Also Sprach Zarathustra (album)
Also Sprach Zarathustra is an album by NSK industrial group Laibach originally produced for a theatrical production of Thus Spoke Zarathustra, based on Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophical novel of the same name,[1][2][3] by director Matjaz Berger, which premiered in March 2016.[4] The single "Vor Sonnen-Aufgang" was released from the album.[5]
Also Sprach Zarathustra | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2017 | |||
Genre | Electronic | |||
Label | Mute Records | |||
Laibach chronology | ||||
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Track listing
- Vor Sonnen-Untergang
- Ein Untergang
- Die Unschuld I
- Ein Verkündiger
- Von Gipfel Zu Gipfel
- Das Glück
- Das Nachtlied I
- Das Nachtlied II
- Die Unschuld II
- Als Geist
- Vor Sonnen-Aufgang
- Von Den Drei Verwandlungen
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 80/100[6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [7] |
Mladina | [8] |
Sputnikmusic | [9] |
PopMatters | [10] |
The album was well received by critics. On the website of the collected reviews, Metacritic has an 81 ratings rating of 100 based on 9 reviews, which means "general recognition". For Mladino , Veljko Njegovan rated the album with 5 stars and wrote: "[...] Laibach undoubtedly proves that on the symbolic level" has broken "many iron curtains, which lasts since the beginning of the eighties."
On Radio Študent , the album was ranked 8th, while on 24ur.com , it was ranked 2nd in the best Slovenian albums of the year.[11][12]
References
- "The Quietus - News - LISTEN: New Laibach Track".
- "MUTE • Laibach • ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA".
- "Laibach: Also Sprach Zarathustra". 25 July 2017.
- Matoz, Zdenko. "Album tedna: Laibach, Also Sprach Zarathustra".
- Video on YouTube
- "Reviews for Also Sprach Zarathustra by Laibach". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- Simpson, Paul. "Laibach: Also Sprach Zarathustra". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- Njegovan, Veljko (28 July 2017). "Laibach: Also sprach Zarathustra". Mladina. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- Stanciu, Raul (16 July 2017). "Laibach: Also Sprach Zarathustra". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- Ezell, Brice (25 July 2017). "Laibach – Spectre". PopMatters. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- "Vsak dan prvi - 24ur.com". www.24ur.com.
- "Naj Tolpe bumov leta 2017". 30 December 2017.