Hello, todays Aetix moves towards that great southern land to a band who had international appeal on the back of the European star status of The Birthday Party, Crime & The City Solution. They certainly molded their own niche and released 6 albums, the last one The Adversary was a live album I posted earlier on the Sunshine Outback page that was deleted but the link at the bottom is still live. Anyway as i have them all i selected the first two, the mini album Just South of Heaven and the first full album Room of Lights in it's expanded cd version. Furthermore the final studio album, Paradise Discotheque, which shows the growth and personal changes the band had gone thru during the 4 years and 2 albums ( Shine & The Bride Ship) that had gone before.
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Crime and The City Solution were formed in 84 by singer and songwriter Simon Bonney. He contacted former Birthday Party members Mick Harvey and Rowland S. Howard after the group's breakup, and following the addition of Howard's brother, bassist Harry Rowland, the most successful and famed lineup of Crime & the City Solution was born.
In 1985, the quartet debuted with The Dangling Man, a self-produced EP quickly establishing the band's moody, atmospheric blues-based aesthetic. Former Swell Maps drummer Epic Soundtracks joined Crime after the EP's release, freeing Harvey to alternate among a variety of instruments for the haunting follow-up, Just South of Heaven. Their full-length bow, Room of Lights, appeared in 1986 and featured the remarkable "Six Bells Chime," which so impressed the acclaimed filmmaker Wim Wenders that he invited the band to perform the song live in his 1988 masterpiece Wings of Desire.
After Room of Lights, the Howard brothers and Soundtracks exited to form These Immortal Souls, leaving Bonney, Harvey, and violinist Bronwyn Adams (also Bonney's wife and songwriting partner) to relocate to Berlin, where they recruited a number of local musicians, including Einsturzende Neubauten guitarist Alexander Hacke, to cut 1988's ornate, intoxicating Shine. Even more Baroque was the follow-up, 1989's The Bride Ship.
In 1990, Crime returned to the studio one final time to record Paradise Discotheque, a record built around Bonney's ambitious four-part suite "The Last Dictator," a song cycle inspired by the downfall of Romanian warlord Nicolae Ceaucescu. After contributing "The Adversary" to the soundtrack of Wenders' Until the End of the World, Crime & the City Solution disbanded; while Harvey rejoined former Birthday Party mate Nick Cave in the Bad Seeds, Bonney began work on his 1992 solo debut, Forever. As an epitath a live album was released, recorded in from Paris at New Morning, 19th December 1990 , with as opener The Adversary, recorded for Wim Wenders' film "Until The End Of The World" .
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After their debut EP The Dangling Man quickly establishing the band's moody, atmospheric blues-based aesthetic. Former Swell Maps drummer Epic Soundtracks joined Crime, freeing Harvey to alternate among a variety of instruments for the haunting follow-up, the mini album (28min) Just South of Heaven it further established them as a band to watch-literally as their live shows would become legandairy over the years.
Crime and The City Solution – Just South Of Heaven (flac 184mb)
01 Rose Blue 4:50
02 The Coal Train 5:55
03 Stolen & Stealing 3:20
04 Five Stone Walls 4:15
05 Trouble Come This Morning 4:30
06 The Wailing Wall 5:30
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Following on the heels of two successful EPs, Crime & the City Solution turned around to record some of their best material for Room of Lights. With violinist Bronwyn Adams added to the camp, the band acted as dynamically jagged counterparts to their peers; post-punk's forgotten kings. Nothing had the vibrant impact of the sound slammed home on this album. Its urgency jangles, its cacophony is dichotomous, and, at times, the underlying energy is breathtaking as the band storms through a great set. And if there could be a breakaway hit on an album like this, "Six Bells Chime" fits the bill. Director Wim Wenders included the band and song in his now classic 1986 film Wings of Desire.
This CD reissue boasts a clutch of bonus tracks taken from the Just South of Heaven and The Dangling Man EPs, an opportunity for the full scope of the band's early material to be fully sampled.
Crime and The City Solution – Room Of Lights (84 387mb)
01 Right Man, Wrong Man 4:15
02 No Money, No Honey 3:10
03 Hey Sinkiller 3:20
04 Six Bells Chime 5:40
05 Adventure 3:30
06 Untouchable 5:05
07 The Brother Song 3:35
08 Her Room Of Lights (For Lisa) 3:50
extended
09 Rose Blue 4:50
10 The Coal Train 5:55
11 Five Stone Walls 4:15
12 The Wailing Wall 5:30
13 Trouble Come This Morning 4:30
14 The Dangling Man 4:00
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What turned out to be Crime & the City Solution's final album was, in the end, its most unique and striking record, foreshadowing Simon Bonney's equally impressive solo career. Lead single and opening track "I Have the Gun" shows the band's new power in particular, shifting between a countryesque blend of jump blues and sorrowful twang, and a snarling, forceful electric guitar build. The band's collective grasp of mood and style make Paradise both the most varied and most attractive Crime album of the lot -- everything's a little more on edge, tensions are higher in performance and delivery, and the mood is not simply building doom, but threatening plenty along the way.The last half of the album is a fitting farewell bow for the band -- like the concluding part of The Bride Ship, it's an extended multi-song piece, called "The Last Dictator." With Bonney's portrayal of the titular character at the center, it's a tour de force for both band and singer.(In Flax & Ogg 9)
Crime and The City Solution – Paradise Discothequea ( flac 220mb)
01 I Have The Gun 3:34
02 The Sly Persuaders 4:10
03 The Dolphins And The Sharks 4:43
04 The Sun Before The Darkness 5:15
05 Motherless Child 3:49
06 The Last Dictator I 4:40
07 The Last Dictator II 5:01
08 The Last Dictator III 4:33
09 The Last Dictator IV 2:48
Crime & The City Solution – Paradise Discotheque ( 88mb)
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once elsewhere (Sunshine Outback)
Crime & The City Solution - The Adversary - Live ( 93 * 96 mb)
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Crime and The City Solution were formed in 84 by singer and songwriter Simon Bonney. He contacted former Birthday Party members Mick Harvey and Rowland S. Howard after the group's breakup, and following the addition of Howard's brother, bassist Harry Rowland, the most successful and famed lineup of Crime & the City Solution was born.
