Auktyon
From Unearthing The Music
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
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
| 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 | Girls Sing | 2007 |
| Yula | Юла | Top | 2011 |
| Na Solntse | На Солнце | In the Sun | 2016 |
References
- 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.
External links
Text adapted from Wikipedia.