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Trbovlje, Slovenia (1980 – present)

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 founder 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.

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1	Tanz Mit Laibach full track	437
2	Rossiya full track	199
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5	Germania full track	185
6	Alle Gegen Alle full track	177
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9	America full track	168
10	Das Spiel Ist Aus full track	165
11	B Mashina full track	162
12	Achtung! full track	158
13	Francia full track	154
14	In the Army Now full track	151
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Merry Xmas! Listen to this http://www.last.fm/music/And+This+Again

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I LOVE!!

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ZarazaDoom wrote:
Tuesday evening

Laibach tribute EP from 2004 now available on Last.fm: http://www.last.fm/music/Zaraza/Montrealska+Akropola+-+A+Tribute+to+Laibach

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TheAmon wrote:
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Krst Pod Triglavom

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skinnydrifter wrote:
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LAIBACH IST LAIBACH

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GabrielaEngel wrote:
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it was fantastic in SKC last night :-)...

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pomidorro wrote:
13 days ago

http://fotokoncert.blogspot.com/2009/12/laibach.html Warsaw 10.12.2009 Palladium

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butcheress wrote:
14 days ago

lol beatles

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14 days ago

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14 days ago

THEY are Gods. At least they were ones yesterday in Wrocław.

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17 days ago

GOD IS GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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19 days ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIMnCOZnVpk <= new tune with Juno Reactor :D

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sewertroll wrote:
25 days ago

Maby reworking the old material is kind of a new start for the band... Because Milan Fras is the only member from the classic group of laibach..

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skinnydrifter wrote:
last month

I'm buying that new Laibach stuff.

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