Slow Death EP
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| EP by The Leather Nun | |||||
| Released | November 1979 | ||||
| Recorded | Dec 1978, May 1979 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative | ||||
| Length | 12:14 | ||||
| Label | Industrial Records | ||||
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cover of re-release as LP
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Slow Death is the debut release(7" EP) by Swedish rockers The Leather Nun.
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[edit] History
Singer Jonas Almquist landed a recording contract for a single with Industrial Records. He recorded "Death Threats" at Bagger Studio engineered by Magnus Bagger on December 14th 1978. In order to record a b-side he formed The Leather Nun in Gothenburgh, Sweden, in February 1979.
The band was road-tested during a festival in March 1979 and then recorded "No Rule", "Ensam I Natt" and "Slow Death" at Chall Sound Studio on May 25th 1979 engineered by Challe Åström to choose from for the b-side.
Industrial Records could not decide and the single ended up an 7" EP and was released in November 1979.
The cover art by Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson shows a man who has burnt himself publicly as a sign of protest against the war in Vietnam.
The music on this record sounds very dark, tuneful and dangerous. Compared to the group's later recordings the songs are heavily industrial and abrasive.
When re-released as LP in 1986 a long live version of "Slow Death", recorded live at the Scala Cinema in London on February 29th 1980, was added as new b-side. The live version featured Genesis P-Orridge on violin and Monte Cazazza on synthesizer, and had been previously released on the Live at Scala cassette by Industrial Records. The songs from the original EP filled now the a-side, but "Ensam I Natt" was exchanged with a different version, previously released in July 1984 on Criminal Damage Records.
The cover art was changed to show a pattern of skulls resembling the shape of the African continent.
The record has not been re-released as CD.
[edit] Track listing (original release)
All compositions and arrangements by The Leather Nun.
- "No Rule" – 2:50
- "Death Threats" – 3:38
- "Slow Death" – 5:33
- "Ensam I Natt" – 0:13
[edit] Personnel
- Jonas Almquist: vocals
- Bengt Aronsson: guitars
- Gert Claesson: drums
- Freddie Wadling: bass
