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 edit
- 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 edit
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| 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 edit
- ^ "The Quietus - News - LISTEN: New Laibach Track".
- ^ "MUTE • Laibach • ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA". 27 April 2017.
- ^ "Laibach: Also Sprach Zarathustra". 25 July 2017.
- ^ Matoz, Zdenko (19 July 2017). "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.
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