АукцЫон Russian Federation
Biography
??????? (Auktyon) is a unique phenomenon on the contemporary music scene of Russia: in contrast to the majority of genre-challenged and as a rule stylistically within the framework of contemporary canons, this group draws its inspiration from such remote sources as ska, reggae, new-jazz, ethnic music of North Africa and Middle East, beat- and pop-music of the 1960s; in spite of the eternally present messianic idea in Russian rock and its inherited didacticism
