The most necessary bands to come back out from Leningrad, other than Akvarium, were: Kino, lead by charismatic Viktor Tsoy; Alisa, an aggressive new wave band with tendencies towards heavy metal and a sound with intense drive; Televizor (Television), created in 1984 by keyboard player and vocalist Mikhail Borzykin; and Strannye Igry (Strange Games), one in all the foremost original and creatively daring Leningrad bands of early Eighties.
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| Viktor Tsoy (Kino) |
