Fad Gadget
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Biography
Francis John Tovey (8â¯Septemberâ¯1956â¯ââ¯3â¯Aprilâ¯2002) was born in Bow, England, and became the British electronic musician known as Fad Gadget. After studying visual arts and mime at Leeds Polytechnic, he turned to sound manipulation, building a home studio in a London cupboard with a Grundig tape recorder and later a Crumar electric piano and Korg synthesiser. His breakthrough came with the demo of "Back to Nature", which led to a contract with Daniel Millerâs Mute Records; the single was released in 1981 and set the stage for his avantâgarde synthâpop style. Fad Gadgetâs debut album, Fireside Favourites (1980), followed by Incontinent (1981) and Under the Flag (1982), established his reputation for blending synthesisers with foundâobject sounds. The 1984 release Gag marked a shift to collaborative recording at Berlinâs Hansa Tonstudio and featured the single "Collapsing New People". During this period he toured with Mute artists and performed theatrically, influencing contemporaries such as Depeche Mode and Vince Clarke. After releasing The Best of Fad Gadget (2001), he worked on new material under his real name before his death from a heart attack in 2002.
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- Bridge Street Shuffle by Fad Gadget
- Coitus Interruptus
- Back To Nature
- The Liberty Tree by Frank Tovey & The Pyros
- The Box
- State Of The Nation
- Under The Flag II
- Ricky's Hand
- Cities Of The Plain by Frank Tovey & The Pyros
- Plainsong
- The Sheep Look Up by Frank Tovey
- Scapegoat
- Wheels Of Fortune
- Sam Hall by Fad Gadget
- Cipher
- Life On The Line
- ?
- For Whom The Bells Toll
- Love Parasite by Frank Tovey
