Crime and the City Solution

Crime and the City Solution
Crime and the City Solution
Background information
Origin Sydney, Australia
Genres Post-punk
Art punk
Years active 1977–1990
Labels Mute Records
Associated acts Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Einstürzende Neubauten
These Immortal Souls
Simon Bonney

Crime and the City Solution was a rock music band formed by Australian singer and songwriter Simon Bonney.

They had four distinct line-ups: Sydney in 1977–78, Melbourne in 1979,[1] and two groupings in Berlin from 1985–1990. The only common member in all four line-ups was Bonney.

Other members included: former members of The Birthday Party (Mick Harvey and Rowland S. Howard); former Swell Maps drummer Epic Soundtracks; and Alexander Hacke from Einstürzende Neubauten.

Crime and the City Solution completed four studio albums and a number of E.Ps during its existence, and a live album has since been released. Further early recordings have surfaced on the internet. Parallels have been drawn between Crime and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Crime were famed for their live performances, where Bonney's delicate physical appearance contrasted sharply with his deep, dark voice. He has since gone on to record solo material.

Contents

Discography

  • The Dangling Man (EP, 1985)
  • Just South of Heaven (Mini LP, 1985)
  • The Kentucky Click/Adventure (EP, 1986)
  • Room of Lights (LP, 1986)
  • Shine (LP, 1988)
  • The Bride Ship (LP, 1989)
  • Paradise Discotheque (LP, 1990)
  • The Adversary- Live (LP, 1993)

Bandmembers

Sydney 1977-1978

  • Simon Bonney - vocals
  • Don McLennan - drums
  • Harry Zantey - guitar
  • Phil Kitchener - bass
  • Dave MacKinnon - soprano & tenor saxophone

Melbourne 1979

  • Simon Bonney - vocals
  • Don McLennan - drums
  • Dan Wallace-Crabbe - guitar
  • Lindsay O'Meara - bass (ex-Voigt/465)
  • Chris Astley - keyboards
  • Kim Beissel - alto saxophone (ex-→ ↑ →)

Berlin/London 1985-1986

Berlin 1987-1990

  • Simon Bonney - vocals
  • Mick Harvey - drums
  • Bronwyn Adams - violin
  • Chrislo Haas - synthesizer
  • Alex Hacke - guitar
  • Thomas Stern - bass

Miscellaneous

  • Wim Wenders, who was a fan of the band, featured them performing "Six Bells Chime" in his film Wings of Desire. Also, the song "The Adversary" was included in the soundtrack to the Wenders film Until the End of the World.
  • Bandmember Bronwyn Adams is married to vocalist Simon Bonney. Her late brother Bruno Adams was the vocalist in the band named "Once Upon A Time", who were produced by Mick Harvey, he was later in the band named "Fatal Shore" (Prague/Berlin).

External links

References

  1. ^ http://www.nonightsweats.com/nns_memoirs_kb.htm



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