[Cover photo courtesy of Laibach]
Slovenian collective Laibach are contining a 12-month salute to their 1987 album Opus Dei with new versions of the songs that “radically interrogate the source material.” The result, Opus Dei Revisited, is set for release on Mute on December 13, 2024 on double vinyl and double CD.
Opus Dei, which translates as “God’s Work”, was the band’s first album for Mute, garnering acclaim. Opus Dei Revisited presents two new versions of the work, allowing the band to challenge perceptions and expectations.
The first disc of the Double LP / CD is a reworking by Laibach themselves which was initially crafted, and then refined, for their current Opus Dei Revisited Tour. The band were so pleased with the results they entered the studio immediately after Phase 1 of the Opus Dei Revisited Tour was completed to capture the results.
For the second disc they invited Rico Conning (Wire, Pere Ubu, Swans, Front 242, William Orbit), who produced and mixed the 1987 version, to also revisit the material. Conning was given an open brief to explore new territories with what was on the original master tapes.
The band have also shared a track from the album, “Geburt einer Nation” (Rico Conning’s Inner Ear RMX 2024).
LAIBACH – OPUS DEI TOUR:
2024:
9/14/2024 – Portorož, Avditorij, SI
10/4/2024 – Split, Club Porat, HR
10/5/2024 – Zagreb, Boogaloo, HR
10/10/2024 – Mežica, ND Mežica, Big Hall, SI
10/11/2024- Budapest, Dürer Kert, HU
10/12/2024 – Leipzig, Felsenkeller, DE
10/13/2024 – Prague, Roxy, CZ
10/15/2024 – Dordrecht, Bibelot, NL
10/16/2024 – Arnhem, Luxor, NL
10/17/2024 – Vauréal, Le Forum 2, FR
10/18/2024 – Toulouse, Le Metronum, FR
10/19/2024 – Wavre, La Sucrerie, BE
10/20/2024 – Bochum, Christuskirche, DE
10/22/2024 – Hannover, Music Pavillion, DE
2025:
2/16/2025 – Krakow, Kwadrat, PL
2/18/2025- Ostrava, Barrak, CZ
2/19/2025 – Vienna, Arena, AT
2/20/2025 – Jena, F-Haus, DE
2/21/2025 – Sittard, Poppodium Volt, NL
2/22/2025 – London, Islington Assembly Hall, UK
2/23/2025 – Manchester, Ritz, UK
2/24/2025 – Southampton, The 1865, UK
2/25/2025 – Bristol, Trinity Centre, UK
2/27/2025 – Lausanne, Les Docks, CH
2/28/2025 – Bologna, Link, IT
3/4/2025 – Skopje, Macedonian Philharmonic, MK
3/5/2025 – Athens, Gazarte, GR
3/6/2025 – Sofia, Pirotska 5, BG
3/7/2025 – Bucharest, Quantic Club, RO
3/8/2025 – Beograd, Dom Omladine, RS
