Soft Cell's Marc Almond tham txog Lub Duo thawj album Tshiab Hauv 20 Xyoo Thiab Lub Iconic 'Tainted Love'

Thaum Soft Cell - lub legendary British synthpop duo ntawm tus hu nkauj Marc Almond thiab keyboardist David Ball - ua ntawm London's O2 Arena hauv 2018, qhov kev tshwm sim tau pib sau nqi. ua farewell show rau ib pab neeg uas tau ua ke nyob rau hauv thiab tawm rau 40 xyoo. Ob xyoos tom qab qhov kev hais kwv txhiaj no, tus mob coronavirus tau hloov pauv lub ntiaj teb thiab pab pawg ib yam nkaus. "Kuv pom kuv tus kheej nrog lub sijhawm ntawm kuv txhais tes thiab nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb txawv txawv dystopian ntawm COVID thiab kev ceeb ntshai, qhov xwm txheej tiag tiag thiab kev tu siab, ua ke nrog txhua tus neeg vwm," Almond hais txog tam sim no. "Kuv xav tias Dave thiab kuv xav tias, 'Hnub raug txim, ua cas ho tsis ua lwm album?' Nws txhua tus xav tias muaj tswv yim ntau dua Soft Cell dua li kuv txoj haujlwm solo yuav muaj. Kuv xav tias peb tau pub tswv yim zoo rau hauv qhov chaw ntawm lub sijhawm. "

Paub zoo tshaj plaws rau cov nkauj nrov xws li "Torch," "Memorabilia," "Haum Nyob Zoo, Wave Goodbye" thiab "Tainted Love," uas tau hais txog xyoo 1980s electropop, Soft Cell rov qab los nrog lub sijhawm thiab tsim nyog lub npe. * Kev zoo siab tsis suav nrog, duo thawj cov ntaub ntawv tshiab hauv 20 xyoo. Ntxiv thiab, Soft Cell yuav mus ncig tebchaws Asmeskas thawj zaug hauv ob xyoo caum thiab, pib lub yim hli ntuj, nyob rau hauv uas lawv yuav tau ua si lawv classic 1981 album Tsis-Stop Erotic Cabaret nyob rau hauv tag nrho.

"Dave yuav xa kuv lub tswv yim thiab suab," hais Almond hais txog * Kev zoo siab tsis suav nrog, “Thiab tom qab ntawd kuv sau cov nkauj thiab sau cov suab thiab xa rov qab. Peb ib txwm ua haujlwm zoo li ntawd. Dave thiab kuv tau drifted muaj tswv yim rau ib leeg nyob rau hauv lub xyoo thiab sau ib co zoo nkauj, thiab tsis yog ib txwm rau Soft Cell. Kuv tsuas yog rov qab mus rau ob lub ntiaj teb no, ua ntej- thiab tom qab-COVID, thiab tam sim no nws zoo li kuv tias txhua qhov kev twv txiaj tau tawm. "

Cov ntsiab lus ntawm * Kev zoo siab tsis suav nrog tshwm sim los xaus rau ob peb xyoos dhau los tsis yog hais txog lub sijhawm muaj kabmob kis thoob ntiaj teb nkaus xwb tab sis kuj tseem muaj kev kub ntxhov ntawm lub ntiaj teb hauv cov nkauj xws li "Tranquliser," "Heart Like Chernobyl" thiab "Bruises on All My Illusions" - txhua tus hnav khaub ncaws nrog classic Soft Cov cim tseem ceeb ntawm Almond's charismatic vocals, Ball's electronic wizardry, thiab duo's catchy melodies. "Kuv xav tias koj cuam tshuam nrog cov ntsiab lus uas muaj txiaj ntsig rau koj thaum koj mus txog rau ib lub hnub nyoog thiab pom tias yog tias koj muaj hmoo yam uas tau cia siab lossis xav txog tau muaj tseeb tab sis tsuas yog ib feem," tus hu nkauj piav qhia. "Ib yam kev xav tsis txaus ntseeg thiab kev poob siab ntawm lub neej yav tom ntej. Tab sis thaum kawg—yog tias qhov no yog qhov kawg—muaj ib txoj kev zoo siab uas los nrog kev lees txais peb yog leej twg thiab peb nyob qhov twg hauv ntiaj teb. Muaj qee qhov kev npau taws tam sim no hauv ntiaj teb uas nws txhua tus xav tias tawm ntawm kilter thiab ntawm ntug dej hiav txwv. Unquestionably, peb sawv daws yuav tsum tau sawv rov qab los saib lub neej peb paub disintegrate, nug peb tus kheej thiab dab tsi tseem ceeb. Txhawm rau khaws cov khoom Kuv xav tias peb lub neej. "