In 1985, the quartet debuted with The Dangling Man, a self-produced EP quickly establishing the band's moody, atmospheric blues-based aesthetic. Former Swell Maps drummer Epic Soundtracks joined Crime after the EP's release, freeing Harvey to alternate among a variety of instruments for the haunting follow-up, Just South of Heaven. Their full-length bow, Room of Lights, appeared in 1986 and featured the remarkable "Six Bells Chime," which so impressed the acclaimed filmmaker Wim Wenders that he invited the band to perform the song live in his 1988 masterpiece Wings of Desire.
After Room of Lights, the Howard brothers and Soundtracks exited to form These Immortal Souls, leaving Bonney, Harvey, and violinist Bronwyn Adams (also Bonney's wife and songwriting partner) to relocate to Berlin, where they recruited a number of local musicians, including Einsturzende Neubauten guitarist Alexander Hacke, to cut 1988's ornate, intoxicating Shine. Even more Baroque was the follow-up, 1989's The Bride Ship.
In 1990, Crime returned to the studio one final time to record Paradise Discotheque, a record built around Bonney's ambitious four-part suite "The Last Dictator," a song cycle inspired by the downfall of Romanian warlord Nicolae Ceaucescu. After contributing "The Adversary" to the soundtrack of Wenders' Until the End of the World, Crime & the City Solution disbanded; while Harvey rejoined former Birthday Party mate Nick Cave in the Bad Seeds, Bonney began work on his 1992 solo debut, Forever. As an epitath a live album was released, recorded in from Paris at New Morning, 19th December 1990 , with as opener The Adversary, recorded for Wim Wenders' film "Until The End Of The World" .
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After their debut EP The Dangling Man quickly establishing the band's moody, atmospheric blues-based aesthetic. Former Swell Maps drummer Epic Soundtracks joined Crime, freeing Harvey to alternate among a variety of instruments for the haunting follow-up, the mini album (28min) Just South of Heaven it further established them as a band to watch-literally as their live shows would become legandairy over the years.
Crime and The City Solution – Just South Of Heaven (flac 184mb)
01 Rose Blue 4:50
02 The Coal Train 5:55
03 Stolen & Stealing 3:20
04 Five Stone Walls 4:15
05 Trouble Come This Morning 4:30
06 The Wailing Wall 5:30
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Following on the heels of two successful EPs, Crime & the City Solution turned around to record some of their best material for Room of Lights. With violinist Bronwyn Adams added to the camp, the band acted as dynamically jagged counterparts to their peers; post-punk's forgotten kings. Nothing had the vibrant impact of the sound slammed home on this album. Its urgency jangles, its cacophony is dichotomous, and, at times, the underlying energy is breathtaking as the band storms through a great set. And if there could be a breakaway hit on an album like this, "Six Bells Chime" fits the bill. Director Wim Wenders included the band and song in his now classic 1986 film Wings of Desire.
This CD reissue boasts a clutch of bonus tracks taken from the Just South of Heaven and The Dangling Man EPs, an opportunity for the full scope of the band's early material to be fully sampled.
Crime and The City Solution – Room Of Lights (84 387mb)
01 Right Man, Wrong Man 4:15
02 No Money, No Honey 3:10
03 Hey Sinkiller 3:20
04 Six Bells Chime 5:40
05 Adventure 3:30
06 Untouchable 5:05
07 The Brother Song 3:35
08 Her Room Of Lights (For Lisa) 3:50
extended
09 Rose Blue 4:50
10 The Coal Train 5:55
11 Five Stone Walls 4:15
12 The Wailing Wall 5:30
13 Trouble Come This Morning 4:30
14 The Dangling Man 4:00
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What turned out to be Crime & the City Solution's final album was, in the end, its most unique and striking record, foreshadowing Simon Bonney's equally impressive solo career. Lead single and opening track "I Have the Gun" shows the band's new power in particular, shifting between a countryesque blend of jump blues and sorrowful twang, and a snarling, forceful electric guitar build. The band's collective grasp of mood and style make Paradise both the most varied and most attractive Crime album of the lot -- everything's a little more on edge, tensions are higher in performance and delivery, and the mood is not simply building doom, but threatening plenty along the way.The last half of the album is a fitting farewell bow for the band -- like the concluding part of The Bride Ship, it's an extended multi-song piece, called "The Last Dictator." With Bonney's portrayal of the titular character at the center, it's a tour de force for both band and singer.(In Flax & Ogg 9)
Crime and The City Solution – Paradise Discothequea ( flac 220mb)
01 I Have The Gun 3:34
02 The Sly Persuaders 4:10
03 The Dolphins And The Sharks 4:43
04 The Sun Before The Darkness 5:15
05 Motherless Child 3:49
06 The Last Dictator I 4:40
07 The Last Dictator II 5:01
08 The Last Dictator III 4:33
09 The Last Dictator IV 2:48
Crime & The City Solution – Paradise Discotheque ( 88mb)
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once elsewhere (Sunshine Outback)
Crime & The City Solution - The Adversary - Live ( 93 * 96 mb)
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1 comment:
hello, can you re-up the 3 crime & the city solution. thank you
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