Soft Cell final album Danceteria due Sept 25

Soft Cell final album Danceteria will be released on 25 September and is identified as the duo’s sixth and final album. The album’s title, Danceteria, references the New York nightclub where the band recorded material in the early 1980s, and the release will be issued via Republic Of Music.

Marc Almond described the project as “a love letter to New York in the early 80s”, stating that the time they spent in New York, where they recorded their first three albums, “shaped us both as artists and people”, and that celebrating this period is a fitting farewell to Dave Ball following his death last year. Almond also said that there can be no more recordings of Soft Cell without Dave Ball, and Danceteria is available to pre-order on vinyl, CD and digitally.

Danceteria is Soft Cell’s sixth and final album. It is scheduled for release on 25 September and will be issued via Republic Of Music. The album’s title draws from the New York nightclub Danceteria, where the band recorded material in the early 1980s and where they recorded their first three albums. Marc Almond described the project as “a love letter to New York in the early 80s” and said that the time they spent in New York “shaped us both as artists and people.”

The album will be available on vinyl, CD and digital formats, and pre-orders are available for each of those formats. The announcement of Danceteria followed the death of Soft Cell’s multi-instrumentalist and producer Dave Ball last year. Marc Almond said there can be no more recordings of Soft Cell without Dave Ball, stating that Dave Ball “was half of Soft Cell” and that the project could not continue without him.

Marc Almond said: “Danceteria is a love letter to New York in the early 80s. The time we spent in New York – where we recorded our first 3 albums – shaped us both as artists and people. To celebrate this period is a fitting farewell to Dave Ball and the final Soft Cell studio album.” Those passages were included in the album announcement.

Almond said: “There can be no more recordings of Soft Cell without Dave, it would not be possible. The sad reality is that Dave Ball was half of Soft Cell, and live work aside, I can’t write Soft Cell songs without him.” He presented these remarks in the same announcement.

All quoted material in this section is attributed to Marc Almond in the album announcement. The quotations identify Danceteria as a tribute to the band’s time in New York and state that future Soft Cell studio recordings are not possible without Dave Ball. The album announcement contains these statements.

Soft Cell’s multi-instrumentalist and producer Dave Ball died last year. Marc Almond described Danceteria as “a fitting farewell to Dave Ball and the final Soft Cell studio album.” Almond included that description in the album announcement. The announcement identifies the album as Soft Cell’s sixth and final album.

Almond said: “There can be no more recordings of Soft Cell without Dave, it would not be possible.”

He also said: “The sad reality is that Dave Ball was half of Soft Cell, and live work aside, I can’t write Soft Cell songs without him.”

These quotations appear in the album announcement as Almond’s statements about Ball’s role in the band. The available sources do not provide further detail on plans for live work or future releases beyond those statements.

The album’s title, Danceteria, draws from the New York nightclub of the same name. Soft Cell recorded material at that nightclub in the early 1980s. Marc Almond said the time they spent in New York was where they recorded their first three albums. The album announcement links the title to that nightclub.

Marc Almond said: “Danceteria is a love letter to New York in the early 80s.” He said celebrating this period is a fitting farewell to Dave Ball and the final Soft Cell studio album.

The available sources do not provide this information.

Soft Cell’s sixth and final album, titled Danceteria, is scheduled for release on 25 September via Republic Of Music and is available to pre-order on vinyl, CD and digital formats. The album’s title draws from the New York nightclub Danceteria where the band recorded material in the early 1980s, and Marc Almond described the project in the announcement as “a love letter to New York in the early 80s.” The announcement followed the death of the band’s multi-instrumentalist and producer Dave Ball last year, and Almond said there can be no more recordings of Soft Cell without Dave Ball, stating that Dave Ball “was half of Soft Cell” and identifying Danceteria as the final Soft Cell studio album.