Laibach

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Laibach is an industrial project that started in Trbovlje, Slovenia, in 1980. Their name is taken from the German name for Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana, and this reference to World War II occupation was the first of many provocative and ambiguous statements in their long and chameleonic career. Laibach were founding members of the art movement NSK (Neue Slowenische Kunst — “New Slovenian Art”) and are one of the few musical groups able to claim real influence on the history of their home country. Laibach are best known for their cover versions of pop songs which have been rerendered in such a way as to reveal formerly hidden or unnoticed messages, often commenting on political totalitarianism or rock stardom’s own forms of dictatorship. This was done most successfully on Opus Dei, especially on their cover of One Vision. Named Geburt Einer Nation after D. W. Griffith’s classic film The Birth of a Nation, Queen’s lyrics are sung in German to a strident military beat. All of a sudden lines like “one flesh, one blood, one true religion” start sounding suspiciously familiar... However the bulk of Laibach’s output is their own work. Their own early experiments with totalitarian ambiguity led to their being outlawed in then-Communist Yugoslavia; their name was made illegal so the band resorted to using their black-cross emblem on posters instead. To this day their work deals with similar ideas but frequently Laibach reference their own legendary status and tongue-in-cheekily play with the kinds of in-jokes a band accrues in over 25 years of work. Laibach’s musical style has varied a lot over the years. They began as avant-garde industrial musicians, producing what could best be described as ambient noise but soon discovered the joys of the martial rhythm. Having produced a couple of albums of heavy martial industrial music, they began to expand sonically. Following the collapse of Yugoslavia their difficult but rewarding album Kapital included hip-hop influences among many others and NATO borrowed from techno while keeping the bombastic atmosphere. The next offering Jesus Christ Superstars came after quite a hiatus and it may have shocked a lot of people with its balls-out metal guitar riffs. The 2003 album WAT returns to a more electronic sound; working with techno producer umek has produced a slightly odd album of electro beats. Volk was released on October 20, 2006, preceded by the single Anglia. The album contains 14 songs composed and produced together with Silence, inspired by national anthems. 2008 Laibach released new album, titled Kunst der Fuge. This album is the laibachian interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach's work The Art of Fugue (Die Kunst der Fuge). The majority of the material has been created already in 2006 and premierly performed the same year on June the 1st at Bachfest festival in Leipzig. VOLKSWAGNER is the title of a musical project which was realized in collaboration between Laibach and the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra (2009). Laibach also cooperated with the composer and conductor Izidor Leitinger on this project, and it was decided that together they would compose a work which will in a specific manner interpret some of Wagner's better known musical motifs and combine them into a unified symphonic electronic suite. From a formal point of view, the collaborating artists have decided to seek in Wagner the rudiments of modernism, which first through Mahler, Bruckner, and Debussy, and subsequently through Schöenberg, Berg, and Webern, developed into the core of the jazz music of the sonic experimentalists, such as Miles Davis and Sun Ra, and to upgrade them with the ambient electronic spectrum that has been developing over the last three decades. In addition, the suite will address the history of the 20th century – modernism crossbred with pop art. 4.4. 2012 a movie titeled Iron Sky was released. Laibach in collaboration with Ben Watkins as a co-writer and producer of the score provided soundtrack for Moon Nazi Invasion in Iron Sky. Official Laibach website: www.laibach.org . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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martial industrial,electronic dance,yugoslavia,experimental,european,slovenian,political,slovenia,industrial,trbovlje,alternative,ljubljana,neo-classical,martial,avant-garde,balkan post-punk,ebm,industrial,industrial metal,industrial rock,martial industrial,neofolk,slovenian indie,slovenian rock,

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city: 1980-06-01

Begin Date: 1980-06-01

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Also Sprach Zarathustra. Live 2017 - 2018

Also Sprach Zarathustra. Live 2017 - 2018

Jan/2018

Laibach Revisited

Laibach Revisited

Jan/2020

Party Songs

Nov/2019

Honourable, Dead or Alive, When Following the Revolutionary Road

Honourable, Dead or Alive, When Following the Revolutionary Road

Oct/2019

So Long, Farewell - Single

So Long, Farewell - Single

Feb/2019

So Long, Farewell

So Long, Farewell

Feb/2019

Liberation Day : The Sound Of Music (A Documentary Musical)

