Laibach (1985)

About this title: Laibach's self-titled 1985 debut was regarded as an early industrial album, you can definitely hear where future alterna-electronic stars (Nine Inch Nails, Prodigy, etc.) learned their stuff. Since the band hailed from a small industrial town in Yugoslavia, it was only natural for their music to reflect their surroundings (look no further than the repetitive, pulsating factory-clang of the track "Battles"). But the band was also bent on incorporating politics into the mix, with songs like "Panorama," which cuts up a speech by a Yugoslavian president, and re-arranges it as a nonsensical ... read more

Tracks:

1. Dear Friends
2. Power
3. Battles
4. State [Knez]
5. Decree [Laibach]
6. We Are Creating the Future
7. My Brother
8. Panorama [Laibach]
9. Police Blow
10. First TV Generation

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.