Album: Fireside Favourites by Fad Gadget (1980)
Genre: New Wave
Record Label: Mute
Format: Album

Artist Background: Francis John "Frank" Tovey, known also by his stage name Fad Gadget (8 September 1956 - 3 April 2002), was a British avant-garde electronic musician and vocalist. He was a proponent of both New Wave and early industrial music. As Fad Gadget, his music was characterized by a use of synthesizers in conjunction with sounds of found objects, including drills and electric razors. His bleak, sarcastic, and darkly humorous lyrics, often layered in meaning and discussing subjects such as machinery, b... Emerged in the classic era. Associated with New Wave movement.

Related Artists: Cabaret Voltaire, Soft Cell, The Normal, John Foxx

Music Scene: Emerged in the classic era. Associated with New Wave movement.

Tags: New Wave, 1980s, Album, Mute

Additional Context: Available on Discogs marketplace


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