Soft Cell are looking to celebrate 40 years since the release of their debut album ‘Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret’ with a special livestream event.
The duo, consisting of Marc Almond and Dave Ball, released their classic LP in 1981, featuring two of their biggest hits: Tainted Love and Say Hello, Wave Goodbye.
Sans can get their hands on a 40th anniversary copy of ‘Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret’ this year, one of three reissues – and there may even be a livestream concert of the pair performing the LP in its entirety.
Dave tells the Daily Star‘s Wired column: “Our first three albums are getting reissued by Universal, starting with ‘Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret’.
“Marc has suggested we do a live-stream concert of the whole album, and I’d be up for that.”
Further details have yet to be confirmed, but the anniversary comes as the group teases new music – their first in two decades.
The synth-pop pioneers have been back in the studio during lockdown and, although the pair went their separate ways ofter one final gig at The O2 in London in 2018, they later reunited and decided to push forward with a brand new album.
“Before the O2 show, Marc and I hadn’t seen each other in about 15 years,” explained Dave. “In the years between, we’ve started to sound mature. The new songs are still catchy, but a lot more worldly-wise.”
And he insists Soft Cell aren’t aiming to top the charts this time around, insisting: “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,” muses Dave. “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. I’m really pleased with how it’s coming along, it’s sounding great.”
