Laibach is V cool

Laibach’s ongoing success and pure duration of their existence proves they have found a manageable balance between their intent in producing an artistic service and intent in providing a consistent critique of the authoritarian institutions in Slovenias political and social spheres. They escape the immediate critique of solely existing as another form of political propaganda by existing under the umbrella of a musical/performance/ concert/entertainment aesthetic.  The use of constant appropriation from art history and existing culture industries also gives them a firm artistic relevance and enables a discourse that can be reflective and explorative in not only the art and political realm on individual scales but also of the relationship between art and politics generally. What is of most significance is the fact that they use the very techniques of manipulation that are in place within society that keep us (the public sphere) permanently entertained and distracted, avoiding the structures of this set up to be seen and thus questioned.  Situated in and concerning specifically the country Slovenia and to a less significant part Germany, Laibach adopt and regurgitate symbols embedded in Slovenia and Germanys old stylistic and authoritarian regimes, explicitly suggesting how entrenched both societies control structures still are with these value systems. Consciously not conforming to expectations in either political or cultural fields Laibach are able to hold their shock value as they readily undermine any power structure that attempts to support or categorize them.