They are living legend of the Ukrainian rock-stage. The flamboyant Ukrainian outfit Vopli Vidopliassova was formed in Kyiv . The band has allegedly taken its catchy name (literally, the "Vidoplyasov's wails"¯) from the novel titled The Village of Stepanchikovo and its Inhabitants by Dostoyevsky. There was a paranoid lackey Vidoplyassov who called his works, instinct with heartfelt cries, the Wails"¯.

At the rise of their career, the band got the most eloquent definition of their style, namely " a recuperated madhouse with a rural Ukrainian appeal" or the "Ukrapunk"¯. One journalist simply called them "a musical psychiatric ward"

In 1990, the band had a tour of Europe, and their exotic Slavic charisma hit the taste of the European audience and especially the French, who had been so much fascinated by Oleg Skrypka's show that in March 1990 they offered the band a contract for several releases. Only one thing remains unchanged at each new occurrence of these musicians - it is high quality and power of creativity. The charismatic Oleg Skrypka will break the internal protective borders of listeners and take them to the next level of feeling and perception. In person, Skrypka, who plays the trumpet and the accordion in addition to taking care of the singing responsibilities and whose on-stage persona evokes images of a somewhat huskier Iggy Pop minus the helter-skelter outlandishness, is soft-spoken, and thoughtful, and portrays a subtle vulnerability.

Their song "Vesna"(Spring), and afterwards the whole album of "Muzika"(music), created a real revolution, millions and millions of people began to very loudly listen to Ukrainian alternative rock music. This music is so live that it tears down not only the roof but also the walls.

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