| Format | LP |
|---|---|
| Artist | Laibach |
| Manufacturer | Audioglobe S.r.l., Via Volga 47, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino-Osmannoro (FI), ITALIA , https://audioglobe.it/contact-us |
LAIBACH feat. BIJELO DUGME – Die Kanone (Black Vinyl) - LP
LAIBACH feat. BIJELO DUGME – Die Kanone (Black Vinyl) - LP
On regular Black Vinyl.
A historic encounter between two biggest and most legendary bands from ex-Yugoslavia
Laibach present "Die Kanone" a new interpretation of the first single released by Bijelo Dugme in 1974, created in collaboration between two legendary bands whose histories are deeply connected to the cultural landscape of the former Yugoslavia.
After the initial digital release of the original version on Mute Records and Classic Records, the track has now been remixed / reinterpreted by DIE KRUPPS / THE LINCOLNSHIRE POACHER and BLACK DOT for imminent release on 30 October 2026 on vinyl and digital formats.
More than fifty years after Bijelo Dugme's debut marked the beginning of a new chapter in Balkan music history, Laibach revisit this iconic material through their own monumental sonic language. The result is a dialogue between two eras, two artistic visions, and two approaches to the symbols through which societies understand themselves.
“Die Kanone” is not merely a reinterpretation of a historic song - it is a contemporary commentary on the shifting relationship between industry, technology, and militarisation. The title evokes the transformation of industrial production and the unsettling reorientation of established manufacturing traditions toward the production of weapons and systems of warfare. The automobile factories of yesterday become the military-industrial landscapes of tomorrow; the machinery remains, only its purpose changes.
Through the collision of Bijelo Dugme's original rock mythology with Laibach's industrial ritualism, “Die Kanone” examines how economic power, technological progress, and military ambition become intertwined. It reflects on a world where the language of production increasingly merges with the language of conflict.
This collaboration brings together two legendary forces: Bijelo Dugme, pioneers of Yugoslav rock culture, and Laibach, internationally recognised for their uncompromising exploration of ideology, aesthetics, and power. Together, they transform a historic song into a new statement on the cycles of history and the mechanisms that shape the present.
The track "Die Kanone" and its Slovenian version ‘S topom te bom ciljal moja mala’ (“I'll aim my cannon at you, my little one”) will be released physically for the first time EVER, along with previously unreleased remixes by German industrial/EBM legends DIE KRUPPS, UK producer The Lincolnshire Poacher and the Slovenian/Croatian electronic duo Black Dot.
Tracklist:
Side A:
01 Die Kanone (The Cannon)
02 S topom te bom ciljal moja mala (I'll aim My Cannon at You, My little One)
03 Die Kanone (The Cannon) - Die Krupps remix
Side B:
01 Die Kanone (The Cannon) - the Lincolnshire Poacher mix
02 Die Kanone (The Cannon) - Black Dot Version
03 Die Kanone (The Cannon) - Live at the Opera with RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
