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Auktyon (Russian: АукцЫон, pronounced [ɐʊktsɨˈon]) is a Russian alternative rock band from Saint Petersburg.
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| Origin | Leningrad, USSR (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) |
| Genres | Alternative rock, new wave, post-punk, jazz rock, punk jazz, freak folk, experimental rock, art rock |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Members | Leonid Fedorov Oleg Garkusha Viktor Bondarik Dmitriy Ozersky Nikolay Rubanov Boris Shaveinikov Mikhail Kolovsky Vladimir Volkov Yuriy Parfyonov |
| Past members | Evgeniy Chumichev Sergey Gubenko Sergey Lobachev Arkadiy Volk Sergey Rogozhin Kirill Miller Igor Cheridnik Nikolay Fedorovich Igor Skaldin Pavel Litvinov Dmitriy Matkovsky Vladimir Vesyolkin Evgeniy Dyatlov |
| Website | http://www.auktyon.ru/ |
The band was founded by Leonid Fyodorov at the Polytechnic Institute of Leningrad.[1] Though they originally played post-punk and new wave, the group came to be influenced by European and Central Asian folk music, avant-garde jazz, the poetry of Russian futurist Velimir Khlebnikov, and aspects of Russian high culture and literature.[1]
Auktyon was particularly popular from 1987 through 1995, but became less active in the late 1990s when Fyodorov began to produce records for Leningrad.[1] The group continues to play together and to release new albums. They toured the United States in 2006[2] in support of their first US release, the album Pioneer. The group returned to the US in 2008 when they released the album Girls Sing.[3][4][5]
Band members edit
Current members edit
- Leonid Fedorov — vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion (1978—present)
- Viktor Bondarik — bass (1980—1983, 1985—present)
- Oleg Garkusha — vocals, dance, declamation, show, lyrics (1985—present), sound engineer, lyrics, other (1980—1985)
- Dmitriy Ozersky — keyboards, trumpet, percussion, lyrics (1981—present)
- Nikolay Rubanov — saxophones, bass-clarinet, jaleika, keyboards (1986—present)
- Boris Shaveinikov — drums, percussion (1988—present)
- Mikhail Kolovsky — tuba, trombone (1995—present)
- Vladimir Volkov — double bass, keyboards (2007—present)
- Yuriy Parfyonov — trumpet (2011—present)
- Mikhail Rappoport — sound engineer (1987—present)
Former members edit
Блю Бойз/Параграф/Фаэтон (1978—1983)
- Dmitriy Zaychenko — bass, electric organ (1978-1980)
- Aleksey Vikhrev — drums (1978-1980)
- Mikhail Makov — guitar, vocals (1980-?)
- Aleksey Vittel — guitar (1980-?)
- Alexander Pompeev — keyboards (1980-1981)
- Sergey Skvortsov — lighting engineer (1981-1988), director (1987—1988)
- Sergey Melnik — guitar (1981—1983)
- Evgeniy Chumichev — drums (1981—1983)
- Sergey Gubenko — bass (1983)
- Valeriy Nedomovniy — vocals (1983)
- Sergey Lobachev — vocals, guitar (1983)
Аукцион/АукцЫон (1983—present)
- Sergey Skvortsov — lighting engineer (1981-1988), director (1987—1988)
- Evgeniy Chumichev — drums (1981—1983)
- Sergey Gubenko — bass (1983)
- Sergey Lobachev — vocals, guitar (1983)
- Igor Cheridnik — drums (1985—1988)
- Nikolay Fedorovich — saxophone (1985—1987)
- Arkadiy Volk — vocals (1985)
- ??? [unknown name] — bass (1985) [friend of Arkadiy Volk]
- Sergey Rogozhin — vocals (1985—1987)
- Kirill Miller — visual artist, stage design, costume design, artwork (1985—1992)
- ??? [unknown name] — drums (1988) [drummer of "Лес" band]
- Pavel Litvinov — percussion (1987—2005)
- Igor Skaldin — guitar (1987)
- Dmitriy Matkovsky — guitar (1987—1995)
- Vladimir Vesyolkin — dance, show, vocals (1987—1992)
- Evgeniy Dyatlov — vocals, violin (1988)
Timeline edit
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
| Title (Transliterated) | Title (Russian) | Title (English) | Release Date |
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| Vernis' v Sorrento | Вернись в Сорренто | Return to Sorrento | 1986 |
| D'Observer | Д'Обсервер | The Observer | 1986 |
| Kak ya stal predatelem | Как я стал предателем | How I Became a Traitor | 1989 |
| V Bagdade vse spokoyno | В Багдаде все спокойно | All Quiet in Baghdad | 1989 |
| Zhopa | Жопа | Asshole | 1990 |
| Bodun | Бодун | Hangover | 1991 |
| Ptitsa | Птица | Bird | 1993 |
| Auktsyon | Аукцыон | Auktyon | 1995 |
| Eto mama | Это мама | It's Mum | 2002 |
| Devushki poyut | Девушки поют | Girls Sing | 2007 |
| Yula | Юла | Top | 2011 |
| Na Solntse | На Солнце | In the Sun | 2016 |
| Mechty | Мечты | Dreams | 2020 |
References edit
- ^ a b c Beumers, Birgit (2005). Pop Culture Russia!. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 1-85109-459-8.
- ^ Mitter, Siddhartha (24 March 2006). "By way of Russia, art-rock for art's sake." Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts. pg. D.1
- ^ Vigil, Delfin (27 March 2008). "Auktyon. Eclectic band formed in the former Soviet Union and, 20 years later, strange, loud rock plays a key role in the group's musical stylings." San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. pg. G.4
- ^ Drozdowski, Ted (18 March 2008). "Auktyon - CD Reviews". The Phoenix. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ Horowitz, Steve (31 March 2008). "Auktyon: Girls Sing". PopMatters. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ "Band History". www.auktyon.com. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- ^ "Muzyka". Auktyon (Official website [Russian]). Retrieved 2018-11-01.
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