Lost for 30 years - The revolutionary album by one of dance music’s most influential producers finally sees the day of light! Containing an incredible array of synth-driven innovation, electronic music’s history books will have to be rewritten. “Catholic’s” range from minimalistic proto-techno to synth-driven post-punk still sounds as fresh as it is unique.
Patrick Cowley (1950-1982) remains one of Disco’s most influential artists and a key producer of the genre. With seminal hits like “Do You Wanna Funk”, “Menergy” and “Megatron Man”, his work for Disco superstar Sylvester and of course his million-selling remix of Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love”, he created the soundtrack for a whole generation. Artists like Depeche Mode, The Pet Shop Boys and New Order cite him as a major influence. With a whole new global Disco afficionado scene, now playing his records every weekend accross the world’s clubs, this release is about to hit the streets right on time.
It’s nothing less then a “once in a lifetime” sensation that Macro announces the release of a full unreleased Cowley album, written and performed in collaboration with Indoor Life vocalist Jorge Socarras. This one is no re-issue, no material scrapped by the original artists – but a work Cowley took 5 years to perfect. The original release got delayed for 3 decades due to Cowley’s tragic death due to AIDS in 1982.
Recorded between 1976 and 1979, “Catholic” is a genre-bending concept album with a range from minimalistic proto-techno to synth-driven post-punk – pre-dating acts like LCD Soundsystem and !!! by almost 30 years. It shows a much broader range than any Cowley or Socarras material available and gives a totally new perspective to one of the most inspiring eras in music history.
The album will hit the stores for Patrick Cowley’s birthday on October 19th, 2009.
The first single from the album is "Soon", out September 7th, featuring remixes by Morgan Geist of Metro Area and KiNK of Rush Hour as well as the original track "Robot Children".
Jorge Socarras interview part 1: Socarras speaks about meeting Patrick Cowley, their collaboration and San Francisco.
Jorge Socarras interview part 2: Socarras speaks about Catholic.
Jorge Socarras interview part 3: Socarras speaks about Cowley, AIDS, the 2009 album release and the recent revival of Cowley's music.
