Laibach make Nick Cave sound like Kylie. The Slovenian band was formed in 1980 and had their very first gig (in their home town in former Yugoslavia) banned by the political forces they challenged. Two decades later they're still challenging.
Tanz Mit Laibach - from forthcoming album Wat - kicks off with a merciless industrial/electronic beat and a sepulchral snarl in German. It couldn't be heavier if it tried, but all of a sudden - a choir? And a fabulous one at that, plus gorgeous orchestration with overtones of Philip Glass, Shostakovich... wow. And all the while the beat goes on...
Tanz Mit Laibach is dedicated to the friendship between the German and American people. If this is their idea of friendly don't get on the wrong side of them. Strange, wonderful and addictive stuff - it has to be heard.
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