Lavender Language

On this special episode of Lavender Language, we're bidding a loving farewell to the dumpster fire that was 2020. What did we learn? What did we get up to? And most importantly, what music got us through it? Host, Adriann Ramirez has asked back a few of their favorite guests to contribute to a playlist compiled of some of the songs they listened to that helped get them through the year. On our last episode of 2020, we're speaking with musician Alan Wyffels. SPOTIFY PLAYLIST: LAVENDER LANGUAGE 2020 (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/142RKfJ9iO77o718J0AKcF?si=y3X5qkbmQfWyeVi_PtHRpQ) Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage/ Host: Adriann Ramirez (https://www.instagram.com/adriann.ramirez) Sound engineered by Edmund Shaw (https://www.instagram.com/edmund_shaw) Produced by Tahnee Cadrez Freda (https://www.instagram.com/tahneelonglegs) Guest: Alan Wyffels (https://www.instagram.com/evelyncouch66) Alan's original interview on Lavender Language: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lavender-language/id1437627834?i=1000425471791 Artwork photograph by Jamie Lukes Scoular (https://www.instagram.com/jamielukescoular)

On this special episode of Lavender Language, we're bidding a loving farewell to the dumpster fire that was 2020. What did we learn? What did we get up to? And most importantly, what music got us through it? Host, Adriann Ramirez has asked back a few of their favorite guests to contribute to a playlist compiled of some of the songs they listened to that helped get them through the year. On this episode, we're speaking with choreographer Kate Wallich. SPOTIFY PLAYLIST: LAVENDER LANGUAGE 2020 (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/142RKfJ9iO77o718J0AKcF?si=y3X5qkbmQfWyeVi_PtHRpQ) Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage/ Host: Adriann Ramirez (https://www.instagram.com/adriann.ramirez) Sound by: Edmund Shaw (https://www.instagram.com/edmund_shaw) Produced by: Tahnee Cadrez Freda (https://www.instagram.com/tahneelonglegs) Guest: Kate Wallich (https://www.instagram.com/katewallich) Kate's original interview on Lavender Language: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lavender-language/id1437627834?i=1000471539580 Artwork photograph by Jamie Lukes Scoular (https://www.instagram.com/jamielukescoular)

On this special episode of Lavender Language, we're bidding a loving farewell to the dumpster fire that was 2020. What did we learn? What did we get up to? And most importantly, what music got us through it? Host, Adriann Ramirez has asked back a few of their favorite guests to contribute to a playlist compiled of some of the songs they listened to that helped get them through the year. On this episode, we're speaking with performance art duo Antonio + Riccaro. SPOTIFY PLAYLIST: LAVENDER LANGUAGE 2020 (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/142RKfJ9iO77o718J0AKcF?si=y3X5qkbmQfWyeVi_PtHRpQ) Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage/ Host: Adriann Ramirez (https://www.instagram.com/adriann.ramirez) Sound by: Edmund Shaw (https://www.instagram.com/edmund_shaw) Produced by: Tahnee Cadrez Freda (https://www.instagram.com/tahneelonglegs) Guests: Antonio Branco + Riccardo T. (www.instagram.com/iamantoniobranco (https:/instagram.com/iamantoniobranco)                                                                 https://www.instagram.com/iamriccardot) Antonio + Riccardo's original interview on Lavender Language: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lavender-language/id1437627834?i=1000503737100 Artwork photograph by Jamie Lukes Scoular (https://www.instagram.com/jamielukescoular)

On this special episode of Lavender Language, we're bidding a loving farewell to the dumpster fire that was 2020. What did we learn? What did we get up to? And most importantly, what music got us through it? Host, Adriann Ramirez has asked back a few of their favorite guests to contribute to a playlist compiled of some of the songs they listened to that helped get them through the year. On this episode, we're speaking with artist Paul Kindersley. SPOTIFY PLAYLIST: LAVENDER LANGUAGE 2020 (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/142RKfJ9iO77o718J0AKcF?si=y3X5qkbmQfWyeVi_PtHRpQ) Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage/ Host: Adriann Ramirez (https://www.instagram.com/adriann.ramirez) Sound by: Edmund Shaw (https://www.instagram.com/edmund_shaw) Produced by: Tahnee Cadrez Freda (https://www.instagram.com/tahneelonglegs) Guest: Paul Kindersley (www.instagram.com/paulkindersley (https://www.instagram.com/paulkindersley/) ) Paul's original interview on Lavender Language: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lavender-language/id1437627834?i=1000424130784 Artwork photograph by Jamie Lukes Scoular (https://www.instagram.com/jamielukescoular)

