Also Sprach Zarathustra (album) explained

Also Sprach Zarathustra
Type:	Album
Artist:	Laibach
Cover:	Also Sprach Zarathustra (album).jpg
Released:	2017
Genre:	Electronic
Label:	Mute Records
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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.

Track listing

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

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.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Quietus - News - LISTEN: New Laibach Track.
2. Web site: MUTE • Laibach • ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA. 27 April 2017 .
3. Web site: Laibach: Also Sprach Zarathustra. 25 July 2017.
4. Web site: Album tedna: Laibach, Also Sprach Zarathustra. Zdenko. Matoz. 19 July 2017 .
5. Web site: Vsak dan prvi - 24ur.com. www.24ur.com.
6. Web site: Naj Tolpe bumov leta 2017. 30 December 2017.