From Roxanne: "The songs in this playlist are tickled with bedroom jams, synthy-pop, folksy, alt, electronic r&b (and other fusions and experiments), their convergences existing in a timeless space. Washed over with memories of who we have been, who we are, who we’ve loved, and what we’ve lost, we are confronted with the intention to honour that we exist in multiplicities. We are an accumulation of our memories: outpourings of love, deep-seeded sorrows, and hopes for the future."

Roxanne Fernandes is an experienced arts worker specializing in administration, production, and research and an emerging curator/programmer based in Tkarón:to/Toronto. Her evolving practice explores archives/counter-archives, memory-making, and storytelling. She has curated and programmed for Images Festival (Toronto, 2019), the Confederation Centre Art Gallery (Charlottetown, 2023-24), Art in the Open (Charlottetown, 2023) and the OCAD U Graduate Gallery (Toronto, 2023). With an Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto in Art History and Cinema Studies and an Ontario College Graduate Certificate from Humber College in Arts Administration and Cultural Management, Roxanne supplements her artistic and historical knowledge with research and applications of critical theory. Recently, she earned a Masters of Fine Arts in Criticism & Curatorial Practice from OCAD U. Roxanne has worked at Toronto Biennial of Art, Images Festival, TIFF, and has freelanced for various institutions and artists across the city. She served on the Board of SAVAC from 2021 – 2024.

Presented on May 17th 2025 as part of the Music Gallery's What Is: heart(break) Festival at a show featuring the Empty it Out Ensemble. Like what you hear? Listen to the full mix on Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/qy322mP2y2FpgJQG8

Tracklist:

Mustafa - What good is a heart?
Dianna Lopez - Forest Frequencies
poolblood - <3
Blood Orange - Something to Do
Hey! It’s Your Birthday - On Repeat
Solange - Can I Hold the Mic (Interlude)
Sudan Archives - Honey
Katie McBride - lost → glorious
Hangaëlle & Minzi Roberta - Matrix
Bathe - I’ll Miss You
F.U.S.E. & Richie Hawtin - Mantrax

Macintosh Plus - "Lisa Frank 420 / Modern Computing" (リサフランク420 / 現代のコンピュー Risa Furanku 420 / Gendai no Konpyū)
Japanese Breakfast - Planetary Ambiance
Flying Lotus - Intro / A Cosmic Drama
Janelle Monae - Suite V: Electric Overture
Stefania Fratila - Jupiter (myst milano. Remix)
Flying Lotus - Ingo Swann
Kaytranada - Puff Lah
The Internet - Roll (Burbank Funk)
Jessie Reyez - **PSILOCYBIN & DAISIES **