Seven years ago, Soft Cell were about to perform at a sold-out O2, a one-off event they entitled, after 16 years apart, One ...

Soft Cell's Dave Ball, the quiet creative force behind one of Britain's most influential synth-pop acts, has died at the age of 66. Known for crafting the brooding, polyphonic soundscapes that defined ...

David Ball, electronic music pioneer and one-half of Soft Cell, has died at the age of 66. The musician and producer, who also performed with acid house act The Grid, passed away at his home in London ...

Dave Ball, one half of the successful electronic pop duo Soft Cell, has tragically passed away at the age of 66, as confirmed by the band in a heartbreaking tribute. The electronic music maestro died ...

In 1981, an unlikely group from Leeds scored a number one hit with their icy cover version of an obscure 60s soul hit. With Tainted Love, Soft Cell set a template for 80s synth-pop duos: The ...

Dave Ball, the production half of groundbreaking Eighties synth duo Soft Cell, best remembered for their 1981 New Wave classic cover of “Tainted Love,” died on Wednesday of natural causes. He was 66. ...

Marc Almond revealed in a statement honoring his Soft Cell band mate Dave Ball, who died Wednesday at the age of 66, that the group had just completed work on a new album shortly before Ball’s death.

David Ball of Soft Cell, whose delectably sleazy synth-pop arrangement drove that English duo’s 1981 hit “Tainted Love” to the top of the U.K. singles chart, died Wednesday. He was 66. The producer’s ...

Soft Cell star Dave Ball has been praised as a “wonderfully brilliant musical genius” by his bandmate Marc Almond, following his death aged 66. Ball’s death was confirmed by the band on Thursday, with ...

Outside of their time in the studio, Soft Cell continued to perform. They took the stage at the Rewind Festival in August. The duo also had a few concerts in North America. And during that time, Ball ...

Soft Cell confirms the passing of Dave Ball, remembers him as a 'brilliant musical genius' Upcoming album 'Danceteria' to stand as his final studio work Electronic music pioneer Dave Ball, best known ...

British music producer and instrumentalist Dave Ball, best known as one half of the pioneering synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died. He was 66. Ball, who had been battling health issues in recent years, ...