Jen Everett, Queer Cosmologies 1 & 2, 2021. Digital collage on vinyl. Courtesy of the artist.

Spotify Playlist for 
 Could we turn down the lights?

by @lovenloops

 

  1. Dinah Washington, “The Bitter Earth” (1960) 
  2. Louie Vega feat. Moodymann, “Seven Mile (Extended Verison)” (2022) 
  3. Jon Dixon feat. L’Renee, “Feel Your Touch (Original Mix)” (2022) 
  4. Steve Silk Hurley, “Jack Your Body (1986 Club Mix)” 
  5. Theo Parrish, Lori, Silent Jay, Simon Mavin, Perrin Moss & Paul Bender, “What You Gonna Ask For” (2019) 
  6. Cazz Ear feat. Ursula Rucker, “Been Waiting (Mike Huckaby Deep Transportation Mix)” (2019)
  7. Delano Smith, “Ancestors (Main Mix)” (2010) 
  8. Theo Parrish, Jerrald James, “Dan Ryan” (1998) 
  9. Kerri Chandler, “Rain (Original Mix)” (1998) 
  10. Theo Parish feat. Dwele, “I Can’t Take It” (2001)
  11. Brian Harden, “Chicago to Detroit (Byron The Aquarius Remix)”, (2016)
  12. Queen Latifah, “Come Into My House” (1989)

Toughness

 

Transcript:

Toughness

You see, because there is no place to go except what you make,

and I remember feeling that as a very very young woman, knowing that the only places I would ever have would be the places that I would have to make myself with the people I loved.

Toughness

You see, because there is no place to go except what you make,

and I remember feeling that as a very very young woman, knowing that the only places I would ever have would be the places that I would have to make myself with the people I loved.

Toughness love toughness love toughness love toughness

You see, because there is no place to go except what you make,

and I remember feeling that as a very very young woman, knowing that the only places I would ever have would be the places that I would have to make myself with the people I loved.

Toughness

 

       - excerpt from writer Audre Lorde 

 

 

Visual description:

Woman speaking in a strong, low voice with bongo drums beating and a shaking tambourine in the background.