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Twenty years after their album Cruelty Without Beauty, British duo Marc Almond and Dave Ball have reunited to produce an album that’s tinged with mystery and a hint of worry (perhaps a reflection of a tormented era?). A torturous cold (Polaroid) rubs shoulders with a timeless evanescence (New Eden) in this collection of songs, which sees Almond mourn the utopias of the past that never came to be. Happiness not included is a polaroid snapshot of another time; it’s a Nostalgia Machine that’s often characterised by sadness and disillusion (sentiments that Marc Almond dramatically expresses, often with a touch of humour). In New Eden, he sings with real sincerity that can be taken at face value: “All those plans we made in the 60s / Seem naïve now we’ve grown old.” The lyrics are painted with anguish and stained with an elegant humour (especially on the magnificent I’m Not a Friend of God), and you can really feel the two companions searching for a New Eden somewhere between the lines. There’s also glamorous lyricism reminiscent of the Pet Shop Boys on the track Purple Zone. © Nicolas Magenham/Qobuz
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Louise Marshall, Backing Vocals - Philip Larsen, Producer, Engineer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Chris Smith, Additional Drum Programmer - Soft Cell, Producer, MainArtist - Bryan Chambers, Backing Vocals - David Ball, Composer, Producer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Riccardo Mulhall, Additional Keyboards, Synthesizer - Simon King, Backing Vocals - Riccardo Hugh Michael Mulhall, Composer, Writer - Jonny Solway, VocalEngineer - Barry Grint, Engineer
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Philip Larsen, Producer, Engineer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Chris Smith, Additional Drum Programmer - Soft Cell, Producer, MainArtist - David Ball, Composer, Producer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Riccardo Mulhall, Additional Keyboards, Synthesizer - Riccardo Hugh Michael Mulhall, Composer, Writer - Jonny Solway, VocalEngineer - Barry Grint, Engineer
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Louise Marshall, Backing Vocals - Philip Larsen, Producer, Engineer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Chris Smith, Additional Drum Programmer - Soft Cell, Producer, MainArtist - Bryan Chambers, Backing Vocals - David Ball, Composer, Producer, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Moog - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Simon King, Backing Vocals - Jonny Solway, VocalEngineer - Barry Grint, Engineer - Jonathan Savage, Composer, Writer, Synthesizer Programmer, Synthesizer
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Louise Marshall, Backing Vocals - Philip Larsen, Producer, Engineer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Chris Smith, Drum Programmer - Pete Gleadall, Engineer - Pet Shop Boys, Programmer, Remixer, MainArtist - Soft Cell, Producer, MainArtist - Bryan Chambers, Backing Vocals - David Ball, Composer, Producer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Goetz Botzenhardt, Engineer - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Riccardo Mulhall, Additional Keyboards, Synthesizer - Simon King, Backing Vocals - Riccardo Hugh Michael Mulhall, Composer, Writer - Jonny Solway, Engineer - Barry Grint, Engineer
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Louise Marshall, Backing Vocals - Philip Larsen, Producer, Engineer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Chris Smith, Additional Drum Programmer - Soft Cell, Producer, MainArtist - Bryan Chambers, Backing Vocals - David Ball, Composer, Producer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Simon King, Backing Vocals - Jonny Solway, VocalEngineer - Barry Grint, Engineer
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2021 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Louise Marshall, Backing Vocals - Philip Larsen, Producer, Engineer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Chris Smith, Additional Drum Programmer - Soft Cell, Producer, MainArtist - Bryan Chambers, Backing Vocals - David Ball, Composer, Producer, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, Moog - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Gary Barnacle, Contra-Bassoon, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Bass - Simon King, Backing Vocals - Jonny Solway, VocalEngineer - Barry Grint, Engineer - Jonathan Savage, Composer, Writer, Synthesizer Programmer, Synthesizer - Frederick Larsen, Guitar
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Louise Marshall, Backing Vocals - Philip Larsen, Producer, Engineer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Chris Smith, Additional Drum Programmer - Soft Cell, Producer, MainArtist - Bryan Chambers, Backing Vocals - David Ball, Composer, Producer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Riccardo Mulhall, Additional Keyboards, Synthesizer - Gary Barnacle, Contra-Bassoon, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Bass - Simon King, Backing Vocals - Riccardo Hugh Michael Mulhall, Composer, Writer - Jonny Solway, VocalEngineer - Barry Grint, Engineer
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Louise Marshall, Backing Vocals - Philip Larsen, Producer, Engineer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Chris Smith, Drum Programmer - Soft Cell, Producer, MainArtist - Bryan Chambers, Backing Vocals - David Ball, Composer, Producer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Riccardo Mulhall, Additional Keyboards, Synthesizer - Simon King, Backing Vocals - Riccardo Hugh Michael Mulhall, Composer, Writer - Barry Grint, Engineer
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Philip Larsen, Producer, Engineer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Chris Smith, Drum Programmer - Soft Cell, Producer, MainArtist - David Ball, Composer, Producer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Barry Grint, Engineer - Christeene Vale, Composer, Vocals, Writer
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Philip Larsen, Producer, Engineer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Chris Smith, Drum Programmer - Soft Cell, Producer, MainArtist - David Ball, Composer, Producer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Riccardo Mulhall, Additional Keyboards, Synthesizer - Martin McCarrick, Cello - Riccardo Hugh Michael Mulhall, Composer, Writer - Barry Grint, Engineer - Kimberlee McCarrick, Violin
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Louise Marshall, Backing Vocals - Philip Larsen, Producer, Engineer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Chris Smith, Drum Programmer - Soft Cell, Producer, MainArtist - Bryan Chambers, Backing Vocals - David Ball, Composer, Producer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Riccardo Mulhall, Additional Keyboards, Synthesizer - Simon King, Backing Vocals - Riccardo Hugh Michael Mulhall, Composer, Writer - Barry Grint, Engineer
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Louise Marshall, Backing Vocals - Philip Larsen, Producer, Engineer, Drum Programmer, Synthesizer - Chris Smith, Drum Programmer - Soft Cell, Producer, MainArtist - Bryan Chambers, Backing Vocals - David Ball, Composer, Producer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Marc Almond, Composer, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Riccardo Mulhall, Additional Keyboards, Synthesizer - Martin McCarrick, Cello - Simon King, Backing Vocals - Riccardo Hugh Michael Mulhall, Composer, Writer - Barry Grint, Engineer - Kimberlee McCarrick, Violin
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Album review
Twenty years after their album Cruelty Without Beauty, British duo Marc Almond and Dave Ball have reunited to produce an album that’s tinged with mystery and a hint of worry (perhaps a reflection of a tormented era?). A torturous cold (Polaroid) rubs shoulders with a timeless evanescence (New Eden) in this collection of songs, which sees Almond mourn the utopias of the past that never came to be. Happiness not included is a polaroid snapshot of another time; it’s a Nostalgia Machine that’s often characterised by sadness and disillusion (sentiments that Marc Almond dramatically expresses, often with a touch of humour). In New Eden, he sings with real sincerity that can be taken at face value: “All those plans we made in the 60s / Seem naïve now we’ve grown old.” The lyrics are painted with anguish and stained with an elegant humour (especially on the magnificent I’m Not a Friend of God), and you can really feel the two companions searching for a New Eden somewhere between the lines. There’s also glamorous lyricism reminiscent of the Pet Shop Boys on the track Purple Zone. © Nicolas Magenham/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:04
- Main artists: Soft Cell
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd
- Genre: Electronic
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
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