Album is opening with interpretation of Mute’s first release, The Normal’s Warm Leatherette (here translated as Warme Lederhaut, Laibach premiered the track at the Short Circuit presents Mute festival, Roundhouse in May 2011), dedicated also to the 2nd launching of Mute label.Reproduction Prohibited, featuring such sublime versions as Laibach’s interpretation of The Beatles Across The Universe or bombastic cover of Europe’s Final Countdown, is a window into Laibach’s own view of pop music, and to the humour that permeates their work. “The cover version can be seen as a cynical populist tactic by artists lacking in originality, a gesture of contempt or as a respectful example of good taste and seriousness. Laibach’s open rejection of originality makes the first view irrelevant and the new originals are too ambivalent to be either entirely contemptuous or totally respectful. A Laibachised song is sometimes more kitsch, sometimes more serious and sometimes more emotional than the “old original” it is based on. Laibachisation re- and de-animates a song, reviving it for long enough to dispatch it again.”– Alexei Monroe, author of Interrogation Machine: Laibach and NSK, from the Reproduction Prohibited sleevenotesThe CD cover art of the ‘An Introduction To…Laibach’, titled ‘REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED’ was painted by member(s) of the group in 1981 as the interpretation of the famous Rene Magritte’s work, ‘Not to be Reproduced’, from 1937.Released November 6th, 2012 on Mute U.S.Track Listing:WARME LEDERHAUT – cover of The Normal’s Warm LeatheretteBALLAD OF A THIN MAN – cover of Bob DylanGERMANIA – Version of German national anthem, from the album VolkANGLIA – Version of British national anthem, from the album VolkMAMA LEONE – originally recorded by schlager legend Drafi Deutscher, made famous by BinoB MASHINA – remixed version featured on Iron Sky OST, written by Tomi Meglic (Siddharta)BRUDERSCHAFT – Laibach composition, from Trans Slovenia Express Vol. 2GOD IS GOD – by Juno Reactor, originally inspired by Life Is Life, from Jesus Christ SuperstarsFINAL COUNTDOWN – classic Laibach cover, originally recorded by EuropeALLE GEGEN ALLE – originally recorded by labelmates DAFACROSS THE UNIVERSE – originally recorded by The BeatlesGET BACK – originally recorded by The BeatlesLEBEN HEISST LEBEN – cover of Opus’ Live Is Life, from Opus DeiGEBURT EINER NATION – cover of Queen’s One Vision, from Opus Dei 1987OPUS DEI – cover of Opus’ Live is Life
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