Ib qho ntawm cov nkauj nkauj uas sawv cev rau qhov kev xav yog qhov zoo nkauj "Purple Zone," uas pom Soft Cell koom tes nrog lwm tus neeg Askiv nrov npe hu ua Pet Shop Boys. Raws li Almond, cov tswv cuab ntawm Pet Shop Boys-Neil Tennant thiab Chris Lowe-tau tuaj koom ntawm Soft Cell qhia thiab nyiam qhov kev ua yeeb yam ntawm "Purple Zone." Ib daim ntawv sau ua ntej ntawm zaj nkauj raug xa mus rau Tennant thiab Lowe rau lawv pib remix. "Qhov tom ntej no kuv paub yog qhov ci ntsa iab no rov qab los rau kuv: lawv tau sib xyaw ua ke thiab Neil tau tso suab nrov," Almond nco qab. "Nws yog qhov xav tsis thoob thiab lawv tau taug kev mus rau qhov chaw tshiab, lwm qib, xav tsis thoob. Nkawd ob leeg tau txhawb nqa. Tom qab ntawd peb tau ua qhov video ua ke thiab nws lom zem heev. Muaj ib tug nug kuv tsis ntev los no hais tias "Zaj Ntshav yog dab tsi," thiab kuv hais rau lawv, 'Koj nyob hauv.' Nws yog qhov kev vwm no peb pom peb tus kheej nyob hauv. "Purple Zone" yog ib zaj nkauj kaw cia."

Cov nkauj tshiab lub npe hu ua blistering muab ib-ob punch hauv kev nthuav tawm kev tsis txaus siab nrog lub neej tam sim no ntawm cov kab xws li "England tau tsim los ntawm kev tu siab thiab mob / Kev ua cev qhev thiab qhov tsis zoo tau txais txiaj ntsig" thiab "Peb lub social media ua rau peb ua qhev / Zoo li menyuam yaus peb yuav tsum tau hais kom coj tus cwj pwm." Almond hais tias: “Kuv nco qab sau zaj nkauj no rau ib hnub thaum cov xov xwm ua rau peb pom kev mob thiab kev txom nyem, tsis muaj qhov kawg thiab kev nyuaj siab.

"Kuv tsis xav tias kuv yog ib tus neeg uas yuav tsum raug cuam tshuam rau txhua yam, nws yog ntau dhau thiab feem ntau ua rau lub nra hnyav ntawm qhov peb tuaj yeem ua rau tib neeg, ua rau nws. Thiab ntxiv rau qhov ntawd yog qhov kev xav tias qhov chaw ntawm qhov tseeb thiab kev dag, dag qhov tseeb. Kuv xav tias nrhiav koj tus kheej qhov tseeb yog ib txoj kev ciaj sia uas kuv yuav tsum tau nyob nrog. Nws yog ib zaj nkauj npau taws, lyrical npau taws heev thiab ntau ntawm kev hloov kho tau koom nrog hauv nws kom pom qhov sib npaug, kuv xav tias, vim tias thaum kuv pib, zoo ”…

