- Element of Crime
Infobox musical artist
Name = Element Of Crime
Img_capt = Element of Crime, Aug.11th 2006 in Jena
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Origin =Berlin ,Germany
Genre = Rock
Pop
Years_active = 1985–present
Label = Universal,Motor Music ,Polydor
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URL = [http://www.element-of-crime.de Element of crime]
Current_members =Sven Regener Jakob Friderichs
David YoungRichard Pappik
Past_members =Element of Crime is a German rock band that plays melancholic chanson-, pop- and rockmusic with
guitar , bass, drums andvoice /trumpet .Band-History
The band was founded in 1985 by Sven Regener who later became known as the author of the books “
Neue Vahr Süd ” and “Herr Lehmann ” "(“Berlin Blues”)" and as the screenplay writer of the film adaptation of “Herr Lehmann”. Regener sings and playsguitar ,trumpet ,accordion andpiano . The band's name was borrowed from the title of the movie “The Element of Crime ” byLars von Trier .Discography
Albums
* “Robert Zimmermann wundert sich über die Liebe” (OST): 2008 | Universal
* “Mittelpunkt der Welt”: 2005 | Universal
* “1991-1996” "(Best Of)": 2002 | Motor Music
* “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 | PolydorSingles
* “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 | PolydorSampler- and soundtrack-contributions
* “Heimweh” on the soundtrack of “
Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei ” (2004)
* “Leider nur ein Vakuum” on “Hut ab! Hommage anUdo 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 3-379-00771-4External links
* [http://www.element-of-crime.de Official website] (German)
* [http://www.laut.de/wortlaut/artists/e/element_of_crime/ Portrait at “www.laut.de”] (German)
* [http://crazewire.de/interviews.php?ident=902 Interview with “Crazewire Deutschland”] (German)
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