Marc Almond
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| Información personal | ||
| Nombre de nacimiento | Peter Mark Sinclair Almond | |
| Nacimiento |
9 de julio de 1957 (67 años) Southport, Lancashire, Inglaterra | |
| Nacionalidad | Británica | |
| Religión | Neodruidismo | |
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| Ocupación | Cantante, compositor de canciones, cantautor, vocalista y productor discográfico | |
| Años activo | 1978–presente | |
| Seudónimo | Marc Almond | |
| Géneros | Synthpop, new wave, cabaret, art pop | |
| Instrumento | Voz | |
| Tipo de voz | Tenor | |
| Discográficas | Some Bizzare, Virgin, Sire, Echo, Blue Star, Sanctuary, Vertigo | |
| Artistas relacionados | Soft Cell, Marc and the Mambas, Flesh Volcano, The Immaculate Consumptive, Marc Almond and the Willing Sinners, Jools Holland, Sex Gang Children, Current 93 | |
| Miembro de | Soft Cell | |
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Marc Almond, nombre artístico de Peter Mark Sinclair Almond (Southport, Lancashire, 9 de julio de 1957) es un cantante y compositor popular inglés, que originalmente obtuvo fama como vocalista del dúo de Tecnopop/New Wave, Soft Cell, que fundó con David Ball.
Vida personal
[editar]Almond siempre le fascinó el fundador de la iglesia de Satán, Anton LaVey[cita requerida]. LaVey inició a Almond en el Satanismo laveyano en el Black House.[1]
En respuesta a ser nombrado OBE a la edad de 60 años, Almond dijo que todavía es un "poco" antisistema, pero agregó: "Realmente ya no puedo ser un rebelde. Creo que es hora de dejarlo en manos de los más jóvenes". personas."
Discografía
[editar]Álbumes de estudio
[editar]Con Soft Cell
[editar]- 1981 Non-stop Erotic Cabaret #5 UK
- 1982 Non-stop Ecstatic Dancing #6 UK
- 1983 The Art of Falling Apart #5 UK
- 1984 This Last Night In Sodom #12 UK
- 1986 The Singles
- 1991 Memorabilia: The Singles
- 1994 Down in the Subway (compilation)
- 1996 Say Hello to Soft Cell (compilation)
- 1999 The Twelve Inch Singles
- 2002 The Very Best of Soft Cell #37 UK
- 2002 Cruelty Without Beauty #116 UK
- 2003 Live
- 2003 Soft Cell at the BBC (BBC)
- 2005 The Bedsit Tapes Early/Rare Demos 1978-1982
- 2006 Demo Non Stop - More Rare Demos
- 2008 Heat: The Remixes - (Remix Album)
Con Marc & the Mambas
[editar]- 1982 Untitled #42 UK
- 1983 Torment and Toreros #28 UK
Con Raoul and the Ruined
[editar]- 1984 Bite Black and Blues Live (Fan club only release)
Con The Willing Sinners
[editar]- 1984 Vermin in Ermine #36 UK
- 1985 Stories of Johnny #22 UK
- 1987 Mother Fist & Her Five Daughters #41 UK
Con Michael Cashmore
[editar]- 2008 Gabriel and The Lunatic Lover
como Solista
[editar]- 1986 Violent Silence (miniálbum)
- 1986 A Woman's Story (miniálbum)
- 1987 Singles 1984 - 1987
- 1988 The Stars We Are
- 1989 Jacques
- 1990 Enchanted
- 1991 Tenement Symphony
- 1992 A Virgin's Tale - Volume I (1985-1987 era B-sides & remixes)
- 1992 A Virgin's Tale - Volume II (1985-1987 era B-sides & remixes)
- 1993 Twelve Years of Tears (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)
- 1993 Absinthe: The French album
- 1995 Treasure Box (rarities compilation)
- 1996 Fantastic Star
- 1998 Marc Almond & La Magia Live in Concert
- 1999 Open All Night
- 2000 Liverpool Philharmonic Hall (Fan club only release)
- 2001 Stranger Things
- 2001 Live at the Union Chapel (Fan club only release)
- 2002 Little Rough Rhinestones Volume 1 (Fan club only release)
- 2003 The Willing Sinner Live in Berlin
- 2003 Marc Almond in Session Volume 1 (BBC)
- 2003 Heart on Snow
- 2003 Marc Almond in Session Volume 2 (BBC)
- 2005 Vanity, Poverty, Revence Punx Soundcheck ft. Marc Almond
- 2006 Little Rough Rhinestones Volume 2 (Fan club only release)
- 2007 Stardom Road (covers album, released 4 June 2007)
- Orpheus in Exile (2009)
- Varieté (2010)
- Feasting with Panthers (2011)
- The Tyburn Tree (2014)
- The Dancing Marquis (2014)
- Ten Plagues - A Song Cycle (2014)
- The Velvet Trail (2015)
- Against Nature (2015)
- Silver City Ride (2016)
- Shadows and Reflections (2017)
- A Lovely Life to Live (2018)
- Chaos and a Dancing Star (2020)
Sencillos
[editar]| Año | Título | Notas |  UK Singles Peak [2] |
 IRL Singles Peak [3] |
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| 1982 | "Sleaze" | como Marc and the Mambas, fan club only release | - | - |
| 1983 | "Black Heart" b/w "Your Aura" | como Marc and the Mambas | 49 | - |
| "Torment" b/w "You'll Never See Me on a Sunday" | como Marc and the Mambas | 90 | - | |
| 1984 | "The Boy Who Came Back" b/w "Joey Demento" | 52 | - | |
| "You Have" b/w "Split Lip" | 57 | - | ||
| "Tenderness Is a Weakness" b/w "Love for Sale" | 88 | - | ||
