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The Safe (Сейф) | |
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| Origin | USSR, Russia |
| Genres | Rock, new wave, fusion, Russian rock |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Safe Records |
| Members | See Members section below |
| Website | Official website |
The Safe is a Russian band which has been active since the late 1980s. They are known for their original poetry.
The Safe was formed in 1987 in Palekh, a town with a long history of Russian lacquer miniature painting. The creative atmosphere of the town is alluded to have helped shape band members Nikolay Kovalev, Sergey Karavaev, Ivan Beketov, Sergey Shamin and Yuriy Petrov, three of whom attended Palekh Art School. The members were also inspired by the movies of Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky, who visited the school; 20 years later, the Safe played at the closing of the first Zerkalo International Film Festival, named after Tarkovsky.[ citation needed ]
Since 1992, the Safe chose another form of existence. Once a year, the band members got together to record a new album (on their own label, Safe Records) and to play a couple of concerts.
Gradually, a creative association formed around the team that arranged various cultural and art performances. The group released two diverse LPs: Chas Tainstva (Mystery Hour) in 2004 and Pereferiynoe Zrenie (Peripheral Eyesight) in 2005. In 2007, the Safe released a LP Minory Vesny (Minors of Spring). Mikhail Larionov unexpectedly passed away on 5 October 2007, just one month before their jubilee concert commemorating 20 years of the band.
From 2010–2013, the Safe played in a number of local and all-Russian music festivals including the Nashestvie.
Their discography includes more than thirty albums.
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