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LAIBACH

Laibach is a Slovenian group whose music, performances, and entire aesthetic have been immensely influential across nearly the entire genre of industrial music, especially the martial industrial style. 

While Laibach's early recordings such as the band's self-titled 1985 effort were more experimental, the group became more popular when they began incorporating covers of well-known rock songs on 1987's Opus Dei. They soon began recording entire albums of covers, beginning with a take on the Beatles' Let It Be in 1988. Laibach's music became more sample-based and techno-influenced on early-'90s releases such as 1992's Kapital, while 1996's Jesus Christ Superstars was heavier on guitars. During the 21st century, they have interpreted national anthems (Volk, 2006) and show tunes (The Sound of Music, 2018), in addition to performing historic concerts in Korea. 2022's Wir Sind das Volk contained music written for a theatrical production based on the texts of German playwright Heiner Müller. The group returned to noisy, experimental industrial with 2023's Sketches of the Red Districts, and released the dystopian soundtrack Iron Sky: The Coming Race the same year.

"THE SOUND OF MUSIC"

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2018     LP     MUTE RECORDS     STUMM430   MADE IN THE EU for EUROPEAN/USA MARKET    ORIGINAL PRESSING IN SHRINK GATEFOLD COVER + INNER SLEEVE + HYPE STICKER + LIMITED GOLD VINYL NOTES: Drums recorded at Štala Recording Studios. Dedicated to the people of North Korea and Austria. Comes with a download code for all 12 tracks of the CD version on a sticker on the printed inner sleeve. Printed in the EU. Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: 5051083138932 Label Code: LC27959 LABEL: MUTE - ARTWORK LABEL - WHITE TEXT  Catalog on cover: STUMM430 Catalog on labels: STUMM430 Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): STUMM430 BI38934-01 A1 Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): STUMM430 BI38934-01 B1 On labels: Side A rim text "Side A STUMM430 Made in the EU. MCPC. LC27959 ℗ 2018 Mute Artists Ltd © 2018 Mute Artists Ltd Side B rim text "All rights.........." On Inner Sleeve: Notes + Credits On Back Cover: Tracklist Printed in the EU. MCPS..........LC27959 ℗ 2018 Mute Artists Ltd.  © 2018 Mute Artists Ltd. grading RECORD EX/NM but (please, read above description) SLEEVE NM but (please, see pictures and read above description)  In 2018, the group released The Sound of Music, a studio album mainly consisting of typically Laibach-ized takes on several of the familiar Rodgers & Hammerstein-penned tunes from the musical. At once, the songs are faithfully performed and passionately sung by vocalists Boris Benko and Marina Mårtensson, and also loaded with irony, especially whenever the stern growl of Laibach mainstay Milan Fras reaches the microphone. "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" is shaped into a steady midtempo crawl, but it still manages to come across as fairly encouraging (although the intense drumming and Korean shouts at the end throw it off a bit). However, the rendition of "Do-Re-Mi" is perhaps the most morose ever recorded, and only Laibach could succeed in making "My Favorite Things" sound like a sort of threat, even while incorporating a children's choir. And of course, they have the audacity to change the chorus of "Maria" to "How do you solve a problem like Korea?," while keeping the music relatively sweet and jaunty. At the end of the album, the program diverts from the familiar show tunes. The group delivers a solemn rendition of "Arirang" (a folk tune considered the unofficial anthem of Korea), much in the vein of Volk, Laibach's 2006 album consisting entirely of national anthems. This is followed by "The Sound of Gayageum," a brief, exciting piece of Pyongyang disco showcasing the zither-like string instrument (as played by students from a music school located in the city). Then the album ends with a speech by a member of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Committee for Cultural Relations, who condemns Laibach for being a fascist organization. Essentially, the album is business as usual for Laibach, which means that if you're in on their grand scheme, it's another exquisitely orchestrated laugh riot...(AllMusic)