Soft Cell

Gavin Friday (Virgin Prunes) launches title track first solo album in 13 years: ‘Ecce Homo’ – Out now

Bernard - Side-Line Staff September 4, 2024 0

Irish musician and artist Gavin Friday (Virgin Prunes) is back with his first solo album in over a decade, "Ecce...

Interview with Mat Smith (The Engineer) on pop music articles and sleevenotes

Bernard - Side-Line Staff July 20, 2024 0

(Interview by Janos Janurik) Ever since I got into online music journalism, I've always been interested in the background characters...

Ironic Sweden offer double single via Town & Towers Records – Out now

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 22, 2024 0

Swedish electronic act, Ironic Sweden, presents a double single release today via the Danish label Town & Towers Records: "Lost...

How interesting was the Vince Clarke Q&A session in London? Find out here on video!

Bernard - Side-Line Staff December 22, 2023 0

(By our UK correspondent Simon Helm of Cold War Nightlife) A few days ago we posted a review of the first solo...

Fad Gadget, Mute, Daniel Miller and Jean-Marc Lederman: 'I saw the animal in Frank'

Working with Fad Gadget and Daniel Miller was an exciting treat says Jean-Marc Lederman

Bernard - Side-Line Staff September 6, 2023 0

(Photos from the personal archives of Jean-Marc Lederman) This article draws from various updates posted by Jean-Marc Lederman (The Weathermen,...

Peter Hook & The Light special guests for Soft Cell concert in Kent (UK) on Friday 7th July 2023

Bernard - Side-Line Staff June 14, 2023 0

Soft Cell will perform live in an exclusive outdoor concert in the grounds of Rochester Castle, Kent on Friday 7th...

Hungarian dark electro act First Aid 4 Souls offers 7-track strong EP/mini-album, ‘Dancing At The Abyss’

Eldrina Mich May 9, 2023 0

Out now via the Alfa Matrix Bandcamp page is an all new mini-album by the Hungarian dark electro act First...

35th anniversary release of Suicide’s ‘A Way of Life’ set for May 26th via Mute/BMG

Bernard - Side-Line Staff April 7, 2023 0

(Photo by Renaud Monfourny) The 35th anniversary release of Suicide's third studio album, "A Way of Life", will be available...

‘Click Interview’ with Mark E Moon: ‘I’m Constantly Battling My Demons’

Inferno Sound Diaries November 13, 2022 0

Set up and driven by Mark Sayle and Phil Reynolds Mark E Moon is hailing from the Isle Of Man....

Blancmange release new single and John Grant remix ahead of latest album, ‘Private View’ – listen here

Bernard - Side-Line Staff September 7, 2022 0

(Photo by Helen Kincaid) Out on 30 September via London Records is Blancmange's upcoming album "Private View". Benge returns as...

Click Interview with First Aid 4 Souls: ‘There Is Trouble Ahead…’

Inferno Sound Diaries August 23, 2022 0

Driven by István Gazdag the Hungarian Electro project First Aid 4 Souls remains a prolific and top notch formation. For the...

Martin Gore reveals that work on a new Depeche Mode album starts in April

First reactions on death Andy Fletcher (Depeche Mode) from former colleagues and friends

Bernard - Side-Line Staff May 27, 2022 0

The sudden death of Andy Fletcher yesterday has - as predicted - caused a big shockwave throughout the electro pop...

Mari Kattman interview regarding being featuring on newest Psy’Aviah EP ‘Can We Make It Rhyme’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff May 16, 2022 0

Out now is Psy'aviah's "Can We Make It Rhyme", a 10-track EP featuring Mari Kattman on vocals. The release is...

ImJudas interview: ‘Force the hand of chance’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff April 4, 2022 0

Out now is "Yrjudas", the debut album by ImJudas, the electro-rock solo project by Italian artist Maxx Maryan, founding member...

Genesis P-Orridge & Dave Ball – Imagining October (Album – Cold Spring Records)

Inferno Sound Diaries April 4, 2022 0

Genre/Influences: Experimental, Cinematic. Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl. Background/info: “Imagining October” was originally written in 1984 but never released. Genesis P-Orridge...

