역승환: a zine exhibition (Crazy Multiply)

Extra Noir Podcast

It’s somewhat odd to think that something so commonplace, something that was once so integral to the subcultures in which we grew up and migrated between, would become worthy of its own exhibition. As the recent swell of interest in zines (artistic, academic and otherwise) has revealed, however, these products are often indispensable cultural artefacts. Few other media formats, especially from the pre-digital era, capture so concisely and directly a distilled subcultural moment. As we were assembling this soundtrack, we tried to take stock of the various zines that we had ever collected or contributed to. On the contribution side, the themes range from ska music to horror movies to skateboarding. As far as collecting goes, the diversity is even more radically expansive. We’ve tried to reflect some of that diversity in this playlist, while making sure that the punk and DIY scenes of the late 70s and early 80s get the prominence that they deserve. This exhibition will surely challenge us to think more expansively about what zines are and can be. Hopefully its musical accompaniment will encourage some similar exploration into the independent, underground and DIY music scenes that are so closely entwined with zine culture. Tracklist: Catholic Discipline - Underground Babylon Crass - Banned from the Roxy Bad Brains - Pay to Cum Zounds - War Stretching Journey - 080* The Cramps - Let’s Get Fucked Up The Homosexuals - Soft South Africans Dancing Cigarettes - Burn in Heaven Mydolls - Imposter Snatch - Joey Inflatable Boy Clams - Marin The Raincoats - Fairytale in the Supermarket Boss Eye - Chalky Aderall Butthole Surfers - Mexican Caravan Savage Republic - Viva le Rock and Roll Red Cross - S&M Party Shorty Cat - I Hate Her* Crawler - It’s Not For You* Minutemen - This Ain’t No Picnic Violent Femmes - Add it Up Maximum Joy - Building Bridges Vivien Goldman - Launderette Blah Blah Blah - Central Park Rosa Yemen - Larousse Baron Bic Cardboards - On the R to TZ Crash Course in Science - Mechanical Breakdown Bewitched - Chuck’s Got a Big One Screamers - Matar Dolores Microfilm - Centrefold Pylon - Cool Kuang Program - Gangs Are Blue* Chrome - Caroline Danielle Dax - Fortune Cheats Puredigitalsilence - Seeweed* Seth Martin - 새야 새야 파랑새야 (Bird, Bird, Blue Bird)* Kuunatic - Roho Ulio Toweka Khana Bierbood - Rustic Song The Goat that Went Om - The Pirate Song Bow Wow Wow - Why Are Babies So Wise? Au Pairs - Come Again Cabaret Voltaire - Sluggin’ Fer Jesus Suicide - Shadazz Alan Vega - Jukebox Babe GENIUS - Shit City* Avengers - Paint it Black *Artists based in South Korea