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08/01/2024

Come and meet Angelyne 💖 Saturday August 17 at Pleasure Chest in West Hollywood from 5-7pm. Angelyne will autograph records and pose in photographs for purchase 💋

07/31/2024

Newly revised (we fixed a bunch of typos and including a missing passage!) Mechanical Fantasy Box Limited Edition Hardcover book with black vinyl covers mimicking Patrick's original diary. Embossed with silver foil on front, spine and back.
Each copy comes with a hand-stamped and numbered risograph print of Cowley.
Softcover edition also available.
Mechanical Fantasy Box is Cowley’s ho******ic journal, or as he called it, “graphic accounts of one man’s s*x 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 a 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 s*x venues to primal highs in Buena Vista Park and composing pornophonics in his Castro apartment. The entries are introspective and show a very out-front, alive person going through the throes of gay liberation post-Stonewall.

French-born artist and Berlin resident Gwenaël Rattke works in collage, silkscreen, photography and Xerox graphics. Rattke's collage works borrow from the visual codes of the 60s and 70s. Intricate, ornamental and excessive, they present "an imagined past fired with beauty and s*xual freedom." For this book Rattke created 25 original illustrations inspired by selected entries, 3 street maps documenting locations mentioned herein and 4 collages of photos, ephemera and notes Patrick stuffed inside the journal. We’ve included Patrick’s doodles too, as well as introductory essays by Josh Cheon, Theresa McGinley and Jorge Socarrás. Proceeds from Mechanical Fantasy Box will be donated to the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, who have been committed to ending the pandemic and human suffering caused by HIV since 1982.

07/31/2024

Excited to announce a fresh remaster of Patrick Cowley “Kickin’ In” with artwork by Gwenaël Rattke and a t-shirt to match!
On August 23rd, Dark Entries again shines a spotlight on bathhouse disco don Patrick Cowley with a newly remastered release of Kickin’ In. Although Cowley tragically passed from AIDS-related illness in 1982, he left an extensive archive of unreleased tapes, many of which Dark Entries has had the honor of releasing. While working as a lighting technician at The City, SF’s disco cabaret, Cowley saw rising star Frank Loverde perform. Cowley asked Loverde to contribute vocals to some material in progress, and Frank, Linda Imperial, and Peggy Gibbons joined Cowley in the studio. The resulting songs included “Kickin’ In,” a 9-minute cybernetic disco stormer that taps into the essence of Cowley’s hi-NRG sound: equal parts spaced out and zoned in on the dancefloor. In May 1978 Cowley joined Loverde on stage at The City to perform “Kickin’ In” as they opened for disco diva Sylvester.
“Kickin’ In” was initially released in 2015 via Honey Soundsystem who found the tapes in the basement of Megatone Records owner John Hedges. This newly remastered version was made possible due to the discovery of the original multi-track recordings of "Kickin’ In," allowing for a fresh mixdown by Jim Hopkins as well as the creation of a new instrumental version. Also included are two impeccably sleazy Cowley jams recorded in 1980, “Thief of Love” and “Make It Come Loose.” Cowley narrates excerpts from his erotic journals on these raunchy slow-burners, capturing the vibe of SF’s leather bars and backrooms. “Thief of Love” features Cowley collaborator Paul Parker on background vocals. This reissue of Kickin’ In includes features an illustration by Gwenaël Rattke that originally appeared Cowley’s erotic journal, Mechanical Fantasy Box, as well as a postcard with lyrics. “Patrick parted the veil and entered a dark world of forbidden vices, wondrous musical panoramas and bold, strident, hopeful possibilities. Patrick brought the future to us and laid it at our feet.” – David Diebold, Tribal Rites

07/30/2024

Just wanted to send a belated thank you to the amazing talent at our 15 year anniversary party Pre Op Trans, Group Rhoda, Dax Pierson, Bill Converse, Carlos Souffront ⭐️ and thanks to everyone who came and supported us, and extra love to all our helpers, it takes a village

07/28/2024

Our shop is open 1-5pm today and you might run into Macho if you’re lucky! Happy Dore 🐶
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07/27/2024

quick poll to see if Los Angeles wants another chance to meet Angelyne this year. We want another record signing event with an interview on stage possibly. Let us know in the comments if you’d come 💋 💗

07/26/2024

made a sad girl summer beach goth mix for WUSSY MAG featuring songs by The Cure, Nico, Chris and Cosey, Pink Industry, Martin Gore, Clan of Xymox, Anything Box, and more

