Center of the world

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Center of the world
Element of Crime studio album

Publication
(s)

2005

Label (s) Universal Records

Format (s)

CD, LP

Genre (s)

skirt

Title (number)

10

running time

46:31

occupation
  • Bass: David Young
  • Drums: Richard Pappik

production

David Young

Studio (s)

Tritone, Berlin

chronology
Romance
(2001) 		Center of the world Always where you are I'm never
(2009)

The center of the world is the eleventh studio album by the German band Element of Crime . It was released in 2005 on the major label Universal Records . The album rose to number seven in the German charts, making it the group's greatest success to date. It was also the first album for which the band received a gold record .

History of origin

In 2004 the band paused except for a few festival appearances. While Sven Regener was publishing his novel Neue Vahr Süd , Richard Pappik was busy with his project Bongogott. At the end of the year, just before Christmas, the recordings for the eleventh studio album began. The album was produced by David Young. He has worked with the band since 1988, and has also been an active bass player since 2002. The recordings took place in the Berlin Tritonus recording studio. Mixing took place in the Masterlink studio and in the Yes master studio in Nashville .

Track list

  1. Delmenhorst - 3:56
  2. When winter comes - 4:34
  3. Tram of Death - 4:11
  4. There is no more room in heaven for the two of us - 3:51
  5. Only with you - 4:01
  6. Stay away from my paranoia - 5:13
  7. The echo will be silent - 3:15
  8. The way is far - 3:49
  9. The last subway leaves later - 3:11
  10. Center of the World - 6:41

Guest musician

Orm Finnendahl was responsible for the strings as musical director . Other guest musicians were:

  • Accordion: Ekki Busch
  • Cello: Patrick Sepec
  • Violin: Andreas Pfaff, Tobias Rempe
  • Viola: Sabrina Briscik
  • Saxophone, clarinet: Rainer Theobald
  • Trumpet: Uwe Langer

Music genre

Element of Crime have chosen a more economical instrumentation on this album than on the previous album Romantik (2001). While the trumpet was used a little more sparingly but more in the foreground and the drums were mixed a little further forward, a second guitar was omitted. This leads to the fact that the music sounds a bit rougher than on the previous albums. Nevertheless, the album mainly relies on the tried and tested. The music is calm and soulful, while the lyrics are still very melancholy, but also have a very ironic effect and are provided with puns.

success

Element of Crime was able to place itself in the middle of the world at number seven in the German-language album charts. In total, the album stayed in the Top10 album charts for two weeks. The two single releases Delmenhorst and Tram of Death were also able to place in the charts. Delmenhorst , released on September 12, 2005 and even before the album was released, reached number 52. Tram of Death was released on February 17, 2006 and reached number 67. At the end of 2007 Element of Crime was awarded a gold record for the center of the world .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Vita. (No longer available online.) Official website, archived from the original on August 29, 2011 ; Retrieved August 15, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.element-of-crime.de
  2. ↑ Bruno Jaschke: Element Of Crime: Center of the World. Wiener Zeitung , October 21, 2005, accessed on August 15, 2011 .
  3. ↑ Mathias Möller: Even Delmenhorst makes it sexy. Laut.de , accessed on August 15, 2011 .
  4. ↑ Chart tracking center of the world. (No longer available online.) Musicline , formerly in the original ; Retrieved August 15, 2011 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.musicline.de  
  5. ↑ Chart tracking singles. (No longer available online.) Musicline , archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved August 15, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.musicline.de
  6. ↑ Ulrike Mau: Element of Crime in the Alsterdorfer sports hall. Die Welt , February 5, 2010, accessed on August 16, 2011 .