Goodbye Horses

What ever happened to Q Lazzarus? And who were they in the first place?

I assumed Q Lazzarus was a band, but apparently it's one lone songstress. I found this excerpt on Wikipedia:

"Q Lazzarus is known for having a husky bass voice not unlike Kathleen Turner. Before she was discovered as a singer, she worked as a taxi driver in New York City. The band dissolved at some point before 1996. Apart from Q, Mark Barrett and songwriter William Garvey, nothing is publicly known about the other band members."

Spooky. I wonder if Q resumed her taxi driving or found success elsewhere, perhaps as a ranch-hand. Anyhow, we can only ponder these strange thoughts and thank our lucky stars that we have "Goodbye Horses".

listen/download:
Goodbye Horses Mixtape
Goodbye Horses - Q Lazzarus
This Plane is Going to Fall - Minotaur Shock
Professional Suicide - Ladyhawke [BUY MP3]
Detroit - Morgan Geist
Promise - Badly Drawn Boy [BUY MP3]
Touch Too Much (Fake Blood Mix) - Hot Chip
The Bucket (CSS Mix) - Kings of Leon
Kenya Dig It? - Ruby Suns

Who Needs Sleep?

I miss Benjamin Diamond. Remember "Music Sounds Better With You" and "Little Scare"? He was the guy singing in those tracks. His collaborated with Thomas Bangalter and Alan Braxe back in the golden era of French House. Funnily enough, he started out in a punk band called the "Chicken Pox".

This mix features some of all stars of french house: Medhi, Switch, Bob Sinclar, Fred Falke...

listen/download:
Who Needs Sleep Mixtape
Pocket Piano - Dj Medhi [BUY MP3]
A Bit Patchy - Switch (Eric Prydz Mix) [BUY MP3]
Lights & Magic - Cut Copy (Boyz Noize Mix)
Little Scare - Benjamin Diamond
Who Needs Sleep? - Bob Sinclar [BUY MP3]
Great DJ - Ting Tings (Calvin Harris Mix)
Dusk till Dawn - Ladyhawke (Fred Falke Mix)

The Importance of Being Earnest

Today's selection is quite earnest, with a lot of heart-felt, high-octave vocal bits. The dawn of the modern age electro-crooner has arrived.

The Importance of Being Earnest Mixtape

Tracklist
Don't You Eva (Diplo Mix) - Spoon
Anne - Santogold
In the Morning - Junior Boys
Lights and Magic - Cut Copy
That's Not My Name - Ting Tings
Damage - Tiefschwarz with Tracey Thorn (Buick Project Mix)
I Want More - Faithless (Beginnerz Mix)
Baby - Pnau (Breakbot Mix)
We Are the People - Empire of the Sun
Little Scare - Benjamin Diamond
Paris is Burning - Ladyhawke