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Surganova's departure called for a radical change in the musical style of the band – instead of replacing the string instruments with another musician, Nochnye
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period is much more grown up in its sound and structure. Political themes and questions about meaning of life make appearances in the lyrics; "Tridtsatpervaya Vesna" is to day possibly being the best known single of the group. The vocal structure is more dominated by Diana
Arbenina, while in the
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Russian musical festivals — from the underground (such as Babye Leto and Moguchaya Kuchka) to the major events
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in 2002, and proved to be fatal to the duo. A couple of days after the official release of the album in
December 2002, Svetlana Surganova left the group, to later start a solo career with Surganova i Orkestr. Other events of note in 2002 included two tours of
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for the finals, eventually moving back to St. Petersburg. While based there, the duo continued an active life of gigs, songwriting, underground performances, etc., building a loyal following. In 1996, Nochnye
Snaipery took their first trip outside of
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Surganova devoted all of their attention to professional music. In the summer of 1998, they used an auditorium at the St Petersburg Zoo to record their first official album
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328:("Drop of tar/In a barrel of honey"), which was sold on audio tapes. They also acquired a manager (Svetlana Loseva) who organized the band's participation at the Sirin festival of female vocalists held in
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early years the women sang about 50 percent of the repertoire in turn. The sound becomes harsher, more rock-oriented, with hard-driving drum lines and stylistic experiments.
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was released in Russia, and the band toured the United States and Israel. Diana
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