| 1985 | "I Feel Love" | Bronski Beat con Marc Almond | 3 | 3 |
| "Skin" | con Guy Chambers como "The Burmoe Brothers" | - | - | |
| "Stories of Johnny" | 23 | 17 | ||
| "Love Letter" | 68 | - | ||
| 1986 | "The House Is Haunted (By the Echo of Your Last Goodbye)" | 55 | - | |
| "A Woman's Story" | 41 | - | ||
| "Ruby Red" | 47 | - | ||
| 1987 | "Melancholy Rose" | 71 | - | |
| "Mother Fist" | 93 | - | ||
| "This House Is a House of Trouble" | con Sally Timms (Mekon) & The Drifting Cowgirls | - | - | |
| 1988 | "Tears Run Rings" | also charted at #67 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] | 26 | - |
| "Bitter Sweet" | 40 | - | ||
| "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" | con Gene Pitney | 1 | 1 | |
| 1989 | "Only the Moment" | 45 | 26 | |
| 1990 | "A Lover Spurned" | 29 | - | |
| "The Desperate Hours" | 45 | - | ||
| "Waifs and Strays" | 88 | - | ||
| 1991 | "Say Hello Wave Goodbye '91" | con Soft Cell | 38 | - |
| "Tainted Love '91" | con Soft Cell | 5 | 4 | |
| "Jacky" | 17 | 14 | ||
| 1992 | "My Hand Over My Heart" | 33 | - | |
| "The Days of Pearly Spencer" | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1993 | "What Make a Man a Man" | 60 | - | |
| 1995 | "Adored and Explored" | 25 | - | |
| "The Idol" | 44 | - | ||
| "Child Star" | 41 | - | ||
| 1996 | "Out There" / "Brilliant Creatures" | 76 | - | |
| "Yesterday Has Gone" | con P.J. Proby & the My Life Story Orchestra | 58 | - | |
| 1998 | "Black Kiss" | 97 | - | |
| 1999 | "Tragedy (Take a Look and See)" | 144 | - | |
| "My Love" / "Threat of Love" | con Siouxsie | - | - | |
| 2001 | "Please Stay" | con Mekon | 91 | - |
| "Glorious" | - | - | ||
| "Total Eclipse" | Rosenstolz, Marc Almond & Nina Hagen | - | - | |
| "Soul on Soul" | System F & Marc Almond | - | - | |
| 2003 | "Gone But Not Forgotten" | - | - | |
| 2004 | "Vanity Poverty Revenge/Neo Burlesque" | Punx Soundcheck con Marc Almond | - | - |
| "Sheherezade" | limited edition, vinyl only | - | - | |
| "Face Control EP" | Replicant & Marc Almond | - | - | |
| 2005 | "Delirious" | limited edition | - | - |
| "Prime Evil" | limited dance release | - | - | |
| "Perfect Honey" | limited dance release | - | - | |
| "Baby's on Fire" | T-Total con Marc Almond | - | - | |
| 2007 | "I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten" | junto a Sarah Cracknell, (solo en descargas digitales) | 43 | - |
Otras contribuciones
[editar]- Voces en "Discipline" & "Stolen Kisses" por Psychic TV incluido en el álbum Force the Hand of Chance.
- Voces en "Burning Boats" por Anni (e) Hogan incluido en el EP Kickabye.
- Voces en "Titan Arch" por Coil, incluido en el álbum Love's Secret Domain.
- Voces para "The Dark Age of Love" by Coil, de Songs of the Week.
- Voces para la versión cover de "Who By Fire" por Coil, de Horse Rotorvator.
- Voces para "Idumea" por Current 93, de Black Ships Ate the Sky.
Libros
[editar]- 1988 The Angel of Death in the Adonis Lounge (poems)
- 1999 Beautiful Twisted Night (poems, lyrics and prose)
- 1999 Tainted Life (autobiography, reprinted in paperback in 2000)
- 2001 The End of New York (poems and prose, including spoken word CD)
- 2004 In Search of the Pleasure Palace - Disreputable Travels (autobiography)
Video
[editar]- 1982 Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show (released 2004)
- 1987 A Lover Spurned - Live at the Astoria, London 1987 (released 2002)
- 1991 The Willing Sinner - Live at the Berlin Passionchurch 1991 (released 2002)
- 2000 Live at the Lokerse Festeen 2000
- 2000 Live at the Union Chapel Dec 2000 (released 2003)
- 2002 Soft Cell Live in Milan
- 2005 Sin Songs, Torch and Romance - Live at the Almeida Theatre 2004
- 2007 Twelve Years of Tears - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1992
- 2008 Marc Almond: In Bluegate Fields- Live at the Wilton's Music Hall
- 2012 Three Black Nights of Little Black Bites - at the Duke Of York's Theatre, April 1983 (as Marc and the Mambas)
Referencias
[editar]- ↑ Harvey, Chris (13 de mayo de 2022). «Soft Cell's Marc Almond: 'I never thought Bowie was bisexual – it was the saying it that was great'». i.
- ↑ «Artist Chart History > Marc Almond» (en inglés). The Official Charts Company.
- ↑ «The Irish Charts - All there is to know». chartstats.com. Consultado el 20 de agosto de 2008.
- ↑ «Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Marc Almond». Billboard. Archivado desde el original el 18 de mayo de 2011. Consultado el 20 de agosto de 2008.
Enlaces externos
[editar]- Official website
- Marc Almond en Myspace
- Interview with Marc Almond about his car crash and Southport roots
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