Auktyon Explained

Auktyon
Origin:	Leningrad, USSR (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Alias:	Блю Бойз (1980–1981) Параграф (1981) Фаэтон (1981–1983) Аукцион (1983–1988)
Genre:	Alternative rock, new wave, post-punk, jazz rock, punk jazz, freak folk, experimental rock, art rock
Years Active:	1978–present
Website:	http://www.auktyon.ru/
Current 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

Auktyon (Russian: АукцЫон, pronounced as /ru/. Auktsyon) is a Russian alternative rock band from Saint Petersburg.

The band was founded by 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

• 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

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

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
Mechty	Мечты	Dreams	2020

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External links

• Official Website (English)
• Official Website (Russian)

Notes and References

1. Book: Beumers, Birgit . Pop Culture Russia! . 2005 . Santa Barbara . ABC-CLIO . 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. Web site: Drozdowski . Ted . Auktyon - CD Reviews . The Phoenix . 18 March 2008 . 2012-09-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121014185438/http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/58205-auktyon-girls-sing/ . 2012-10-14 .
5. Web site: Horowitz . Steve . Auktyon: Girls Sing . PopMatters . 31 March 2008 . 2012-09-19.
6. Web site: Band History. www.auktyon.com. 2017-05-15.
7. Web site: Muzyka. Auktyon (Official website [Russian]). 2018-11-01.