07/25/2024

my residency show airs today at 12pm PST featuring one song from each of Dark Entries’ 15 years (2009-2024) 1️⃣5️⃣ songs by Patrick Cowley .pond and more 👆

Eleven Pond - Watching TreesNagamatzu - Der Gute KameradStarter - Minijupe Borghesia - Graffiti No 1Figure Study - Wait Tom Ellard - In Her HairMiss Kittin and The Hacker - Leather Forever Series A - Evolution ⁵ Technology (JTC Remix)East Wall - PrivacyPhotonz - ViperidaePatrick Cowley - Sea of ChinaJasmine Infiniti -

07/24/2024

To celebrate 15 years of Dark Entries, we made a zine that showcases the label’s visual aesthetic, bringing together some of the most iconic designs that we’ve released. While Dark Entries’ sonic mission has included sounds as diverse as synth-pop, Italo disco, darkwave, house, and techno, it is equally staggering to see the breadth of visuals the label has encountered and collected over the years. Included here are selected typography, logos, and illustrations from the label’s extensive catalog — well over 300 releases to date. Designs have been created using DIY analogue techniques as well as more contemporary digital approaches. A full discography is included at the end for reference and an essay by Shawn O'Sullivan (Led Er Est, Further Reductions). This zine serves as a source of inspiration for artists as well as a means of preserving and documenting these distinct graphics.

DARK ENTRIES RECORDS is a San Francisco-based record label that was born in July 2009. Helmed by Josh Cheon, a vinyl-focused DJ and collector, the label has focused largely on excavating the 1980s underground era – but releases have spanned from sultry vintage disco to bleeding-edge contemporary techno. Graphic designer Eloise Shir-Juen Leigh has been responsible for most of the label’s artwork, whether reproducing original designs accurately for reissues or creating exciting new ones. Much care and attention is given to each release to represent the music in a memorable way as well as tell the stories behind these projects.
Compiled by Josh Cheon and Eloise Shir-Juen Leigh
Hand-stamped and limited to 200 numbered copies. 64 pages with neon cardstock cover. Measures 5x7 inches.

07/23/2024

Projecto Azul came from Almada, a city on the bank of Rio Tejo across from Lisbon. A one man project of João Gargaté who loved the music of Klaus Schulze, David Bowie, Joy Division and often compared to The Durutti Column. In 1985 he came in 3rd place at the Rock Rendez-Vous competition and released two songs on the Música Moderna Portuguesa compilations, one of which we reissued here: “New Sides” 🇵🇹

07/22/2024

Dispatches From Solitude is their latest album from Ortrotasce on the mighty Dark Entries. For over a decade, the man behind this project, Nic Hamersly, has been making brooding yet propulsive darkwave anthems that draw on the similarities and differences between industrial and synth-pop, all while connecting past and present sounds. He recorded this album during the Covid and post-Covid era and it captures some of the prevailing moods of those times across eight expertly crafted synth-pop tracks that delve into grief, romance, and the weird and wonderful nature of our modern world. -

07/21/2024

join us for the last day of 📕 we have a table with our designer and photographer Daniel Case
Our retail shop will be closed today so come by the fair to support independent publishers and vintage ephemera 📑

07/19/2024

15 years ago this week we released our first record: Eleven Pond ‘Bas Relief’ thanks to a tip from 🌲 Little did we know the band supplied us with a tape transfer that was pitched up 😬 After some sleuthing we found a master recording at the correct speed 🕵🏻‍♂️ We started from scratch and out today is a fresh remaster of this ultra-obscure album from 1986 that would become a definitive dark pop holy grail. Each copy is housed in a screen printed jacket, like the 1986 edition, and includes a lyric sheet, two postcards and a bookmark. Bas Relief is a true lost relic of the cold 80’s and an essential piece Dark Entries history.

