Marc Almond revealed in a statement honoring his Soft Cell band mate Dave Ball, who died Wednesday at the age of 66, that the group had just completed work on a new album shortly before Ball’s death.

Dave Ball, left, with Marc Almond: they followed their era-defining debut album, Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (1981), with one of the first remix albums, Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing - Fin Costello/Redferns ...

Soft Cell's Dave Ball has died at the age of 66 - just weeks after completing a new album. Ball's representative confirmed he had "passed away peacefully in his sleep at his London home" on Wednesday ...

Dave Ball, the musician behind hit electronic pop duo Soft Cell, has died at the age of 66, the band has confirmed in a heartbreaking tribute. The electronic musician died in "peacefully in his sleep ...

Dave Ball, one half of the pioneering synthpop duo Soft Cell, has passed away. Soft Cell's Instagram account confirms that Ball died peacefully at home in London on Wednesday. No cause of death has ...

His family said he died peacefully in his sleep at his London home on Oct. 22, the BBC reported. No official cause of death was released, but Variety reported he had serious health complications after ...

On Thursday, Oct. 23 PEOPLE confirmed news of his death, which was also shared by Soft Cell's lead vocalist Marc Almond Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

Dave Ball, one half of iconic synthpop duo Soft Cell, has died after a long illness. He was 66. The news was shared via his bandmate Marc Almond, who wrote a lengthy tribute: It is hard to write this, ...