Nova Akropola | Expanded 3Cd Clamshell Box

THE SEMINAL 1986 ALBUM REVISITED AND EXPANDED. CURATED, REMASTERED AND RE-DESIGNED BY THE LAIBACH ORGANISATION.COMPLETE WITH2 x CDs OF LIVE VERSIONS OF 'NOVA AKROPOLA' SONGS FROM THE BAND'S OWN ARCHIVE. VITALSLEEVENOTES BY ALEXEI MONROE. 'THE FIRST DANGEROUS ALBUM OF THE EIGHTIES' - SOUNDS MAGAZINE.Few bands stand apart from the crowd as distinctly as Laibach. Their idiosyncratic outlook and philosophy wereformed against the backdrop of post-Soviet socialism in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, andthe band has continued to follow an individual, often controversial path for over forty years, taking them intoplaces few other artists dare to go.Originally released by Cherry Red in 1986, 'Nova Akropola' ('The New Acropolis') remains a masterpiece ofpolitically - informed industrial expression, and signalled the beginning of Laibach's breakthrough onto theinternational scene, at a time when restrictions imposed on them in their homeland were beginning to belifted.Curated, remastered and designed bythe band and their organisation, thisnew 3CD edition includes two discs of vitallive recordings of 'Nova Akropola' songs spanning the years 1985 to 2021,captured in England, Slovenia, Serbia and Macedonia. Packaged innew artwork and accompanied by brilliant sleevenotesfrom cultural theorist Alexei Monroe, author of Interrogation Machine'and associate of the band, this new editiondemonstrates the longevity ofboth the songs and the philosophy behind them, and is a vital new add

Tracks

1~1~Vier Personen
1~2~Nova Akropola
1~3~Krvava Gruda - Plodna
1~4~Zemlja
1~5~Vojna Poema
1~6~Ti, Ki Izziva (Outro)
1~7~Die Liebe
1~8~Dr Ava
1~9~Vade Retro
1~10~Panorama
1~11~Decree
1~12~Vade Retro (Ljubljana, 1997)
1~13~Nova Akropola (Zagreb, 2019)
1~14~Vier Personen (Ljubljana, 2019)
1~15~Krvava Gruda - Plodna Zemlja (Serbia, 2021)
1~16~Ti, Ki Izziva (Serbia, 2021)
1~17~Die Liebe (Skopje, 2018)
1~18~Dr Ava (Ljubljana Castle, 2020)
1~19~Vier Personen (London, 1985)
1~20~Nova Akropola (London, 1985)
1~21~Vade Retro (London, 1985)
1~22~Krvava Gruda - Plodna Zemlja (London, 1986)
1~23~Die Liebe (London, 1985)
1~24~Ti, Ki Izziva (London, 1985)
1~25~Dr Ava (London, 1985)
1~26~Vojna Poema (London, 1985)
1~27~Dr Ava (Let's Make United States Of Europe First Again!) (London, 1987)

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Laibach
Release Date: 01 December 2023
Genre: Acoustic / Instrumental
Label: Cherry Red
Distributor: Rocket Group