Comateens Guitarist Ramona Jan Discusses the Band, Reissues, Punk, and Playing Live

Certain songs deserve recognition that they may not have received upon their release, like these two reissues from Comateens. The New York City group has reissued both “Danger Zone” and “Elizabeth’s Lover” via Left for Dead Records, an imprint that has been long connected to the band and their original guitarist Ramona Jan. These were perhaps the two most defining songs for the synth-punk band, really getting at the heart of their sound and musical style. “Danger Zone” is one of the band’s oldest songs, written when Jan and Nicholas “Nic North” Dembling soon after they first formed. This new version of “Elizabeth’s Lover” was never released, partially due to Jan leaving the band soon after these songs were recorded. The members of Comateens are pleased to see these songs getting the recogn...

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