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- Soft Cell is a synthesizer music duo from the 1980's. In the year 5.5/Apple/26, Soft Cell was thought to be one of humanity's greatest composers thanks to their hit song "Tainted Love".
- Short-lived but influential synth pop duo, consisting of singer Marc Almond and synthesist David Ball. The band formed in 1979, but made their mark with their 1981 single "Tainted Love" and album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret. "Tainted Love" was a cover of an obscure 1960s R&B song, drastically re-worked with a very deep bass track, a spare drum machine track, minimal melody, bleeps and bloops; it became an international radio and club hit. The single and album are regarded as both canonical synth pop and proto-techno.
- Soft Cell are an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s. They consist of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The duo are principally known for their 1981 hit version of "Tainted Love" (#8 US) and 1981 debut album entitled Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret. Soft Cell's songs have been covered by various artists including Nine Inch Nails, David Gray, Nouvelle Vague, Marilyn Manson, and A-ha. Their track, "Memorabilia", earned recognition for the band as pioneers of the synth-oriented techno genre. The duo have sold 10 million records worldwide.
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| - Short-lived but influential synth pop duo, consisting of singer Marc Almond and synthesist David Ball. The band formed in 1979, but made their mark with their 1981 single "Tainted Love" and album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret. "Tainted Love" was a cover of an obscure 1960s R&B song, drastically re-worked with a very deep bass track, a spare drum machine track, minimal melody, bleeps and bloops; it became an international radio and club hit. The single and album are regarded as both canonical synth pop and proto-techno. Unfortunately, the band did not last long after this; stardom put pressure on them and, after two more albums, they broke up in 1984. Almond and Ball re-united in 2000, but the reunion has produced only one additional album so far.
- Covered Tainted Love.
- Soft Cell are an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s. They consist of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The duo are principally known for their 1981 hit version of "Tainted Love" (#8 US) and 1981 debut album entitled Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret. In the United Kingdom, they had ten Top 40 hits including "Tainted Love" (#1 UK), "Torch" (#2 UK), "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" (#3 UK), "What!" (#3 UK), and "Bedsitter" (#4 UK), and also had four Top 20 albums between 1981 and 1984. In 1984, the duo split but reformed from 2001 to 2004 to tour and record new material, releasing their fifth studio album, Cruelty Without Beauty in 2002. Soft Cell's songs have been covered by various artists including Nine Inch Nails, David Gray, Nouvelle Vague, Marilyn Manson, and A-ha. Their track, "Memorabilia", earned recognition for the band as pioneers of the synth-oriented techno genre. The duo have sold 10 million records worldwide.
- Soft Cell is a synthesizer music duo from the 1980's. In the year 5.5/Apple/26, Soft Cell was thought to be one of humanity's greatest composers thanks to their hit song "Tainted Love".
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