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Contents Preface .................................................................................................................................. 3 Your UFO? (Intro) .................................................................................................................. 4 I´m Not Here Anymore (I Was Here) ………………………………………..………......….…….. 6 Dream (Stubborn and Naïve) ………………………………………………..…..…….……....…... 8 Why “Siamese Twin” ………………………………………………………..……..….……………..10 Psycho-Maniac-Love-Story …………………………………………………..……...……………...12 Eden (Who is Eden?) ………………………………………………………..……...…...…………..14 My Fundraiser: National Bail Fund Network………………………..……..….……………..……..16 About Naked Nuns …………………………..…………………………..………...…………...……18 Next projects/Credits ……………………………………………………..…….…..……………….19 2

Preface: Why “Siamese Twin”? My all-time-idol and imaginary best friend Alex G once encouraged all fellow musicians to only record something when it feels like it´s absolutely necessary. Well, I take this mantra everywhere I go and that is not just because I take everything Alex says or does everywhere I go. In the recording business, a lot of things can be very stressful and a lot of times, it´s certainly not fun to record melody lines that one just doesn´t feel or relate to at all. So one should really be sincere to themselves when it comes to doing something that you might do for the rest of your life. I´ve decided to start the project Siamese Twin during the first lockdown in March 2020. Over the past few years, I have written a collection of songs that I only kept to myself. (I wrote “Dream”, for example, in 2017 being a wimpy kid). But these songs have always had a fixed spot in my heart and I am very sure that they are “what I do best when I´m down” (- Alex G, Mis from the Rules Album, you have to check this song out in case you haven´t). Therefore, I felt this urge inside my whole body and soul to go to my computer in my tiny shoebox studio/bedroom and hit the record button once in a while. As you can see/hear, I projected a couple of my ex-girlfriends from my past onto this EP (just to name a couple: The Cure, Mount Kimbie, Beach House, Slowdive, Car Seat Headrest). (Haha you like you would think). In my opinion, it´s undeniable that musicians have been influenced heavily by other artists. If you´re honest to yourself, it is like “reciting” your favorite artists in your work, creating your self-built landscape of sounds. But if you´re not honest to yourself, you will just become a shit rip-off band just like Greta Van Fleet. I hate Greta Van Feet very much and I think they are just a couple of rich kids ripping off one of the greatest bands ever. I will always try to be honest with my music and I won´t play things that I can´t relate to. I think if there is something that should describe my music, it is exactly this. Of course, I have to admit that I have learned most things I know from playing with my best friends (who are members of The Burnings Pandas) and without them I would probably become a snobby music critic or run a meme-page about Alex G. I might to the last one actually. Anyways, I hope this musical project might inspire you to do your own things. And I also hope that you enjoy this little zine about our first catalogue release as Naked Nuns. And with this said, I want to thank the whole Naked Nuns Team and also Neu Workshop for making everything possible. At the very end, I want to thank Sara, Lara and Christoph for every act of support. I hope to give something back someday. Love, Chris 3

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I´m Not Here Anymore (I Was Here) It was a hazy night and I was driving down the road. Tastes like coffee and sour grapes, so sour when I was thinking of you. The road was slippery but I was trying to drive the pain away. Tires squeeking, lights were fading when I was crashing into a tree. I am not here anymore (this happened 10 years ago). I am not here anymore (this happened a long time ago). Oh father stop to come into my room to check if I was doing okay. You gotta let me rest in peace, rest in silence every day. I would be sad if you would be sad every single time you think of me. I want you to set my room on fire and burn away all the memories. I am not here anymore (this happened 10 years ago). I am not here anymore (this happened a long time ago). This song is not supposed to be a sad song, it´s not supposed to be any song right now. I guess I just wanted to play with my brain, play with my mind and be creative again. But I can´t help to shiver again, shiver every time when I listen again. I guess I´m afraid to let this story be true, I guess I´m afraid to be damaged goods. And every single night when I lay bed and think of all of these beautiful stories right before bed and I just know, that I don´t say it enough. I guess I´ll try to say it enough this time. 7

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Dream (Stubborn and Naïve) Yesterday I had dream. I dreamt of fairytales that seemed so beautiful. Picking flowers by the river. Flowers that never wither. I wish I stayed in this dream. Because when I woke up everything seemed so strange. I look at flowers by my side. In a few days they will die. So I bury all the memories of flowers in my dream. So I burn down all the remedies, all the words I´ll ever mean. So I close my eyes, return me to paradise. I was never insecure. But suddenly I´m not sure about you. You were the flower of my dreams. But I would wake up eventually and flowers die. So I bury all the memories of flowers in my dream. So I burn down all the remedies, all the words I´ll ever mean. So I close my eyes, return me to paradise. 9

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My 5 main influences for “暹罗双胞胎“ The Cure – Pornography – Fiction Records (1982) Beach House – Devotion – Independent (2008) Mount Kimbie – Love What Survives – Warp Records (2017) DIIV – Deceiver – Captured Tracks (2018) Warpaint – The Fool – Rough Trade Records (2010) 11

