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Crime and the City Solution
-Videography-

(1977-1979: Sydney-Melbourne)
(1985-1991: London-Berlin-Wien)
(2011-2013: Detroit)
(2022- : Australia/Berlin)

Videography: a chronological overview of all videos, TV broadcasts and promo clips. 
Official recordings of the Australian/German band Crime and the City Solution. 
Compilations with non-exclusive tracks are not listed.
Date format is DD-MMM-YY.
-Information in grey italics is uncertain-


TV broadcasts

TRANSMISSION - SUPERCHANNEL (mid May-89)

Transmission Superchannel TRANSMISSION - SUPERCHANNEL

Tracklist: Interview with Simon Bonney and Bronwyn Adams.

Notes: UK TV. Not released on video.

Photo: Screen capture.


OFF BEAT - TELE 5 (May-89)

Offbeat Tele 5 OFFBEAT - TELE 5

Tracklist: "Keepsake" (live at the Park cafe, Hamburg at 6AM on 26-Apr-89)/ Interview with Simon Bonney and Bronwyn Adams/ "The Shadow Of No Man" video clip.

Notes: German TV. Not released on video.

Photo: Screen capture.


120 MINUTES - MTV UK (02-Sep-90)

120 Minutes MTV 120 MINUTES - MTV UK

Tracklist: Interview with Mick Harvey in Glasgow (UK) on 21-Aug-90, whilst on tour with the Bad Seeds. Interspersed with several promo clips.

Notes: UK TV. Not released on video.

Photo: Screen capture.


ROCKLIFE - WDR TV CONCERT (20-Oct-90)

Rocklife WDR TV ROCKLIFE/ROCKNACHT - TV CONCERT

Tracklist: Interview with Simon Bonney and Alex Hacke, by Helge Haas. Live: The Dolphins And The Sharks/ I Have The Gun/ The Bride Ship.

Recording info: Recorded live @ the Live Music Hall, Köln (DE)on 04-Sep-90.

Notes: Excerpt of a concert broadcast by German WDR TV, Rocklife Rocknacht on 20-Oct-90. Not released on video, but worth tracking down.

Line-up: Simon Bonney (vocals)/ Alex Hacke (guitar)/ Thomas Stern (bass)/ Bronwyn Adams (violin) and Mick Harvey (organ,drums).

Photo: Screen capture.






Films/Documentaries

Sadness film SADNESS - a film directed by Simon Bonney

Info: A 35mm surrealist short film (8 mins). Written and directed by Simon Bonney. Filmed in Los Angeles during 2000 when Simon was working/studying in the film industry. The short film is made in a style reminiscent of Jean Cocteau. It follows two children (Rose-Lee Bonney and Ben Bonney) as they witness their mother's (Bronwyn Adams) descent into depression and her subsequent escape into a magical otherworld. Bronwyn Adams contributed original art and was in charge of set dressing and costume design. Featuring a new soundtrack with music by the 2012 incarnation of Crime and the City Solution. Director of photography: Daniel Aranya.

Notes: Format MPEG-4, 480x360. Available as download to fans who pledged for the 2012 tour @ PledgeMusic.com.

Photo: Screen capture.


A Lovely Day DVD -front A LOVELY DAY - a film directed by Danielle de Picciotto

Info: A 35mins documentary film containing interviews with Simon Bonney, Bronwyn Adams, Alexander Hacke, David Eugene Edwards, Troy Gregory, Matthew Smith, Jim White and Danielle de Picciotto. Filmed in Detroit during the recording of the "American Twilight" album sessions spring 2012. Directed by Danielle de Picciotto. Shot in black and white.

Photo: screenshot.

Notes: Available to fans who pledged for the 2012 tour @ PledgeMusic.com

  • Not on label (US,2012) DVD-R, ltd to 48 copies.





Compilations

V/A: KINGS OF INDEPENDENCE - VIDEO (1987)

Kings Of Independence -front KINGS OF INDEPENDENCE (VHS-VIDEO)

Tracklist: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Stranger Than Kindness/ Saint Huck// Crime and the City Solution: All Must Be Love/ Steal To The Sea/ Grain Will Bear Grain// Swans: Beautiful Child/ Like A Drug.

Recording info: Filmed @ the Kings Of Independence festival @ Knopf's Music Hall, Hamburg (GE) on 15-Aug-87.

Note: First concert with line-up #4, with Chrislo on bass and Thomas Stern not yet present. Never released on DVD.

Line-up: Simon Bonney (vocals)/ Alex Hacke (guitar)/ Bronwyn Adams (violin)/ Chrislo Haas (bass) and Mick Harvey (drums).

  • Studio K7- K7001 (GE,1987) VHS-PAL
  • Music Video Distributors (US,Oct-94) VHS-NTSC
Kings Of Independence -back

DER HIMMEL UEBER BERLIN/WINGS OF DESIRE - FILM (17-May-87)

Wings Of Desire Anchor Bay DVD-front DER HIMMEL UEBER BERLIN/WINGS OF DESIRE (VIDEO)

Info: Wim Wenders' tale of 2 angels overlooking the sky over Berlin. Includes a 'live' performance by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Crime & the City Solution. Premiered @ the Cannes,Film festival on 17-May-87

Recording info: Crime and the City Solution's performance filmed in Berlin during November 1986.

