Various - Deep Entries: Gay Electronic Excusions 1979-1985 Vinyl LP
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Various - Deep Entries: Gay Electronic Excusions 1979-1985 Vinyl LP
Obscure queer synth bliss from the first half of the '80s
Price $29.00
Format 1xLP
Label Dark Entries
UPC 794811515692
Color Black
Year December 27 2024
Condition
Album Facts
Obscure queer synth bliss from the first half of the '80s
Price $29.00
Format 1xLP
Label Dark Entries
UPC 794811515692
Color Black
Year December 27 2024
Condition
Dark Entries has raided the bathhouse to bring us Deep Entries: Gay Electronic Excursions 1979-1985, 10 tracks of obscure queer synth bliss. One of Dark Entries' most important missions has been illuminating neglected facets of gay musical history, with crucial archival works by legends like Patrick Cowley, Sylvester, and Man Parrish. On Deep Entries, the label spans 6 years of gay electronics - from sultry to angsty to camp, these songs are overflowing with snappy 808 snares and sinewy analog synth leads. The '80s were a difficult period for many in the gay community as they grappled with the horrors of the HIV/AIDS crisis. The 10 tracks on Deep Entries, varied in genre and vibe, are united in their portraiture of 1980s gay life, and the hope for love or fleeting romance. Previously unreleased cruising soundtracks come courtesy of Patrick Cowleyâs âLove Me Hotâ featuring vocalist Paul Parker and Boytronicâs âTonight (Alternate Mix)â set on Hamburgâs famous âMile of Sin.â Brisbane-based Megamen deliver the proto-electroclash number âDesigned for Living,â which prefigures Madonnaâs Marlene Dietrich rap in âVogue.â Trans vocalist Paula "Ula" VillagrĂĄ declares, âEveryone is gay!â on Muzakâs âHappy Song,â a skittering tecnopop anthem. Dereck Higgins' âThis Was Somethingâ rings like a lost Joy Division cut draped in bizarre effects, and Polar Praxisâ â(I Want) To Be Differentâ is a seething ode to alterity. Nightmovesâ âNightdrive,â is best known as the brooding instrumental B-side to their epochal âTransdance.â Transistor Jetâs âMaster Of The Universe (BW's f-w)â, Maxx Mannâs âJust Like a Razorâ and Bachelorâs Anonymousâ âA Strangerâs Bedâ are mood music for the pleasures of BDSM and one-night stands. The record comes housed in a retro bathhouse fantasy sleeve designed by GwenaĂ«l Rattke and includes a double-sided poster with photographs and lyrics. Deep Entries arrives on December 1st in honor of World AIDS day, and proceeds will go to the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.