Auktyon

Russian alternative rock band from Saint Petersburg

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Auktyon

Background information
Also known as|

* Блю Бойз (Blue Boys) (1980–1981)
* Параграф (Paragraph) (1981)
* Фаэтон (Phaeton) (1981–1983)
* Аукцион (Auction) (1983–1988)

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/

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

The band was founded by Leonid Fyodorov [ru] 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

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### Current members

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* 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

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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

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## Discography

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### Studio albums

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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

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## References

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1. ^ a b c 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. ^ "Muzyka". Auktyon (Official website [Russian]). Retrieved 2018-11-01.

## External links

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* Official Website (English)
* Official Website (Russian)

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