dark Entries has been working with CowleyÆs friends and family to uncover
the singular artistÆs lesser-known sides, including his soundtracks for gay
pornographic films on compilation albums School Daze, Muscle Up, and Afternooners.
But Malebox gives us more of the Cowley we know and love: churning disco-funk and
hi-NRG tracks that are spacey and sleazy, gritty and sublime. Recorded from 1979-
1981, these six tracks illuminate what was one of PatrickÆs most creatively exciting
periods. ôIf You Feel Itö and ôLove Me Hotö were both early Paul Parker demos; the
former is a peak hour hi-NRG bomb, while the latter dips into CowleyÆs zoned-out
space disco sound. Jeanie TracyÆs soulful vocals feature on the demo version of ôLow
Down Dirty Rhythmö, which was later re-recorded by Sarah Dash. The slower, less-
varnished rendition here hits with a wild psychedelic edge. Meanwhile, PatrickÆs
gifts for careful orchestration and infectious melodies shine on ôFloatingö and ôLove
and Passionö, which were likely demo tracks for Loverde. The songs on Malebox display
the vitality and inventiveness of a brilliant composer taken from us too soon.
Malebox sleeve design was by Gwenaδl Rattke, and features a hyper-color retro
collage. Also included is an air mail envelope containing a letter from Patrick
Cowley to French disco producer Pierre Jaubert as well as liner notes and hand-
written lyrics. Malebox will be released on November 12th , which is the 40th
anniversary of PatrickÆs passing.
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