c.o.m.a. | i can't listen anymore

this 7" was one of the first freebies i got when i started doing fanzines, along with a comp cd from the same label. c.o.m.a. went on to gain no notoriety whatsoever, despite the good review i gave it.

maybe it was the novelty of getting something for free from a stranger, or maybe it actually is a good record, but i still find myself humming "again and again and again" to myself. this reeks of bedsit angst, from the 4-track/drum machine production to the anguished repetitions of the vocals. it's like big black if steve albini was too tired to be angry any more.

7" released by landspeed records in 1991.

get.

kylie fanzine #1

i'm back from the uk, and i brought with me various "papers" that i've hoarded over the years. and so begins the laborious process of scanning them in.

the first fruit is the first fanzine i ever did, back in i think 1992, with my friend conrad. it has some bands that i still really love, like moose, beatnik filmstars, bleach (though it's a rubbish q&a!) and pram. some that have disappeared into obscurity (coma and zu). and even one i didn't particularly like at the time but now rather do (adorable).

and it has tons of adolescent hand-ringing about everything from riot grrrl to sex. still, at least we didn't waste time sitting on the fence.

i miss this pritt-stick-and-scissors approach to design. it's all too easy these days.

Kylie Zine #1

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