Though not intended as such, in some respects Leviathan and its creators represent between them one version of the history of British electronic music. In 1973, the curiosity of a significant chunk of the King Crimson and Roxy Music fan bases, along with an attractive price, propelled Fripp & Eno’s “No Pussyfooting” into many thousands of homes where no such recording had previously registered a single sleeve, much less a gatefold. By the early 80s Dave Ball & Marc Almond’s Soft Cell were at the forefront of a wave of synth based bands who dominated the singles and albums charts.Read More
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Though not intended as such, in some respects Leviathan and its creators represent between them one version of the history of British electronic music. In 1973, the curiosity of a significant chunk of the King Crimson and Roxy Music fan bases, along with an attractive price, propelled Fripp & Eno’s “No Pussyfooting” into many thousands of homes where no such recording had previously registered a single sleeve, much less a gatefold. By the early 80s Dave Ball & Marc Almond’s Soft Cell were at the forefront of a wave of synth based bands who dominated the singles and albums charts. In the 1990s, The Grid – Dave Ball (again) & Richard Norris formed a key act in what was sometimes referred to as Electronica, sometimes herded under the (almost meaningless) “Dance music” category, occasionally (equally inaccurately/narrowly) described as “ambient” music, the struggles of music industry name
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Soft Cell have officially reunited to record their first new album in 20 years
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Soft Cell have officially reunited!
Making up one of the greatest synthpop bands of all time, Marc Almond and Dave Ball have announced that they are working on their first new album in 20 years.
Speaking about what fans can expect from the new album - which is planned to be released in 2022 - Ball said: We haven t tried to write another
Tainted Love. Maybe we should! But it d be inappropriate for two 60-something men to try to write bouncy little pop numbers.
He continued: That doesn t mean we ve become miserable, and it s not heavy industrial music either. I d say the songs are sounding quite minimal, melodic and bass-driven.
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Soft Cell have confirmed that they are working on their first new album in 20 years. Marc Almond and Dave Ball, are working on the duo s first new full-length album release since their 2002 release Cruelty Without Beauty. Soft Cell had performed on what was touted as their final gig at London’s O2 Arena in 2018.
In an interview for the Daily Star’s Wired column, Dave Ball said: “Before the O2 show, Marc and I hadn’t seen each other in about 15 years. In the years between, we’ve started to sound mature. The new songs are still catchy, but a lot more worldly-wise.”