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
Brat Moj
Laibach Lyrics
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Ali cutis pogum,
Ki ga je dvignila zerja
V borbi za lepoto sveta?
Brat moj
Prizgimo kres v vseh ljudeh!
Bodimo mocni kot garaci, brat moj;
Slutnja in prerokovanje
Mi smo zivljenja divju smeh!
V nas je glad, ki pozivi
In gladnih ne izmuci
Brat moj, odpri oci,
Potuj z nami
K novi luci!
The Slovenian band Laibach's song "Brat Moj" is a powerful anthem, sung in Slovenian, with lyrics that express a sense of community, solidarity, and rebellion against oppression. The song asks the question "Brother mine, is your skin tough enough, lifted by the morning sun in the fight for the beauty of the world?" The idea of having tough skin can be interpreted as having the resilience and strength to withstand the challenges and obstacles in life. The song encourages people to ignite a fire within themselves and to become powerful, just like the workers in their garages. Laibach is urging us to take charge of our lives, to stay motivated, and to never give up the fight for the beauty and dignity of the world.
The second stanza of the song describes the mystical and spiritual elements in the band's ideology, the idea of "secrets and prophecies" that exists among those who sense and feel the same way about life. There is also a celebration of life, expressed through "the wild laughter of life". This sense of joy and vitality could perhaps be seen as the ultimate goal of the struggle for beauty and justice. As the song unfolds, it calls people who listen to it to update their perspective and to embark on a new journey. They are invited to open their eyes and join others on a voyage towards the light.
Line by Line Meaning
Brat moj
My brother
Ali cutis pogum,
Do you have the courage
Ki ga je dvignila zerja
That was raised by dawn
V borbi za lepoto sveta?
In the fight for the beauty of the world?
Prizgimo kres v vseh ljudeh!
Let's light the fire in all people!
Bodimo mocni kot garaci, brat moj;
Let's be as strong as Hercules, my brother;
Mi smo v skrivnosti tajni
We are in secret secrecy
Slutnja in prerokovanje
Foreboding and prophecy
Mi smo zivljenja divju smeh!
We are the wild laughter of life!
V nas je glad, ki pozivi
In us is the hunger that calls
In gladnih ne izmuci
And does not torture the hungry
Brat moj, odpri oci,
My brother, open your eyes,
Potuj z nami
Travel with us
K novi luci!
To a new light!
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DEJAN KNEZ, JANI NOVAK, MILAN FRAS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Lyrics:
Brat moj,
ali čutiš pogum,
ki ga je dvignila zarja v borbi za lepoto sveta?
brat moj,
brat moj,
brat moj.
Brat moj,
prižgimo kres v vseh ljudeh,
bodimo močni kot garači.
Brat moj,
mi smo skrivnostni, tajni,
slutnja in prerokovanje,
mi smo življenja divji smeh,
v nas je glad, ki poživi,
in gladnih nezmoči.
Brat moj, odpri oči,
potuj z nami, k novi luči.
brat moj,
brat moj,
brat moj,
brat moj.
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this is the most darker description about how our society is. This video touched deeply on me. Masterpiece
Alita
care to explain?
Serge C
the masterpiece is delivered when u watch it
please notice that
initial stream is nothing
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Elwira Zus
Brawo Brawo fantastyczny teledysk i utwór 👏 Poland
Fábio Laibachian
Today here in my state it is a fan day, and I would like to say that I am an admirer of this band for their works, music, arts or everything, I am from Brazil and thank you very much for your existence and success as a band.
Marina Oliveira Caires
Difícil achar alguém do Brasil que conhece o Laibach. Estou positivamente surpresa. Eu conheço a banda faz uns 10 anos mais ou menos... Amaria ir ao um show deles. Deve ser uma experiência maravilhosa e edificante.
Krzysiek Suchy
Czytelne i jak aktualne... Sława z Polski!