The Pool

Patrick Keel is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and performer. The Pool was his solo project, the sum of fifteen years of experience in live bands, studios, and home recording. Patrick was heavily influenced by the radio of the early and mid 1960’s in Dallas. The British bands and Black soul of the era gave him a distinct style, and shaped his musical attitude. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙒𝙖𝙫𝙚/𝙋𝙪𝙣𝙠/𝘿.𝙄.𝙔. 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟬𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙢𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙬𝙖𝙮. 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟬 𝙨𝙖𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 "𝙋𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙊𝙣𝙚," 𝙖 𝙨𝙞𝙭𝙩𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚-𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚. "𝙋𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙏𝙬𝙤" 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟭, 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝙄𝙣 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟮 𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝟱-𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙮𝙡 𝙀𝙋 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩, 𝙨𝙠𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙡, 𝙨𝙮𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘.

In 1983, “Dance It Down/Jamaica Running” 12” EP was released on Moment Productions. Based on response from D.J.’s in New York and the Bronx, Patrick went back in the studio and remixed two songs from the self-titled EP for rapping, scratching and break dancing. "Jamaica Resting" was sped-up, extended, and reconfigured as "Jamaica Running". The whirlpool synth-strut of “Dance It Down” came out of the studio as “Dance In Dub”, with a heavier kick and extended dub outro. These spacious versions were optimal for DJ play, slotting regularly in sets at hip clubs like Danceteria. For this reissue we’ve added two bonus European remixes from the 1984 12” of “Dance It Down/Jamaica Running”, released on Nunk records from Belgium. Both songs employ the use of a Boss DR-55, Korg MS-20, Korg PolySix, and a Prophet 5, and were mixed on a 16- track Ampex recorder. The Pool's spartan, self-assured songs are experiments you can dance to.

All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The record comes housed in a newly designed jacket by Eloise Leigh, updating the magenta and blue grid and Pool logo of the Moment Productions release. Each copy includes a 12-page booklet with a never seen before photos, press clippings and notes.