Leæther Strip

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Leæther Strip
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Country Denmark
Years active 1988 – 2001
2005 – present
Genres electro-industrial
electronic body music
Labels Zoth Ommog, Cleopatra Records, Metropolis Records, Bloodline Records, Alfa Matrix
Members Claus Larsen (pictured)

Leæther Strip is a Danish musical project founded on the 13th of January in 1988 by Claus Larsen. Its influence has been most felt in the electronic body music, industrial music, and film score genres. It was one of the earliest and most prominent acts on Germany's now defunct Zoth Ommog record label, and has also released music on the U.S. Cleopatra Records and Metropolis Records labels, as well as Germany's Bloodline Records. Leæther Strip is currently signed with the Belgian Alfa Matrix label.

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[edit] History

According to founder Claus Larsen, Leæther Strip is, and always will be, only him. Larsen was born on November 13th 1967 in Aalborg, Denmark. He first released music under the name of Leæther Strip in 1988. However, his mid-1990s release G.A.W.M.U.S. included two early demos from 1982 and 1984, with the latter forming the unknown beginning of the band according to an interview conducted with Claus Larsen.

It can be argued, and is by many, that the sound of Leæther Strip throughout the early 1990s helped define what is today known as electro-industrial. In 1994, Claus Larsen drastically changed the sound of Leæther Strip, with the release of a synthesized semi classical album. Conceived as a soundtrack to a fictional film, it was titled Serenade for the Dead. The releases since then have reincorporated electronic dance elements, and have redefined Leæther Strip into what Larsen calls, "symphonic electro".

Leæther Strip remained silent for several years after the release of the single Carry Me in 2000 and the official band website, which once contained a wealth of information regarding the project, was taken offline. In an interview conducted late 2005, Larsen revealed that label problems, as well as personal concerns, have caused the dormancy of the band during the 2000 - 2005 period. In foreshadowing the return of his band, Larsen's remix of the band KiEw's song Graograman on the Diskette EP (2003) states at the beginning of the song, in a sing-song computer-generated voice, "Leæther Strip will return for more electronic mayhem".

October 28, 2005, has marked the official return of Leæther Strip with the EP release Suicide Bombers on the Alfa Matrix label. Claus Larsen has opened a blog to inform fans of his current activities and progress on the project. An official band website is planned.

[edit] Discography

12" releases
  • 1989 - Japanese Bodies
  • 1989 - The Pleasure of Penetration
  • 1990 - Aspects of Aggression
  • 1990 - Science for the Satanic Citizen
  • 1991 - Object V
  • 1992 - Material
  • 1992 - Solitary Confinement
CD releases
EP/single releases
  • 1991 - Object V - EP CD
  • 1991 - Material - EP CD
  • 1992 - Yes, I'm Limited - EP CD
  • 1994 - Positive Depression - EP CD
  • 1997 - Anal Cabaret: A Tribute to Soft Cell - EP CD
  • 2000 - Carry Me - CDS
  • 2005 - Suicide Bombers - EP CD
  • 2006 - Walking on Volcanos - EP CD
Other releases
  • 2006 - After The Devastation (Limited 3 CD Special Bag Edition)
Limited edition of the double album includes: After The Devastation" Limited Edition 3-CD Box Set, "Evacuate Or Die", Double Sided Printed T-Shirt, Poster and Deluxe Bag, Matri-X-traX Chapter I
  • 2006 - Fætish (Limited 2 CD Box)
Limited to 2000 copies including "Hælloween" 5-track EP, some special fetish goodies (condom, button, postcards) and a booklet full of Leæther Strip fans fetish artwork.

[edit] Gallery

[edit] Side projects

[edit] Influenced

[edit] External links

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