Kino (band)

Kino (Russian: Кино́, lit. 'cinema, film', IPA: [kʲɪˈno]) was a Soviet rock band formed in Leningrad in 1981 ^[1][2] 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.^[3] In 1989, they had a small concert in New York City.^[4] They also became very popular in Russia.^[4][5] Their album Gruppa Krovi was called one of the best works of Russian music.^[6] Viktor Tsoi died in a car accident in 1990.^[7] After releasing an album of the songs they were working on before Tsoi's death, Kino broke up.^[8] 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.^[9]

Kino Кино
Yuri Kasparyan (seated) and Viktor Tsoi (standing) in 1986 during a concert in Leningrad
Background information
Origin	Leningrad, Soviet Union
Genres	Post-punk, new wave, folk rock, alternative rock, indie rock
Years active	1981–1990
Labels	AnTrop Yanshiva Shela, Melodiya, Moroz Records
Past member(s)	Viktor Tsoi† Aleksei Rybin Oleg Valinsky Yuri Kasparyan Alexander Titov Georgy Guryanov† Igor Tikhomirov
Website	kino.band

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		SOV: *
2002	Kino in Film Released: 2002 Label: Moroz Format: CD		SOV: *
	The Story of This World Released: 2002 Label: Moroz Format: CD		SOV: *
	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		SOV: *
1988	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.