Laibach

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Laibach's 1992 album was its greatest departure from the industrial path and its most experimental in the pop medium.
It utilizes many techno styles such as Jungle, House and even Hip-Hop. There's very little of the elements one comes to expect from a Laibach album. There's no ironic cover songs as such, unless you count those that served as ready-mades for their sonic sculpting. There's a DJ turntable and sample throwdown, with significant bits lifted from George Lucas's THX1138 among other things. Even Milan Fras' distinctive voice is scarcely heard here. But don't worry, it's all idiosyncratically melded with Teutonic, Wagnerian Gottendammerung and Slavic and German singing. Stylistically, this is a very retro-futuristic album, with the melding of classical and traditional music styles with electronica and many recycled lyrics and samples recur. Les Privileges Des Mort sounds like a remake/remodel of songs from the reissues of Slovenska Akropola and their debut Laibach. Some of the lyrics from Hunter's Funeral Procession sound an awful lot like lyrics that would turn up in 2003's WAT. This album takes a lot of chances and it pays off; it is one of the most consistent albums of their ouvre and offers one of the most rewarding listening experiences.

BONUS: The vinyl-only track Steel Trust, by Laibach sub-group Germania (and sung by Anja Rupel), which sounds like a theme for some retro-futuristic soap opera.

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