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Element of Crime

 
Artist: Element of Crime
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Group Members:

Uwe Bauer, Jürgen Fabritius, David Young, Christian Hartje, Richard Pappik, Jakob Ilja, Sven Regener, Paul Lukas

Similar Artists:

Kante, The Walkabouts, Ké, Robert Forster, The Triffids, Bernd Begemann, Blumfeld

Influenced By:

Talking Heads
  • Formed: 1985 03, West Berlin, Germany
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "1985-1990", "1991-1996", "Crime Pays

Biography

German rock group Element of Crime began in 1985, shortly after a different Berlin-based band to which Sven Regener (vocals, guitar, and trumpet) and Jakob Ilja (guitar) belonged dissolved. Not wanting to quit music, however, the duo added bassist Paul Lukas, drummer Uwe Bauer, and saxophonist Jürgen Fabritius, called themselves Element of Crime and started playing around town. In 1986 their debut full-length, Basically Sad, was released on indie label ATA TAK, after which Polydor began to take interest in the group. Before they could get to work on their next album, however, Bauer and Fabritius both left. Though a drum replacement was found in the form of Richard Pappik, who joined in 1986, the group decided to move forward without a saxophonist, and issued their next record, Try to Be Mensch, produced by John Cale, in 1987. 1988's Freedom, Love & Happiness, 1989's The Ballad of Jimmy and Johnny, and 1991's Damals Hintern Mond (their first album entirely in German) followed, but it wasn't until 1992, with the release of Weißes Papier, that Element of Crime really broke into the mainstream. The band followed up that success with 1994's Einem Sonntag im April, but soon after Lukas decided to part ways. His bass duties were picked up by Christian Hartje, and in 1996 Die Schönen Rosen, a record that saw more of a return to their earlier, new wave style (as opposed to the more straightforward alternative rock they took on in later years), came out. After a short break to work on individual solo projects, the group got back together to release Psycho (1999) and Romantik (2001). Hartje departed from the band soon after, but the remaining three members found a successor in London-born engineer and musician David Young (who had actually worked on Freedom, Love & Happiness and played guitar with Element of Crime, both in the studio and on tour, on and off since 1996), and the new incarnation issued Mittelpunkt Der Welt in 2005. ~ Marisa Brown, All Music Guide
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Element of Crime

Element of Crime, Aug.11th 2006 in Jena
Background information
Origin Berlin, Germany
Genres Rock
Pop
Years active 1985–present
Labels Universal, Motor Music, Polydor
Website Element of crime
Members
Sven Regener
Jakob Friderichs
David Young
Richard Pappik

Element of Crime is a German rock band that plays melancholic chanson-, pop- and rockmusic with guitar, bass, drums and voice/trumpet.

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Band-History

The band was founded in 1985 by Sven Regener who later became known as the author of the books “Neue Vahr Süd” (2004), “Der Kleine Bruder” (2008) and “Herr Lehmann” (2001) (“Berlin Blues”) and as the screenplay writer of the film adaptation of “Herr Lehmann”. Regener sings and plays guitar, trumpet, accordion and piano. The band's name was borrowed from the title of the movie “The Element of Crime” by Lars von Trier.

While various members of the band contributed music to the songs, Regener wrote most of the lyrics - in English for the first few albums and then in German.

Discography

Albums

  • “Immer da wo du bist bin ich nie”: 2009 | Universal
  • “Robert Zimmermann wundert sich über die Liebe” (OST): 2008 | Universal
  • “Mittelpunkt der Welt”: 2005 | Universal
  • “1991-1996” (Best Of): 2002 | Motor Musicl;l';l';l
  • “1985-1990” (Best Of): 2002 | Motor Music
  • “Romantik”: 2001 | Motor Music
  • “Psycho”: 1999 | Motor Music
  • “Die schönen Rosen”: 1996 | Motor Music
  • “An einem Sonntag im April”: 1994 | Motor Music
  • “Dicte-moi ta loi” (limited international version of Weißes Papier, 2,000 pressings): 1993 | Polydor
  • “Weißes Papier”: 1993 | Polydor
  • “Damals hinterm Mond: 1991 | Polydor
  • “Live: Crime Pays”: 1990 | Polydor
  • “The Ballad Of Jimmy & Johnny”: 1989 | Polydor
  • “Freedom, Love & Happiness”: 1988 | Polydor
  • “Try To Be Mensch”: 1987 | Polydor
  • “Basically Sad”: 1986 | Polydor

Singles

  • “Straßenbahn des Todes”: 2006 | Universal
  • “Delmenhorst”: 2005 | Universal
  • “Die Hoffnung, die du bringst” (Promo-Single): 2001 | Motor Music
  • “Seit der Himmel” (Promo-Single): 2001 | Motor Music
  • “Irgendwo im Nirgendwo”: 2000 | Motor Music
  • “Michaela sagt”: 1999 | Motor Music
  • “Du hast mir gesagt”: 1999 | Motor Music
  • “Jung und schön” (Promo-Single): 1999 | Motor Music
  • “Element of Crime playing the fantastic Bee Gees classic I started a joke”: 1998 | Motor Music
  • “Wenn der Morgen graut”: 1996 | Motor Music
  • “Die schönen Rosen”: 1996 | Motor Music
  • “Mein dein Tag”: 1994 | Motor Music
  • “An einem Sonntag im April”: 1994 | Motor Music
  • “Mehr als sie erlaubt”: 1993 | Motor Music
  • “Sperr mich ein”: 1993 | Polydor
  • “Schwere See”: 1993 | Polydor
  • “Immer unter Strom”: 1993 | Polydor
  • “Blaulicht und Zwielicht”: 1992/1993 | Polydor
  • “Damals hinterm Mond”: 1992 | Polydor
  • “Mach das Licht aus, wenn Du gehst”: 1991 | Polydor
  • “Surabaya Johnny (live)”: 1990 | Polydor
  • “Satellite Town”: 1990 | Polydor
  • “The Ballad Of Jimmy And Johnny” (Promo-Single): 1989 | Polydor
  • “Murder In Your Eyes”: 1988 | Polydor
  • “Long Long Summer”: 1988 | Polydor
  • “Nervous And Blue”: 1987 | Polydor
  • “Something was Wrong”: 1987 | Polydor

Sampler- and soundtrack-contributions

  • “Heimweh” on the soundtrack of “Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei” (2004)
  • “Leider nur ein Vakuum” on “Hut ab! Hommage an Udo Lindenberg”
  • “Auf der Espressomaschine” on “The Return of the Furious Swampriders”
  • “Motorcycle Song” on “Furious Swampriders”
  • “My Bonnie is over the Ocean” and “It's all over now, Baby Blue” on the soundtrack of “NVA” (2005)
  • „Und du wartest“ and „Wenn der Morgen graut“ Sex II. Sibylle Berg, Audio-CD, Reclam, Leipzig (1999), ISBN 3-379-00771-4

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