Vinyl release for Genesis P-Orridge & Dave Ball’s OST ‘Imagining October’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 23, 2022 0

Out later this year via Cold Spring is the vinyl release of the official soundtrack to Derek Jarman's 1984 short...

Soft Cell partners with Pet Shop Boys for new single ‘Purple Zone’ – new album ‘*Happiness Not Included’ out in May

Bernard - Side-Line Staff March 21, 2022 0

After closing 2021 with a sold-out tour, Soft Cell are to release their long-awaited fifth studio album "*Happiness Not Included"...

Genesis P-Orridge & Dave Ball OST ‘Imagining October’ to be released on vinyl

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 6, 2022 0

Out on May 6th via Cold Spring is the Genesis P-Orridge & Dave Ball OST release "Imagining October". The official...

Suicide announce career spanning collection with unreleased tracks + Watch ‘Frankie Teardrop (First Version)’ film by Douglas Hart

Bernard - Side-Line Staff January 26, 2022 0

Out on 25 March 2022 on Mute / BMG is the official collection, "Surrender", by Suicide (Alan Vega and Martin...

The 10 best synthpop / electropop albums of all times (and 5 more)

Eldrina Mich January 25, 2022 0

Electropop is a hybrid music genre combining elements of electronic and pop genres. During the late 1970s bands such as...

Soft Cell release all new single, ‘Bruises On My Illusions’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff October 19, 2021 0

Out now is the brand new Soft Cell single "Bruises On My Illusions" which also announces the band's first album...

Dubstar interview: ‘I think my biggest problem will be re-adjusting, if and when the time comes’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff December 1, 2020 0

(Interview by Simon Helm) Dubstar first came to prominence in the 1990s with the kind of hummable dreampop songs that...

First Aid 4 Souls pays tribute to legendary subculture community LD50.hu on new album ‘Fire’ incl. string of collaborations

Bernard - Side-Line Staff June 15, 2020 0

(Photo by Brigi Major) Veteran Hungarian artist István Gazdag joined the Alfa Matrix label in 2019 for the release of...

Naked Lunch – 80s Singles (Vinyl Album – Peripheral Minimal)

Inferno Sound Diaries July 2, 2019 0

Genre/Influences: New-wave, wave-pop. Background/Info: Naked Lunch saw the daylight in 1979 (!). They released some production during the early 80s...

Soft Cell call it quits - final show in September in London

Did you know that Soft Cell’s ‘Sex Dwarf’ video remains banned from UK tv airing?

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 20, 2019 0

Soft Cell video for "Sex Dwarf" is still banned from being shown on UK television and this 38 years after...

Kid Knorke – Highscore Fetisch (CD Album – Kompuphonik Musik)

Inferno Sound Diaries November 28, 2018 0

Genre/Influences: Electro-pop, electro-punk. Background/Info: Kid Knorke is a German project releasing its first full length album. After a previously released...

Coil + Zos Kia + Marc Almond – How To Destroy Angels / A Slow Fade To Total Transparency (CD Album – Cold Spring Records)

Inferno Sound Diaries October 28, 2018 0

Genre/Influences: Experimental, industrial. Background/Info: Cold Spring Records’ time machine brings us back to 1983 when John Balance (Coil), John Gosling...

Soft Cell release first new song in 15 years: ‘Northern Lights’

Bernard - Side-Line Staff August 21, 2018 0

Soft Cell have just released their first new song in 15 years, the (rather delicious) electropop track "Northern Lights". The...

UK synth pop act Cyber Monday launches new album ‘Store Debit’ – also available on USB !

Bernard - Side-Line Staff July 27, 2018 0

Out now is "Store Debit", the second album by the one-man project Cyber Monday, a UK synthpop project incorporating EDM...

Soft Cell call it quits – final show in September in London

Bernard - Side-Line Staff February 21, 2018 0

The English synthpop duo Soft Cell, consisting of Marc Almond and Dave Ball, have announced a farewell reunion concert. The...

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