Crime and the City Solution

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Crime and the City Solution
Origin	Sydney, Australia
Genre(s)	Post Punk Art punk
Years active	1977–1990
Label(s)	Mute Records
Associated acts	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds These Immortal Souls Simon Bonney

Crime and The City Solution were 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, 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 resurfaced 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.

1 Discography
2 Bandmembers
3 Miscellaneous
4 External links

[edit] 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)

[edit] Bandmembers

Sydney 1977-1978

Simon Bonney - vocals
Don McLennan - drums
Harry Zanteni - 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
Chris Astley - keyboards
Kim Beissel - alto saxophone

Berlin/London 1985-1986

Simon Bonney - vocals
Mick Harvey - guitar
Rowland S. Howard - guitar
Harry Howard - bass
Epic Soundtracks - drums

Berlin 1987-1990

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

[edit] Miscellaneous

Wim Wenders, who was a fan of the band, featured them performing in his film Wings of Desire as well as in the soundtrack to Until the End of the World.
Bandmember Bronwyn Adams is married to vocalist Simon Bonney. Her brother Bruno Adams was the vocalist in the band named "Once Upon A Time", who were produced by Mick Harvey.