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| '''Laibach''' is a [[Slovenia]]n [[experimental music|experimental]] [[music]] group, strongly associated with [[industrial music|industrial]], [[martial music|martial]], and [[Neoclassical (Dark Wave)|neo-classical]]. Laibach formed [[June 1]] [[1980]] in [[Trbovlje]], Slovenia. Laibach represents the music wing of the ''[[Neue Slowenische Kunst]]'' (NSK) art collective, of which it was a founding member in 1984. The name "Laibach" is the [[German language|German]] name for Slovenia's capital city, [[Ljubljana]]. | '''Laibach''' is a [[Slovenia]]n [[experimental music|experimental]] [[music]] group, strongly associated with [[industrial music|industrial]], [[martial music|martial]], and [[Neoclassical (Dark Wave)|neo-classical]]. Laibach formed [[June 1]] [[1980]] in [[Trbovlje]], Slovenia. Laibach represents the music wing of the ''[[Neue Slowenische Kunst]]'' (NSK) art collective, of which it was a founding member in 1984. The name "Laibach" is the [[German language|German]] name for Slovenia's capital city, [[Ljubljana]]. | ||
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| + | Laibach has frequently been accused of both [[far left]] and [[far right]] political stances due to their use of [[uniform]]s and [[totalitarian]]-style [[aesthetics]]. They were also accused of being members of the [[neo-nationalism]] movement, which reincarnates modern ideas of [[nationalism]]. When confronted with such accusations, Laibach are quoted as replying with the ambiguous response "We are [[fascist]]s as much as [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] was a [[Paintings by Adolf Hitler|painter]]". | ||
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| [[Nazi imagery]] fascism [[Laibach]] [[DAF]] "[[Tanz Der Mussolini]]" | [[Nazi imagery]] fascism [[Laibach]] [[DAF]] "[[Tanz Der Mussolini]]" | ||
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Laibach is a Slovenian experimental music group, strongly associated with industrial, martial, and neo-classical. Laibach formed June 1 1980 in Trbovlje, Slovenia. Laibach represents the music wing of the Neue Slowenische Kunst (NSK) art collective, of which it was a founding member in 1984. The name "Laibach" is the German name for Slovenia's capital city, Ljubljana.
Laibach has frequently been accused of both far left and far right political stances due to their use of uniforms and totalitarian-style aesthetics. They were also accused of being members of the neo-nationalism movement, which reincarnates modern ideas of nationalism. When confronted with such accusations, Laibach are quoted as replying with the ambiguous response "We are fascists as much as Hitler was a painter".
See also
Nazi imagery fascism Laibach DAF "Tanz Der Mussolini"