07/18/2024

Bill Converse makes his live San Francisco debut this Saturday July 20 The Midway SF for our 15 year anniversary party. Acid drenched techno anyone? 🙃 Tickets: https://www.tixr.com/groups/midwaysf/events/dark-entries-anniversary-party-107882

07/17/2024

We first saw Group Rhoda perform in 2011 and knew she HAD to be part of Dark Entries. This video captures her 2012 show at Honey Soundsystem. We’re honored to have released two Group Rhoda albums and excited to see her perform new material this Saturday at our 15 year anniversary party The Midway SF🎶 tickets 🎟️ https://www.tixr.com/groups/midwaysf/events/dark-entries-anniversary-party-107882

07/16/2024

we continue to celebrate our 15th anniversary this Saturday July 20 at The Midway in San Francisco with a live performance by Dax Pierson. “Elements of techno, acid, industrial, and synth pop collide and combine, spinning off fractured beats into uneven time signatures and flurries of post-classical melody”
plus Bill Converse & Group Rhoda and DJ sets by Carlos Souffrount & Pre Op Trans ⚡️ 🎫 https://www.tixr.com/groups/midwaysf/events/dark-entries-anniversary-party-107882

07/12/2024

15 years ago today we launched Dark Entries Records to reissue archival music and contemporary artists. Not sure we ever imagined we’d still be doing this 15 years later or that’d we find unreleased music by Patrick Cowley, Sylvester, Lena Platonos and many others. 🖤
Our first release Eleven Pond ‘Bas Relief’ will see a reissue next next Friday but this weekend and next we’re celebrating with two parties highlighted in a KQED article 🥰 hope you can have a dance with us ⚡️July 13
Great American Music Hall
🪩July 20 The Midway SF
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13961027/dark-entries-records-15th-anniversary-parties-san-francisco

07/11/2024

ome see Loveshadow this Saturday at our 15th anniversary extravaganza Great American Music Hall 🖤 plus performances by Topographies & Brontez Purnell ⭐️ and DJ Topazu 🦇 Tickets 🎫 https://wl.seetickets.us/event/brontez-purnell/608898?afflky=GreatAmericanMusicHall

07/09/2024

Excited to host the debut electronic music show by Brontez Purnell at our 15 year anniversary this Saturday at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco alongside performances by Topographies and Loveshadow plus DJ Topazu ⚡️ https://wl.seetickets.us/event/brontez-purnell/608898?afflky=GreatAmericanMusicHall

07/08/2024

My set from the Lot Radio with Sharlese is available for streaming on YouTube and Soundcloud. I chose one song from each of the 15 years of Dark Entries.
Second Decay - Chronomatic (2009 / 1992)Those Attractive Magnets - Falling From View (2010 / 1982)Jeff & Jane Hudson - Fat of The Land (2011 / 1983)Vocoder - Mindanao (2012 / 1985)Bézier - Servile (2013)Crash Course In Science - Cardboard Lamb (2014 / 1981)Die Form - Love With Animal (2015 / 1982)De-Bons-en-Pierre - The Mud Man is Coming (2016)The Neon Judgement - The Fashion Party (2017 / 1983)Miss Kittin & The Hacker - Love on 26 (2018 / 1999)Vin Sol - Crumbling (2019)Severed Heads - Don’t Saxophone (2020 / 1981)Risqué III - Risqué Madness (2021 / 1987)Patrick Cowley - Love Me Hot (2022 / 1979)Ortrotasce - Distant In Time (2023)

07/06/2024

last night was an incredible kick off for our 15 year anniversary celebration month! Crash Course in Science blew my mind 🤯 Sharlese my sister in darkness kept everyone dancing til 6am 🪩 thank you to everyone who came out Nowadays
join us in SF for more anniversary celebrations 🎉
July 13 Great American Music Hall
July 19 The Midway SF

07/05/2024

happy birthday Sharlese! honored to call you a friend and can’t wait to DJ together on The Lot Radio today 2-4pm and tonight at Nowadays with Crash Course in Science performing live!!! 🎂 🐑

07/02/2024

You Make Me Feel Mighty Real! Sylvester shirt from 1978 in pink ink 🩷
Proceeds go to the two charities that Sylvester left his royalties after his death: and Available at darkentriesrecords.com

07/02/2024

You Make Me Feel Mighty Real! Sylvester shirt from 1978 in pink ink 🩷
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Proceeds go to the two charities that Sylvester left his royalties after his death: and Available at darkentriesrecords.com

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07/01/2024

Angelyne and Mia Goth at the world premiere of Ma###ine in Los Angeles last week 💕 Driven To Fantasy reissue out now on hot pink Corvette vinyl 💗 angelyne.bandcamp.com

06/27/2024

Happy Pride Thursday 🌈 my residency show airs today at 12pm PST 8pm BST featuring gay songs by Roy Garrett & and more 🌈