On this episode of Lavender Language, host Adriann Ramirez speaks with performance artist and theatre maker, Harry Clayton Wright. Originally from Blackpool, Harry has traveled around the world performing at festivals such as Edinburgh, Adelaide and Brighton Fringe, and Glastonbury while starring in David Wilson’s film, Deep Clean and Brendan Maclean’s music video for House of Air. We spoke with Harry to discuss how he began creating work in which he was the subject, how his sobriety has changed his work for the better and his newest project, You Otter Know, an online zine he created in collaboration with Polari Press during quarantine. Follow the dolls and divas http://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage Host: Adriann Ramirez (http://www.instagram.com/adriann.ramirez) Sound Engineer: Edmund Shaw (www.instagram.com/edmund_shaw (http://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage) ) Producer: Tahnee Cadrez Freda (https://www.instagram.com/tahneelonglegs) Guests: Harry Clayton-Wright https://www.instagram.com/hclaytonwright You Otter Know - Issue 1 (http://youotterknow.camp/?issue=75) You Otter Know - Issue 2 (http://youotterknow.camp/?issue=185) Artwork photograph by Jamie Luke Scoular https://www.instagram.com/jamielukescoular Music: Sad Nudes by Cate Lebon & Group Listening

On the 10th episode of the 2nd season of Lavender Language, we’re speaking with journalist, Amelia Abraham. Amelia has written for such publications as Vogue, the Guardian, I-D and the Sunday Times and has worked as an editor for Dazed, Refinery29 and VICE. Her first book, Queer Intentions, came out in 2019 which chronicles her journey navigating questions of modern queer life. She is currently working on her second book, We Can Do Better Than This, scheduled for a Summer 2021 release. We chatted with Amelia over zoom to discuss her life before journalism, writing her first book and the reinvention of Pride since the worldwide effects of Covid-19. Follow the girlies http://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage Host: Adriann Ramirez (http://www.instagram.com/adriann.ramirez) Sound Engineer: Edmund Shaw (www.instagram.com/edmund_shaw (http://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage) ) Producer: Tahnee Cadrez Freda (https://www.instagram.com/tahneelonglegs) Guests: Amelia Abraham https://www.instagram.com/amelia_abraham Artwork photograph by Jamie Luke Scoular https://www.instagram.com/jamielukescoular Music: Braid (mmph Remix) by Perfume Genius

On the 9th episode of Lavender Language, we're speaking with performance art duo, Antonio Branco and Riccardo T. Originally from Portugal and Italy, respectively, their work varies from researched text, performance, sculpture and modelling, with their work focusing on themes surrounding contemporary sexuality, gender norms and fetishisation. We spoke with Antonio and Riccardo in the Spring of 2019, so we catch up with them in a follow up interview to see what they’ve been up to since then and how they’re adapting to this more isolation and distanced way of life. Follow the dolls and divas! http://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage Host: Adriann Ramirez (http://www.instagram.com/adriann.ramirez) Sound Engineer: Edmund Shaw (www.instagram.com/edmund_shaw (http://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage) ) Producer: Tahnee Cadrez Freda (http://www.instagram.com/tahneefreda) Guests: Riccardo T. and Antonio Branco https://www.instagram.com/iamriccardothttps://www.instagram.com/toni_vanburen Artwork photograph by Kate Friend https://www.instagram.com/kate_friend Music: Playground Love by Air

On  the third installment of WUT R UR THOTS we're chatting with Travis Alabanza about double denim, Crocs, and NORMANI! Follow the dolls and divas! http://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage Host: Adriann Ramirez (www.instagram.com/adriann.ramirez (http://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage) ) Sound Engineer: Edmund Shaw (www.instagram.com/edmund_shaw (http://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage) ) Producer: Tahnee Cadrez Freda (http://www.instagram.com/tahneefreda) Guest: Travis Alabanza https://www.instagram.com/travisalabanza Music: Cranes in the Sky - Solange

