Volk is the seventh studio album by Slovenian industrial group Laibach, released in 2006. The word "volk" means "people" or "nation" in German and "wolf" in Slovene. The album is a collection of thirteen songs inspired by national or pan-national anthems, plus the anthem of the Neue Slowenische Kunst (NSK) State, a fictional state invented by the band. The album is a collaboration with another Slovenian band, Silence.
The anthem of the NSK state is essentially the same arrangement as "The Great Seal", a song on their 1987 album Opus Dei. Like "The Great Seal", the words are based on Winston Churchill's "We shall fight on the beaches" speech.
Track listing "Germania" – based on "Das Lied der Deutschen" (Germany) "America" – based on "The Star-Spangled Banner" (United States) "Anglia" – based on "God Save the Queen" (United Kingdom) "Rossiya" – based on the State Anthem of the Soviet Union, post-2000 "National Anthem of Russia" (Russia), and "The Internationale" "Francia" – based on "La Marseillaise" (France) "Italia" – based on "Il Canto degli Italiani" (Italy) "España" – based on "Marcha Real" (music) and "El Himno de Riego" (lyrics) (Spain) "Yisra’el" – based on "Hatikvah" (Israel) and "Fida'i" (Palestine) "Türkiye" – based on "İstiklâl Marşı" (Turkey) "Zhonghuá" – based on "March of the Volunteers" (People's Republic of China) "Nippon" – based on "Kimi ga Yo" (Japan) "Slovania" – based on "Hej Slovani" (anthem of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and unofficial anthem of Pan-Slavism) "Vaticanae" – based on "Inno e Marcia Pontificale" (Vatican City) "NSK" – the anthem of Neue Slowenische Kunst, also known as "The Great Seal"
Personnel Album written and produced by Laibach and Silence, 2005–2006. Laibach are: Eber Saliger Dachauer Keller Silence are: Boris Benko Primož Hladnik Additional musicians: Boris Benko (Silence): vocals on all tracks except 08, 09, 10 and 14 Yolanda Grant-Thompson: vocals on tracks 02 and 13 Mina Špiler (Melodrom): vocals on tracks 05 and 07 Maria Awa: vocals on track 07 Artie Fishel: vocals on track 08 Zed Mehmet: vocals on track 09 Elvira Hasanagić: vocals on track 09 Seaming To: vocals on track 10 Nagisa Moritoki: vocals on track 11 Brina Vogelnik Saje: vocals on track 12 Luka Jamnik: analogue synthesizer sounds on tracks 02, 04 and 05 Miha Dovžan: zither on track 06 Peter Dekleva: acoustic guitar on track 04 Anne Carruthers: cello on tracks 04 and 11 Alojz Zupan: conductor of brass orchestra on track 14: Delavska Godba Trbovlje Vitalij Osmačko: conductor of children's choir on track 04: Janja Cerar Dasha Khotuleva Anna Vidovich Nastja Yatsko Technical support: Gregor Zemljič Iztok Turk Uroš Umek Mixing and mastering: Paul PDub Walton James Aparcio Tom Meyer Project manager (Mute Records): Robert Schilling Cover painting: Laibach Design and layout: Phant & Puntza Text editing: Schrankmeister Special thanks to: Daniel Miller Robert Schilling Label: Mute Records
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