Laibach
Opus Dei (2cd)
'Opus Dei,' the band's first album for Mute, was mixed by Rico Conning (Wire, Pere Ubu, Swans, William Orbit) and the band's classic Laibachian interpretations of Opus' 'Live Is Life' (here presented in English as 'Opus Dei' and in German as 'Leben Heisst Leben') and Queen's 'One Vision' (reworked as 'Geburt Einer Nation') soon saw them emerge from the shadows as they garnered support from the likes of MTV and ITVs The Chart Show. This mainstream spotlight, coupled with memorable features in the music press, opened up opportunities for the Slovenian collective that included their first world tour. Performances from the tour from London's Queen Elizabeth Hall, San Francisco, Berlin, Paris and "somewhere in Europe" make up the second CD of the expanded remastered edition.