On the 8th episode of Lavender Language, we're speaking with writer, performance artist and poet Travis Alabanza. We travel through Travis’s trajectory, from childhood growing up on a council estate in Bristol, fast forward to their most recent performance project, Burgerz. We discuss how Travis found writing and poetry, how performing various gigs around London's queer club scene informed their practice, the conception and inspiration of Burgerz and the UK's specific problems around discussing transphobia and racism. Follow the dolls and divas! http://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage Host: Adriann Ramirez (http://www.instagram.com/adriann.ramirez) Sound Engineer: Edmund Shaw (www.instagram.com/edmund_shaw (http://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage) ) Producer: Tahnee Cadrez Freda (http://www.instagram.com/tahneefreda) Guest: Travis Alabanza https://www.instagram.com/travisalabanza Artwork photograph by Kate Friend https://www.instagram.com/kate_friend Music: Cranes in the Sky by Solange

On  the second installment of WUT R UR THOTS we're chatting with Dan Gillespie Sells about boba tea, weighted blankets, shushing babies, spiders, naked sphinx cats and Dua Lipa! Also he's making me a pop star, so stay tuned Divas! Follow us! http://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage Host: Adriann Ramirez (http://www.instagram.com/adriann.ramirez) Sound Engineer: Edmund Shaw (www.instagram.com/edmund_shaw (http://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage) ) Producer: Tahnee Cadrez Freda (http://www.instagram.com/tahneefreda) Guest: Dan Gillespie Sells http://www.instagram.com/dangsells Music: Love is an Art by Vanessa Carlton

On the 7th episode of Lavender Language we're speaking with singer/songwriter, Dan Gillespie Sells. Dan fronted English pop rock band The Feeling and has since switched his focus to the West End. In 2017, Everybody's Talking About Jamie premiered at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield before transferring to the West End later that year at the Apollo Theatre. Having recorded this interview with Dan in the Spring of 2019, we thought it'd be a good idea to have a quick catch up in 2020 and see what he's up to. The follow up interview was done via Zoom, so please forgive the quality! Follow us! http://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage Host: Adriann Ramirez (http://www.instagram.com/adriann.ramirez) Sound Engineer: Edmund Shaw (www.instagram.com/edmund_shaw (http://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage) ) Producer: Tahnee Cadrez Freda (http://www.instagram.com/tahneefreda) Guest: Dan Gillespie Sells http://www.instagram.com/dangsells Music: Love is an Art by Vanessa Carlton

Welcome to the first episode of WUT R UR THOTS! Supplement to Lavender Language, where host, Adriann Ramirez, chats to his guests and asks their thoughts on subjects that mean absolutely nothing. On the first installment of WUT R UR THOTS? with guest, Kate Wallich, we're talking religion, citrus, pasta & icon Britney Spears. Follow us! http://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage Host: Adriann Ramirez (http://www.instagram.com/adriann.ramirez) Sound Engineer: Edmund Shaw (www.instagram.com/edmund_shaw (http://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage) ) Producer: Tahnee Cadrez Freda (http://www.instagram.com/tahneefreda) Guest: Kate Wallich http://www.instagram.com/katewallich http://www.instagram.com/dance_churchhttp://www.instagram.com/studiokatewallich Artwork photograph by Kate Friend https://www.instagram.com/kate_friend

It's the season 2 premiere of Lavender Language! We're talking with Seattle based choreographer and director, Kate Wallich. In this episode we talk about the influence of Seattle on her work, long time collaborator, Lavinia Vago, her dance company The YC, Studio Kate Wallich, how she fits into the dance world, the founding of Dance Church, identifying as a queer woman, The Sun Still Burns Here and her collaborators Mike Hadreas and Alan Wyffles, transcending, productivity in quarantine and lots, lots more. Follow us! www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage (http://www.instagram.com/edmund_shaw) Host: Adriann Ramirez (http://www.instagram.com/adriann.ramirez) Sound Engineer: Edmund Shaw (www.instagram.com/edmund_shaw (http://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage) ) Producer: Tahnee Cadrez Freda (http://www.instagram.com/tahneefreda) Guest: Kate Wallich http://www.instagram.com/katewallich http://www.instagram.com/dance_churchhttp://www.instagram.com/studiokatewallich Music: Eye in the Wall by Perfume Genius Artwork photograph by Kate Friend https://www.instagram.com/kate_friend

