Throughout their 37year career, notunfounded controversies have become as much a part of the fivepiece industrial rock groups brand as their totalitarian aesthetics and the notunlikefascist uniforms designed to disrupt as much as anger that they wear on stage. Laibach, in collaboration with silence, have announced a sixtrack ep, party songs, featuring unpublished tracks from the repertoire of the bands 2015 performances in north korea, as documented by morten traavik and ugis oltes liberation day film 2016 mute will release the ep on 12 and digitally on 22 november 2019, coinciding with a series of events throughout november in. Liberation day interview with laibach and director morten. You just have to see the movie, to understand what i mean. Liberation day 2016 directed by ugis olte, morten traavik. Subtitles in 14 languages including english, french, german, russian, chinese. Under the loving but firm guidance of an old fan turned director and cultural diplomat, and to the surprise of a whole world, the exyugoslavian cult band laibach becomes the first rock group ever. Predictably, liberation day shows the western medias reaction to the lunacy of laibachs trip to perform in north korea something john oliver and breitbart agree on. A documentary about north korea that questions the ethics of making a. The bluray contains the entire documentary liberation day, the full concert in pyongyang filmed by north korean state tv, an entire live concert from the sound of music tour, filmed in austria, two music videos, making of one of the music videos and various. Liberation day interview with laibach and director. Mute records laibach the liberation day tour, pyongyang. Liberation day will premiere at the 2016 international documentary film festival amsterdam during its opening weekend at melkweg in amsterdam on november 19.
With boris benko, tomaz cubej, milan fras, janez gabric. In 2015 the industrial group laibach became the first western band to ever play a concert in north koreaa ludicrous state of affairs, and the strangest choice of band there could have been, given laibachs history of political provocation. Entertain, enlighten or subvert liberation day and. Confronting strict ideology and cultural differences, the band struggles to get their continue reading the film. Even to those who are not familar with or dont care about laibach. The laibachlast few days cassette from 1983 was the groups first proper release, and. Liberation day and laibach return to korea for labor day, may 1 asian premiere and concert at the jeonju international film festival spring and armageddon is in the air, as north korean possibly nuclear missiles face american possibly nuclear warships in a rapidly escalating quite possibly nuclear high noon on the korean peninsula. Nov 23, 2016 liberation day director morten traavik on shooting the laibach north korea rock concert doc the norwegian director reveals that his north korea documentary musical is part of a series. Laibachs music these days is kitschy europop with countdraculaesque vocal croaks up front, courtesy of the singer milan fras.
Liberation day director morten traavik on shooting the laibach north korea rock concert doc the norwegian director reveals that his north korea documentary musical is. Traavik and ugis olte, is a consistently understated chronicle of westerners who are very carefully playing with fire. Liberation day directors on documenting the first foreign. Ugis olte and morten travaviks documentary liberation day chronicles the preparations for a concert in north korea by the slovenian rock band laibach. At the jeonju film festival, morten traavik and ugis olte talked about the doc that recounts the bizarre moment slovenian band laibach played pyongyang in 2015, a concert that stunned the world. Like the truman show european band recall gig in elegant. Following the first western band to play in north korea. Oct 31, 2017 the controversial 2015 tour is the subject of a documentary that has appeared in film festivals around the world. Nov 27, 2016 introducion to documentary musical liberation day, directed by ugis olte and morten traavik, about laibach s groundbreaking 2015 concerts in north korea. The quietus news laibach to screen north korea documentary. Why the filmmaker, a selfdescribed theatrical activist, hit the road with a strange band in a strange land. Liberation day, a documentary of preparations for the concert directed by mr. Party member edition bluray only, feature hours of exclusive bonus material including commentary tracks, music videos, short films and not least the first full concert version of laibachs sound of music, performed in graz, austria 2018.
This is a great documentary on how awesome the director morten traavik is, occassionally laibach and their groundbreaking show in north korea are mentioned. Exyugoslavian cult band laibach becomes the first foreign rock group ever to perform in the fortress state of north korea. The film shows the band struggle with the culture clash and outdated technology. Not just any band, either its laibach, the controversial slovenian art rock band who flirted with the aesthetics and imagery of fascist totalitarianism long before rammstein sensed a. In its ridiculous way, laibachs 80s artrocker doom version of the sound of music was a kind of peace process, and, like any peace process, it involved the fudging of principles. You wonder what kim would have made of liberation day, morten traaviks documentary about laibach, which follows the slovenians as they become the first western rock act to perform in the dprk although this writer. Morten travaviks documentary liberation day chronicles the preparations for a concert in north korea by the slovenian rock band laibach. After all, as a theatre director, you dont get to work with actors and. The bizarre story behind north koreas first ever rock concert. Unlike press releases suggests laibach was not the first western rock band to perform in north korea. Jul 21, 2017 liberation day interview with laibach and director morten traavik posted on 21 jul 2017 21 jul 2017 by ian schultz in 2015 the industrial group laibach became the first western band to ever play a concert in north koreaa ludicrous state of affairs, and the strangest choice of band there could have been, given laibachs history of. The documentary, itself rapt with the oddball nature of the groups encounters within the hermit kingdom, often feels like its equally incredulous, wavering between a.
