Category Archives: Borghesia

Borghesia is a Slovenian/Croatian electronic music group created in Ljubljana in 1982. The band was formed by members of the alternative theatre group Theatre FV-112/15. Borghesia created its aesthetics using the imagery of prohibited, tabooed and repressed. Scrap_Iron wrote a nice description about the album:

“The title is the Slovenian translation of “Liebe, kälter als der Tod”, a film by Fassbinder. Its not a chance, since Borghesia were gays and used a lot of leather-men aesthetics, both on LP covers and in the lyrics. “On”, in particular, the albums highlight, is a very strong and effective representation of violent male BDSM, with an almost religious feeling “he bleeds on the altar, looking for benediction”. The political side is not less disturbing, especially on “Kdo Je Ugasnil Luč”, talking about red and black dictatorships and their ruthlessness, or the shocking “Tako Mladi”: “so young and dead, floating on the bottom, the flag waves, while seagulls look for flesh bits”. Their music is not standard EBM, don’t expect Klinik or 242, this is a very strange mixture of sampled guitars, sometimes electro-funky rhythms (also to be massively found on KMFDMs early albums) and influences from Severed Heads and synthpop. Not as brilliant, original and influential as their compatriots Laibach, Borghesia were however a great band and would today deserve to be available to more people, especially this excellent debut album.”

Ljubav Je Hladnija Od Smrti was released on vinyl by FV Založba & Totò Alle Prese Coi Dischi (FV-LP-001, TOTÒ 05/43) in 1985.

Tracks:

1. Ljubav Je Hladnija Od Smrti I.
2. A.R.
3. Kdo Je Ugasnil Luč
4. Brisk Vomit
5. Jaz (Pesem B)
6. On
7. Nočne Šetnje
8. Previše Tenzije
9. Tako Mladi
10. Ljubav Je Hladnija Od Smrti II.

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