On the fifth episode of Lavender Language, Adriann Ramirez chats with Alan Wyffels, musician and collaborator of Perfume Genius. We talk over the phone and discuss his morning routine, Fried Green Tomatoes, how he discovered the piano, growing up on a farm, his days in community college, a possibly inappropriate but sweet relationship with his high school homeschooling teacher, discovering AA and then experiencing his second (which led to meeting his partner Mike), what it's like being a sober touring musician, his university experience, finding a community online and off, moving to Los Angeles, his addiction to his iPhone, staying relevant in the music industry, Perfume Genius' success and maintaining it, what Alan would say to his younger self, being a cool gay teenager and how neither of us can relate, and how certain traumas from your youth don't always make you a stronger person. Follow the dolls http://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage Host: Adriann Ramirez (http://www.instagram.com/adriann.ramirez) Sound Engineer: Edmund Shaw (www.instagram.com/edmund_shaw (http://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage) ) Producer: Tahnee Cadrez Freda (http://www.instagram.com/tahneefreda) Guest: Alan Wyffels (https://www.instagram.com/evelyncouch66) Song: Divine Faxes by Perfume Genius Artwork photograph by Kate Friend https://www.instagram.com/kate_friend

In the fourth episode of Lavender Language, we sit with performance artist Paul Kindersley. Based in South London, Paul's work plays with the concepts of reality, truth and fiction while referencing the esoteric and mainstream all with a wink. We talk about the beginnings of his career, how being hard to label has its benefits, the importance of story telling, how defining words like queer and art can be problematic, Janet Jackson, ASMR, his film 'The Image' for Charleston House's exhibition Orlando at the Present Time, the speed at which his process takes, what colors of acrylic paint will poison you if painted on your skin, how much burning time a peanut gives off and what being queer means to him, his process and his work. Subscribe to Lavender Language on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/1-episode-1-john-booth/id1437627834?i=1000420636086&mt=2 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage/ Host: Adriann Ramirez (https://www.instagram.com/adriann.ramirez) Sound by: Edmund Shaw (https://www.instagram.com/edmund_shaw) Produced by: Tahnee Cadrez Freda (https://www.instagram.com/tahneefreda) Guest: Paul Kindersley (www.instagram.com/paulkindersley (https://www.instagram.com/paulkindersley/) ) Music: Siboney by Connie Francis

In the third episode of Lavender Language, Adriann Ramirez talks to London based portrait artist, Wilfrid Wood. His cheeky use of colour and his unique sense of humour translates into his work as a sculptor, but what really shines through is the specificity in how he portrays his subjects, famous or not. We sit in his home and chat about the unlearning of a lifetime of growing up in an art background, realising you may or may not know it all at age 18, what drives him to continue his practice, the importance of adaptability and malleability in an artist's sense of self and what it can truly take to be the artist one strives to be. Instagram: www.instagram.com/LavenderLanguage Host: Adriann Ramirez (www.instagram.com/Adriann.Ramirez) Sound: Edmund Shaw (www.instagram.com/Edmund_Shaw) Produced by: Tahnee Cadrez Freda (www.instagram.com/Tahncf) Guest: Wilfrid Wood (www.instagram.com/wilfridwoodsculptor)

In the second episode of Lavender Language, Adriann Ramirez chats with Amy Bell. Bell is an English choreographer and performer whose work focuses on gender identity, gender politics and being a queer woman in the contemporary dance scene. We sit and talk about being a queer bodied and identifying person in the dance world, the confidence it takes to call yourself an artist, the importance of community to one's self and development as an artist, and applying queer strategies to failing and succeeding.  Host: @adriann.ramirez Sound: @edmund_shaw Produced by: @tahncf Guest: @AmyBellDance

In the premiere episode of Lavender Language, Adriann Ramirez speaks with John Booth, an East London based artist whose work includes illustration, print making, furniture design and ceramics. His cheeky sense of style, use of colour and simplistic yet unique design aesthetic has garnered him a dedicated following and given him the opportunity of working with the likes of FENDI & Lou Dalton. We sit with John in his home and chat about the music he listens to when he's working, how his home environment impacts on his work, working in a studio space with other artists, successes and "failures", sitting in the discomfort of a freelance creative's life and how social media impacts on an artist's impact. Instagram: @lavenderlanguage (http://www.instagram.com/lavenderlanguage) Host: Adriann Ramirez @Adriann.Ramirez (http://www.instagram.com/adriann.ramirez) Sound Engineer: Edmund Shaw @edmund_shaw (http://www.instagram.com/edmund_shaw)   Produced by: Tahnee Cadrez Freda @tahneefreda (http://www.instagram.com/tahneefreda) Guest: John Booth @John_Booth (http://www.instagram.com/john_booth)