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aztec - a band from st.-petersburg, russia that has made its way to fame in the musical and club sphere after only several months of recording of an ep album, boutique aoutique. to many, the album has become the evidence of birth of a band with new concept and sound. the root of these qualities lies in the equality of talented musicians within the team, a rare characteristic for artistic cooperations. guitarist andrey bondar, bass guitarist oleg koiava, and drummer yan lemskiy have together invented their unique sound, minimalistic yet dense, penetrated with the live, positive funk energy that mingles from song to song with elements of styles often thought incompatible. this, together with ironic, somewhat strange lyrics and chaotic stage behaviour has led to the advent of the existing original band prone to searching for experiments and discoveries. the professionalism of each of the band's members and their sincere approach have attracted offers of collaboration with st.-pete's as well as moscow's bands. the history of the band started off with first joint rehearsals of andrey and oleg at the faculty of international relations of st.-petersburg state university in december 1997. searching for conception and accumulation of experience went on for about three years. it's third gig ever, the band supported the perfomance of kirpichi - one of the most important independent acts in russia in the last decade. this case, surprisingly, was followed by an article about aztec ...