Non Stop Erotic Cabaret (Deluxe Edition)

Every decade or so arises a duo whose music stands the test of time, Soft Cell is one such band. (Marc Almond’s early solo music is sadly overlooked but as brilliant in a evolved, polished way..) These were dark heroes to angsty gays in a time that was still dangerous to be gay/queer or new wave/new romantic punk looking, or just unusual/non conservative. Far ahead of their time with this edgy record created while taking pure Ecstasy (“X”) they made youth feel sexy and safe to be ones real self. The history behind this uniquely timeless classic should serve as inspiration to any musician trying to tap into their deep core to find the spiritual essence. “The pair (Marc Almond and Dave Ball) went to Studio 54 on their first night and Almond ingested a mystery concoction of drugs, leaving him in a pickle. He was rescued by some girls and a few nights later met one of them at the after hours club Berlin. She would soon become known as Cindy Ecstasy. “She would change both my life and Dave’s profoundly,” Almond wrote in his 1999 autobiography Tainted Life. Her name was on account of having a very rare supply of pure ecstasy, which she introduced to them. “It was like nothing else I'd ever had,” recalls Ball.” (“So early was this ecstasy use that it was still legal in America, and would remain so until 1985”)