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'''''Also Sprach Zarathustra''''' is a album by [[Neue Slowenische Kunst|NSK]] industrial group [[Laibach (band)|Laibach]] produced for a theatrical production of Thus Spoke Zarathustra, based on Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophical novel of the same name.<ref>http://thequietus.com/articles/22588-laibach-new-track</ref>
'''''Also Sprach Zarathustra''''' is an album by [[Neue Slowenische Kunst|NSK]] industrial group [[Laibach (band)|Laibach]] originally produced for a theatrical production of [[Thus Spoke Zarathustra]], based on [[Friedrich Nietzsche]]’s philosophical novel of the same name,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/22588-laibach-new-track|title=The Quietus - News - LISTEN: New Laibach Track|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mute.com/mute/also-sprach-zarathustra|title=MUTE • Laibach • ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA|date=27 April 2017 |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/laibach-also-sprach-zarathustra-2495386070.html|title=Laibach: Also Sprach Zarathustra|date=25 July 2017|publisher=}}</ref> by director Matjaz Berger, which premiered in March 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delo.si/kultura/glasba/album-tedna-laibach-also-sprach-zarathustra.html|title=Album tedna: Laibach, Also Sprach Zarathustra|first=Zdenko|last=Matoz|date=19 July 2017 |publisher=}}</ref> The single "Vor Sonnen-Aufgang" was released from the album.<ref>{{YouTube|b39CfCN2bNE}}</ref>

==Track listing==
==Track listing==
#Vor Sonnen-Untergang
#Vor Sonnen-Untergang
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#Vor Sonnen-Aufgang
#Vor Sonnen-Aufgang
#Von Den Drei Verwandlungen
#Von Den Drei Verwandlungen

==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
| MC = 80/100<ref name="mc">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/also-sprach-zarathustra/laibach |title=Reviews for Also Sprach Zarathustra by Laibach |website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|date=14 July 2017 |access-date=31 July 2017}}</ref>
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="am">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/also-sprach-zarathustra-mw0003050644 |title=Laibach: Also Sprach Zarathustra |author=Simpson, Paul |date=|work=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=31 July 2017}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[Mladina]]''
|rev2score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mladina.si/181198/laibach-also-sprach-zarathustra/ |title=Laibach: Also sprach Zarathustra |author=Njegovan, Veljko |date=28 July 2017|work=[[Mladina]]|accessdate=31 July 2017}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''Sputnikmusic''
|rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/74290/Laibach-Also-Sprach-Zarathustra/|title=Laibach: Also Sprach Zarathustra|author=Stanciu, Raul|date=16 July 2017|work=Sputnikmusic|accessdate=31 July 2017}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''PopMatters''
|rev4score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/laibach-also-sprach-zarathustra/ |title=Laibach – Spectre|author=Ezell, Brice|date=25 July 2017|work=PopMatters|accessdate=31 July 2017}}</ref>
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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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.24ur.com/ekskluziv/glasba/izbor-naj-albumov-in-koncertov-leta-2017.html|title=Vsak dan prvi - 24ur.com|website=www.24ur.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://radiostudent.si/glasba/dj-grafiti/naj-tolpe-bumov-leta-2017|title=Naj Tolpe bumov leta 2017|date=30 December 2017|publisher=}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 01:57, 21 July 2024

Also Sprach Zarathustra
Studio album by
Laibach
Released2017
GenreElectronic
LabelMute Records
Laibach chronology
Spectre
(2014) 		Also Sprach Zarathustra
(2017) 		The Sound of Music
(2018)

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]

Track listing

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  1. Vor Sonnen-Untergang
  2. Ein Untergang
  3. Die Unschuld I
  4. Ein Verkündiger
  5. Von Gipfel Zu Gipfel
  6. Das Glück
  7. Das Nachtlied I
  8. Das Nachtlied II
  9. Die Unschuld II
  10. Als Geist
  11. Vor Sonnen-Aufgang
  12. Von Den Drei Verwandlungen

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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  1. ^ "The Quietus - News - LISTEN: New Laibach Track".
  2. ^ "MUTE • Laibach • ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA". 27 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Laibach: Also Sprach Zarathustra". 25 July 2017.
  4. ^ Matoz, Zdenko (19 July 2017). "Album tedna: Laibach, Also Sprach Zarathustra".
  5. ^ Video on YouTube
  6. ^ "Reviews for Also Sprach Zarathustra by Laibach". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  7. ^ Simpson, Paul. "Laibach: Also Sprach Zarathustra". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  8. ^ Njegovan, Veljko (28 July 2017). "Laibach: Also sprach Zarathustra". Mladina. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  9. ^ Stanciu, Raul (16 July 2017). "Laibach: Also Sprach Zarathustra". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  10. ^ Ezell, Brice (25 July 2017). "Laibach – Spectre". PopMatters. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Vsak dan prvi - 24ur.com". www.24ur.com.
  12. ^ "Naj Tolpe bumov leta 2017". 30 December 2017.


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