Francis john tovey, known also by his stage name fad gadget, was a british avantgarde electronic musician and vocalist. The following is a list of items with recorded mute records catalogue numbers, starting with label founder daniel miller s single as the normal. They will be signed, numbered and dated by me on despatch. Provided to youtube by mute handshake fad gadget the best of fad. Fad gadget was the pseudonym used by british musician, synthesizer pioneer, and performance artist frank tovey an influential electronic musicnew wave artist throughout his career from 1979 until 1984. Fad gadget the best of fad gadget 2019, silver, vinyl. I once had him sitting on my shoulders at one of the tyranny and the hired hand concerts, albeit facing the wrong way which was quite embarrassing for all concerned. Fad gadget was an incredible artist who was ahead of his time and unfortunately missed by the larger audience that he deserved. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. His groundbreaking back to nature was released as mutes second single, in october 1979. In 2006, with the pyros and family, he has two movies dedicated to him, fad gadget by frank tovey and grand union. Frank tovey 19562002, british musician, who also recorded under the name fad gadget geoffrey tovey 19162001, physician specializing in hematology jason tovey b.
Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. His single back to nature was the second release on mute and is a real favourite of mine this album is a strong compilation of 18 tracks on silver vinylflac download. The discography is broken down by singles with a mute catalogue number and albums with a stumm. Fad gadget was the pseudonym used by british musician, synthesizer pioneer, and performance artist frank tovey an influential electronic musicnew wave. Pete burns, dead or alive, originally photographed by me for a melody maker feature in 1982. Ab september 2001 begleitete frank tovey als supportact depeche modes excitertour in europa.
Under the moniker fad gadget, frank tovey pioneered a genre of electronic music which is now part of the mainstream. Fad gadget began recording as frank tovey in 1985 and released the single luxury in august that year, coproduced with daniel miller. The following is a list of items with recorded mute records catalogue numbers, starting with label founder daniel millers single as the normal the discography is broken down by singles with a mute catalogue number and albums with a stumm catalogue number. Fad gadget frank tovey fad gadget by frank tovey discogs. Francis john tovey 8 september 1956 3 april 2002, known also by his stage name fad gadget, was a british avantgarde electronic musician and vocalist. Its gonna rain all night but well be alright under the geodesic dome infrared heater, just like home sitting in the shade of a rubber tree ill kiss you and youll kiss me back to nature burning bodies in the sun back to nature just like lemmings, every one back to nature capitalist aircraft fill the air back to nature aerosol sun breaks on air its gonna rain all night but well be. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. The initial release included a twelveinch single containing four fad gadget tracks. Mute are pleased to announce the release of the long awaited fad gadget by frank tovey project on september 11th 2006.
Especially his stunning live at the hacienda is a must, not to forget the documentary itself but of course, the secret ingredients. Worried girl shaves her legs creams her arms and she creams her chest worried girl shave it shave it, shave it, shave it plug your brow plug it now. He was a proponent of both new wave and early industrial music, fusing together a unique blend of pop structured songs mixed with mechanised experimentation as fad gadget, his music was characterised by the use of synthesizers in. Fad gadget collapsing new people 1983 bring back the memories celebrating songs we heard as teenagers. Best of collections feature a mutel catalogue number through the years, various bands have been. Fad gadget by frank tovey by fad gadget on amazon music. Thomas fehlmann recalls his depeche moment telekom. Als artiestennaam koos hij fad gadget, wat men vrijelijk als hebbedingetje voor een modegril kan vertalen. Paving the way for many electronicalternative artists to come, fad aka. An old video of frank and his band performing luxury on 9th september 1985 for german tv was broadcasted a couple of days ago.
