Dave Ball is an English producer and electronic musician, who formed Soft Cell (with Marc Almond) and The Grid.
His 1983 solo album “In Strict Tempo” featured Gavin Friday on vocals on the song “Strict Tempo”. That year Ball also worked with the Virgin Prunes, producing their album “The Moon Looked Down and Laughed” released in 1986.
In 2010, Dave Ball reunited with Gavin to work on the 10″ single “Ghostrider” in tribute of Suicide’s Alan Vega.
Originally released in 1983, Soft Cell’s Dave Ball’s solo debut Strict Tempo features guest vocalists among which Gavin Friday and Genesis P.Orridge (Throbbing Gristle). The album was produced by Flood. A CD re-issue was released in 2007. Gavin sings the song “In Strict Tempo”.
Gavin Friday and Dave Ball (Soft Cell) have recorded a version of the Suicide song ‘Ghostrider’ as part of a 70th Birthday Limited Edition EP tribute series to the Suicide vocalist Alan Vega. The song will be released early 2009 on Blast First Petite. Artists taking part in the tribute are Bruce Springsteen, Grinderman (Nick Cave), Primal Scream and Peaches among others.
Read more about the project on Blast First’s website and alanvega.com.
update: The song will now be released in May 2010.
