PATRICK COWLEY
PATRICK COWLEY
Genres: Disco, Hi-NRG, Italo Disco, electronic, 80s
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About PATRICK COWLEY
Patrick Joseph Cowley (b October 19, 1950 Buffalo, New York - d November 12, 1982 San Francisco, California) was a Disco and Hi-NRG dance music composer and recording artist. He recorded in a similar style to Giorgio Moroder, and is often credited with pioneering electronic dance music. Born in Buffalo, Cowley moved to San Francisco in 1971, beginning an intensive study of the synthesizer. Working at the City Disco, as a light technician, he met Sylvester (originally of the Cockettes gay Theatre group) who was there performing. They began to collaborate, and Cowley's aggressive synthesizer style became associated with Sylvester. Their club-dancing fan base responded enthusiastically to hits like "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)", "Dance (Disco Heat)", and their most successful single, "Do You Wanna Funk". Cowley's own hits included "Menergy" in 1981, a frank celebration of the gay club sex scene, and "Megatron Man". In 1982, Patrick Cowley became the DJ at the "Menergy" parties at The EndUp in San Francisco. He also wrote and produced the dance single "Right on Target" for San Francisco artist Paul Parker, which reached #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. Cowley also did a 15+ minute long remix of Donna Summer's "I Feel Love", which is now a collector's item. His final album, Mind Warp, was composed as he felt the increasing effects of HIV infection, and its songs reflect his increasing detachment from conventional reality as the disease progressed. Cowley's released work to-date includes six LP full length albums (ranging from Hi-NRG to trance inducing long-form ambient/krautrock synth exploration pieces) and a dozen singles and EPs. Groups including the Pet Shop Boys and New Order cite Cowley's style as a major influence. Patrick died from complications of AIDS on November 12, 1982, an early victim of the disease.
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PATRICK COWLEY — Top 30 songs of 110
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Cowley | Tech-No-Logical World | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Menergy | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Donna Summer | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Goin' Home | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Megatron Man | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Mind warp | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Mind Warp | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Thank God For Music | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Invasion | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Mutant Man | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Tech-No-Logical World | ||
| Patrick Cowley | The Runner | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Do You Wanna Funk (feat. Sylvester) | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Get A Little | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Menergy [Original 12'] | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Do You Wanna Funk? (feat. Sylvester) [Radio Edit] | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Lift Off | ||
| Patrick Cowley | If you feel it | ||
| Patrick Cowley | They Came At Night | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Chantal Curtis | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Do You Wanna Funk? | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Tech-No-Logical World (Radio E | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Teen Planet (Album Version) | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Lift Off | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Menergy (Maxi) | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Do You Wanna Funk? (Remix) | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Megatron Man, 1981 | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Sea Hunt | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Do You Wanna Funk? (feat. Sylvester) | ||
| Patrick Cowley | Menergy (Original Version) |