"We Are Parasites" questions how some right-wing politicians label artists as parasites, exploring how we are all parasites, as we are all, in fact, interdependent. Furthermore, the song mentions the 2011 letter "More Than Quality", written by Halbe Zijlstra - then the Dutch state secretary of culture - explaining his vision for cultural funding policy. In the song, it is argued that to ask for more than quality is, actually, just asking for quantity and productivity, while support for the arts should rather be fueled by care.
This song is part of Parasite Lottery, a pilot version of a collective lottery system for art organizations in the Netherlands and their communities proposed by Wok The Rock and Casco. Download the song and comic on www.parasitelottery.com.
Produced by Wok The Rock & Casco
Music by Leilani Hermiasih
Lyrics by Leilani Hermiasih & Wok The Rock
Vocal & Keyboards: Leilani Hermiasih
Comic stips by Wok The Rock
Vocals recorded by Daniel Hollos in Berlin, Germany
Mixed and Mastered by Brian Esselbrugge at Studio Brainwash, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Liner notes: Steyn Bergs
