Fad Gadget

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Born
8 September 1956
Born In
London, England, United Kingdom
Died
3 April 2002 (aged 45)
Fad Gadget was the pseudonym used by British musician, synthesizer pioneer, and performance artist Frank Tovey - an influential electronic music/New Wave artist throughout his career- from 1979 until 1984. Tovey began his musical career after studying performance art at Leeds Polytechnic, but started recording upon his move back to his native London, UK. The songs of his early career (under the pseudonym) all feature synthesizers plus, sometimes, machine sounds like that of an electric razor or an electric drill. Almost all of his songs create a dark, mystical atmosphere, with Gadge… read more
Fad Gadget was the pseudonym used by British musician, synthesizer pioneer, and performance artist Frank Tovey - an influential electronic music/New Wave artist throughout his career- from 1979 until 1984. Tovey began his musical career after studying performance art at Leeds Polytechnic, but… read more
Fad Gadget was the pseudonym used by British musician, synthesizer pioneer, and performance artist Frank Tovey - an influential electronic music/New Wave artist throughout his career- from 1979 until 1984. Tovey began his musical career after studying performance art at Leeds Polytechnic, but started recording upon his move back to his native London, UK. The song… read more

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1 Play track The Best of Fad Gadget Collapsing New People
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2 Play track The Best of Fad Gadget Lady Shave
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3 Play track The Best of Fad Gadget Back to Nature
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4 Play track The Best of Fad Gadget Ricky's Hand
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5 Play track Fireside Favourites State of the Nation
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6 Play track Fireside Favourites Coitus Interruptus
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7 Play track The Best of Fad Gadget The Box
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8 Play track The Best of Fad Gadget Love Parasite
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9 Play track Incontinent Swallow It
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10 Play track Fireside Favourites Pedestrian
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Albums

  1. 84,647 listeners

    10 Sep 2001 · 30 tracks

    The Best of Fad Gadget
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  2. 39,126 listeners

    1 Jan 1980 · 9 tracks

    Fireside Favourites
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  3. 39,088 listeners

    1 Nov 1985 · 15 tracks

    The Fad Gadget Singles
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  4. 32,164 listeners

    10 Sep 2006 · 30 tracks

    Frank Tovey By Fad Gadget
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