Thaum nws xav txog lub sijhawm tam sim no, * Kev Zoo Siab Tsis suav nrog muab lub sijhawm yav dhau los, xws li ntawm cov kab mob "Nostalgia Machine" thiab cov electropop stark ntawm "Polaroid" - cov kab tom kawg tshwm sim los ntawm Soft Cell ntsib nrog Pop Art icon Andy Warhol hauv New York City thaum ntxov 1980s. "Cov nkauj yog hais txog kuv lub sijhawm ntawm Lub Hoobkas hauv New York, thiab ntsib Andy Warhol," hais Almond. "Nws yog txhua yam koj xav kom Andy Warhol ua. Tsis muaj ib yam dab tsi ntawm nws yog leej twg uas nws tau nthuav tawm. Qhov no txawv txawv creation, oddly siab tshaj qhov kuv xav. Nws yog neeg ncaj ncees, saib xyuas thiab txias tab sis kuj raws nraim li kuv xav kom nws ua. Cov ntaub ntawv tam sim no muaj nyob rau hauv streaming [Andy Warhol Phau Ntawv Teev Npe] xav tsis thoob thiab mob siab rau. "

Cov nkauj tshiab xaus nrog lub suab piano zoo nkauj uas yog "Tshiab Eden" uas ua rau muaj kev cia siab rau qhov zoo thiab muaj lub siab xav tiag tiag. "Kuv tau sau nws rau cov neeg laus uas xav tias poob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb tam sim no, cov neeg sab nrauv, kuv xav tias, hauv lub ntiaj teb dub-dawb polarized no. Kuv xav ua kom muaj kev xav zoo uas los nrog tsawg kawg yog kev ntseeg ntawm qhov chaw zoo dua, lossis lub ntiaj teb, tej zaum txawm tias kev ntseeg ntawm sab ntsuj plig. Ib zaj nkauj uas tau tshoov kuv lub siab los sau ntawv “Tshiab Eden yog zaj nkauj “Nyob Sab Hnub Poob” – thawj zaug los ntawm Cov Neeg Hauv Zos, raws li nws tau sau nrog cov lus cog tseg ntawm tej yam zoo dua, muaj kev ywj pheej, ib lub sijhawm ua ntej AIDS. Thiab tom qab ntawd qhov zoo kawg nkaus version los ntawm Pet Shop Boys uas nkag mus rau hauv lub ntiaj teb tom qab AIDS, thiab hloov qhov chaw ntawm lub ntsiab lus mus rau sab hnub tuaj / sab hnub poob thiab kev ywj pheej ntawm kev nom kev tswv, thiab kev tu siab zoo nkauj thiab melancholic xa los ntawm Neil. "

* Kev zoo siab tsis suav nrog yog ib qho txuas ntxiv ntawm Soft Cell thawb lub hnab ntawv ob qho tib si suab paj nruag thiab lyrically uas rov qab mus rau 1977 thaum Almond thiab Pob, uas tau ntsib raws li cov tub ntxhais kawm ntawm Leeds Polytechnic, tsim pab pawg. Lub duo's 1981 debut album, Tsis-Stop Erotic Cabaret, muab kev cuam tshuam, gritty thiab neon-bathed saib lub hauv qab ntawm British haiv neeg thiab cov tub ntxhais hluas kab lis kev cai thaum lub sij hawm Thatcher. "Kuv xav tias cov nkauj no txaus siab rau qhov kev xav ntawm New York lub sijhawm ntawd - qhov khaus khaus, qhov txaus ntshai, qhov tsis txaus ntseeg, thiab kev ntshai ntawm 42nd Street," piav qhia Almond. "Nws tsuas yog zoo siab heev, tsuas yog ua ntej-AIDS zoo siab heev los ua ib feem ntawm."

