PATRICK COWLEY – some funkettes (CD)
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 Sylvesters You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) or his own Menergy, Cowley, who passed away from AIDS-related illness in 1982, left us with a substantial body of work. Since 2009, Dark Entries has been working with Cowleys friends and family to shed light on the lesser known facets of this singular artists output. This has resulted in a string of celebrated archival albums, including Catholic (featuring Jorge Socarras), School Daze, Muscle Up, Afternooners, and the recent Mechanical Fantasy Box. "Some Funkettes", the latest addition to this series, is a collection of previously unreleased cover songs recorded from 1975-1977. These raw, unembellished tributes both showcase Cowleys early musical interests and chart the development of his production techniques. "Some Funkettes" opens with Cowleys sauntering instrumental rendition of Do It Anyway You Wanna, the disco classic by Peoples Choice. Next is a psychedelic reworking of the Temptations Papa Was a Rolling Stone, here hazily retitled Papa Wuzza Rollinston. Over its 7 minute runtime, the tracks metronomic, minimal groove builds to a frantic synth solo - this is pure Bay Area motorik. Spiked Punch, a curious riff on Herbie Hancocks Chameleon follows. Cowleys lurching, minimalist reimagining of Hancocks opus prefigures the work he would later do on Sylvesters masterpiece I Need Somebody to Love Tonight. Side B opens with a truly important historical document: Cowleys cover of Donna Summers I Feel Love. The Moroder-produced disco anthem was a critical influence on Cowley - he would later resculpt the original song into arguably its highest form with his 15-minute-long remix. The instrumental cover version here is sparse and euphoric, brimming with classic Cowley synth signatures alongside the infectious Moroder bassline. A relatively faithful take on Bazukas 1975 funk classic Dynomite follows. The record closes with the dub version of Spiked Punch, which highlights developments in Cowleys recording and synthesis techniques by way of its resonant burbles and spring reverb-laden passages. *Dark entries
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