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portada Mechanical Fantasy Box: The Homoerotic Journal of Patrick Cowley
Type
Physical Book
Author
Introduction by
Preface by
Publisher
Language
English
Pages
128
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
20.1 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
Weight
0.32 kg.
ISBN13
9781942884545
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Mechanical Fantasy Box: The Homoerotic Journal of Patrick Cowley

Patrick Cowley (Author) · Jorge Socarras (Introduction by) · Theresa McGinley (Preface by) · Dark Entries Editions · Paperback

Mechanical Fantasy Box: The Homoerotic Journal of Patrick Cowley - Cowley, Patrick ; Socarras, Jorge ; McGinley, Theresa

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Synopsis "Mechanical Fantasy Box: The Homoerotic Journal of Patrick Cowley"

Chronicles of sex and disco in '70s San Francisco, from the revolutionary musician behind "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" 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 synthesizer techniques landed him a job composing and producing songs for disco diva Sylvester, including hits such as You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real). Cowley created his own brand of peak-time party music known as Hi-NRG, dubbed the San Francisco Sound. His life was cut short on November 12, 1982, when he died shortly after his 32nd birthday from AIDS-related illness. Mechanical Fantasy Box is Cowley's homoerotic journal, or, as he called it, graphic accounts of one man's sex life. The journal begins in 1974 and ends in 1980 on his 30th birthday. It chronicles his slow rise to fame from lighting technician at the City Disco to crafting his ground-breaking 16-minute remix of Donna Summer's I Feel Love to performing with Sylvester at the SF Opera House. Vivid descriptions are told of cruising in '70s SoMA sex venues, ecstatic highs in Buena Vista Park and composing pornophonics in his Castro apartment. For this book, artist Gwenaël Rattke created 25 original illustrations inspired by selected entries, three street maps documenting locations mentioned herein, and four collages of photos, ephemera and notes that Cowley had inserted in the journal. This book shows a very out-front, alive person going through the throes of gay liberation post-Stonewall.

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Anonymous User Wednesday, June 04, 2025
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A mi me parece muy interesante muy personal el libro con algunas ilustraciones explícitas, pero poco tiempo lo he podido disfrutar por mamá no lo consideró conveniente para mi

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