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At long last, Q Lazzarus says hello to Dark Entries. Q Lazzarus is
the moniker of Diane Luckey, born in New Jersey in 1960. While living in the East Village in New York City in the 1980s, Diane met
songwriter Bill Garvey at a party and they recorded “Goodbye Horses” 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. “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. Demme would have the song “Goodbye Horses” 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. “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”. Over 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. Side 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
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sauntering synth-reggae spin on the 1937 George Gershwin number. Both B-side tracks are also new mixdowns and edits from the
original stems. This record is released alongside Eva Aridjis Fuentes’s documentary on Q Lazzarus, Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives
of Q Lazzarus, 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.
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