Psycho-Maniac-Love-Story There´s a place where we met in the dark. I wished I said that we should burn ourselves. And there´s a place where we would drift apart. And when it was late, we would just try to stay awake. I´m a Psycho-Maniac I go on and on and on and on. You´re a Psycho-Manaic I move on and on and on and on. And there´s a place and it´s not very far, used to make plastic art, driving around in a shopping cart. There´s a place where I locked you inside my heart. You used to scream at me, that I should kiss you when you´re dead. I´m a Psycho-Maniac I go on and on and on and on. You´re a Psycho-Manaic I move on and on and on and on. I´m a Psycho-Maniac I move on and on and on and on. “Good morning captain. Where are we?” “I don´t know my man.” “I just keep thinking about that one story that is´nt supposed to be a love story. But I think it actually is one. Because captain, when I´m on your ship I am always afraid, so fucking afraid to sink to the floor of the deep ocean. And never ever come back.” In the cold, there is something bold, so bold. Tears rolling down his face dripping on his fucking shoe. And he doesn´t even fucking move. Because he is a Psycho-Maniac. And he tells the story. She doesn´t know that it´s a love story. But it is. Well, it´s adjacent to a love story anyway. Because every single time, every single fucking time he tells it he cannot finish that story. All he says is: I loved you like a Maniac. You made me crazy, so fucking crazy. You loved me too like a Maniac. It´s just us two in the psychiarty. 12

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Eden (Who is Eden?) On the street cars go by but people never seem to watch for lights, and falling to the beat in the heads and hearts but we will never leave this place so dark. She smells like flowers like in my dreams. On the movie screen she talks to me and we would talk for hours about our dreams then we would fall asleep until eternity. E-D-E-N and E-D-E-N E-D-E-N who is E-D-E-N? E-D-E-N and E-D-E-N E-D-E-N who is E-D-E-N? E-D-E-N she is E-D-E-N Feels like Eden it fuckin´ feels like Eden. Eden talks but doesn´t move her lips. She never takes a walk, it tires her hips. Eden is the girl that haunts my heart. She likes to eat my flesh and tear me all apart. 14

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My Fundraiser: National Bail Fund Network About the fundraiser: “Shortly after moving to Munich in 2018, I first dealt with philanthropy while working for an NGO. Among other things, I dealt with the complex question of why people donate. Do they do it out of goodwill or actually just to feel a little better about themselves? As a donor, I think it is very important to have asked yourself this question once in order to better understand your own intention and to give the campaign a concrete reference point. Ultimately, however, both aspects can be perfectly combined. A high level of transparency creates a connection with the recipients of the donation and can create a very fulfilling feeling as well. Our goal is to help our society a tiny bit further through mainly local donations. The artists are given a selection of projects worth supporting, between which they can choose themselves. The National Bail Fund Network in the USA was selected for the first catalogue release NN001. This organization fights for justice in the US criminal justice system and helps innocent people to get out of prisons. Racism and social inequalities unfortunately still play a very large role in such cases (especially in the US criminal justice system) and must be combated worldwide. More information is available on their website: (www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory) I hope we can build a social music company together and contribute in the long term to making donations a norm in the creative scene. Thanks for your support.” — Chris Actions: Donation to National Bail Fund Network (Emergency Response Fund) A. Digital download on Bandcamp The purchase of the whole EP costs 4 Euros. The purchase of a single track costs 1 Euro. All revenue will be donated to the organization. B. Vinyl The purchase of the vinyl costs 14 Euros. Profits will be donated to the organization. 16

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About Naked Nuns Naked Nuns Music is a non-profit record label based in Munich and run by a group of local students. We want to support local artists that we personally enjoy very much. At the same time, we try to engage for a better future in the local music industry, which is without a doubt, heavily affected by inequalities at all levels. All NN catalogue releases will include a fundraiser with a goal which is set by the artists themselves. Parts of the profit, as well as all bandcamp sales, will be donated. We hope to make this financial system a sustainable one and we can only achieve that with enough support from the local music community. We hope to be able to present a catalogue which includes music from left-field indie rock to experimental pop music, entering a post-genre music community with greater recognition for DIY-independant-musicians. All music will be handpicked by us and we hope to gain trust in our selection, that is not typical for the local music scene. To stay on track with our work, pleace visit our website (nakednunsmusic.de) or follow us on our Instagram page (@naked.nuns). This project is supported by Neu Workshop (@neuworkshop), a non-profit project and exhibition space dedicated to the support and development of emerging creatives. 18

Next Projects Thank you for looking over this little zine to my debut EP (NN001). Everything is still work in progress, but I hope that you enjoy this extra effort of mine to bring more information about my project Siamese Twin. Currently, I am recording a lot of new music which will come out as my sophomore EP in May (called “About Space/Forests”). I am still trying to explore certain soundscapes and I sincerely wish that you would give my new sound some time and space to appreciate it. I will also be releasing new music as Krystaxia in summer. My biggest project of the year should be recording with my band The Burning Pandas. I hope to present you our collection of college rock tunes and funk ditties at the end of the year. There is still a lot of work to do but I am confident enough to say that this year will finally be the year to release some music as The Burning Pandas, which is a project that will always have a priotized spot in my heart. Thank you for all the support and love. I hope you will return to this EP once in a while. Credits Photography – Sara Mikorey Styling – Ben Zaha & David Kindermann Edited by Tianping Christoph Xiao Written, played and produced by Tianping Christoph Xiao Special Thanks to Neu Workshop 19

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