Mechanical Fantasy Box : The Homoerotic Journal of Patrick Cowley

Patrick Cowley, Gwenaël Rattke, Josh Cheon, Theresa McGinley

"Patrick Cowley was one of the most revolutionary and influential figures in electronic dance music, creating his own brand of party music known as Hi-NRG. Mechanical Fantasy Box is Cowley's homoreotic 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. For this book, artist Gwenael 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"--Back cover.