Cult Legends Laibach come to Canterbury.
Cult legends Laibach, renowned for their utterly unique take on popular culture and extraordinary live shows make a first ever appearance in Canterbury in a not to be missed, never to be forgotten start to the 26/27 season at the Gulbenkian.
Since their formation in 1980s Slovenia, the group have used pastiche, satire and appropriation to address the bombast and contradictions of society. Presenting themselves as a uniformed, anonymous collective, their multi-disciplinary practice spans music, performance, visual art, installation and manifesto – ranging from unusual interpretations of Western pop hits, performances in North Korea, to a live symphonic adaptation of Vladimir Bartol’s novel, Alamut, to theatrical soundtracks (Also Sprach Zarathustra, Wir Sind Das Volk).
The new album MUSICK finds Laibach simultaneously celebrating and playfully critiquing our present era of warped reality and gaudy AI copycatting with a collection of undeniably catchy pop that revels in hyper-driven post-modernity and includes the single “Allgorythm” which almost represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest Co-produced by pop powerhouse Richard X (best known for his work with Sugababes, Goldfrapp, New Order and Kelis), the track is accompanied by a joyous video featuring Laibach’s eminent frontman and Wiyaala, designed to skew your algorithm in the best possible direction. This taste of what to expect from the album is an audacious mash-up of electronic pop tropes, hooks and beats.
For over four decades, Laibach have not just questioned but actively dismantled notions of individual artistic genius.
THIS IS A STANDING GIG.
