Kino (band)

Kino (, ) was a Soviet rock band formed in Leningrad in 1981 Victor Tsoi. Illustrated History of the life and work of Viktor Tsoi and "Kino". – M .: ANTA, 2005. – S. 346. – Rybin, Aleksey V. Kino S Samogo Na?ala I Do Samogo Konca. Moscow: Feniks, 2001. Print.
The band was co-founded and headed by Viktor Tsoi, who wrote the music and lyrics for almost all of the band's songs. Kino released over 90 songs, several studio albums, and a few live albums. Their music was widely recorded illegally. After the Soviet Union became more open, Kino became popular around the world.Groupa Kroovy (Blood Type) review by Robert Christgau. In 1989, they had a small concert in New York City.Andrew Burlaka. Volume II. Kino / / Rock Encyclopedia. Popular Music in Leningrad-St Petersburg 1965–2005 . – M.: Amphora, 2007. – 416 p. –  They also became very popular in Russia.Marianne Tsoi, Alexander Zhytynsky  Viktor Tsoi. Poems. Documents.Memories . – Issue 1. – St. Petersburg: New Helicon, 1991. – S. 291. – 368 p. – (Stars of Rock 'n' Roll). –  Their album Gruppa Krovi was called one of the best works of Russian music.Alexander Zhytynsky. From the review of the album "Gruppa krovi". – Roxy, № 14, 1988. Viktor Tsoi died in a car accident in 1990.The death of Tsoi: how the accident occurred on the road Sloka-Tulsa. INFOgraphics . RIA Novosti (15 August 2007) After releasing an album of the songs they were working on before Tsoi's death, Kino broke up.Alexander Kushnir. Chapter II. Boris Grebenshikov / / Headliners . – Moscow: Amphora, 2007. – S. 21. – 416 p. –  In 2012, on Tsoi's fiftieth birthday, the band reunited to record a song called 'Ataman'. This song would have been in their last album, but the only recording of it that they had was bad.

Band members
 Viktor Tsoi – lead vocals, guitar, bass (1981–1990; died 1990)
 Aleksei Rybin – guitar (1981–1983)
 Oleg Valinsky – drums (1981–1982)
 Mikhail Vasilev – drum machine (1982–1983)
 Yuri Kasparyan (Юрий Каспарян) – lead guitar (1983–1990)
 leksandr Titov – bass, percussion (1983–1986)
 Aleksei Vishnia – drum machine (1985–1986)
 Georgiy Guryanov (Георгий Гурьянов) – drums, percussion (1986–1990; died 2013)
 Igor Tikhomirov (Игорь Тихомиров) – bass (1986–1990)

Discography

Studio albums
 Year Album details Highest chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) SOV* 1982 45
 Released: 1982
 Label: Moroz
 Format: CD SOV: * 1983 46
 Released: 1983
 Label: Yanshiva Moroz
 Format: CD SOV: * 1984 Nachalnik Kamchatki
 Released: 1984
 Label: Moroz
 Format: CD SOV: * 1985 Eto ne lyubov...
 Released: 1985
 Label: Moroz
 Format: Vinyl
 Format: CD SOV: * 1986 Noch
 Released: 1986
 Label: Moroz
 Format: Vinyl
 Format: CD SOV: * 1988 Gruppa krovi
 Released: 1988
 Label: Moroz
 Format: Vinyl
 Format: CD SOV: * 1989 Zvezda po imeni Solntse
 Released: 1989
 Label: Moroz
 Format: Vinyl
 Format: CD SOV: * 1990 Chyorny albom
 Released: 1990
 Label: Moroz
 Format: Vinyl
 Format: CD SOV: * "*": Information about the music sales and music recording certifications could not be found. This could be because of copyright issues.

 Compilations and demos 
 Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) SOV* 1983 46
 Released: 1983
 Label: Moroz
 Format: CD SOV: * 1986 Red Wave: 4 Underground Bands from the USSR
 Released: 1986
 Label: Moroz
 Format: CD SOV: * 1989 The Last Hero'
 Released: 1989
 Label: Moroz
 Format: CD SOV: * 1992 The Final Recordings
 Released: 1992
 Label: Moroz
 Format: CD SOV: * 2001 'The Greatest Hits Released: 2001
 Label: Moroz
 Format: CD
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|style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| 2002
|style="text-align:left;"| Kino in Film Released: 2002
 Label: Moroz
 Format: CD
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|style="text-align:left;"| The Story of This World Released: 2002
 Label: Moroz
 Format: CD
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|style="text-align:left;"| The Final Recordings''
 Released: 2002
 Label: Moroz
 Format: CD SOV: * "*": Information about the music sales and music recording certifications could not be found. This could be because of copyright issues.

 Live albums 
 Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) SOV* 1985 Live at the Rock Club
 Released: 1985
 Label: Moroz
 Format: CD SOV: * 1987 'Live in Dubna Released: 1987
 Label: Moroz
 Format: CD
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|style="text-align:left;"| 1988
|style="text-align:left;"| The Acoustic Concert''
 Released: 1988
 Label: Moroz
 Format: CD SOV: * "*": Information about the music sales and music recording certifications could not be found. This could be because of copyright issues.

References

Other websites

Russian music on the Net: Kino, English translations of the lyrics


Category:Musical groups established in 1982
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1990
Category:Russian musical groups
Category:Rock bands