Macbeth (album)
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''Macbeth'' is a 1990 album by Slovenian avant-garde music group Laibach. It consists of music composed and performed by Laibach for a 1987 production of the
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, Germany in 1987. It is the second Laibach album consisting of music written for a play, after their 1986 album ''
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''. Largely instrumental, the music is a combination of dramatic pseudo-classical themes, typically on strings and brass, and militaristic ones dominated by percussion, with
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interludes. Critics have noted the album's resemblance to Laibach's earlier, more radical and experimental style, in contrast with their, at the time, increasing incorporation of popular music elements.


Track listing

The LP editions don't list the individual track durations. The CD editions contain all music merged into a single half-hour track.


References

{{Authority control 1990 albums Laibach (band) albums Mute Records albums Music based on Macbeth 1990 soundtrack albums