Kapital

by Laibach

Kapital cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 21 April 1992
  • Label: Mute
  • Country: Slovenia
  • Length: 1:18:40
  • Community rating: 3.24/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Paul Kendall, G Gibbs, Cveto Kobal, Julian Briottet, 伪 60, 伪 60, Poppy, OS Sobers, Oliver Kraus

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Marking a significant departure from their monumental martial orchestrations, the controversial Slovenian collective embraced electronic dance structures on this pivotal release. 'Kapital' critically examines themes of consumerism and post-communist economic restructuring through dense, sample-heavy techno and hip-hop rhythms. The stylistic shift alienated some purists but secured their relevance in the rapidly changing European cultural landscape.

Genres

Descriptors: sampling, martial, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. Decade Null (2:55)
  2. Everlasting in Union (4:09)
  3. Illumination (3:58)
  4. Le Peiviledge Des Morts (5:34)
  5. Codex Durex (3:04)
  6. Hymn to the Black Sun (5:31)
  7. Young Europa (Parts 1 to 10) (6:22)
  8. The Hunters Funeral Procession (5:33)
  9. White Law (4:23)
  10. Wirstchaft Ist Tot - Album Mix (7:12)
  11. Torso (4:15)
  12. Entartete Welt (The Discovery of the North Pole) (8:23)
  13. Kinderreich - English Version (4:08)
  14. Sponsered by Mars (5:37)
  15. Regime of Coincidence, State of Gravity (7:28)

Credits

  • Designland - artwork
  • Neue Kunsthandlung - artwork
  • Holger Hiller - edited by
  • Russell Haswell - edited by
  • Cveto Kobal - backing vocals, flute, vocals
  • 伪 60 - vocals
  • G Gibbs - vocals
  • OS Sobers - vocals

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