“Authentic yet often ineffable greatness that would define Silkworm’s next 11 years of activity, the reissue of In The West is a grand corrective gesture with no expiration date.”– Andrew Earles This definitive reissue of Silkworm’s second album In the West (cmo038) marks its first appearance on vinyl. It has been remixed from the original 2″…More
10 years ago today, the first Comedy Minus One title – Bottomless Pit’s “Hammer of the Gods” – was released. To celebrate this significant anniversary, please enjoy a gift: A “name your price” download of the earliest complete live Silkworm set in our possession, recorded at Lounge Ax in Chicago on October 24, 1992. Procure…More
Happy New Year! OUT join Comedy Minus One! Second Mint Mile 12″ out now! Christmas songs! Shows! A favor! More! Comedy Minus One is delighted to let you know that Kalamazoo, Michigan’s OUT have joined our family. OUT’s debut full-length “Swim Buddies” (cmo040) will officially be released on February 17, 2017 but this record is available for pre-order right now. You can hear…More
New Mint Mile 12″ announced! SAVAK head to Europe next week! Minutes! Videos galore! Silkworm “Lifestyle” + “It’ll Be Cool” vinyl re-stocks! PRF Distro! More! The Bliss Point is the second EP by Mint Mile. It is available for pre-order now, shipping out in November. The Bliss Point by Mint Mile The record was made in Chicago with some crucial bits applied in Portland, Oregon.…More
The Rutabega and SAVAK Lps are out now! Preorders for Silkworm “Lifestyle” re-issue! Other things! Not only have wonderful South Bend, Indiana duo The Rutabega joined the Comedy Minus One roster, but their new record, “Unreliable Narrator” (cmo036), is also out now on LP / CD and up on all trusty digital providers, such at the following: iTunes : eMusic : Bandcamp : Amazon : Google Play All physical advance orders included a digital…More
Comedy Minus One is back for 2016! Debut SAVAK Lp announced! SXSW shows! Mint Mile still in stock! A fancy new web site! Plus PRF Distro’s Top 10 of 2015! Comedy Minus One is thrilled to announce the release of “Best of Luck in Future Endeavors,” the debut album by Brooklyn sextet SAVAK. Due out in late May, the record is available for pre-order now with a limited edition t-shirt also available…More
Thank you for your ongoing support of PRF Distro! Here are our year-end top ten sellers from the 100+ titles we offer, with links to stream and purchase accordingly. Click on each album’s title for more on each record. (All Comedy Minus One releases and the Bottomless Pit vinyl we stock have been removed from…More
A photo posted by Jon Solomon (@jonsolomon) on Nov 6, 2015 at 11:20am PST A variety of Comedy Minus One / PRF Distro news items can be found after the jump…
Dear Michael, Somehow, it has been ten goddamn years since you died. I vividly remember sitting in a small back porch office while visiting Toronto in July of 2005, going through my webmail in reverse chronological order. There was a mailing list for fellow music folks I subscribed to then, and as I hastily deleted…More
Photo by Liz Bustamante Here’s the Comedy Minus One newsletter for July 2015.