LAIBACH - Wirtschaft ist tot [HQ]

Videoclip by the slovenian group Laibach.


WIKIPEDIA (EN): Laibach is a Slovenian avant-garde music group, strongly associated with industrial, martial, and neo-classical musical styles. Laibach formed June 1, 1980 in Trbovlje, Slovenia. Laibach represents the music wing of the Neue Slowenische Kunst (NSK) art collective, of which it was a founding member in 1984. The name "Laibach" is the German name for Slovenia's capital city, Ljubljana.

Laibach has frequently been accused of both far left and far right political stances due to their use of uniforms and totalitarian-style aesthetics and also due to the Wagnerian influence found in some of their music, notably the thunder in "Sympathy for the Devil (Time for a Change)" and releases such as Macbeth. They were also accused of being members of the neonationalism movement which reincarnates modern ideas of nationalism. When confronted with such accusations, Laibach are quoted as responding, "We are fascists as much as Hitler was a painter".

Laibach is notorious for rarely stepping out of character. Some releases feature artwork by the Communist and early Dada artist/satirist, John Heartfield. Laibach concerts have sometimes aesthetically appeared as political rallies. When interviewed, they answer in wry manifestos, showing a paradoxical lust and condemnation for authority.

Richard Wolfson wrote of the group:

"Laibach's method is extremely simple, effective and horribly open to misinterpretation. First of all, they absorb the mannerisms of the enemy, adopting all the seductive trappings and symbols of state power, and then they exaggerate everything to the edge of parody... Next they turn their focus to highly charged issues — the West's fear of immigrants from Eastern Europe, the power games of the EU, the analogies between Western democracy and totalitarianism."

Some early Laibach albums were pure industrial, with hard industrial percussions, heavy rhythms, and roaring vocals. Later in the mid-80s, the Laibach sound became more richly layered with samples from classical music—including from Gustav Holsts The Planets. The band began their tradition of cover songs in 1987 with the album Opus Dei, where their sound was changed again to take on a more pop sound with classic pop structures.

In 1978 Dejan Knez formed his very first band Salte Morale.
Basically, Salte Morale was the first incarnation of Laibach. During summer holidays 1980 after the suggestion of Knez father, famous Slovenian painter and artist Janez Knez, the band changed the name into Laibach. This incarnation included Dejan Knez, Srečko Bajda, Andrej Lupinc, Tomaž Hostnik and Bine Zerko. Soon after that, Knez's cousin Ivan (Jani) Novak and Milan Fras joined the band. In the first period Laibach were a quintet, but soon after that they declared that Laibach has only four members Vier Personen. Sometimes those four members of the band were signed with their pseudonyms: Dachauer, Keller, Saliger and Eber.. From the mid 80s until mid 90s the four full time members were Dejan Knez, Milan Fras, Ervin Markošek and Ivan (Jani) Novak. From time to time, some other persons, such as Oto Rimele (from Lačni Franc band), Nikola Sekulović, famous bass player from the Demolition Group, and some other musicians (such as Matej Mršnik and Roman Dečman) joined Laibach. Slovene singer and radio announcer Anja Rupel has also performed with the group.

Unfortunately, Ervin Markošek and Dejan Knez became serious drug addicts, and both left the band. Knez joined the group again during the WAT tour; and again on the promo concert of the Kunst der Fuge in Leipzig. In the meanwhile Knez was not in the band. Markošek again appears on the press photos for WAT. On the press photos for Volk album were Ivan Novak, Milan Fras, Boris Benko and Primož Hladnik. Benko and Hladnik are members of the group Silence, and collaborators on the Volk album.

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[JeffersnPesterlesson]

The theme song of the US Economy in 2009!!

[ianstudio]

Crumbling NOW on a planet near you ! NWO

[MrBb100000]

Song-good

video-confusing

laibach-rocks :D

[MrGerolf]

This video is proof that Laibach is the father of Rammstein!

[Westyrulz]

Hmm,I see,very interesting!!

[Steve1973ify]

I don't mind this its got that severed heads kraftwerk sound to it

[TheThreadshitter]

I enjoy worm gears; more videos with worm gears please

[blackcorridors]

Yes, I totally agree with you from that perspective. Although I love the earlier Laibach work, I understand that NSK & Laibach never suggested something new & original, they just opposed in a way to the things that preexisted. I dont know, maybe their initial 'plan' was much simpler than people thought, maybe people expected more from them. Anyways, thank you andresr99! cheers :)

[andrejsr99]

Laibach was part of the movement of NSK, which claims to have contributed to the fall of the Yugoslavian regime in Slovenia. The problem of this movement (which included (or still does) Slavoj Žižek and other intelectuals and artists) is that it doesn't create anything of its own, it is based entirely on provocation. It needs a host (be it communism or capitalism) to parasite on. It's really more about parasitism than creation.

My opinion in short...

[blackcorridors]

Why would you say that? I really want to hear the opinion from Slovenia, you have lived the Laibach phenomenon from inside.

[andee1975]

Laibach ist tot. Mentally that is.

I'm really glad of that.