Line-up: Simon Bonney (vocals)/ Rowland S.Howard (guitar)/ Harry Howard (bass)/ Mick Harvey (keyboards) and Epic Soundtrack (drums).

  • Connoisseur video -CR 003 (UK,19xx) VHS-PAL
  • Orion Home Video (US,1993) VHS-NTSC
  • MGM/UA Video (US,2000) VHS-NTSC
  • Atlas Pictures/BMG -74321346203 (GE,1996) VHS-PAL
  • Anchor Bay -ABWWD42 (UK,2002) DVD-PAL
  • MGM/UA Video (US,2003) DVD-NTSC
  • Madman Entertainment -MMA2506 (AU,09-Sep-06) DVD-PAL
Wings Of Desire Anchor Bay DVD-back

V/A: EXHIBIT 1: VISIBLE EVIDENCE -VIDEO (1991)

Exhibit 1 VHS -front V/A: EXHIBIT 1 - VISIBLE EVIDENCE (VHS)

Tracklist: 1.Erasure: Star/ 2.Nitzer Ebb: Fun To Be Had/ 3.Renegade Sound Wave: Biting My Nails/ 4.Barry Adamson: The Man With The Golden Arm/ 5.Crime And The City Solution: I Have The Gun/ 6.Depeche Mode: World In My Eyes/ 7.Fortran 5: Love Baby/ 8.Nick Cave: The Weeping Song/ 9.Frank Tovey: The Liberty Tree/ 10.Inspiral Carpets: Caravan/ 11.Crime and the City Solution: The Dolphins And The Sharks/ 12.Miranda Sex Garden: Gush Forth My Tears/ 13.Nitzer Ebb: Family Man/ 14.Easy: He Brings The Honey.

Line-up: Simon Bonney (vocals)/ Alex Hacke (guitar)/ Thomas Stern (bass)/ Bronwyn Adams (violin)/ Chrislo Haas (analog synthesiser) and Mick Harvey (drums).

  • Mute Film/BMG -791148/BMG510 -(UK,1991) VHS-PAL
Exhibit 1 VHS -back





Promo clips

Rose Blue clip ROSE BLUE

Recording info: Directed in 1985, by Mick Harvey or Christoph Dreher [Die Haut].

Note: Track from the "Just South Of Heaven" mini album.


On Every Train clip ON EVERY TRAIN (GRAIN WILL BEAR GRAIN)

Recording info: Filmed and directed in Berlin,1988 by Harry Rag (aka Peter Braatz). U-Matic color from Super-8 and 35mm. 4 min.

Note: The only video with the Mk IV line-up to which Chrislo Haas participated. Track from the "Shine" album.


On Every Train clip ON EVERY TRAIN (GRAIN WILL BEAR GRAIN)

Recording info: Filmed and directed in Berlin,1988 by Harry Rag (aka Peter Braatz). U-Matic color from Super-8 and 35mm. 4 min.

Note: Different edit. The only video with the Mk IV line-up to which Chrislo Haas participated. Track from the "Shine" album.


The Shadow Of No Man clip THE SHADOW OF NO MAN

Recording info: Directed early 1989 by Mick Harvey. Shot on a rooftop.

Note: Track from "The Bride Ship" album.


I Have The Gun clip I HAVE THE GUN

Recording info: Concept, director & editing by Uli Schueppel in Berlin early 1990. Super 8 & 16mm - b/w & color - 4min. Camera: Ciro Cappellari.

Note: Track from the "Paradise Discotheque" album.


The Dophins and the Sharks clip THE DOLPHINS AND THE SHARKS

Recording info: Filmed @ the New Morning club, Paris 19-Dec-1990.

Note: Track from the "Paradise Discotheque" album.


Goddess clip GODDESS

Recording info: Dancer in video: Carrie Loser, visuals: Danielle de Picciotto, April 2013.

Note: Track from the "American Twilight" album (2013).


American Twilight Making of pt1 AMERICAN TWILIGHT - THE MAKING OF - PART 1

Recording info: Part one of a two-part black & white film of the band recording "American Twilight" in the studio, intercut with footage of Detroit, where they recorded the album. Filmed and directed by Danielle de Picciotto, 2012. (6 mins).


American Twilight Making of pt2 AMERICAN TWILIGHT - THE MAKING OF - PART 2

Recording info: Part one of a two-part black & white film of the band recording "American Twilight" in the studio, intercut with footage of Detroit, where they recorded the album. Filmed and directed by Danielle de Picciotto, 2012. (5 mins).


Riven Man clip RIVEN MAN

Recording info: Animation by Aude Francois. Direction, production, editing, drawing by Danielle de Picciotto, May 2013.

Note: Track from the "American Twilight" album (2013).


Beyond Good And Evil clip BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL

Recording info: Actress: Olga Volchkova. Animation and edit by Jens Rosemann and Silke Brandes. Direction, drawings, camera by Danielle de Picciotto, June 2013.

Note: Track from the "American Twilight" album (2013).


Peace In My Time clip PEACE IN MY TIME

Recording info: Filmed and edited by Elvira Akzigitova @ Klangbild Studios Berlin, 17-Jul-23.

Note: Track from "The Killer" album (2023).



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