In the mid nineties Autopsia (originally from ex-Yugoslavia, now exiled to Prague) gained some recognition through their personal re-interpretation of 19th century orchestral music and released several CDs on german label Hypnobeat (subsidiary of Hyperium). After thirteen years of music (Chain D.L.K. actually interviewed Autopsia a couple of years back - you may find the interview in the Archives section) and ten years away from Staalplaat, the very label who put out the debut 12" "The Knife" is releasing this collection of deleted takes that showcases their somber, martial and liturgical neoclassical style. Listening to "Colonia" and knowing that they are from Yugoslavia, I can't fail to make the Laibach connection, but they are not a Laibach clone at all (even though Autopsia too is very political, they are more classical, less military-like, and the use of vocals is drastically different, as in almost completely instrumental, with way less vocal parts and only occasionally using reading and recited parts instead). Another comparison that might help you locate the unusual genre played by Autopsia is Russian label Electroshock records and their neoclassical releases by Anatoly Pereslegin or by Artemiy Artemiev and his father Edward Artemiev (they too use grand brass and wood instruments ensembles, harpsi chord, timpani and drums, bells, strings orchestrations and the like, which pretty much is standard instrumentation on "Colonia"). "Colonia" is a concept album about death, «death as time, the age of its reign, death from perspective of faith that encompasses the totality of any being which is founded in metaphysical construct?» Autopsia declares to be less into music and more into «death and the pity of death; the music is in the pity?». «Autopsia creates images with which it nourishes that what it destroys?»(more about all of that in the booklet).