Laibach - Tanz mit Laibach Posted by AlMachine on Monday, August 18, 2003 All I can think of when I listen to Laibach, and this new single is Rammstein, Rammstein, and Rammstein! With its thudding industrial military marching beat, atmospheric gothic choirs and its German chant of “Eins, Zwei, Drei, Vier” this is almost a carbon copy of Rammsteins “Links 2 3 4” minus the heavy chugging guitars! Even the final “Desert Storm” remix has the exact same marching sample at the start! This is surely a deliberate attempt by this Slovenian group to tap into both the popularity of Rammstein and also (with them now ditching the guitars) the industrial/cyber scene? Whatever their intentions, and who’s imitating who (Laibach have been round longer than Rammstein to be fair) this is still an excellent track with some truly moving remixes, especially the gothic, powerful and unsettling Umek remix “Upbeat”, which is anything but! One for the cyber-goths and woolly-heads, or mad Rammstein fans then. I recommend however you check out Laibach’s earlier album 1996 “Jesus Christ Superstars” which features the excellent industrial-metal “Message From The Black Star” which mixes the best of Ministry, KMFDM, and the commerciality of White Zombie. Al White