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Anyone using the word 'electroclash' to describe Laibach needs a kick in the head.


A real Laibach album   November 15, 2003
 11 out of 12 found this review helpful

Having been a fan of Laibach since the 1980s, I am glad to see them returning to form. While albums like Nato and Jesus Christ Superstars had their moments, Laibach seemed on the verge of turning themselves into a novelty act with their (usually superior to the original, but still ridiculous) cover songs and mediocre forays into techno. Whatever happened to them in the last 7 years is a good thing, because Wat is an even more successful return to the form that made them brilliant than Front 242's rather successful Raw & Pulse recordings. There are no silly or disposable tracks on Wat. If Laibach tours the US for Wat and releases 10 more albums in their pioneering vein (but now with better production!), they'll easily make up for the torture of the Jesus Christ Superstars tour, the Also Sprach Johann Paul II project, and their 7 year hiatus from releasing new Laibach albums.


!Tanz Mit Laibach!   October 26, 2003
 8 out of 8 found this review helpful

This CD is amazing! It sold out in a week from our local shop. Aside from the vocals the music itself sounds very little like old Laibach...there are still some choirs and orchestra bits, but most of that crap has been replaced by a 909, distortion pedal and Reaktor...it rocks! Stiff grizzly beats with minimalist synth basses and Laibach's trademark demonic vocals. Achtung is a standout but all the tracks are good...the CD also includes a video for Tanz Mit Laibach! Buy it. You won't regret it.


Since when...   March 30, 2004
 7 out of 19 found this review helpful

...did Laibach feel that they had to resort to ripping off Rammstein or Nitzer Ebb circa "That Total Age"?? Truth be told, groups like Rammstein ripped off Laibach. But what happened here??

Ok, so the cold-war may have long since ended, the wall came down and the impact of lp's (yes, lp's) like "Laibach," "Rekapitualacija," "Occupied Europe Tour," "Nova Akropola," or "Ljubljana-Sagreb-Beograd" has subsided. But still, I am old enough to remember wondering, "what the h*ll happened" when "Let it Be" was first issued. So, if you understand that, perhaps you can understand my opinion of this cd (even though I realize I'm probably in the minority).

Anyway, yes, this cd is very uncharacteristically Laibach. To some newcomers, perhaps that's a welcomed thing. But I long for the days of Laibach as it was...as I watched and listened wide-eyed in my BUNDESWHER fatigues memorizing drills of the LUFTWAFFER and Fallschirmjager.

Get this for what its worth should you feel so inclined. Otherwise, save your dough and go get anything Laibach released in the mid to late 80's, anything by COIL, anything (old) by SPK, or, should you feel like dancing to your so-called "industrial," anything by DAF. Oh, and, shame on me, let's not forget anything by Einsturzende Neubauten (yes, even their newer stuff...forgive me, but they're still EN).

Enjoy kiddies. Erstellt euch!


WOW!   October 7, 2003
 6 out of 6 found this review helpful

I've always loved Laibach, but this album was an unexpected treat for me. Even if I had specific expectations for this album, I couldn't have imagined the new direction they would've branched off to. Don't worry... although the style of the album is different, you still get Ivan's incredible basso profundo, you still get some orechestral elements, and you still get the Eastern Bloc sounding choirs... but this time around, it is melded with hard, almost old-school sounding electronics and stiff beats. Imagine earlier Nitzer Ebb married to the typical growling Laibach vocals and you will be well on your way to understanding what this album sounds like. A rare combination of something that sounds vaguely familiar while having an identity all it's own. Brilliant!