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Southport, Lancashire (1957 – present)
Marc Almond (born Peter Mark Sinclair Almond on 9 July 1957 in Southport, Lancashire, (now in the county of Merseyside, England) is a popular English singer, songwriter and recording artist, who originally found fame as half of the seminal synthpop/new wave duo Soft Cell.
Marc Almond has had a long and varied career spanning almost 30 years. During this time, after a career with Soft Cell and Marc and the Mambas, he has collaborated with an extremely wide range of artists including Antony and the Johnsons, Jools Holland, Siouxsie Sioux, Nick Cave, P. J. Proby, Nico, Kelli Ali of the Sneaker Pimps, Neal X (on the albums Fantastic Star and Open All Night), Marie France, Agnes Bernelle, Lydia Lunch, Gene Pitney on the #1 UK single “Something’s Gotten Hold of My Heart”, Foetus (a.k.a. J. G. Thirlwell), Jimmy Somerville of The Communards and Bronski Beat, Psychic TV, Coil, Sally Timms of Mekons, King Roc, John Cale and David Johansen of The New York Dolls and German band Rosenstolz.
Almond initially shot to fame in the early 1980s as one half of synth duo Soft Cell, whose combination of drama and peep show sleaze set to an electronic beat gave them hits such as “Tainted Love” (UK #1), “Bedsitter” (UK #3), “Torch” (UK #2), “Say Hello Wave Goodbye” (UK #3), “Soul Inside” (UK # 16), “What?” (UK #3) and the club hit “Memorabilia”. They were first spotted by David Oddie, boss of Wakefield based Ambergris Records in a Bradford club, who passed his enthusiasm onto Dead Good Records in Lincoln, famous for their Hicks From The Sticks compilation, who in turn approached Polygram, the newly formed amalgam of Polydor and Phonogram.
Marc Almond has had a long and varied career spanning almost 30 years. During this time, after a career with Soft Cell and Marc and the Mambas, he has collaborated with an extremely wide range of artists including Antony and the Johnsons, Jools Holland, Siouxsie Sioux, Nick Cave, P. J. Proby, Nico, Kelli Ali of the Sneaker Pimps, Neal X (on the albums Fantastic Star and Open All Night), Marie France, Agnes Bernelle, Lydia Lunch, Gene Pitney on the #1 UK single “Something’s Gotten Hold of My Heart”, Foetus (a.k.a. J. G. Thirlwell), Jimmy Somerville of The Communards and Bronski Beat, Psychic TV, Coil, Sally Timms of Mekons, King Roc, John Cale and David Johansen of The New York Dolls and German band Rosenstolz.
Almond initially shot to fame in the early 1980s as one half of synth duo Soft Cell, whose combination of drama and peep show sleaze set to an electronic beat gave them hits such as “
Tainted Love” (UK #1), “Bedsitter” (UK #3), “Torch” (UK #2), “Say Hello Wave Goodbye” (UK #3), “Soul Inside” (UK # 16), “What?” (UK #3) and the club hit “Memorabilia”. They were first spotted by David Oddie, boss of Wakefield based Ambergris Records in a Bradford club, who passed his enthusiasm onto Dead Good Records in Lincoln, famous for their Hicks From The Sticks compilation, who in turn approached Polygram, the newly formed amalgam of Polydor and Phonogram.
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itrustedyou wrote:
Mother Fist is such a ridiculously awesome record. [2]
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schelyekhov wrote:
Wow, i'm really surprised about how underrated he is.
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schelyekhov wrote:
Does Marc has records similar to ''Mother Fist'' in the aspect of atmosphere and arrangements?
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zitoc wrote:
podcast (inc. Late Night ) http://bitsounds.blogspot.com/2011/11/194.html
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Rod_S wrote:
Mother Fist is a magnificent album. The bridge between Scott Walker and Nick Cave.
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Bombina_bombina wrote:
LOL
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_duif wrote:
Because you write like a retard.
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Shin4ever wrote:
Y U NO COME 2 POLAND?
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sunheadbowed wrote:
Mother Fist is such a ridiculously awesome record.
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SOLOMUSIKA wrote:
♥ ))
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adrianomozzo wrote:
What makes a man a man!!!!
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A_S_P_84 wrote:
@voodoodrew, Please see here for further information: http://www.churchofsatan.com/Pages/Almond.html
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voodoodrew wrote:
i am in awe of his voice...anyone read/heard him discuss his initiation into the Church of Satan? i was interested in hearing what he had to say about it.
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Mozzerella10 wrote:
woah! he looks like lord voldemort! and i agree with the below statement. although there aint much point cause i doubt think marc almond goes on last.fm reading the comments on his own artist page. but yeah. free palestine! PEACE
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XXX4n4rcofunXXX wrote:
Please don’t choose the side of the oppressor. Please choose justice. Sincerely on behalf of BfW (http://boycottisrael.info/) Assaf Kintzer David Nir Dorothy Naor Edo Medicks Herzl Schubert Jonathan Pollak Liad Kantorowicz Naomi Lyth Neta Gola Ofer Neiman Oshra Bar Rachel Giora Renen Raz Shir Hever Tal Shapira Yael Kahn http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4058239,00.html
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XXX4n4rcofunXXX wrote:
Whether you choose to make a political statement, or not, preforming in Israel makes a statement of “Business as usual”, and your performance will be used to whitewash our government's vicious policies. Moreover, Palestinian fans of yours, living in the occupied territories under Israeli military occupation, will not be allowed to come to Tel Aviv and see your performance. The choices that international artists like you make will have an impact on millions of lives. As an ardent BDS supporter, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, once said about his own battle with apartheid: “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”
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XXX4n4rcofunXXX wrote:
This week, we are marking the 2nd anniversary of Bassam Abu Rahma's killing by the Israeli army, In the village of Bil'in, during a non-Violent demonstration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yM9U2y-op4 (The Shooting of Bassem Abu Rahmah) We are asking you to take a few minutes, watch the clip about his life and the struggle and Bil'in, and view our BDS call in light of this info.
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XXX4n4rcofunXXX wrote:
Dear Marc Almond We are a group of Israeli citizens supporting the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS): Together with our Palestinian partners, we are calling on international artists to respect the call, and refrain from performing in Israel until the Palestinians’ most basic human rights are respected: 1. Ending [Israel’s] occupation and colonization of all Arab lands and dismantling the apartheid wall built on Palestinian land; 2. Recognizing the fundamental rights of the Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel to full equality; 3. Respecting, protecting and promoting the rights of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and properties as stipulated in UN resolution 194. Right now In Israel, as during every Jewish holiday, a closure is imposed all over the West Bank. The Gaza strip is under constant siege.
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itrustedyou wrote:
Legend!!
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AIRINUSHKA wrote:
I Love Marc Almond !!!
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