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ARTIST
COWLEY, PATRICK
TITLE
From Behind
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
DARK ENTRIES
CATALOG #
DE 333LP
DE 333LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
10/18/2024
LP version. "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 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 Cowley's friends and family to uncover the singular artist's lesser-known sides, including his soundtracks for films on compilation albums
School Daze
,
Muscle Up
, and
Afternooners
.
From Behind
reveals yet another facet of Cowley's myriad influences; garage and soul. As a tripped-out teenage music freak who arrived in '60s San Francisco, it should come as no surprise that these psychedelic sounds, both heady and visceral, infuse Cowley's oeuvre. Recorded during Cowley's most productive period, '80-'82, these tracks show the master flexing his virtuosity while paying loving tribute to the songs that shaped him. A rough draft of
Loverde
's 'Iko Iko' contorts the jaunty
Dixie Cups
classic into a slithering, monstrous bathhouse groover, the song's signature claps draped in cavernous reverb. An unexpected hi-NRG cover of
The Doors
' '20th Century Fox' has
Paul Parker
on vocals, ironically twisting the original's overt heterosexuality. Via Cowley's vocoder,
The Who
's 'Shakin' All Over' is transformed into a haunting meditation on the loss of bodily autonomy that AIDS inflicts, while the
Moody Blues
' 'Ride My See Saw' appears in instrumental, amped up and synthesized for dancefloor impact. There are also instrumental demo versions of
The Seeds
' 'Pushin' Too Hard' and
The Electric Prunes
' 'Too Much To Dream (Last Night),' which later appeared on Paul Parker releases. Things close out with a swinging version of the
Four Tops'
Motown classic 'Baby I Need Your Loving,' Cowley later reimagined for R&B artist
Carl Carlton
. The record comes housed in a sleeve designed by
Gwenaël Rattke
and includes an insert with photos and liner notes written by
Louis Niebur
."
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