{"id":16775,"date":"2025-10-24T06:36:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T11:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=16775"},"modified":"2025-10-24T06:36:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T11:36:58","slug":"laibach-yom-kippur-new-single-by-slovenian-group-commemorates-peace-agreement-to-end-war-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=16775","title":{"rendered":"LAIBACH | &#8216;Yom Kippur&#8217; &#8211; new single by Slovenian group commemorates peace agreement to end war in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LAIBACH-in-Jerusalem-photo-by-Valnoir-1024x580.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16776\" style=\"width:693px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LAIBACH-in-Jerusalem-photo-by-Valnoir-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LAIBACH-in-Jerusalem-photo-by-Valnoir-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LAIBACH-in-Jerusalem-photo-by-Valnoir-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LAIBACH-in-Jerusalem-photo-by-Valnoir.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">LAIBACH in Jerusalem (photo by Valnoir)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Flnk.to%2FLaibach-YomKippur&amp;i=1&amp;d=cp6KkbpiQpOdG9LOGJgYIg&amp;e=alex%40mkultramagazine.com&amp;a=9H-o9yzBQBOCq_y78BCNvg&amp;s=lt7OFUh_j7o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stream<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DgLFUuWDgNfg&amp;i=2&amp;d=cp6KkbpiQpOdG9LOGJgYIg&amp;e=alex%40mkultramagazine.com&amp;a=9H-o9yzBQBOCq_y78BCNvg&amp;s=k9OBIjvUdO0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">video<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Slovenian music and multimedia group&nbsp;<strong>Laibach<\/strong>&nbsp;continue an ongoing series of single releases with a brand new song entitled \u2018Yom Kippur\u2019, which the group have issued in commemoration of the peace agreement to end the war in Gaza. The song is dedicated to all the innocent victims of this conflict, and above all to the tens of thousands of children who have been killed or maimed, as well as to the child victims of all wars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yom Kippur is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, dedicated to repentance, remembrance and the possibility of moral and spiritual renewal. It emphasises collective responsibility, reconciliation and the seeking of forgiveness, not only from God, but also from other people and from history itself. It represents a metaphor for the moment when society looks into the mirror of its own sins and denials, when repentance becomes a collective duty, with the aim of understanding guilt and striving for moral and spiritual renewal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This song is therefore a requiem dedicated to the innocent victims, but also directed toward the perpetrators and all those who have watched from the sidelines and refused to feel complicit. It speaks of forgotten compassion, a silenced conscience and the responsibility the world continues to evade. In it, Yom Kippur is no longer merely a religious ritual, but a reminder that without reconciliation there is no future. Moreover, without acknowledgment of guilt, there can be no peace or redemption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Laibach: YOM KIPPUR (feat. Palestinian Children\u2019s Choir)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gLFUuWDgNfg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Yom Kippur&#8217; follows Laibach\u2019s release of their wry German version of \u2018Die Kanone\u2019 (The Cannon)<em>,&nbsp;<\/em>a 50th anniversary reinterpretation of a&nbsp;song by the legendary Bosnian rock band Bijelo Dugme. 2025 has also seen them&nbsp;release \u2018Alamut\u2019 (one of The Quietus\u2019 &#8216;Albums of the Year so Far\u2019), as well as several singles from the same series that have included their unique takes on \u2018I Want To Know What Love Is\u2019 by Foreigner and \u2018Strange Fruit\u2019, the song made famous by Billie Holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.laibach.org&amp;i=4&amp;d=cp6KkbpiQpOdG9LOGJgYIg&amp;e=alex%40mkultramagazine.com&amp;a=9H-o9yzBQBOCq_y78BCNvg&amp;s=-kqjaZly-B0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Official Site<\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Flaibachofficial%2F&amp;i=5&amp;d=cp6KkbpiQpOdG9LOGJgYIg&amp;e=alex%40mkultramagazine.com&amp;a=9H-o9yzBQBOCq_y78BCNvg&amp;s=SwsdCWnp3to\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLaibach%2F&amp;i=6&amp;d=cp6KkbpiQpOdG9LOGJgYIg&amp;e=alex%40mkultramagazine.com&amp;a=9H-o9yzBQBOCq_y78BCNvg&amp;s=nW3dGopRO8Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40laibach_official&amp;i=7&amp;d=cp6KkbpiQpOdG9LOGJgYIg&amp;e=alex%40mkultramagazine.com&amp;a=9H-o9yzBQBOCq_y78BCNvg&amp;s=EmFSO-47tyk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TikTok<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0| \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F%40LaibachOrg&amp;i=8&amp;d=cp6KkbpiQpOdG9LOGJgYIg&amp;e=alex%40mkultramagazine.com&amp;a=9H-o9yzBQBOCq_y78BCNvg&amp;s=mmDcooyRuIc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FLaibach&amp;i=9&amp;d=cp6KkbpiQpOdG9LOGJgYIg&amp;e=alex%40mkultramagazine.com&amp;a=9H-o9yzBQBOCq_y78BCNvg&amp;s=00HGMeYNaMo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>YOM KIPPUR<\/em><br>Written, performed and produced by: Laibach<br>Featuring: Donna Marina M\u00e5rtensson, Manca Trampu\u0161 (<em>Koala Voice<\/em>), Kinderreich Children\u2019s Choir (Tara Dem\u0161ar Toplak, \u017dana Dem\u0161ar Toplak, Nina Silva, Diego Silva, Marta Gavrilova, Niki Damjan and Marina M\u00e5rtensson \u2013 choir director) and the Palestinian Children\u2019s Choir (Bisen Tafe?, Juli Tafe?, Hena Allu? and Israa Majdalawi \u2013 choir director).<br>Recorded&nbsp;at: Laibach Studios<br>Palestinian Children\u2019s Choir recorded in a studio in Beirut<br>Mixed by: Marc Urselli (Eastside Sound Studios, NY, NY)<br>Mastered by: Maor Appelbaum (Maor Appelbaum Mastering, California)<br>Design &amp; video: komposter &amp; Laibach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAIBACH in Jerusalem (photo by Valnoir) stream\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0video The Slovenian music and multimedia group&nbsp;Laibach&nbsp;continue an ongoing series of single releases with a brand new song entitled \u2018Yom Kippur\u2019, which the group have issued in commemoration of the peace agreement to end the war in Gaza. The song is dedicated to all the innocent victims of this&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=16775\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">LAIBACH | &#8216;Yom Kippur&#8217; &#8211; new single by Slovenian group commemorates peace agreement to end war in Gaza<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16775"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16777,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16775\/revisions\/16777"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}