The concert is the subject of the documentary film liberation day by morten traavik and ugis olte, which premiered in 2016. The concerts will also be subject of a documentary film. The announcement of the concert in north korea was understandably met with media fanfare and global surprise considering the closed nature of the regime and the musical style of laibach, which is perhaps best described as avantgarde. The event is documented in the film liberation day named for the fact that they played. Director, morten traavik, brokered a deal to have industrial art rock band, laibach visit north korea to play cover versions of songs from the sound of music during their prestigious liberation day celebrations. Watched the documentary and it is a wonderful movie, highly informative, careful and as. Introducion to documentary musical liberation day, directed by ugis olte and morten traavik, about laibachs groundbreaking 2015 concerts in north korea.
Great package with full documentary film as well as a superb array of extra. Liberation days morten traavik about the laibach in north. In august 2015, slovenian rock group laibach played in pyongyang to coincide with north koreas liberation day celebration, which is held on august 15. In fact, norwegian codirector morten traavik, who talked with studiodaily, organized the tour himself as part of an ongoing series of arts projects connecting. Liberation day is a highconcept movie if there ever was one. General tickets are on sale for the screening and show here and you can check out a. Laibach liberation day when rock arrived in north korea bbc, storyville 2017. The sound of music a documentary musical at discogs. Nov 22, 2016 in its ridiculous way, laibachs 80s artrocker doom version of the sound of music was a kind of peace process, and, like any peace process, it involved the fudging of principles. Laibachs liberation day tour will coincide with the 70th anniversary of the korean peninsulas liberation from japanese colonization and subsequent division into two enemy states. Liberation day 2016 stream and watch online moviefone. All art is subject to political manipulation, except for that that speaks the language of the same manipulation, it reads, seemingly an attempt to address the worlds concerns about their ideologies. Find out where liberation day is streaming, if liberation day is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. The concerts will also be subject of a documentary film scheduled for premiere in 2016.
The documentary liberation day is mostly about slovenian artrock band laibach, which for decades has baffled critics with its combination of pop kitsch, avantgarde abrasion and ambiguously. Exyugoslavian cult band laibach becomes the first rock group ever to perform in the. Nov 24, 2016 in august 2015, slovenian rock group laibach played in pyongyang to coincide with north koreas liberation day celebration, which is held on august 15. Jul 17, 2017 you wonder what kim would have made of liberation day, morten traaviks documentary about laibach, which follows the slovenians as they become the first western rock act to perform in the dprk although this writer witnessed a drunk tourist singing the star spangled banner to a crowd of bemused locals in a pyongyang hotel bar in 2005. The cinema is a powerful ideological weapon for revolution and construction, wrote north koreas dear leader kim jongil in his 1973 classic on the art of the cinema. Liberation day tells the story of laibach, the first western band to be welcomed into north korea. After all, as a theatre director, you dont get to work with actors and venues like that every day, or even every lifetime. Mar 31, 2017 directed by ugis olte, morten traavik. Laibach liberation day tour lyrics and tracklist genius. A slovenian rock band visits pyongyang in this utterly bizarre look at life in north korea a documentary about north korea that questions the ethics of making a. Oct 15, 2017 predictably, liberation day shows the western medias reaction to the lunacy of laibachs trip to perform in north korea something john oliver and breitbart agree on. Laibach first played ljubljana in january of 1982, and the ljubljanazagrebbeograd collection captures some the groups performances from this time from cassettes sold at shows. Oct 17, 2017 but liberation day explores the paradoxes of westerners traveling and working in north korea. The controversial 2015 tour is the subject of a documentary that has appeared in film festivals around the world.
Liberation day a film by morten traavik and ugis olte watch on itunes. Liberation day bluray party member edition laibach wtc. Liberation day is a newly released documentary documenting the week leading up to laibachs north korean debut, and it opens with a quote by the band. But this withholding, intended to maintain laibachs mystique, contravenes the ostensible documentary function of the movie. Liberation days morten traavik about the laibach in. Released in a 6 panel bluray sized digipak referred to as supreme leader edition. This documentary is one of those reality is stranger than fiction kind of deals.
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