{"product_id":"soft-cell-danceteria","title":"Soft Cell - Danceteria","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe final album is both a love letter to early 80s New York and a tribute to the late, great Dave Ball.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElectronic music legends \u003cstrong\u003eSoft Cell\u003c\/strong\u003e, aka singer and frontman \u003cstrong\u003eMarc Almond\u003c\/strong\u003e and multi-instrumentalist and producer \u003cstrong\u003eDave Ball,\u003c\/strong\u003e are set to release \u003cstrong\u003e'Danceteria'\u003c\/strong\u003e, their sixth and final studio album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Danceteria' the album is a big, classy and playful farewell to 47 years of Marc and Dave making music as Soft Cell and features career-defining performances from our electronic pop legends. Reminiscent of \u003cstrong\u003eSparks\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ePet Shop Boys \u003c\/strong\u003eand with\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003elyrics \u003cstrong\u003eLady Gaga \u003c\/strong\u003ewould kill for, the album takes you on a vivid journey through a day in early 80s New York, bouncing round the clock from night to bleary daybreak and headlong back into the club.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarc provides an initial snapshot into the album:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Danceteria is a love letter to New York in the early 80's. The time we spent in New York - where we recorded our first 3 albums - shaped us both as artists and people. To celebrate this period is a fitting farewell to Dave Ball and the final Soft Cell studio album.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Danceteria' is equally a tribute to the late, great Dave Ball. The final album is one of the last bodies of work Ball co-wrote and produced before his sad, untimely passing on the 22nd of October 2025. Almond led the obituaries, describing Dave as a \u003cem\u003e\"brilliant musical genius\". \u003c\/em\u003eThe world's media followed, hailing him as an electronic music pioneer, plus music stars including \u003cstrong\u003eNeil Tennant\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eChris Lowe\u003c\/strong\u003e from the \u003cstrong\u003ePet Shop Boys, Mute Records' Daniel Miller\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Cabaret Voltaire\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Norris\u003c\/strong\u003e from Dave's techno duo \u003cstrong\u003eThe Grid\u003c\/strong\u003e contributing an outpouring of elegiac praise. Dave finished 'Danceteria' two days before he passed away and it is in full tribute to him that the album release went ahead as planned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also because of Dave's passing that 'Danceteria' simply has to be the last Soft Cell album, as Marc explains:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'There can be no more recordings of Soft Cell without Dave, it would not be possible. The sad reality is that Dave Ball was half of Soft Cell, and live work aside, I can't write Soft Cell songs without him.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SOFT CELL MUSIC","offers":[{"title":"Transparent Red Vinyl","offer_id":54113685995847,"sku":"TRI-74541","price":37.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Black Vinyl","offer_id":54113686061383,"sku":"TRI-74542","price":35.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":54113686094151,"sku":"TRI-74543","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/9779\/5655\/files\/REP_20260609_1059_100118_243_p_Soft_Cell_Danceteria_Indies01_1_001.jpeg?v=1781000890","url":"https:\/\/towerrecords.ie\/products\/soft-cell-danceteria","provider":"Tower Records Dublin Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}