Dave Ball Pick

Like most people I knew of Dave Ball from the band Soft Cell. He was the seemingly quiet boy behind Marc Almond. But he was and is an instrumentalist, producer, engineer, etc. Seems to be pretty much everything behind the voice. Besides Soft Cell, he has solo albums, was half the band of Other People, English Boy On The Lover Ranch, The Grid, M.E.S.H., Nitewreckage and a guest star with several other bands. I picked a few of my favorites. Including a single with Marc Almond (see tomorrow) that he worked on. I like The Ornamental track, one of two they did. But the only one with Dave Ball on all instruments. The band also includes Rose McDowall and members of the Sugarcubes (Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson and trumpet by Einar Örn). Kinda cool. Always liked the Sugarcubes, someday I will have to do a family pick for them. Lots of similarities in the cover over the next couple of days.

Dave Ball Pick

01 Marc Almond - Waifs And Strays (The Grid Mix)

02 Dave Ball - Man In The Man

03 Cabaret Voltaire - Crackdown

04 Psychic TV - Papal Breakdance

05 Dave Ball + Genesis - Muzak For Frogs

06 Soft Cell - ...So

07 Ornamental - No Pain

08 English Boy On The Loveranch - The Man In Your Life

09 Ronnie B - Prisoner of Rio (Remix)

10 M.E.S.H. - Meet Every Situation Head On

11 Psychic TV - Money for E (Remix by Dave Ball)

12 Other People (Dave Ball) - Have a Nice Day

13 The Grid - Swamp Thing (Radio Mix)

14 The Grid - Texas Cowboys

15 Nitewreckage - Solarcoaster