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Laibach announce us the brand new album release, "Volk". The follow up to 2003's "WAT", the album will be released on Mute on 23rd October and will be preceded by a single release, "Anglia" on 9th October 2006. "Volk" is a collection of interpretations of national anthems and includes the national anthem for NSK, the State in time without territory and national boundaries which Laibach have been linked with since its formation in 1984. The opening track, "Germania" uses "Das Lied der Deutschen", originally written in 1797 and used after World War I as the national anthem of the German Empire at the time of the Weimar Republic, and reinterprets it while the single, "Anglia", uses John Bull's "God Save The Queen" as its inspiration. The tracks are mostly sung in English and each anthem has a guest singer, often singing in their native language. Other national anthems included come from the USA, Russia, Italy, Spain, Israel, Turkey, China, Japan, Slovenia and the Vatican. The album will come in a limited edition hardback book format with watercolour artwork by Laibach as well as full sleeve notes explaining each track. Laibach will announce UK dates for later in the year in the near future. In related info, from Friday 1st September on, The Custard Factory in Birmingham will host a weekend of events that features the British premiere of the Laibach kunst inhibition "Instrumentality of the State Machine".

Source: http://www.side-line.com/

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