Baptism (Laibach album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Baptism
Type = Album
Artist = Laibach


Released = 1986
Recorded = ???
Genre = Industrial
Length = 71:47 (CD version)
Label = Sub Rosa
Producer = Laibach & J.T.
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:f9fexql5ldke link]
Last album = "Nova akropola"
(1985)
This album = "Baptism"
(1986)
Next album = "Opus Dei"
(1987)

"Baptism" (full title "Krst pod Triglavom - Baptism Below Triglav") was the third album by Laibach. It is the soundtrack to the Neue Slowenische Kunst production of the same name.

Track listing

The 2LP version (released as a box with the two records, an LP-sized booklet and two posters) has the following tracks:

819-822:
# "Hostnik" [after original Laibach vocalist Tomaž Hostnik]
# "Jezero" ("The Lake")
# "Valjhun"
# "Delak"
# "Koža" ("Skin")1095-1270:
# "Jägerspiel" ("Hunters' Game")
# "Bogomila - Verführung" ("Bogomila - Seduction")
# "Wienerblut" ("Vienna Blood")1961-1982:
# "Črtomir"
# "Jelengar"
# "Apologija Laibach" ("Laibach Apology")1983-1987:
# "Herzfeld" ("Heartfield")
# "Krst" ("Baptism")
# "Germania"
# "Rdeči Pilot" ("The Red Pilot")

The CD version has the same songs (except "Hostnik", which is only on the 2LP), but with slightly different track divisions:

# "Jezero/Valjhun/Delak" – 11:00
# "Koža" – 3:57
# "Jägerspiel" – 7:25
# "Bogomila - Verführung" – 3:54
# "Wienerblut" – 7:00
# "Črtomir" – 4:51
# "Jelengar" – 2:41
# "Apologija Laibach" – 12:24
# "Herzfeld" – 4:48
# "Krst, Germania" – 12:50
# "Rdeči Pilot" – 1:00

All music and lyrics by Laibach, except:
* "Hostnik" music by Kraftwerk ("Ohm Sweet Ohm"), lyrics by Tomaž Hostnik
* "Apologija Laibach" lyrics by Tomaž Hostnik
* "Wienerblut" music by Johann Strauss II
* "Germania" arranged by Graeme Revell

"Črtomir" is an old Slovenian name and means "to hate a peace". In France Prešeren's epic Krst pri Savici, the Pagan Črtomir converts to Christianity following the destruction of the temple of the goddess Živa on Bled Island.

The pieces "Valjhun" and "Bogomila" also derive from France Prešeren's epic. Valjhun is a Carinthian duke who converts Slavs into Christianity and Bogomila is Črtomir's sweetheart.

"Delak" is probably named after radical Slovenian theatrical artist [Ferdo Delak] [http://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdo_Delak] .

"Herzfeld" is probably named after German satirist John Heartfield, b. Helmut Herzfeld, upon whose photomontages Laibach have based some of their images.

The pieces "Koža", "Jägerspiel", "Herzfeld" and "Krst" are also found as bonus tracks on the "Opus Dei" CD.