SECRET MIXES FIXES
FIX 9
Gay Marvine presents "The 3rd Gender EP"
A tribute to Sylvester
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I Who Have Nothing
"I Who Have Nothing" Sylvester, 1979
A truly tragic Leiber-Stoller song originally performed by Ben E King in 1963, recorded by Sylvester for his Disco concept LP "Stars", meticulously edited by GM into something that would make any Midwest hot box party crowd throw their hands in the air...
Band of Gold
"Band of Gold" Sylvester, 1983
Another cover. Original by Freda Payne, written by Holland-Dozier-Holland, bearing almost no resemblance to that post MoTown classic. Snappy Disco Funk bass and Roto Tom rhythms create the atmosphere of a lost Music Box moment, truly one to make you climb the walls.
B
doyouwannafuck? do you?
"Do Ya Wanna Funk" Sylvester, 1982
An edit of one of Sylvester & Patrick Cowley's finest collaborations, a true anthem.
Baby, Let's Trip Out
"Take Me to Heaven" Sylvester, 1984
Further down the path with synths, this edit shows the soul of Sylvester in the midst of something sounding like a Jeff Mills Purpose Maker record. No additional production, this is a deft GM edit, with the source material strictly from 1984.
Gay Marvine (pronounced Gay Marveen) is back once again with "The 3rd Gender", perhaps his best work to date. Just put on the opener and you find within this edit all the energy of a great party DJ, someone on the caliber of D Wynn, rocking the party at the peak, with the audience in the palm of his hand, in rapture dancing. Total control within total hedonism. We discussed the unique character that is Gay Marvine in our last press release, but just a reminder that he is a totally unique individual, an actual person, not just a persona, a creepy campy shadowy hedonist. Maybe he's a gay vampyre or something...
This is the 9th volume of the Secret Mixes Fixes series, a tribute to the pioneering genius of Sylvester. In dance music, boundaries are often too well-respected, but Sylvester was beyond boundaries. Despite any cultural preconceptions you may have about drag, he was as real as it gets. Mighty real. He embodies the freedom that came about in early 1970s San Francisco, he is the spirit of liberation and individuality. He was a true diva, perhaps the finest gospel influenced male falsetto of his time. He is the rare mutation that causes the advancement of the species.
He was a performance artist in the groundbreaking Cockettes, creating rock, folk and soul with his Hot Band. He made us melt when he paired up with Patrick Cowley and his synthesizers. He helped launch Hi-NRG, Italo Disco, and was the first openly gay black musician in America, let alone "disco". He is absolutely unique, a true trailblazer, and so we dedicate our 9th installment of the fixes to his enduring vision.
Not limited by his physical body, Sylvester let his true spirit come out, and what was the gender of that spirit? All these pronouns, like "she" and "he", well I think Sylvester was somewhere beyond that. The body of an athlete, the soul of a diva, Sylvester is perhaps one of the finest artists to embody "The 3rd Gender".
To every human there are many facets, here are a few shining sides of one true American Icon: Sylvester.
FIX 9
Gay Marvine presents "The 3rd Gender EP"
A tribute to Sylvester
A
I Who Have Nothing
"I Who Have Nothing" Sylvester, 1979
A truly tragic Leiber-Stoller song originally performed by Ben E King in 1963, recorded by Sylvester for his Disco concept LP "Stars", meticulously edited by GM into something that would make any Midwest hot box party crowd throw their hands in the air...
Band of Gold
"Band of Gold" Sylvester, 1983
Another cover. Original by Freda Payne, written by Holland-Dozier-Holland, bearing almost no resemblance to that post MoTown classic. Snappy Disco Funk bass and Roto Tom rhythms create the atmosphere of a lost Music Box moment, truly one to make you climb the walls.
B
doyouwannafuck? do you?
"Do Ya Wanna Funk" Sylvester, 1982
An edit of one of Sylvester & Patrick Cowley's finest collaborations, a true anthem.
Baby, Let's Trip Out
"Take Me to Heaven" Sylvester, 1984
Further down the path with synths, this edit shows the soul of Sylvester in the midst of something sounding like a Jeff Mills Purpose Maker record. No additional production, this is a deft GM edit, with the source material strictly from 1984.
Gay Marvine (pronounced Gay Marveen) is back once again with "The 3rd Gender", perhaps his best work to date. Just put on the opener and you find within this edit all the energy of a great party DJ, someone on the caliber of D Wynn, rocking the party at the peak, with the audience in the palm of his hand, in rapture dancing. Total control within total hedonism. We discussed the unique character that is Gay Marvine in our last press release, but just a reminder that he is a totally unique individual, an actual person, not just a persona, a creepy campy shadowy hedonist. Maybe he's a gay vampyre or something...
This is the 9th volume of the Secret Mixes Fixes series, a tribute to the pioneering genius of Sylvester. In dance music, boundaries are often too well-respected, but Sylvester was beyond boundaries. Despite any cultural preconceptions you may have about drag, he was as real as it gets. Mighty real. He embodies the freedom that came about in early 1970s San Francisco, he is the spirit of liberation and individuality. He was a true diva, perhaps the finest gospel influenced male falsetto of his time. He is the rare mutation that causes the advancement of the species.
He was a performance artist in the groundbreaking Cockettes, creating rock, folk and soul with his Hot Band. He made us melt when he paired up with Patrick Cowley and his synthesizers. He helped launch Hi-NRG, Italo Disco, and was the first openly gay black musician in America, let alone "disco". He is absolutely unique, a true trailblazer, and so we dedicate our 9th installment of the fixes to his enduring vision.
Not limited by his physical body, Sylvester let his true spirit come out, and what was the gender of that spirit? All these pronouns, like "she" and "he", well I think Sylvester was somewhere beyond that. The body of an athlete, the soul of a diva, Sylvester is perhaps one of the finest artists to embody "The 3rd Gender".
To every human there are many facets, here are a few shining sides of one true American Icon: Sylvester.
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