The Sound of Music (Laibach album)
The Sound of Music is an album by NSK industrial group Laibach. The album is a reinterpretation of the soundtrack of the musical of the same name.[1] Lead vocals are usually duets between lead singer Milan Fras and guest collaborator Boris Benko of Silence.
| The Sound of Music | ||||
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| Studio album by Laibach | ||||
| Released | November 23, 2018 | |||
| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Label | Mute Records | |||
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The accompanying video of the title track "The Sound of Music" depicts impressions of the culture of North Korea, with in the opening shot an animation with a chamois buck on the top of a skyscraper, referring to the legendary Zlatorog in Slovene folklore.
Critical reception
The album was well received by critics. Ben Beaumont-Thomas in The Guardian rated it 4/5 stars, calling it "stirring, funny and thought provoking".[2]
Track listing
- The Sound of Music
- Climb Ev'ry Mountain
- Do-Re-Mi
- Edelweiss
- My Favorite Things
- The Lonely Goatherd
- Sixteen Going On Seventeen
- So Long, Farewell
- Maria/Korea
- Arirang
- The Sound of Gayageum
- Welcome Speech
- Songs 1-9 were written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.
- Songs 10 and 11 are Korean folk songs.
- Song 12 is a welcome note given by the group to the group upon joining Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Ryu, Chairman of the Cultural Exchange Committee with foreign countries.
References
- "MUTE • Laibach • Announce New Album, The Sound Of Music".
- Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (2018-11-23). "Laibach: The Sound of Music review – glorious silly covers are bright as a copper kettle". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
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