Splin

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Сплин
Country	Russia
Years active	1993–present
Genres	Rock, Indie rock
Members	Alexander Vasilyev Vadim Sergeyev Innokenty Agafonov Nikolay Rostovsky Alexey Mesherekov

Splin (Russian: Сплин), sometimes spelled Splean^{[citation needed]}, is a popular Russian rock band. They were formed in 1993 and released their first album in 1994. For nearly twelve years, they have remained one of the most popular rock bands in Russia and the former Soviet Union.

The band was formed when lead singer Alexander Vasilyev, while working in at a theatrical institute, was introduced to keyboardist Nikolay Rostovsky. The two formed a band, and risking Vasilyev's job, began recording their first album "Pylnaya Byl" in one of the institute's studios at night. After release of Splin's second album the band moved to Moscow. Their growing popularity was also prowed by Boris Grebenshchikov's protection. Splin was continually blasting radio charts with songs like "Orbit Sugar Free", "New People", "Time Backwards", and "We Were Just Sitting and Smoking".

Despite the unstoppable rumours about the break-up situation of the group, Vasilyev and Co continue performing on different Russian and world stages. The members of the band changed during its career. The band was frequently experimenting, and the current Splin is quite different from themselves at the beginning of their career.

In 2004, the band has garnered some international attention for the inclusion of their song Be My Shadow ("Будь моей тенью") in Sergey Lukyanenko's bestselling novel, Night Watch. Splin was a headliner of 2005 Krylya Rock festival.

In 2005, the group started recording another album, which was released in February of 2007 as Split Personality ("Раздвоение личности"). Tell Her song and video rank high in radio and MTV charts.

[edit] Members

Alexander Vasilyev - lead vocals, guitar
Vadim Sergeyev - bass guitar
Innokenty Agafonov - guitar
Nikolay Rostovsky - keyboards
Alexey Mesherekov - drums

[edit] Discography

"Пыльная Быль" (Dusty Fact), 1994
"Коллекционер Оружия" (Collector of Weapons), 1996
"Фонарь под Глазом" (Black Eye (lit. Lamp Under the Eye)), 1997
"Гранатовый Альбом" (Pomegranate Album), 1998
"Альтависта" (Altavista), 1999
"Зн@менатель (сборник песен для радио)" (Collection of Songs for the Radio), 1999
"Альтависта live" (Altavista live), 2000
"25 кадр" (25th Frame), 2001
"Акустика" (Unplugged), 2002
"Новые Люди" (New People), 2003
"Реверсивная Хроника Событий" (Reversed Chronicle of Events), 2004
"Раздвоение Личности" (Split Personality), 2007