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2006 studio album by Laibach
Volk is the seventh
studio album by
Slovenian industrial group
Laibach , released in 2006. The word "volk" means "people" or "nation" in German and "wolf" in Slovene. The album is a collection of thirteen songs inspired by
national or pan-national
anthems , plus the anthem of the
Neue Slowenische Kunst (NSK) State, a fictional state invented by the band. The album is a collaboration with another Slovenian band,
Silence .
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The anthem of the NSK state is essentially the same arrangement as "The Great Seal", a song on their 1987 album
Opus Dei . Like "The Great Seal", the words are based on
Winston Churchill 's "
We shall fight on the beaches " speech.
Track listing
"Germania" – based on "
Das Lied der Deutschen " (Germany)
"America" – based on "
The Star-Spangled Banner " (United States)
"Anglia" – based on "
God Save the Queen " (United Kingdom)
"Rossiya" – based on the
State Anthem of the Soviet Union , post-2000 "
National Anthem of Russia " (Russia), and "
The Internationale "
"Francia" – based on "
La Marseillaise " (France)
"Italia" – based on "
Il Canto degli Italiani " (Italy)
"España" – based on "
Marcha Real " (music) and "
El Himno de Riego " (lyrics) (Spain)
"Yisra’el" – based on "
Hatikvah " (Israel) and "
Fida'i " (
Palestine )
"Türkiye" – based on "
İstiklâl Marşı " (
Turkey )
"Zhonghuá" – based on "
March of the Volunteers " (
People's Republic of China )
"Nippon" – based on "
Kimi ga Yo " (Japan)
"Slovania" – based on "
Hey, Slavs " (anthem of the former
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and unofficial anthem of
Pan-Slavism )
"Vaticanae" – based on "
Inno e Marcia Pontificale " (
Vatican City )
"NSK" – the anthem of
Neue Slowenische Kunst , also known as "The Great Seal"
Personnel
Album written and produced by Laibach and
Silence , 2005–2006.
Laibach are:
Eber
Saliger
Dachauer
Keller
Silence are:
Boris Benko
Primož Hladnik
Additional musicians:
Boris Benko (Silence): vocals on all tracks except 08, 09, 10 and 14
Yolanda Grant-Thompson: vocals on tracks 02 and 13
Mina Špiler (
Melodrom ): vocals on tracks 05 and 07
Maria Awa: vocals on track 07
Artie Fishel: vocals on track 08
Zed Mehmet: vocals on track 09
Elvira Hasanagić: vocals on track 09
Seaming To: vocals on track 10
Nagisa Moritoki: vocals on track 11
Brina Vogelnik Saje: vocals on track 12
Luka Jamnik:
analogue synthesizer sounds on tracks 02, 04 and 05
Miha Dovžan:
zither on track 06
Peter Dekleva:
acoustic guitar on track 04
Anne Carruthers:
cello on tracks 04 and 11
Alojz Zupan:
conductor of brass orchestra on track 14:
Vitalij Osmačko: conductor of children's
choir on track 04:
Janja Cerar
Dasha Khotuleva
Anna Vidovich
Nastja Yatsko
Technical support:
Mixing and mastering:
Project manager (Mute Records):
Cover painting:
Design and layout:
Text editing:
Special thanks to:
Label: Mute Records
References
Studio albums
Original albums Cover albums Soundtrack albums
Compilation albums Live albums Related articles