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
Alle Gegen Alle
Laibach Lyrics
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Unsere Stiefel sind so schön.
Links den roten Blitz.
Rechts den schwarzen Stern.
Unsere Shreie sind so laut.
Unser Tanz ist so wild.
Ein neuer böser Tanz.
Alle gegen Alle.
The lyrics to Laibach's song Alle Gegen Alle appear to be a call to arms for a group of individuals who are united by their dark clothing and striking footwear. The verses describe the symbols they wear on their clothing: a red lightning bolt on the left and a black star on the right. These symbols may be representative of particular ideologies or beliefs shared by the group.
The chorus of the song - "Alle gegen alle" - translates to "All against all" in English, which reinforces the idea that this group sees themselves as a force to be reckoned with, ready to take on anyone who stands in their way. The song's energy and intensity are conveyed through the description of their loud shouts and wild dancing. Overall, the lyrics seem to be a rallying cry for a group of like-minded individuals who have come together with a shared purpose.
Line by Line Meaning
Unsere Kleidung ist so schwarz.
Our attire is dark and somber.
Unsere Stiefel sind so schön.
Our boots are elegant and polished.
Links den roten Blitz.
On the left, the symbol of communism.
Rechts den schwarzen Stern.
On the right, the symbol of fascism.
Unsere Shreie sind so laut.
Our screams are intense and piercing.
Unser Tanz ist so wild.
Our dance is frenzied and energetic.
Ein neuer böser Tanz.
A new malevolent dance.
Alle gegen Alle.
Everyone against everyone else.
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: ROBERT GOERL
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@spirokoufo4415
Timeless...
LYRICS :
Unsere Kleidung ist so schwarz
Unsere Stiefel sind so schön
Links den roten Blitz
Rechts den schwarzen Stern
Unsere Schreie sind so laut
Unser Tanz ist so wild
Ein neuer böser Tanz
Alle gegen alle
Alle gegen alle
Unser Tanz ist so wild
Unsere Schreie sind so laut
Links den roten Blitz
Rechts den schwarzen Stern
Ein neuer böser Tanz
Alle gegen alle
Unser Tanz ist so wild
Alle gegen alle
Unsere Schreie sind so laut
Unser Tanz ist so wild
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Alle gegen alle
@eyebandmusic
wonderful tribute to DAF and done so masterfully; giving it their own special flavour.
@valentinbliontiev6225
Je to druh popu, proc ne kazdy poslouchat, goticky styl osvobozeni, odkaz, titulky pro Polaky jsou zahrnuty, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxFw_iukKT0
@Cec1nator
yeah, it sucks that most people that have listened to this song don't know about DAF
@heikkijhautanen4576
These guys made the cold war sound damn cool!!!
@thedream-workdoesnotthink4512
Laibach make the best music for study
@larslarsen1444
Gabi del Gado will always live on in the hearts and minds of the people that loved him
@danielpayne500
Amazing live in my top 20 of all time to see live
@balazstorok9265
The loudest concert in PECSA, Hungary ever!!! Never forget!
@draganadc
I can imagine...
@viktorsomenyi2530
Ez a Pecsában lett rögzítve? Azon ott voltam.