In 1989, they released Zvezda po imeni Solntse (Russian: Звезда по имени Солнце , lit. ‘ A Star Called Sun ‘ ), which was lonely, introspective, and sad, despite the fame the band was enjoying. Kino appeared on the popular Soviet television program Vzglyad and attempted to record several video…
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In 1989, they went on tour with the band Alisa , performing at a rock festival in Hungary.
The album was also acclaimed in the West, where it was released in 1989 by Capitol Records and lauded by American critic Robert Christgau .
Soon after gaining national fame, Kino began to receive invitations to perform from all over the Eastern Bloc and even from some foreign countries. They participated in a charity contest in Denmark to raise money for relief from the earthquake in Armenia and performed at the largest French rock festival…
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The band was formed in 1988 by a group of school friends in Leningrad (current-day Saint Petersburg). The founding members were Mikhail “Gorshok” Gorsheniov ( Russian : Михаил “Горшок” Горшенёв ), Aleksandr “Balu” Balunov ( Russian : Александр “Балу” Балунов ), and Aleksandr “Lieutenant” Shchigoliev ( Russian : Александр “Поручик”…
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The band was formed in 1988 in Bobruisk , Belarus, by two teenagers, Aleksandr “Shura” Uman and Yegor “Lyova” Bortnik , who were amateur actors. Initially, the band’s name was “Bratya po Oruzhiyu” (Brothers in Arms), which was formed in 1988, then “Bereg Istini” (Shore of Truth), which resulted in…
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At the request of a U.S. fan the song “Gruppa krovi” was even translated by Tsoi and recorded with English lyrics by the band in Moscow in January 1988.
In 1988, the band also made their first visit to the US; their concert in Los Angeles was covered by MTV .
Noch was also released on vinyl by Melodiya in 1988.
In the summer of 1988, DDT toured across Russia and recorded a new album, Ya poluchil etu rol [ ru ] (I was given this role), which contained some songs from their old albums re-recorded in a professional studio.