Liberation Day : The Sound Of Music (A Documentary Musical)

Dec/2018

The Lonely Goatherd

The Lonely Goatherd

Nov/2018

My Favorite Things

My Favorite Things

Oct/2018

ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA

ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA

Jul/2017

DAS NACHTLIED I

DAS NACHTLIED I

Jun/2017

Bossanova Remixes

Bossanova Remixes

Feb/2017

Live In Hell

Dec/2016

A Chicken In Every Pot And Laibach In Every City Tour Live

A Chicken In Every Pot And Laibach In Every City Tour Live

Jul/2015

Spectre Deluxe

Mar/2015

Spectre (Deluxe Edition)

Spectre (Deluxe Edition)

Mar/2015

Spectremix

Mar/2015

1 VIII 1944 Warszawa

1 VIII 1944 Warszawa

Jul/2014

The New Cultural Revolution

The New Cultural Revolution

Mar/2014

Spectre

Mar/2014

Love Is Still Alive (Surfing Through The Universe) / Ordnung Und Disziplin (Müller Versus Brecht)

Love Is Still Alive (Surfing Through The Universe) / Ordnung Und Disziplin (Müller Versus Brecht)

Apr/2022

Wir sind das Volk – Ein Musical aus Deutschland

Wir sind das Volk – Ein Musical aus Deutschland

Apr/2022

WIR SIND DAS VOLK – Ein Musical aus Deutschland (nach Texten von Heiner Müller)

WIR SIND DAS VOLK – Ein Musical aus Deutschland (nach Texten von Heiner Müller)

Mar/2022

Wir Sind Das Volk (Ein Musical Aus Deutschland)

Wir Sind Das Volk (Ein Musical Aus Deutschland)

Mar/2022

WIR SIND DAS VOLK: ein Musical aus Deutschland (Nach Texten von Heiner Müller)

WIR SIND DAS VOLK: ein Musical aus Deutschland (Nach Texten von Heiner Müller)

Mar/2022

Rekapitulacija 1980-84

Rekapitulacija 1980-84

Jul/2021

Sunset

Jul/2021

We Forge the Future. Live at Reina Sofía

We Forge the Future. Live at Reina Sofía

Apr/2021

Travel - Traveling My Life (feat. WoodyRose) - Single

Travel - Traveling My Life (feat. WoodyRose) - Single

Oct/2020

Bremenmarsch (Live,12.10.1987, Schlachthof)

Bremenmarsch (Live,12.10.1987, Schlachthof)

Sep/2020

Bremenmarsch

Sep/2020

Bremenmarsch: Live at Schlachthof 12.10.1987

Bremenmarsch: Live at Schlachthof 12.10.1987

Sep/2020

Bremenmarsch (Live At Schlachthof 12. 10. 1987)

Bremenmarsch (Live At Schlachthof 12. 10. 1987)

Sep/2020

Bremenmarsch 12.10.1987: Schlachthof, Bremen

Bremenmarsch 12.10.1987: Schlachthof, Bremen

Sep/2020

Purple Rain (feat. D.awn) - Single

Purple Rain (feat. D.awn) - Single

Jun/2020

Dreamer (feat. 8crayz) - Single

Dreamer (feat. 8crayz) - Single

May/2020

Revisited

Mar/2020

Gravity (feat. ANXWERME) - Single

Gravity (feat. ANXWERME) - Single

Dec/2019

Wir sind das Volk

Wir sind das Volk

Jun/2022

LOVE IS STILL ALIVE

LOVE IS STILL ALIVE

Jan/2023

THE FUTURE

Nov/2022

THE FUTURE - Single

THE FUTURE - Single

Nov/2022

The Future (feat. Donna Marina Mårtensson) - Single

The Future (feat. Donna Marina Mårtensson) - Single

Nov/2022

O, Triglav, moj dom

O, Triglav, moj dom

Feb/2023

O, Triglav, moj dom - Single

O, Triglav, moj dom - Single

Feb/2023

Sketches of the Red Districts

Sketches of the Red Districts

Jan/2023

We Forge The Future (Live At Reina Sofía)

