{{Short description|Russian rock band}} {{About|the Russian rock band|the internal organ|Spleen }} {{expand Russian|date=March 2024|topic=cult}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Splean | image = Splean-2010-07-30.jpg | caption = Splean at B1 Maximum, Moscow, 2010. | native_name = Сплин | image_size = | background = group_or_band | origin = Saint Petersburg, Russia | genre = Alternative rock, Acoustic rock, Indie rock, Progressive rock, Folk rock, Russian rock, Pop-rock | years_active = May 27, 1994 – present | label = Frost Records, Sound Product, Mystery of Sound | spinoffs = SEtI, Oedipus Complex, Bi-2, Year of the Rat | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = Alexander Vasilyev<br /> Vadim Sergeyev<br />Dmitry Kunin<br />Nikolay Rostovsky<br />Alexey Mesherekov | past_members = Alexander Morozov<br />Stas Berezovsky<br />Nikolay Lysov<br />Yan Nikolenko<br />Sergei Navetny<br />Nikolay Voronov }} '''Splean''' ({{langx|ru|Сплин|Splin}}) is a popular Russian rock band, formed in Saint Petersburg in 1994.<ref name=burlaka>Андрей Бурлака. Рок-энциклопедия. Популярная музыка в Ленинграде – Петербурге. 1965–2005, Том 3, Спб:Амфора, 2007 с. 268-273</ref> Since then, 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 the sense of "depression"), and the "ea" spelling in English is a pun on the spelling of the Beatles.<ref>[http://www.splean.narod.ru/letopis_fonar.htm : спЛин :. Пыльная быль / Архив / Наше радио. Программа 'Летопись' (5 декабря 2004 года)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 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'<nowiki/>'' (''Dusty Fact'') in one of the theatre's studios at night.<ref name=burlaka/> Their growing popularity was made evident by Boris Grebenshchikov's and Konstantin Kinchev's support.<ref name=burlaka/> In 1996, the band began to play concerts in Moscow and other cities.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=fDEUAQAAIAAJ Русский рок. Малая энциклопедия. Леан-Антао Москва, 2001.]</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mk.ru/culture/2015/11/14/splin-sorval-anshlag-na-koncerte-v-moskve.html|script-title=ru:"Сплин" сорвал аншлаг на концерте в Москве|last=Апрельская|first=Елена|date=14 November 2015|publisher=Moskovsky Komsomolets|language=Russian|accessdate=23 February 2016}}</ref>
In 1998, Splean opened for The Rolling Stones at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium, during the Bridges to Babylon Tour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://old.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/a-brief-look-at-the-stories-making-headlines-in-the-russian-language-press/286627.html|title=A brief look at the stories making headlines in the Russian-language press {{!}} News|website=The Moscow Times|access-date=2019-03-05}}</ref> Splean headlined the Krylya rock festival in 2005 and Nashestvie in 2015.<ref>[http://www.intermedia.ru/news/279831 «Сплин» станет главным хедлайнером «Нашествия»]</ref>
The band won several Nashe Radio "Chart Dozen" awards, including Best Song and Chart Leader for "Orkestr" ("Оrchestra") in 2015<ref>[http://www.rg.ru/2015/02/14/splin-site.html "Сплин" стал триумфатором "Чартовой дюжины"]</ref> and Best Album for ''Obman Zrenija'' (''Optical Illusion'') in 2013.<ref>[https://lenta.ru/news/2013/02/24/nashe/ Объявлены лауреаты премии «Чартова дюжина»]</ref>
==Members== *Alexander Vasilyev - lead vocals, guitar *Vadim Sergeyev - guitar *Dmitriy Kunin - bass-guitar *Nikolay Rostovsky - keyboards *Alexey Mesherekov - drums
==Discography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Russian !Translit. !English |- |1994 |{{lang|ru|Пыльная Быль}} |Pyl'naja Byl |''Dusty Fact'' |- |1996 |{{lang|ru|Коллекционер Оружия}} |Kollekcioner Oruzhija |''Arms Collector'' |- |1997 |{{lang|ru|Фонарь под Глазом}} |Fonar' pod Glazom |''Black Eye'', lit. ''Lamp Under the Eye'' |- |1998 |{{lang|ru|Гранатовый Альбом}} |Granatovyj Al'bom |''Pomegranate Album'' |- |1999 |{{lang|ru|Альтависта}} |Al'tavista |''Altavista'' |- |1999 |{{lang|ru|Зн@менатель (сборник песен для радио)}} |Zn@menatel' (sbornik pesen dlja radio) |''Denomin@tor (collection of songs for the radio)'' |- |2000 |{{lang|ru|Альтависта}} live |Al'tavista live |''Altavista Live'' |- |2001 |{{lang|ru|25 кадр}} |25 kadr |''25th Frame'' |- |2002 |{{lang|ru|Акустика}} |Akustika |''Unplugged'' |- |2003 |{{lang|ru|Новые Люди}} |Novye Ljudi |''New People'' |- |2004 |{{lang|ru|Реверсивная Хроника Событий}} |Reversivnaja Hronika Sobytij |''Reversed Chronicle of Events'' |- |2007 |{{lang|ru|Раздвоение Личности}} |Razdvoenie Lichnosti |''Split Personality'' |- |2009 |{{lang|ru|Сигнал из Космоса}} |Signal iz Kosmosa |''Signal From Space'' |- |2012 |{{lang|ru|Обман Зрения}} |Obman Zrenija |''Optical Illusion'' |- |2014 |{{lang|ru|Резонанс. Часть 1}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvnovosti.ru/khab/2015/11/29/43053/|script-title=ru:Альбом "Резонанс" презентовала группа "Сплин" на долгожданном концерте в Хабаровске|date=29 November 2015|publisher=Dv novosti|location=Khabarovsk|language=Russian|accessdate=23 February 2016}}</ref> |Rezonans. Chast' 1 |''Resonance. Part 1'' |- |2014 |{{lang|ru|Резонанс. Часть 2}} |Rezonans. Chast' 2 |''Resonance. Part 2'' |- |2016 |{{lang|ru|Ключ к шифру}} |Kljuch k shifru |''Key to the Cipher'' |- |2018 |{{lang|ru|Встречная полоса}} |Vstrechnaja polosa |''Opposite Lane'' |- |2019 |Тайком |Taikom |''Sneakingly'' |- |2020 |Вира и майна |Vira i majna |''Up and down'' |}
== 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'') - "SOS", "Феллини" (Fellini), "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'' - Линия жизни (Life Line) on radio station Vladivostok FM
==External links== {{Commons category|Spleen (band)|Splean}} *[http://www.splean.ru/ Official site] {{in lang|ru}} *[https://www.youtube.com/user/spleanmasterskaya YouTube channel] *[http://www.last.fm/music/%D0%A1%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD Last.FM Сплин page] *[https://quotepedia.info/music/splean Quotes from songs, translated to English]
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