Soft Cell catapulted rau koob meej nrog lawv tam sim no-legendary mesmerizing npog ntawm "Tainted Hlub,” sau los ntawm Ed Cobb thiab thawj zaug sau los ntawm American singer Gloria Jones hauv 1964. Cov nkauj, uas tshwm rau ntawm Tsis-Stop Erotic Cabaret, mus rau tus naj npawb ib hauv UK thiab tom qab ntawd nce siab ntawm tus lej yim hauv Asmeskas, nyob rau ntawm Billboard Kub 100 daim duab rau qhov xav tsis thoob 43 lub lis piam. Almond hais tias ""Kev Hlub Tsis Txaus Siab" yuav nco ntsoov kuv txog xyoo 1981 hauv New York, ntawm qhov kev mob AIDS kis thoob qhov txhia chaw," Almond hais tias, "ua pa tob ua ntej poob. Muaj ntau qhov kev nco zoo siab thiab tu siab tag nrho ua ke. Txawm lub title lub irony tsis dim kuv. Peb tham txog lub hnub qub aligning, lub sij hawm thaum nws tag nrho clicks ua ke. Lub Polaroids ntawm kuv nrog Divine thiab Warhol, ces kawg ntawm Studio 54, los yog tawm nrog [tus neeg hu nkauj disco] Sylvester los yog noj Ecstasy, seev cev ntawm 8 hli zaj duab xis, thiab saib hnub poob los ntawm sab saum toj ntawm Zaj sawv Room. " Nug seb nws puas muaj lub tswv yim nyob rau lub sijhawm uas "Kev Hlub Tsis Muaj Peev Xwm" yuav dhau los ua kev ntaus loj, Almond teb tias: "Peb yuav ua li cas? Kuv ua phooj ywg nrog Annie Lennox [ntawm Eurythmics] thiab nws tau hais tib yam txog "Sweet Dreams." Leej twg paub tau li cas? Lub hnub qub align.”

Soft Cell txuas ntxiv sau ob daim ntawv qhia tag nrho (1983's Txoj Kev Sib Deev thiab 1984 tus Hmo kawg no hauv lub moos Xaudoo) thiab tau qhab nia ntaus singles thaum lub cua daj cua dub ntawm kev tshaj tawm xov xwm, xws li lawv qhov kev ua yeeb yam ntawm "Tainted Love" ntawm Britain's music TV qhia Lub Pops Saum. Tom qab lub duo tawg nyob rau hauv 1984, Almond thiab Pob tau nrhiav kev ua haujlwm solo tab sis tau rov qab mus ncig xyuas thiab kaw cov suab paj nruag tshiab. "Kuv xav tias tag nrho cov albums txawv heev thiab txhais tau tias sib txawv rau ntau tus neeg thiab soundscape lawv tsim thaum lub sij hawm," Almond hais li cas *Kev zoo siab tsis suav nrog stacks nyob rau hauv Soft Cell's discography. "Qhov kuv hais yog qhov kuv tsis ntseeg tias ib qho [album] zoo dua li lwm tus. Kom meej meej, qee qhov ua lag luam ua tau zoo dua tab sis rau kuv, lawv txhua tus zaum ua lub cev ua haujlwm hauv lub neej, kom zoo dua lossis phem dua. "

Tshaj li lawv cov nkauj nrov thiab muaj koob meej nyob mus ib txhis, Soft Cell teeb tsa cov pwm rau yav tom ntej synthpop duos xws li Yazoo, Pet Shop Boys thiab Goldfrapp. Hauv kev ua yeeb yam suab paj nruag ntawm nws thiab Pob tom qab ntau tshaj 40 xyoo, Almond hais tias: "Peb yeej txawv heev tab sis peb cov hauv paus hniav tau ruaj khov los ntawm sab qaum teb / sab hnub poob ntawm Askiv, thiab nws yog qhov chaw zoo. Qhov pheej yig glamour thiab lub plawv ntawm Blackpool, seaside lub zos tawm ntawm lub caij zoo li Southport, qhov tsaus ntuj ntawm Leeds nyob rau hauv lub sij hawm ntawm lub Ripper, kev npau taws thiab kev zoo siab ntawm lub suab paj nruag scene nrog Northern ntsuj plig, disco, punk thiab electro (thiab qhov no yog tshiab rau peb txhua tus, tsis yog rau ib tiam ib tiam raws li tam sim no nyob rau hauv lub hnub nyoog derivative peb pom peb tus kheej). Kuv npau taws thiab tsis pom kev thiab gay (thiab qhov tsawg tshaj plaws yuav yog lub hnub qub pop) thiab Dave yog siab, zoo nraug thiab charismatic. Raws li Jung tau hais tias: 'Lub rooj sib tham ntawm ob tus kheej zoo li kev sib cuag ntawm ob yam tshuaj: yog tias muaj cov tshuaj tiv thaiv, ob qho tib si hloov pauv.' Thiab nyob rau hauv ntau txoj kev, peb ob leeg tau hloov los ntawm ib leeg. "