The Sweets of Sin | |
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| Also known as | Ship of Fools |
| Origin | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Genres | Crossover, pop, classical, jazz |
| Years active | 1985–1994, 2002–present |
| Labels | Jarra Hill, Larrikin, Kip |
| Members | Frank Mankyboddle Engel Musehold Andreas Peters |
| Past members | Steve Z Daniel O'Shea Clements Dirk Lang Helge Krause Mirko Breder Thomas Pertzel |
| Website | www |
The Sweets of Sin are an Australian experimental crossover pop band with strong modern classical, jazz and performance influences. The group formed in Adelaide in 1985 by Frank Mankyboddle (aka Frank Möller) on vocals, guitar and percussion; and Steve Z (Stephen Lock) on soprano and tenor saxophones, French horn, flute, clarinet, keyboards, vocals and keyboard programming. The band's name was from Ulysses by James Joyce on the instigation of Steve Z. They relocated to Sydney in 1986 and issued a self-titled debut album in 1987 on Jarra Hill Records. The group moved to Berlin in 1989 and disbanded there in 1994. Mankyboddle reformed the group in 2002 and they issued Me-ism in 2004.