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AUTOPSIA (YU-EU)

One of the most enigmatic projects in the panorama of industrial music of recent decades.  Autopsia is constantly present in the music scene, however, the members of the project always remain incognito. Long-living Autopsia (their roots date the late 70s) derives from the post punk alternative scene. Their activities flow between London and their homeland ex-Yugoslawia. The music can be described as absolute no-pop.  Monumental form of Autopsia includes elements of Neoclassicism, noise, beat, as well as some elements close to Bela Bartok and others, inspired by folk innovators of XX-century classical music. The project incorporated themes of religious and folk music. Their multidisciplinary activity comprises many structural elements. Autopsia's demonstrations involve instalations, linking sound, vision and text. Music is accompanied by radical graphic design, films, special philosophical manifests, series of commercial prints,  graphic art, posters, etc. The visuals expertly circle around the legacy of the XX – century visual artwork. Autopsia crosses politics and esthetics, at the same time exploiting totalitarian topics. The slogan 20th Century is Dead – proclaimed the death of XX - century modernist utopia, failure of the progress idea facing regress and ex-Yugoslavian war. In the 90s Autopsia relocates their activity to Prague, appearing in many galleries of Central and Eastern Europe. For the last few decades Autopsia's work has been marked by permanent experimentalism and indestructibility…

http://www.autopsia.net