Musician Dave Ball, who made up half the British synth-pop band Soft Cell, is dead at 66. Along with singer Mark Almond, Soft Cell was best known for the 1981 hit song “Tainted Love.” Almond ...

Synth music legend David Ball, who was responsible for taking “Tainted Love” to the stratosphere, has died at the age of 66. He made up half of the British electro-pop powerhouse Soft Cell, which ...

The multi-instrumentalist scored a global hit in 1981 alongside vocalist Marc Almond with their cover of Gloria Jones' "Tainted Love." By Gil Kaufman David Ball, the co-founder of beloved English ...

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HAMAMATSU, Japan, Oct. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Yamaha is proud to announce the launch of MODX M, a new line of midrange synthesizers designed to empower working musicians with exceptional sound, ...

Yamaha has announced the release of the MODX M Series, an updated version of the company's mid-tier MODX+ workstation synth that integrates features from the high-end Montage M, including the AN-X ...

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In the Alien franchise, the grisly deaths are usually reserved for the flesh-and-blood humans. But a few of the synthetic beings in the franchise have met horrible and gory ends too. In Ridley Scott’s ...

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