On 23 June 1983 Laibach were interviewed on television. Their answers were enigmatic. They wore military-style attire. I have read that they used Fascist and other totalitarian imagery to show the potential of these forces. It was a way of showing how bad things could be if these forces were given free reign. In documentaries about their concerts that I have seen it is shown how diverse their audiences are. In their tour of the U.S.A. members of the audience were interviewed. Those interviewed included a Neo-Nazi, a Satanist, some punks, a father who was there with his daughter, and others who were curious about Laibach's music. Laibach has never shied away from making controversial statements. Their music is thought provoking.
Laibach's lead singer has a very deep voice. They do not put their individual names on their CD's. They promote themselves more as a collective. Their music has spanned many genres, industrial, computer generated, rock, electronic, etc. They have included rap in at least one song. They also demonstrate a sense of humor. One of their songs is entitled "Ende." They said that the song was intended to be about the end of time, but that the song ended up simply being about the end of the song. They said that this could possibility that such an end was too difficult to imagine or that such an end was not going to happen. Their album, "Laibachkunstderfuge" is a computer generated recording of selections from Bach's Kunst der Fuge. The first CD that I bought was "Volk." It has arrangements of the national anthems of various countries. With the CD is a booklet with water-color paintings by members of Laibach. One of the national anthems is the one for NSK, the art collective I have mentioned in various posts. They spoke of themselves as a country without territory. They have issued passports and held ambassadorial events. The passports are symbolic not legal documents.
I am sure I will write more about this group.
Gute Nacht, мои друзья.
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