Aquarium (group)

Aquarium (Аква́риум in Russian) is a Russian rock band. It was formed in Leningrad in 1972 by Boris Grebenshchikov and Anatoly "George" Gunitsky.

Until 1987 Aquarium recorded all of their albums in a self-assembled underground studio. Despite those hard conditions, the recording quality was rather high and Aquarium's albums between 1980 and 1987 are considered by most fans as their best.

In 1987 they recorded their first album for the state-owned Melodiya record label. With official backing and legalized distribution the album was a hit in USSR, selling well over a million copies within a few months. Aquarium today consists of Boris Grebenshchikov, Boris Rubekin (keyboards), Andrey Surotdinov (violin), Igor Timofeyev (guitars, saxophones and flutes), Andrey Svetlov (bass), Oleg "Shar" Shavkunov (drums and percussion).

 Discography 

Studio albums:
Sinii Albom (The Blue Album), 1981
Treugolnik (Triangle), 1981
Elektrichestvo (Electricity): History of Aquarium, Vol. 2, 1981
Akustika (Acoustics): History of Aquarium, Vol. 1, 1982
Tabu (Taboo), 1982
Radio Africa, 1983
Ikhtiologia (Ichthyology), 1984
Den’ Serebra (The Day of Silver), 1984
Deti Dekabrya (The Children of December), 1985
Desyat’ Strel (Ten Arrows), 1986
Ravnodenstvie (Equinox), 1987
Archive: History of Aquarium, Vol. 3, 1991
Russkii Albom (Russian Album), 1991 (under the name BG-Band)
Lyubimie Pesni Ramzesa IV (Favorite Songs of Rameses the IV), 1993
Library of Babylon: History of Aquarium, Vol. 4, 1993
Kostroma Mon Amour, 1994
Peski Peterburga (Sands of Petersburg), 1994
Navigator, 1995
Snezhnii Lev (Snow Lion), 1996
Hyperborea, 1997
Kunstcamera, 1998
Lilit (Lilith), 1997 (under the name BG and The Band - several members of The Band played on the album; released in the United States under the name Black Moon)
Psi, 1999
Akvarium. Territoriya (Aquarium. Territory), 2000
Sestra Haos (Sister Chaos), 2002
Pesni Ribaka (Fisherman's Songs), 2003
Zoom Zoom Zoom, 2005
Bespechny Russkiy Brodyaga (Carefree Russian Tramp), 2006
Loshad' Belaya (White Horse), 2008
Pushkinskaya, 10, 2009

Filmography
Films about "Akvarium"
Rok (Rock, 1987), dir. Alexei Uchitel, USSR
The Long Way Home (1989), dir. Michael Apted, USA

Soundtracks by "Akvarium"
Ivanov (1981), dir. A. Nekhoroshev, A. Ilkhovsky
Assa (1987), dir. Sergei Solovyov
Zolotoy Son (Golden dream, 1989), dir. Sergey Debizhev
Chernaya roza - emblema pechali, krasnaya roza - emblema lyubvi (The Black rose..., 1989), dir. Sergei Solovyov
Dva kapitana - 2 (Two captains - 2, 1992), dir. S. Debizhev

Other websites
The official multilingual site of Akvarium (in Russian, English, French, German and Esperanto)
Official Russian Akvarium web-site
Semi-official site with lots of information 

Category:Establishments in the Soviet Union
Category:1972 establishments in Asia
Category:1972 establishments in Europe
Category:Musical groups established in 1972
Category:Rock bands
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Category:Russian musical groups