Patrick Cowley
Patrick Cowley (1950-1982) was an American synthesizer player, composer and producer, born in Buffalo, New York, who moved to San Francisco in 1971. He is regarded as a pioneer of hi-NRG and electronic dance music, known for his own club hits Menergy and Megatron Man (1981) and for his work with the singer Sylvester. He died in San Francisco at 32. Cowley studied synthesizers at City College of San Francisco. He made a long remix of Donna Summer's I Feel Love working from a vinyl copy, and in 1978 joined Sylvester's studio band, playing on Step II and writing songs for Stars (1979).
Hard Ware
Patrick Cowley’s Hard Ware is a ten-track time capsule from the late disco era, weaving together raw synth grooves, industrial textures, and playful electronic vamps. The album is expansive, sensual, and just a touch sardonic, showcasing Cowley’s bou…
From Behind
Cybernetic disco maestro Patrick Cowley returns to Dark Entries with From Behind, a collection of grooving and ecstatic covers of 60s garage and soul cuts. Best known for his chart-topping disco anthems, Cowley left us with an incredible body of work…
Kickin' In
Dark Entries again shines a spotlight on bathhouse disco don Patrick Cowley with a newly remastered release of Kickin’ In. Although Cowley tragically passed from AIDS-related illness in 1982, he left an extensive archive of unreleased tapes, many of …
Afternooners
*2023 repress!!* Dark Entries and Honey Soundsystem Records have teamed up once more to release the final volume of gay porn soundtracks by San Francisco-based musician and producer, Patrick Cowley. One of the most revolutionary and influential figur…
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Some Funkettes
Dark Entries is humbled to continue digging through the archives of legendary producer Patrick Cowley. While best known for his production on chart-topping cybernetic disco anthems such as Sylvester’s “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)” or his own “Mene…
Mechanical Fantasy Box
"Patrick Cowley (1950–82) was one of the most revolutionary and influential figures in electronic dance music. Born in Buffalo, Cowley moved to San Francisco in 1971 to study music at the City College of San Francisco. By the mid '70s, his synthesize…
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Candida Cosmica
Candida Cosmica is a collection of recordings made between 1973–75 by electronic innovator Patrick Cowley and Candice Vadalla. Cowley met Vadalla, stage name Candida Royalie, in 1972 when he was living in Haight-Ashbury. A singer, actress and art …
School Daze
2025 Stock. 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 mu…
Muscle Up
Dark Entries and Honey Soundsystem Records have teamed up again to release another volume of gay porn soundtracks by San Francisco-based musician and producer, Patrick Cowley. Perhaps one of the most revolutionary and influential people in the canon …
Kickin' In
Honey Soundsystem is proud to present an unreleased disco 12” by San Francisco-based musician and producer, Patrick Cowley. Perhaps one of the most revolutionary and influential people in the canon of disco music, Cowley created his own brand of Hi-N…