Volk sounds electronic, avantgarde, cinematographic and dramatic, but at the same time neo-classical and folkloristic.   Full text...

"Volk" has a very full and rich Laibach sound. A lot subtler and more melodious than "WAT" - and much less danceable - "Volk" is aimed more at the brain than at the heart.  Full text...

This Slovenian band's concept is so massive, they even created a state of their own, NSK, which issues passports. Information on them satisfies like salt water: the more you read, the less you understand, especially since Laibach's tactic (I think) is to become all that they hate. These settings of national anthems (a collaboration with Silence, another Slovenian electronic music duo) pour scorn on failed, hypocritical ideals, but do so by employing all the same manipulations - pomp and pride, church bells and choirs, snivelling strings and organs. The mix is then curdled with dance-music electronics and cinematic sound effects, while the lead vocalist sounds as though the devil taught him to sing.  Full text...

On first listening to the grand political statement that is Volk I was convinced Laibach don't like my city. I'm a Londoner, a resident of the metropolis that sent the English language out across the globe, that ruled a quarter of it for a while, that replaced fading military supremecy with growing cultural and lingual hegemony, aided and abetted by what became the United States and other assorted former colonies.  Full text...

It's telling that the best piece on Volk is the album-ending anthem of Laibach's own fictional nation. A scratchy marching-band piece that sounds dubbed from vinyl, with lyrics sung by a Stephen Hawking clone, "NSK" is a strong reminder of how weird and fascinating this band can be. But it's an even stronger reminder of how indistinct and inconsequential the rest of Volk is.  Full text...