Splean () is a popular
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band, formed in
Saint Petersburg
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in 1994.
[Андрей Бурлака. Рок-энциклопедия. Популярная музыка в Ленинграде – Петербурге. 1965–2005, Том 3, Спб:Амфора, 2007 с. 268-273] Since then, they have remained one of the most popular rock bands in
Russia
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and the former
Soviet Union
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. The band's name is derived from "
spleen
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" (in the sense of "
depression"), and the "ea" spelling in English is a pun on the spelling of the
Beatles
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. It was borrowed from a short poem by
Sasha Cherny, which the band set to music.
History
Lead singer Alexander Vasilyev and bass guitarist Alexander Morozov decided to form a band together while working in "Buff" theatre as stage workers. Later, keyboardist Nikolay Rostovsky and other musicians joined them. Despite the risk of losing their jobs, they began recording their first album ''
Pyl'naja byl''' (''Dusty Fact'') in one of the theatre's studios at night.
[ Their growing popularity was made evident by ]Boris Grebenshchikov
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's and Konstantin Kinchev's support.[ In 1996, the band began to play concerts in Moscow and other cities.
Despite rumours that the group were on the verge of breaking up in 2004, Splean continues to perform throughout Russia and the world. The band frequently experiments and evolves, so the current version of Splean is quite different from its original version.
In 1998, Splean opened for ]The Rolling Stones
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at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium
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, during the Bridges to Babylon Tour. Splean headlined the Krylya rock festival in 2005 and Nashestvie
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in 2015.
The band won several Nashe Radio "Chart Dozen" awards, including Best Song and Chart Leader for "Orkestr" ("Оrchestra") in 2015 and Best Album for ''Obman Zrenija'' (''Optical Illusion'') in 2013.Объявлены лауреаты премии «Чартова дюжина»
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Members
* Alexander Vasilyev - lead vocals, guitar
*Vadim Sergeyev - guitar
*Dmitriy Kunin - bass-guitar
*Nikolay Rostovsky - keyboards
*Alexey Mesherekov - drums
Discography
Soundtracks
* 2000 - ''Брат 2'' ('' Brother 2'') — "Линия жизни" (Life Line)
* 2001 - ''Тайный знак'' (Secret Sign) - "Моё сердце" (My Heart), "Пластмассовая жизнь" (Plastic Life)
* 2002 - ''Война'' (''War
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'') - "SOS", "Феллини" (Felini), "Пластмассовая жизнь" (Plastic Life)
* 2004 - ''Егерь'' - ''Сломано всё'' (''Everything is Broken''), "Время, назад!" (Time, Backwards!)
* 2006 - ''Живой'' (''Alive'') - "Сиануквиль" (Sihanoukville), "Романс" (Romance)
* 2008 - ''Качели'' (''Swing'') - "Мама миа" (Mama Mia), "Мобильный" (Mobile)
* 2012 - ''Отпуск'' (''Vacation'') - "Романс" (Romance)
* 2013 - ''Посредник'' (''Mediator'') - "Время, назад!" (Time, Backwards!)
* ''Grand Theft Auto IV
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'' - Линия жизни (Life Line) on radio station Vladivostok FM
External links
Official site
YouTube channelLast.FM Сплин pageQuotes from songs, translated to English
References
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Musical groups from Saint Petersburg
Russian alternative rock groups
Musical groups established in 1994
Winners of the Golden Gramophone Award