Aquarium (band) - Second Lineup (1991-present)

Second Lineup (1991-present)

Grebenschikov kept touring and shortly returned to calling his band "Aquarium", although the lineup bore little resemblance to the original band. The band continued to release more albums and tour extensively over the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and places with Russian-speaking immigrant communities in Germany, Israel and the United States. In 2007, Aquarium performed for the first time at the Royal Albert Hall in London. In 2008 the "Aquarium International" project (with participation of over 20 musicians worldwide) was created.

Their 2008 album "Loshad' Belaya" (White Horse) was released in a similar fashion to Radiohead's 2007 "In Rainbows": it was offered for free download in mp3 format with the downloader opting to pay the amount they saw fit.

Although often criticized for departure from their original style and constant line-up changes, which make the later incarnations of Aquarium essentially a Grebenshchikov solo project, the group still enjoys considerable success in Russia with regular radio airplay of their old and new songs, popular albums, and frequent tours.

Aquarium's current lineup today consists of Boris Grebenshchikov, Boris Rubekin (keyboards), Andrey Surotdinov (violin), Igor Timofeyev (guitars, saxophones and flutes), Alexander Titov (bass), Oleg "Shar" Shavkunov (percussion) and Albert Potapkin (drums).

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