Element of Crime was founded 1985 in West-Berlin, Germany by
Sven Regener,
Jakob Ilja Friderichs,
Paul Lukas,
Jürgen Fabritius and
Uwe Bauer. After 4 recordings in English,
Sven Regener decided to write all his lyrics in German. Their first German song
Der Mann Vom Gericht however appeared on their album
The Ballad Of Jimmy & Johnny (1989). After
Damals Hinterm Mond was released in 1991, the band has gotten more and more known, but still remained underground. Between 1996 and 2002
Christian Hartje played the bass.
Sven Regener wrote three remarkable books ("Herr Lehmann", 2001 - filmed in 2003 / "Neue Vahr Süd", 2004 / "Der kleine Bruder", 2008), and as a consequence their latest album
Mittelpunkt der Welt (2005) has become their biggest success so far. Today, the core of the band consists of
Sven Regener,
Jakob Ilja Friderichs,
David Young and
Richard Pappik.
www.element-of-crime.de.
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Last updated:
16 Dec 2008
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