Auktyon

Auktyon
Background information
Origin Leningrad, USSR (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Genres Art rock, indie rock, art punk, jazz rock, folk rock, freak folk, post-punk, experimental rock, psychedelic rock
Years active 1978 - present
Website http://www.auktyon.ru/
Members Leonid Fyodorov
Oleg Garkusha
Viktor Bondarik
Dmitriy Ozerski
Nikolai Rubanov
Boris Shaveinikov
Mikhail Kolovski
Vladimir Volkov
Yuri Parfyonov

Auktyon (Russian: АукцЫон, pronounced [ɐʊktsɨˈon]) is a Russian alternative rock band from Saint Petersburg.

The band was founded by Leonid Fyodorov and Oleg Garkusha 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[6]

Current members

  • Leonid Fedorov - vocals, guitar, percussion
  • Oleg Garkusha - vocals, declamation
  • Viktor Bondarik - bass (1986-Present)
  • Dmitry Ozersky - keyboard, percussion, trumpet (1989-Present)
  • Nikolay Rubanov - saxophones, bass-clarinet, jaleika (1986-Present)
  • Boris Shaveinikov - drums, percussion (1988-Present)
  • Mikhail Kolovsky - tuba, trombone (1995-Present)
  • Vladimir Volkov - double bass, keyboards (2007-Present)
  • Yuriy Parfenov - trumpet (2011-Present)

Former members

  • Sergei Rogozhin - vocals (1983-1987)
  • Igor Cheridnik - drums (1983-1989)
  • Pavel Litvinov - percussion (1987-2005)
  • Dmitry Matkovsky - guitar (1987-1995)
  • Igor Skaldin - guitar (1986)
  • Nikolai Fedorovich - saxophone (1983-1986)
  • Eugene Dyatlov - vocals, violin (1989)
  • Vladimir Veselkin - vocals, dance (1988-1992)

Discography

Studio Albums[7]

Title (Transliterated) Title (Russian) Title (English) Release Date
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 Girl's Sing 2007
Yula Юла Top 2011

References

  1. 1 2 3 Beumers, Birgit (2005). Pop Culture Russia!. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 1-85109-459-8.
  2. ↑ Mitter, Siddhartha (24 March 2006). "By way of Russia, art-rock for art's sake." Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts. pg. D.1
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ Drozdowski, Ted (18 March 2008). "Auktyon - CD Reviews". The Phoenix. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  5. ↑ Horowitz, Steve (31 March 2008). "Auktyon: Girls Sing". PopMatters. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  6. ↑ "Band History". www.auktyon.com. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  7. ↑ "Discography". www.auktyon.com. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
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