{"title":"Q Lazzarus","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"goodbye-horses","title":"Goodbye Horses","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt long last, \u003cstrong\u003eQ Lazzarus\u003c\/strong\u003e says hello to Dark Entries. Q Lazzarus is the moniker of Diane Luckey, born in New Jersey in 1960.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile living in the East Village in New York City in the 1980s, Diane met songwriter Bill Garvey at a party and they recorded \u003cem\u003eGoodbye Horses\u003c\/em\u003e in his home studio. As the story goes, Luckey met Hollywood director Jonathan Demme when she picked him up in her taxi during a snowstorm in 1986. Demme was wowed by her demo tape, which was playing in the cab, and they ended up hanging out at a restaurant for hours talking about life and music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“He liked it so much, I gave him the tape I was listening to, he said he would call me for one of his movies, but I didn’t really take it seriously,” said Luckey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDemme would have the song \u003cem\u003eGoodbye Horses\u003c\/em\u003e first appear in his offbeat comedy Married to the Mob, and then again more memorably in Silence of the Lambs when Buffalo Bill changes into women’s clothing while drowning out his intended victim’s pleas with loud music. Despite the exposure, both Luckey and Garvey languished in relative obscurity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Goodbye Horses” is the definition of a cult classic, an ethereal tearjerker driven by Garvey’s lush synth work and Luckey’s unmistakably powerful voice. Garvey says, \"the song is about transcendence over those who see the world as only earthly and finite”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver 15 years of effort have gone into the making of this release. All five songs on this record were previously unreleased and are sourced from original master tapes. The extended version of “Goodbye Horses” was newly mixed from the original stems by Alberto Hernandez at Fantasy Studios. Instrumental and acapella versions of the song are included, which are also available for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSide B opens with “Hellfire,” a brooding number about the New York BDSM nightclub of the same name, showcasing the range and force of Luckey’s voice. “Summertime” follows, with a sauntering synth-reggae spin on the 1937 George Gershwin number. Both B-side tracks are also new mixdowns and edits from the original stems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis record is released alongside Eva Aridjis Fuentes’s documentary on \u003cstrong\u003eQ Lazzarus\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGoodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus\u003c\/em\u003e, a work chronicling the life of the enigmatic Luckey. It is an opportune moment to reflect on the underrecognized artists we have lost and the undeniable brilliance of both Diane Luckey and William Garvey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dark Entries","offers":[{"title":"12\" - Black","offer_id":50450931712331,"sku":"2242832","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a69184c6-9a62-a0bf-491c-26a7c23b96b2.jpg?v=1767715145"},{"product_id":"goodbye-horses-the-many-lives-of-q-lazzarus-music-from-the-motion-picture","title":"Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus (Music from the Motion Picture)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor almost everyone, the entry point for discovering the music of Q Lazzarus came via \u003ci\u003eGoodbye Horses\u003c\/i\u003e. The song first appeared in 1988, via Jonathan Demme’s Married to the Mob, but it would not become fully lodged into popular consciousness until it infamously materialized again in Demme’s \u003ci\u003eThe Silence of the Lambs\u003c\/i\u003e in 1991. \u003ci\u003eGoodbye Horses\u003c\/i\u003e felt like a self-contained universe – dreamlike and wholly unusual, an instant classic that left listeners captivated and curious about the mysterious voice behind it. That voice belonged to Diane Luckey, a uniquely talented artist whose music was ahead of its time and who would ultimately remain largely unrecognized in her lifetime. In conjunction with the release of Aridjis Fuentes’ documentary film \u003ci\u003eGoodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus\u003c\/i\u003e, Sacred Bones is releasing a collection of songs that span the entirety of Q’s career, showcasing the different eras of her work and the full breadth of her personality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first collection of music to be given the blessing of Q’s remaining family, Goodbye Horses has the distinction of being her first and only full-length release. Recorded between 1985 and 1995, this trove of previously unreleased music reflects some of the most interesting facets of pop music from the past four decades in away that feels both savvy and wildly eclectic. The titular “Goodbye Horses” remains a singular piece of spooky new wave perfection and one might imagine an entire Q Lazzarus album coiled around this aesthetic, but much like singers such as Alison Moyet, Annie Lennox, or Lisa Gerrard, Q’s chameleonic voice could lend itself perfectly to a variety of styles and settings. Her cover of Talking Heads’ “Heaven” transforms the song into a full-throated power ballad complete with tinkly piano flourishes, while her take on Gershwin’s “Summertime” sounds like the kind of dubby club redux that could have been a perfect companion to anything from Nightclubbing-era Grace Jones. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracks like “My Mistake” and “Hellfire” flirt with house music and showcase just how brassy and belty Q’s voice could be when shere ally let loose, while “Don’t Let Go” sounds like the kind of bombastic radio single Cher might have released several decades ago. Elsewhere, songs like “Bang Bang” and “I See Your Eyes” espouse the kind of guitar-driven alt-rock sensibilities that, in a parallel universe, could have made them staples on 120 Minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLP TRACKLIST:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e1. Goodbye Horses (single edit)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Heaven\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. I See Your Eyes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. A Fools Life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Summertime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. My Mistake\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Hellfire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Don’t Let Go\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Bang Bang\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Goodbye Horses (New Wave Version)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCD TRACKLIST:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e1. Flesh For Sale\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. I Don’t Want to Love You Anymore\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. 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