Splean

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Splean

Background information
Origin	Russia
Genre(s)	Rock
Years active	May 27, 1994 – present
Associated acts	Сеtи, Oedipus Complex, Alexander Vasilyev (solo)
Members
Alexander Vasilyev Vadim Sergeyev Innokenty Agafonov Nikolay Rostovsky Alexey Mesherekov

Splean (Russian: Сплин) is a popular Russian rock band. They were formed in 1994 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's name is derived from "spleen" (in meaning "depression"), and "ea" spelling in english is a pun on the spelling of "The Beatles." ^[1]

The band was formed when lead singer Alexander Vasilyev, while working in 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 Splean's second album the band moved to Moscow. Their growing popularity was also prowed by Boris Grebenshchikov's support. Splean was continually blasting radio charts with songs like "Sugar Free Orbit ", "New People", "Backwards Time", and "We Were Just Sitting and Smoking".

Despite unstoppable rumours that the group is on the verge of breaking up, Vasilyev and Co. continue performing throughout Russia and the world. However, the members are far from static. The band frequently experiments and evolves, so that the current iteration of Splin is quite different from its original format.

In 2004, the band garnered international attention for the inclusion of their song Be My Shadow ("Будь моей тенью") in Sergey Lukyanenko's bestselling novel, Night Watch.

Splean was a headliner of 2005 Krylya Rock festival. In that same year, the group started recording another album, which was released in February of 2007 as Split Personality ("Раздвоение личности"). The single Tell Her topped song and video charts on the radio and MTV.

1 Members
2 Discography
3 External links
4 References

[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" (Arms Collector), 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