Queen), live in Frankfurt, Germany, 15.05.2024 - Laibach ＂Geburt einer Nation＂ (＂One vision＂

What this video is

This footage documents Laibach performing 'Geburt einer Nation' — their German-language reinterpretation of Queen's 'One Vision' — live at Batschkapp, Frankfurt on 15 May 2024, as part of the Opus Dei Tour. The tour was mounted to celebrate the 2024 remaster and reissue of the seminal 1987 album Opus Dei, Laibach's first for Mute Records. The song exemplifies Laibach's core artistic strategy: appropriating Western…

Why it matters

Laibach are foundational to industrial, EBM, and martial neo-classical music, widely acknowledged as proto-influences on Rammstein and the broader Neue Deutsche Härte wave. 'Geburt einer Nation' is among the most cited examples of détournement in popular music — a Queen arena-rock anthem…

The director

Daniel Landin (b. 1962, London) is a British cinematographer and director, BSC member. He began working with Super 8 and VHS in 1978, collaborating with Throbbing Gristle on live performance documentation. He studied Fine Art Film & Video at St Martins…