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Element of Crime was founded 1985 in West Berlin by Sven Regener (tr, v), Jakob Friderichs (g), Paul Lukas (b), Jürgen Fabritius (sax) and Uwe Bauer (d). 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 and Johnny' (1989). After "Damals hinterm Mond" had been released in 1991, the band was getting known more and more, but still remained underground. Sven Regener wrote two remarkable books ("Herr Lehmann", 2001 - filmed in 2003 / "Neue Vahr Süd", 2004), and as a consequence their latest album "Mittelpunkt der Welt" (2005) have become their biggest success so far.
Element of Crime was founded 1985 in West Berlin by Sven Regener (tr, v), Jakob Friderichs (g), Paul Lukas (b), Jürgen Fabritius (sax) and Uwe Bauer (d). 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 and Johnny' (1989). After "Damals hinterm Mond" had been released in 1991, the band was getting known more and more, but still remained underground. Sven Regener wrote two remarkable books ("Herr Lehmann", 2001 - filmed in 2003 / "Neue Vahr Süd", 2004), and as a consequence their latest album "Mittelpunkt der Welt" (2005) have become their biggest success so far.