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Marc and the Mambas was a -group formed by Marc Almond as an off-shoot project from Soft Cell.

Marc and the Mambas forever can be considered the blueprint for Marc Almond’s solo career. As Soft Cell developed into an excellent mix of pop and electronic “dark” music, Marc and the Mambas picked up there - but more and more got rid of the dance beat.

While their first album still was searching for its own voice - with a mix of ballads with and without dance beats, Torment and Toreros was an incredible mix of , , sensibility, guitar noise, , string sections and a singing hero that went mad during the course of this album. Marc Almond later noted ironically, this album was an attempted suicide put on vinyl, and in a way it was. However, looking back at it almost 25 years later, it still goes strong, since there was never anything like that before and after.

Interesting was on top of that the group as such was an outfit that was closer to a outfit rather than a group. The band members changed from album to performance and back each time something new was started. The only really consisting members were Marc Almond, of course, and Annie Hogan. Further members, such as Billy McGee and Martin McCarrick went later on to join Marc for his first solo efforts (called Marc Almond and The Willing Sinners).
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  • BelcantoInTheSp

    So sophisticated and beautiful and most of all, unique....all the songs

    December 2010

  • BelcantoInTheSp

    Great music

    November 2010

  • cjkisaragi

    Torment and Toreros is a classic

    June 2010

  • musrum

    "proto-dark-cabaret" is a stupid tag.

    April 2010

  • sp3ccylad

    The reissue is well overdue. This album blew me away when it was released. The sound of a nervous breakdown: amazing. Hope it gets a whole new audience.

    May 2009

  • Sophie-McSoph

    I got torment and toreros the other day after I ordered it especially from HMV - apparently the version I have is the 2009 re-release? I'm not sure but according to Itunes it is - I wasn't aware there was a re-release this year - either way I lovelovelove the Album - fantastic I prefer Marc's singing in the Mambas and Soft Cell to now - it's much more raw and emotional.

    April 2009

  • tenrapid

    i've not heard them yet, but am intrigued! wiki reckons there is a 2009 re-release? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torment_and_Toreros

    March 2009

  • LucienFerne

    A re-issue of the albums would be great

    February 2009
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