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It's A Sick World But Someone's Gotta Love It

by Leather Not Pleather

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Big Ian They say you shouldn't judge an album but its cover - but they're wrong! The cover caught my attention and the music more than lives up to it.
Pervy electronic music gets me off - and this certainly hits the spot. One of my favourite albums of 2021. Favorite track: Sex Target Sex.
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    The limited run physical Compact Disc release of LEATHER NOT PLEATHER's debut album.

    Professionally manufactured at Disk Makers (Pennsauken, NJ).
    Full-color insert with band photo centerfold.
    Served up pre-asphyxiated in shrink wrap.

    10 song sleazy 90s industrial album debut by LEATHER NOT PLEATHER, featuring powerful, vocal chord shredding vocals by underground crustpunk legend August Alston over lumbering hard-beat audio by James Sime. Inspired by the classic sounds of Chicago's Wax Trax!, Vancouver's Nettwerk, and Brussels' Antler-Subway Records. And indecent notions everywhere.

    Written and recorded on slightly-abused analog equipment by hyperactive abnormals with more passion than common sense. Just the way all our favorite albums in the genre were made.

    The perfect soundtrack for your underground nightclub, home dungeon, or next regrettable back alley encounter.

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    DECEMBER 15th 2021 RELEASE!

    The limited run physical Cassette Tape release of LEATHER NOT PLEATHER's debut album.

    Professionally manufactured at National Audio Company (Springfield, MO) on ultra-high performance FerroMaster C456 cassette.
    Full-color J-Card with band photo centerfold. In a classic plastic Norelco box.

    Cassettes in this release are in Smeared-Lipstick Red and are served up pre-asphyxiated in shrink wrap.

    10 song sleazy 90s industrial album debut by LEATHER NOT PLEATHER, featuring powerful, vocal chord shredding vocals by underground crustpunk legend August Alston over lumbering hard-beat audio by James Sime. Inspired by the classic sounds of Chicago's Wax Trax!, Vancouver's Nettwerk, and Brussels' Antler-Subway Records. And indecent notions everywhere.

    Written and recorded on slightly-abused analog equipment by hyperactive abnormals with more passion than common sense. Just the way all our favorite albums in the genre were made.

    The perfect soundtrack for your underground nightclub, home dungeon, or next regrettable back alley encounter.

    Includes unlimited streaming of It's A Sick World But Someone's Gotta Love It via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ... more
    ships out within 5 days
    edition of 100  11 remaining
    Purchasable with gift card

      $8 USD or more 

     

1.
Sick World 03:08
2.
I Do 03:35
3.
Body Hard 03:19
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Little Pony 03:12
6.
Dead Like Me 03:42
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Dance Sexy 02:16
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10.
Gets You Off 03:34

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10 song sleazy 90s industrial album perfect for your underground nightclub, home dungeon, or next regrettable back alley encounter.

LEATHER NOT PLEATHER's debut album featuring powerful, vocal chord shredding vocals by underground crustpunk legend August Alston over lumbering hard-beat audio by James Sime. Inspired by the classic sounds of Chicago's Wax Trax!, Vancouver's Nettwerk, and Brussels' Antler-Subway Records. And indecent notions everywhere.

Written and recorded on slightly-abused analog equipment by hyperactive abnormals with more passion than common sense. Just the way all our favorite albums in the genre were made.

"It's A Sick World But Someone's Gotta Love It" is available digitally and also as a limited-edition physical analog release on compact disc and cassette tape. Professionally mastered at Z Audio (Portland, OR) and manufactured at Disk Makers (Pennsauken, NJ) and National Audio Company (Springfield, MO). CDs and Cassettes served up pre-asphyxiated in shrink wrap.

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released November 17, 2021

August Alston (vocals)
James Sime (music)

Additional Vocals by Billy the French Girl. Recorded at Z Audio (Portland, OR) & The Sanctum Synthtorum (Oakland, CA). Photography by Kirsten Baldock. All rights © 2021.

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Underground boutique label focusing on space rock, industrial, synth-glam, space doom, minimalist synth, new flavors of New Beat. and synthesizer-based audio soundtracks and experiments.

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