NEKROPSI arrived on the Istanbul scene in 1990 with drummer Cevdet Erek and guitarist Erem Tanyeri; with the addition of guitarist Cem Ömeroglu and bassist Umut Gurbuz a year later, the band issued a thrash-metal demo titled "Speed Lessons Part 1" which sold 700 copies in local music stores and by mail. The personnel has changed slightly since so that the line-up now consists of Erek and Ömeroglu plus newcomers Tolga Yenilmez on guitar and Cenk Turanlý on bass. Thanks to ADA Music - a label that has signed many a Turkish-folk and left-wing musician since the mid 80's and now concentrates on rock and alternative bands - NEKROPSI released their first full-fledged album in 1996 and are presently working on a next one.

Their album, titled "Mi Kubbesi", literally means "The dome of mi", as in "do, ré, mi" (a short story by Erek Cevdet on the album's inner sleeve explains the concept). The fast rhythmic drums, heavy bass lines and ferocious guitar duels may prompt the listener to write this off as a death metal album; but there is also an unmistakable KING CRIMSON influence here as well as a spaciness reminiscent of PINK FLOYD, not to mention a distinct and very likeable local flavour, particularly where the rhythmic structures are concerned. In a perfect blend of Middle-Eastern and Western influences, the exhuberance is always nicely tempered by atmospheric passages. "Mi Kubbesi" is practically all instrumental except for a few melodious shouts here and there that blend in with the instruments.