How are the duo comprising Marc Almond and David Ball known?
David Ball (musician) David Ball (musician) David James Ball (born 3 May 1959) is an English producer and electronic musician, who has played in bands such as Soft Cell and The Grid, and collaborated with other producers including Ingo Vauk and Chris Braide. He is usually called Dave Ball on record sleeves. Ball was born in Blackpool, England, son of Don and Brenda, brother of Susan, on Orkney Road, Blackpool. He studied at Arnold School before studying art at Leeds Polytechnic, where he met Marc Almond; they formed the synthpop duo Soft Cell in 1977, the band lasting until 1984. In 1983, while
Absinthe (Marc Almond album) Absinthe (Marc Almond album) Absinthe, also known as Absinthe – The French Album, is the eighth studio album by the British singer/songwriter Marc Almond. It was released by Some Bizzare in October 1993. According to the writer and poet Jeremy Reed in his biography of Almond, "The Last Star", "Almond largely at his own expense worked on the songs between 1986 and 1989 at Milo Studios". The album is considered the companion piece to "Jacques" and in a similar vein contains cover versions of French songs that have been had their lyrics translated into English by Paul Buck. The album