CRIME & THE CITY SOLUTION ON TOUR: FIRST SHOWS IN OVER 20 YEARS

AN INTRODUCTION TO… CRIME & THE CITY SOLUTION / A HISTORY OF CRIME – BERLIN 1987 – 1991
OUT SEPTEMBER 25th
BRAND NEW ALBUM IN 2013

OUR FRIEND WAKES FROM HER SLUMBER, BLINKS IN THE SUNLIGHT AND RUBS HER EYES.
CRIME SMILES, ALL MISCHIEF AND WONDER.
LET THE EXCITATION BEGIN –
CRIME AND THE CITY SOLUTION LIVE AGAIN

This October, Crime & the City Solution will be on the road touring for the first time in over 20 years with dates in the following cities: Denver, Detroit, Chicago, Brooklyn, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Tickets are on sale TODAY.

Crime & The City Solution – On Every Train (Grain Will Bear Grain) from Mute on Vimeo.

Crime And The City Solution – The Sun Before The Darkness from Mute on Vimeo.

Crime & the City Solution have had several home bases and personnel changes, the first of which was formed by Simon Bonney in Sydney, Australia in 1977. In the next iteration, the band was based out of Melbourne. In 1984, Simon Bonney was encouraged to move to England by Mick Harvey (Birthday Party / The Bad Seeds), who joined the band along with Rowland S Howard, his brother Harry on bass and one time Swell Maps drummer Epic Soundtracks.

In 1987, Bonney and Harvey moved again to Berlin, and it’s here that the A History Of Crime – Berlin 1987 – 1991takes its inspiration. At this point, the band consisted of Simon Bonney, Mick Harvey, Einstürzende Neubauten’s Alexander Hacke, Thomas Stern, ex-DAF/Liaisons Dangereuses Chrislo Haas, and Bonney’s co-writer Bronwyn Adams.

For this latest incarnation of Crime & the City Solution, the line up will feature Berlin era members Simon Bonney (vocals), Bronwyn Adams (violin) and Alexander Hacke (guitar), and will be joined by renowned visual artist Danielle de Picciotto, Jim White (drums, The Dirty Three), David Eugene Edwards (guitar, 16 Horsepower / Wovenhand), Troy Gregory (bass, The Dirtbombs / Swans / Spiritualised) and Matthew Smith(keyboards).

The live show will feature new music from American Twilight as well as reinterpretations of songs from the Berlin and London periods. It will also feature, for the first time, a powerful visual component designed by new member Danielle de Picciotto. Using back projection on large screens, the imagery will accompany the live performance as a cinematic embodiment of the Crime musicscape, and will perfectly complement the grand narratives and dynamism that are the hallmark of Crime’s music and live shows.

US TOUR DATES:

October 18th–Denver-The Oriental - http://holdmyticket.com/event/119645

October 19th–Detroit-Majestic Theater - http://www.majesticdetroit.com/

October 21st–Chicago – Lincoln Hall  - http://www.lincolnhallchicago.com/Shows/10-21-2012+Crime+and+the+City+Solution

October 22nd–Brooklyn -Music Hall of Williamsburg  - http://www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com/

October 23rd–Los Angeles – The Fonda - http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/090048F5A4EC312A

October 24th–San Francisco – Slim’s  - www.slimstickets.com

Tickets are onsale TODAY– http://crimeandthecitysolution.com/tour.php

AN INTRODUCTION TO… CRIME & THE CITY SOLUTION / A HISTORY OF CRIME BERLIN 1987 – 1991 Tracklisting:

All Must Be Love

Hunter

On Every Train (Grain Will Bear Grain)

Home Is Far From Here

Keepsake

The Bride Ship

Free World

New World

I Have The Gun

The Dolphins & The Sharks

The Sun Before The Darkness

The Last Dictator Part 1

The Last Dictator Part 2

The Last Dictator Part 3

The Last Dictator Part 4

The Adversary