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Kino

Kino formed in Leningrad in 1982 around singer and guitarist Viktor Tsoi. The band included guitarist Yuri Kasparyan, bassist Igor Tikhomirov, and drummer...

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Kino, Viktor Tsoi's urgent Soviet rock band

A Leningrad group whose direct songs became cultural touchstones in the 1980s.

If you're new to Kino, start with 'Gruppa Krovi' and 'Peremen!', they frame that urgent, direct sound Tsoi was known for.

Kino's 1988 album 'Gruppa Krovi' landed with a force that official pop couldn't match. Songs like 'Spokoynaya Noch'' and 'Pachka Sigaret' carried a plainspoken weight that connected with a younger Soviet audience. Their music still feels present in tracks like 'Trolleybus' and 'Peremen!', simple, poetic, and oddly current.

The band formed in Leningrad in 1982 around Viktor Tsoi. Their straightforward rock style ran counter to the folk-rock that was common at the time. Tsoi died in a car accident in 1990, but recordings like 'Kukushka' and 'Konchitsya Leto' remain widely heard.

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Kino formed in Leningrad in 1982 around singer and guitarist Viktor Tsoi. The band included guitarist Yuri Kasparyan, bassist Igor Tikhomirov, and drummer Georgy Guryanov. Their music, which ran counter to the folk-rock that was common at the time, connected with a younger audience in the Soviet Union.

Their 1988 album 'Gruppa Krovi' became a major cultural touchstone. Songs like 'Spokoynaya Noch'' and 'Pachka Sigaret' carried a direct, poetic weight that felt different from state-sanctioned pop. The band's straightforward style and Tsoi's delivery gave their music an urgent quality.

Viktor Tsoi died in a car accident in August 1990. The band's recordings, including 'Kukushka' and 'Konchitsya Leto', remain widely heard.

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