Roy Garrett - Hot Rod To Hell
Divine - T-Shirt And Tight Blue Jeans
Bachelors Anonymous - A Stranger's Bed
Kinga - S*xy Boy
Cruise Control - No Condom, No S*x
Transistor Jet - Master Of The Universe
Dax Pierson - For The Angels
Bezier feat Len Leo - Reservoir
Cristina La Veneno- Rap De La Veneno (House Mix)
RuPaul - Mr Totally
Danielle Boutet - P. 216
Ortrotasce - Distant In Time
Kim Ann Foxman - We Can Do This
Jasmine Infiniti - Demonhole
DJs Pareja - Perfecto Radar (Marie Davidson Remix)
Beverly Glenn-Copeland - Slow Dance

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we continue to celebrate our 15th anniversary this Saturday July 20 at The Midway in San Francisco with a live performance by Dax Pierson. “Elements of techno, acid, industrial, and synth pop collide and combine, spinning off fractured beats into uneven time signatures and flurries of post-classical melody” @philipsherburne plus Bill Converse & Group Rhoda and DJ sets by Carlos Souffrount & Pre Op Trans ⚡️ 🎫 https://www.tixr.com/groups/midwaysf/events/dark-entries-anniversary-party-107882

Topographies bring their signature blend of post punk and shoegaze to our 15 year anniversary celebration this Saturday July 13 at Great American Music Hall 💫 Tickets in bio 🎫

another gorgeous day in San Francisco and our retail shop is open 1-5pm 😎 soundtrack is Eleven Pond ‘Bas Relief’ 2024 remastered edition 🌳

last night was an incredible kick off for our 15 year anniversary celebration month! Crash Course in Science blew my mind 🤯 Sharlese my sister in darkness kept everyone dancing til 6am 🪩 thank you to everyone who came out Nowadays join us in SF for more anniversary celebrations 🎉 July 13 Great American Music Hall July 19 The Midway SF

Edward Stapleton of Nervous Gender talks about recording Music From Hell in San Francisco in 48 hours. Watch the full interview on Trailer Punk Podcast @synthpunkdaddy

Happy Pride 🪩 Disco will always be entwined with the gay pride movement. This is what being gay is all about, is being free, free from the chains that have bound us forever ❤️ Nicky Siano, DJ and founder of The Gallery as featured in the 2024 PBS series Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution.

catch Crash Course in Science live at Dark Entries 15 Year Anniversary party at Nowadays on July 5th. DJ sets by Sharlese and Josh Cheon ⚡️ tickets 🎟️ http://ra.co/events/1937250

wow finally had a chance to watch the PBS 3 part series Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution and the segment on Sylvester had me in tears 😭 “Sylvester is the definition of fearlessness” Honey Dijon💗 pbs.org

#EarthGirlsAreEasy was one of my very favorite movies as a child. It truly is the epitome of 1980s Los Angeles kitsch. I remember I thought #Angelyne was SO cool looking, like a cartoon come to life. Hell, I still want a #StingrayCorvette like hers, but in orange! Was anybody else a huge fan of this crazy flick? @butchwaxvintage Driven to Fantasy reissue out now angelyne.bandcamp.com

Der Stil “Flores Do Vício” a brooding gothic gem from 1986 that translates to Flowers of Addiction” recorded in Lisbon and appears on Rock Rendez Vous: Música Moderna Portuguesa, a compilation of vintage Portuguese synth, wave, & postpunk gems out June 22 https://darkentriesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/various-artists-rock-rendez-vous-m-sica-moderna-portuguesa-1985-1986

Brooding-yet-propulsive darkwave anthem “Dispatches From Solitude” by Ortrotasce explores grief, romance, and our strange world - which just keeps getting stranger. Single out now, album out June 14th ⚡️ ortrotasce.bandcamp.com 🎥 @corporateguest

Jangly and brooding postpunk gem “Festa Final” by Essa Entente recorded in 1986 and taken from our compilation of Portuguese New Wave: ‘Rock Rendez Vous: Música Moderna Portuguesa’ out June 21. The Portuguese indie band was a quartet featuring Paulo Riço (vocals and guitar), Paulo Salgado (bass), Fernando (keyboards) and Paulo Sousa (drums) and were later signed to PolyGram and enjoyed a mainstream hit.

reasons we love San Francisco and specifically the Tenderloin. spotted this person dancing to Sylvester and Patrick Cowley on their balcony 💗 our record shop is right around the corner and open every weekend 1-5pm. 910 Larkin Street

15 years ago today we cut our first lacquer for Eleven Pond ‘Bas Relief’ with George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley California. Little did we know it would be the start of label that has over 300 releases so far 😅 Stay tuned for a special anniversary release of this seminal album in July 🌲