[Mechanical Fantasy Box] contains 13 previously unreleased tracks
by Hi-NRG pioneer Patrick Cowley, created between 1973-80.
Accompanying the release is the producer’s very own journal...
Beyond music, he recounts his experiences cruising in SoMa’s sex
venues in the 70s, and tales of sexual liberation.
*Crack*
In its X-rated recollections, [Mechanical Fantasy Box] lays bare
how the rise of LGBTQ culture after Stonewall liberated Cowley and
many others, enabling new forms of expression, sexually and
creatively, of their real identities.
*New Statesman*
The rare opportunity to hear directly from Cowley... Patrick
Cowley’s sex journal is a voraciously readable historical document,
a seminal text in every possible manner of the phrase.
*Pitchfork*
The disco and electronic music icon [Patrick Cowley's] Mechanical
Fantasy Box is being released [with] a book collecting his erotic
journals.
*Pitchfork*
Mechanical Fantasy Box features 13 previously unreleased songs and
takes its name from Cowley’s intimate journal.
*Vinyl Factory*
Dark Entries has overseen a number of reissues from the late
producer,... [but] the announcement follows the discovery of 40
reels of unheard music produced by Patrick Cowley in an attic.
*DJ*
Featuring early explorations into funk, ambient and more abstract,
psychedelic fare, the tracks selected showcase Cowley at his most
experimental.
*Fact*
The entries are introspective and show a very out-front, alive
person going through the throes of gay liberation.
*XLR8R*
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