Far more than a mute foil to Marc Almond, Ball brought his love of northern soul and strange electronics to bear on some of Britain’s most uncompromising pop

The musician, best known for Tainted Love and Say Hello, Wave Goodbye, died in his sleep at home.

I Soft Cell furono tra i protagonisti del synth pop e della new wave dei primi anni Ottanta, e ancora oggi alcune delle loro canzoni sono tra le più ricordate e ascoltate di quel…