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The Leather Nun are Sweden’s dark answer to ABBA. Careening from garage rock to goth and industrial, Leather Nun became cult heroes in their native land.
Leather Nun was formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1979 by Jonas Almquist (vocals), recruiting the remains of former Gothenburg punkact Straitjacket: Bengt “Aron” Aronsson (guitar), Freddie Wadling (bass), and Gert Claesson (drums). The band’s name orginates from that of a London stripper.
Inspired by Velvet Underground and Iggy & The Stooges, Leather Nun recorded their debut EP, Slow Death, in Nov 1979, which was released on Industrial Records alongside such artists as Throbbing Gristle, SPK and Cabaret Voltaire. Due to a massive powerplay by influential BBC-presenter John Peel in the Winter of ‘79, Leather Nun gained a rapid reputation in the UK topping the indiecharts in NME and Sounds. Performed at the legendary Leap Year Day sold-out all-niter at Scala Cinema in London, alongside Throbbing Gristle and Monte Cazzaza in 1980. Wadling left Leather Nun in 1982 and joined Blue for Two. A handful of singles followed before Leather Nun released their first LP, Alive, in 1985.
Covering ABBA’s “Gimme, Gimme, Gimme” earned the group some respect in Sweden and Europe in 1986. Participated as the only scandinavian act in the Channel4 all-nite, all-european broadcast of The Tube (renamed The EuroTube) in the Summer of 1986.
Leather Nun was formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1979 by Jonas Almquist (vocals), recruiting the remains of former Gothenburg punkact Straitjacket: Bengt “Aron” Aronsson (guitar), Freddie Wadling (bass), and Gert Claesson (drums). The band’s name orginates from that of a London stripper.
Inspired by Velvet Underground and Iggy & The Stooges, Leather Nun recorded their debut EP, Slow Death, in Nov 1979, which was released on Industrial Records alongside such artists as Throbbing Gristle, SPK and Cabaret Voltaire. Due to a massive powerplay by influential BBC-presenter John Peel in the Winter of ‘79, Leather Nun gained a rapid reputation in the UK topping the indiecharts in NME and Sounds. Performed at the legendary Leap Year Day sold-out all-niter at Scala Cinema in London, alongside Throbbing Gristle and Monte Cazzaza in 1980. Wadling left Leather Nun in 1982 and joined Blue for Two. A handful of singles followed before Leather Nun released their first LP, Alive, in 1985.
Covering ABBA’s “Gimme, Gimme, Gimme” earned the group some respect in Sweden and Europe in 1986. Participated as the only scandinavian act in the Channel4 all-nite, all-european broadcast of The Tube (renamed The EuroTube) in the Summer of 1986.
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Nun Permanent
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jkulla wrote:
See these guys live, they totally rock! Great performance at KB in Malmö.
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moehlig wrote:
the leather nun:reloaded yeah!
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Dampuz wrote:
Ensam I NAtt!!!!!
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miss-boner wrote:
F.F.A.!
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omgDeepy wrote:
Name got translated? The CDs I got says Lädernunnan :/
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Kashkabald wrote:
ENSAM I NATT
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Kafka_33 wrote:
I lerve me some Leather Nun!
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www.soundclick.com/jonasa for new stuff, demo's, odd bits' and pieces etc
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