Mittelpunkt der Welt explained

Mittelpunkt der Welt is the twelfth studio album by German rock band Element of Crime, released in 2005 by Universal/Polydor Records. The album was recorded in Tritonus Tonstudio in Berlin and it was produced by David Young. It is their first album with Young as an official member of the band after working with the band as a producer and touring guitarist since the late 1980s.

The album reached number 6 on the German chart, making it their biggest success to date. It was awarded gold in 2007.^[1] It was described as "snappy, concise and musically straightforward" by in his review for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Delmenhorst" – 3:56
2. "Wenn der Winter kommt" – 4:34
3. "Straßenbahn des Todes" – 4:11
4. "Im Himmel ist kein Platz mehr für uns zwei" – 3:51
5. "Nur mit Dir" – 4:01
6. "Finger weg von meiner Paranoia" – 5:13
7. "Still wird das Echo sein" – 3:15
8. "Weit ist der Weg" – 3:49
9. "Die letzte U-Bahn geht später" – 3:11
10. "Mittelpunkt der Welt" – 6:41

Personnel

Element of Crime:

• Sven Regener – vocals, guitar, trumpet, keyboards
• Jakob Ilja – guitar, mandolin, keyboards, lap steel guitar
• David Young – bass, percussion
• Richard Pappik – drums, percussion, harmonica

Additional musicians:

• Ekki Busch – accordion
• Orm Finnendahl – string arrangements
• Patrick Sepec – cello
• Rainer Theobald – saxophone, clarinet
• Uwe Langer – trombone
• Sabrina Briscik – viola
• Andreas Pfaff – violin
• Tobias Rempe – violin

Notes and References

1. Web site: Element of Crime in der Alsterdorfer Sporthalle . Mau . Ulrike . 5 February 2010 . . 18 September 2023 . German.
2. Web site: Wo du nicht bist, ist Delmenhorst . Spreckelsen . Tilman . 23 September 2005 . . 18 September 2023 . German.