Street Sects Wrestle With Yuppies and Displacement on Their Gentrification Series

“I can’t stress enough that this series isn’t meant as strict social commentary. For me, it isn’t anything that grand or complex. It’s personal. It’s a lot of stuff that has been building up inside me for years.” Leo Ashline has a deeply personal story to share about why his experimental industrial trio Street Sects chose the topic of gentrification around which to create their latest series, but it’s probably not one you would expect. With the release of Gentrification III: Death And Displacement coming this Friday, August 2nd, he has opened up on the birth of the project, stemming from his personal experience and observations throughout this decade. After moving back to Austin, Texas in 2013 with over a year of sobriety under his belt, the vocalist got a job in a rapidly changi...

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