We Forge The Future (Live At Reina Sofía)

Apr/2021

IRON SKY : THE COMING RACE (The Original Soundtrack)

IRON SKY : THE COMING RACE (The Original Soundtrack)

Jun/2023

Nova Akropola (Expanded Edition)

Nova Akropola (Expanded Edition)

Apr/2023

Through The Occupied Netherlands (Documents Of Oppression)

Through The Occupied Netherlands (Documents Of Oppression)

Mar/2023

Amerika

Aug/2023

Amerika - Single

Amerika - Single

Aug/2023

Tanz Mit Laibach - EP

Tanz Mit Laibach - EP

Feb/2024

In the Army Now / War - EP

In the Army Now / War - EP

Dec/2023

Final Countdown - EP

Final Countdown - EP

Nov/2023

The Engine of Survival

The Engine of Survival

Sep/2023

The Engine of Survival - EP

The Engine of Survival - EP

Sep/2023

The Engine of Survival (feat. Donna Marina Mårtensson) - EP

The Engine of Survival (feat. Donna Marina Mårtensson) - EP

Sep/2023

Lepo - Krasno (From Sketches Of The Red Districts) - RMX By Foreigners Everywhere

Lepo - Krasno (From Sketches Of The Red Districts) - RMX By Foreigners Everywhere

May/2023

Opus Dei (Live 1987 - 1989, Pt.1) - Single

Opus Dei (Live 1987 - 1989, Pt.1) - Single

Apr/2024

Opus Dei (Remastered Deluxe Edition)

Opus Dei (Remastered Deluxe Edition)

May/2024

Opus Dei (Live 1987 - 1989, Pt.1)

Opus Dei (Live 1987 - 1989, Pt.1)

Apr/2024

Opus Dei (Live 1987 - 1989 pt.1) - Single

Opus Dei (Live 1987 - 1989 pt.1) - Single

Apr/2024

Opus Dei (Live 1987 - 1989, Pt. 2) - EP

Opus Dei (Live 1987 - 1989, Pt. 2) - EP

May/2024

Opus Dei (Live 1987 - 1989 pt.2) - EP

Opus Dei (Live 1987 - 1989 pt.2) - EP

May/2024

Opus Dei (Live 1987 - 1989, Pt. 3) - EP

Opus Dei (Live 1987 - 1989, Pt. 3) - EP

Jun/2024

Opus Dei (Live 1987 - 1989 pt.3) - EP

Opus Dei (Live 1987 - 1989 pt.3) - EP

Jun/2024

Alamut

Jul/2024

Opus Dei Revisited

Opus Dei Revisited

Dec/2024

Leben heißt Leben (Opus Dei Revisited 2024) - Single

Leben heißt Leben (Opus Dei Revisited 2024) - Single

Oct/2024

Geburt einer Nation (Rico Conning's Inner Ear RMX 2024) - Single

Geburt einer Nation (Rico Conning's Inner Ear RMX 2024) - Single

Sep/2024

Opus Dei (Live 1987 - 1989 pt.3)

Opus Dei (Live 1987 - 1989 pt.3)

Jun/2024

Opus Dei (Live 1987 - 1989 pt.2)

Opus Dei (Live 1987 - 1989 pt.2)

May/2024

Opus Dei (Live 1987 - 1989 pt.1)

Opus Dei (Live 1987 - 1989 pt.1)

Apr/2024

Laibach & Silence - White Christmas

Laibach & Silence - White Christmas

Nov/2024

Strange Fruit

Nov/2024

Strange Fruit - Single

Strange Fruit - Single

Nov/2024

Leben heißt Leben (Opus Dei Revisited 2024)

Leben heißt Leben (Opus Dei Revisited 2024)

Oct/2024

I Want To Know What Love Is - Single

I Want To Know What Love Is - Single

Jan/2025

I Want To Know What Love Is

I Want To Know What Love Is

Jan/2025

White Christmas - Single

White Christmas - Single

Nov/2024

Fedayeen (feat. RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, Gallina Vocal Group & Navid Gohari) - Single

Fedayeen (feat. RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, Gallina Vocal Group & Navid Gohari) - Single

Feb/2025

Fedayeen

Feb/2025

Die Kanone

Jul/2025

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