Nova Akropola

Description

• THE SEMINAL 1986 ALBUM REVISITED, PRODUCED IN CONJUNCTION WITH LAIBACH.• COMPLETE WITH A SECOND LP OF LIVE VERSIONS FROM THE BAND'S OWN ARCHIVE.• REMASTERED AND RE-DESIGNED BY THE LAIBACH ORGANISATION WITH SLEEVENOTES BY ALEXEI MONROE.Few bands stand apart from the crowd as distinctly as Laibach. Their idiosyncratic outlook and philosophy was formed against the backdrop of post-Soviet socialism in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and the band has continued to follow an individual, often controversial path for over forty years, taking them into places few other artists dare to go.Originally released by Cherry Red in 1986, 'Nova Akropola' ('The New Acropolis') remains a masterpiece of politically-informed industrial expression, and signalled the beginning of Laibach's breakthrough onto the international scene, at a time when restrictions imposed on them in their homeland were beginning to be lifted.Produced in conjunction with the band, this edition includes a selection of brilliant live recordings of 'Nova Akropola' songs hand-picked by Laibach, and captured in Slovenia, Serbia and Macedonia. Packaged in artwork designed by the band and their team, and accompanied by brilliant sleevenotes by Alexei Monroe, author of 'Interrogation Machine', this new incarnation demonstrates the longevity of both the songs and the philosophy behind them, and is an essential continuation of the 'Nova Akropola' story, and a vital new addition to Laibach's catalogue.