Marc Almond
Peter Mark Sinclair Almond ( born July 9, 1957 in Southport, Lancashire ) is an English singer and songwriter.
Career
Together with David Ball, he founded in September 1980, the band Soft Cell, the first successful electronic duo Britain. To their great successes include, inter alia, Tainted Love (1981).
Want to Soft -Cell - times he published as Marc and the Mambas (including with Matt Johnson of The The) in the years 1982 to 1984 two albums. With this project, he is again as the forerunner of a musical form in which a whole orchestra with flows into the pop music ( in the studio and at concerts ).
Together with David Ball and his wife Gini ball seemed Almond 1982, at the first LP of the British post-industrial cult band Psychic TV.
His solo career began in Marc Almond 1984. Known are, inter alia, his duets with Kelli Ali, Gene Pitney, Nico, Siouxsie Sioux, PJ Proby, Nina Hagen, Jimmy Somerville and Rosenstolz. He also worked with other bands from the environment of the former London scene, such as Foetus and Coil.
His greatest success as a solo artist celebrated Almond with the number 1 hit Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart, his version of a song by Gene Pitney, who thus in 1967 a Top 5 hit was recorded and who was involved as a duet partner on the song.
He was introduced by the Industrial - musician Boyd Rice in the Church of Satan in 1999, which he also writes in his autobiography, Tainted Life. Compared with the newspaper Die Welt, he described the launch as " wonderful," but denied being a member. He " believe in no religion" is but have been fascinated by Anton Szandor LaVey's books, and I liked his views on music and film.
2001 Almond joined forces with his old colleagues David Ball as Soft Cell in London's 'Ocean Club ' to be inaugurated on. Following a best-of compilation by Soft Cell released in 2002 even a new studio album, followed by a concert tour. 2004 or a Soft Cell DVD was released - Non-Stop Exotic Video Show.
On 17 October 2004 Almond was seriously injured as a passenger in a motorcycle accident in London. He was eleven days in ICU, after several operations he recovered from his injuries but again.
In 2007 he released his album ' Stardom Road ', which exclusively contains cover versions down to a single song and was enthusiastically applauded by the press.
Published in 2008, Almond with Michael Cashmore ( Current 93 ), the CD Gabriel & The Lunatic Lover with two set to music poems of the poet Earl Eric Stenbock.
In March 2009 he gave as part of his " Stardom Road Continued Tour" eight concerts in Germany.
In 2010 he celebrated his 30th stage anniversary with a European tour.
In 2012, he joined, among others, also in the German cities of Leipzig, Berlin and Cologne.
He describes himself as gay, but do not want gay artist to be named, because that could be construed as his opinion that his work only for homosexuals was interesting.
Discography
- Vermin in Ermine, 1984
- Stories of Johnny, 1985
- Violent Silence, 1986
- Mother Fist and Her Five Daughters, 1987
- Singles 1984 - 1987, 1987
- The Stars We Are, 1988
- Jacques, 1989
- Enchanted, 1990
- Tenement Symphony, 1991
- A Virgin 's Tale - Volume 1, 1992
- A Virgin 's Tale - Volume 2, 1992
- Twelve Years Of Tears, 1993
- Treasure Box, 1995
- Fantastic Star, 1996
- Absinthe - The French Album, 1996
- Violent Silence / Flesh Volcano, 1997
- Marc Almond and La Magia Live in Concert, 1998
- Open All Night, 1999
- Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, 2000
- Stranger Things, 2001
- Little Rough Rhinestones Volume 1, 2002
- The Willing Sinner, 2003
- Marc Almond in Session Volume 1, 2003
- Heart on Snow 2003
- Marc Almond in Session Volume 2, 2003
- Little Rough Rhinestones Volume 2, 2006
- Stardom Road, 2007
- Blue Gate Fields, 2008
- Gabriel & The Lunatic Lover, 2008 ( with Michael Cashmore )
- Orpheus in Exile, 2009
- Vaudeville, 2010
- Feasting with Panthers, 2011 ( with Michael Cashmore )
Singles
- The Boy Who Came Back, May 1984
- You Have, August 1984
- Split Lip, August 1984
- Tenderness Is a Weakness, November 1984
- Stories of Johnny, August 1985
- Love Letter, October 1985
- The House Is Haunted, December 1985
- A Womans Story, May 1986
- Ruby Red, October 1986
- Melancholy Rose, February 1987
- Mother Fist, May 1987
- Tears Run Rings, August 1988
- Bittersweet, October 1988
- Somethings Gotten Hold of My Heart, October 1988
- Only The Moment, March 1989
- A Lover Spurned, February 1990
- The Desperate Hours, May 1990
- Waifs and Strays, November 1990
- Jacky, September 1991
- My Hand Over My Heart, December 1991
- The Days of Pearly Spencer, April 1992
- What Makes a Man a Man, March 1993
- Adored and Explored, May 1995
- The Idol, May 1995
- Out There, 1995
- Child Star, December 1995
- Black Kiss, October 1998
- Tragedy, March 1999
- My Love, November 1999
- Glorious, June 2001
- Nijinsky Heart, June 2010
Guest
- Guiltless and Stolen Kisses on the Psychic TV album " Force the Hand of Chance " (Nov 1982)
- The Hungry Years on the compilation "The Whip " (1983)
- Burning Boats on the Annie Hogan album "Plays Kickabye " (1985)
- I Feel Love / Johnny Remember Me, remake of the Donna -Summer- Hits of 1977, together with Jimmy Somerville of the British band Bronski Beat ( April 1985)
- Skin on the The- Burmoe Brothers EP "Skin" ( July 1985)
- Love Amongst the Ruined on the Various- Artists album " If You Can not Please Yourself, You Can not Please Your Soul" ( Sept 1985)
- Slut, 12 " along with JG Thirlwell under the project name Flesh Volcano ( 1987)
- Man in Black on the tribute album for Johnny Cash " 'til Things Are Brighter " (1988)
- Sings the backing vocals on the track " Who by Fire " on the album " Horse Rotorvator " by the band Coil
- Shivers in Red on the album " The Law of the Dream " by Melinda Miel ( April 1992)
- Like a Prayer on the compilation " Ruby Trax '(November 1992)
- Paint It, Black, The Rolling Stones cover on the compilation " Philharmania ", produced by Mike Batt
- Idumea on the Current 93 album " Black Ships Ate the Sky" (2006)