Fad Gadget work in a nutshell
Fad Gadget 's first CD release in 1991 was the album
Gag. During those last 14 years, 20 albums of the artist were released (see our
discographies to learn more about these albums). Hereunder are some of Fad Gadget's best successes. By the way, did you ever wonder how the artist succeded ? Check out
Fad Gadget biography to find out !
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Review of Fad Gadget : The Fad Gadget Singles Fifteen track collection originally released in 1985. Mute Records.
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Your latest reviews - Fad Gadget : As influential as it gets...
Listening to a lot of electronic music the past 4-5 yrs has only helped me realise how spectacularly influential Fad Gadget was. And did I mention way, way ahead of his time?
Sure, the Gadget do have this characteristic 80s "feel" reminiscent of undeground electronic pioneers from that time. But man, do they stand out. When you compare this one man band's releases with , say, early albums of Depeche Mode you understand what kind of a genius Frank Tovey was.
This is music so intelligent and so irresistibly groovy and catchy you'd have to be completely unitiated musically to not be hooked by it. Speaking of catches, Fad gadget's music was and still is intended for intelligent people. It's not just the music itself of course. If it were "only" that we'd speaking of an entirely different concept. What makes the deciding difference between Tovey and other electronica creators from his time or even now is his lyrics.
Instead of opting for the usual pseudo sci-fi or "heard it all before" pseudo-bizzare love songs, Tovey went straight for what matters. The system. With all its angles, expressions, crashes, flows, faults and cracks.
His lyrics were not like a Rage against the Machine of the 80s. Oh no. In a sense they were way better. Politically charged like anything you've ever heard, and yet subtle, metaphorical, allegoric, poetic, and timely direct and in your face whenever the message needed to be such.
If you read his name being dropped by some of the current legends who made or are still making music in that genre, well, it shouldnt surprise you. What should indeed surprise you is that you might not be aware of the great contribution to contemporary music Fad Gadget put in.
This is as influential and as great a band as they come.
