Soft Cell was an English electro-pop duo from Leeds, composed of singer–lyricist Marc Almond and keyboardist–programmer Dave Ball. They cut multiple singles in advance of their 1981 debut album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, which spawned the international hit “Tainted Love” and the club staples “Bedsitter” and “Sex Dwarf.” A visual accompaniment to the album, Non-Stop Exotic […]
Marc Almond is an English vocalist, songwriter, and arranger from Southport, Merseyside, who rose to fame as one-half of the synthpop duo Soft Cell, which released three albums between 1981 and 1984. Concurrently, he released two 1982–83 albums with the goth–cabaret side-project Marc and the Mambas. As a solo artist, he released nine full-length studio […]
Everyone knows the first British Invasion of 1964, spearheaded by The Beatles and codified as a movement by The Dave Clark Five. They opened the US charts to UK acts that ranged from Mersey-lite Northerners (Gerry & The Pacemakers, Herman’s Hermits, The Hollies, The Searchers, Freddie & The Dreamers) to rough/edgy Londoners (The Rolling Stones, […]
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret is the debut album by English synthpop duo Soft Cell, released in 1981 on Some Bizzare/Sire. Tracklist: A1. “Frustration” (4:11) A2. “Tainted Love” (2:34) A3. “Seedy Films” (5:04) A4. “Youth” (3:15) A5. “Sex Dwarf” (5:18) B1. “Entertain Me” (3:35) B2. “Chips οn My Shoulder” (4:05) B3. “Bedsitter” (3:34) B4. “Secret Life” (3:37) […]