Als musiker holte er sich templex dazu, deren album er produzierte. Pete burns, dead or alive,rafters club, manchester. Back to nature caravan on camping sand back to nature glucose filled, and programmed to respond its gonna rain all night but well be alright under the geodesic dome infrared heater, just like home sitting in the shade of a rubber tree ill kiss you and youll kiss me back to nature burning bodies in the sun back to nature just like lemmings, every one back to nature capitalist. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads. English us espanol portugues brasil francais france deutsch. Cd album and download, plus deluxe download version released feb 26th 20. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. In answer to many queries regarding obtaining vinyl on record store day outside of the uk, the advice is. The 2 dvds and 2 cds package features a specially made documentary covering tovey s life and career up to his untimely death in 2002. Formed in 1980 by kirk brandon, after a handful of singles, theatre of hate took the unusual. Influential electronic music pioneer frank tovey, of fad gadget, performs.
All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Our first ever best of album was released in 20 by wtii records as a download and cd. Francis john tovey 8 september 1956 3 april 2002, known also by his stage name fad. Mute records fad gadget the best of released on silver vinyl. Download richie hawtins new closer mobile app for ios and android. Sadly, frank tovey died of a heart attack in april 2002, his legacy largely ignored or unknown. Fad gadget frank tovey fad gadget by frank tovey 2006. The man behind fad gadget is frank tovey, and the man behind mute records is daniel miller who recorded as the silicon teens, i believe. Influential electronic music pioneer frank tovey, of fad gadget. Fad gadget was the pseudonym used by british musician, synthesizer. Frank tovey aka fad gadget was one of the early signings to the mute label. At his best he is danceable, dark, funny and intelligent, an uncoordinated idealist with a message. As i dream, i live and as i sleep, i walk so close the door, turn down the lights and let. Frank tovey released his first album under his own name, after leaving his fad gadget moniker behind him.
This page is dedicated to the life and work of francis john frank tovey, better known by his stage name fad gadget september 8, 1956 april 3, 2002. Fad gadget frank tovey, born 8 september 1956, london was the first artist signed to mute records. Vince clarke and andy bell began recording as erasure in 1985, and released their debut album the next year. Fad gadget by frank tovey tovey frank cd kaufen ex. High quality throbbing gristle gifts and merchandise. Following from the eternally essential trilogy of throbbing gristle reissues a few weeks back, mute dips back into its early industrial focused realms and rich archive, filing through too many to mention late 70searly 80s classics to present this reissue of fad gadget aka frank tovey s debut album fireside favourites.
Zijn invloedrijke eerste single, back to nature, zette. Tovey began his musical career after studying performance art at leeds polytechnic, but started recording upon his move back to his native london, uk. Stream the music you want and download your favorite songs to listen offline. He was a proponent of both new wave and early industrial music, fusing together a unique blend of pop structured songs mixed with mechanised experimentation. Fad gadget began recording as frank tovey in 1985, and released the single luxury in august that year, coproduced with daniel miller. Songs that remain lifelong friends, sometimes its good to look back its available to buy. If you are a fan of industrial do yourself a favour and look into fad gadget. Today is the day, the best of fad gadget is now out on double silver vinyl for the very first time with mute records the collection celebrates frank tovey s life work under the fad gadget name, displaying some of his iconic creations that have inspired artists all over the world to this very day. Fad gadget suffered from heart problems since his childhood, and untimely died of a heart attack on 3 april 2002 at the age of 45. While i would have preferred reissues of the individual albums i missed out on the 40th anniversary repress of fireside favourites this is a nice collection with some great tracks. Goth dj kitty lectro mixes gothic rock, industrial, darkwave, deathrock, post punk, minimal synth, and witch house. His live shows were known for being far more physical than those of many other electronic acts of the time, often featuring tovey injuring himself.
Under the flag release by fad gadget see all versions of this release, 2 available overview. Theatre of hate have their classic he who dares wins live albums reissued as a deluxe box set next month. The guy from austin who wrote dead dogs eyeball were behind them. This is the official website for fad gadget frank tovey, the first artist daniel miller signed to mute in 1979. High quality throbbing gristle inspired tshirts by independent artists and designers from around the world. By large, a collection mostly desirable due to the amazing double dvd, comprising probably everything frank tovey fad gadget ever documented on video. Frank tovey is well represented here by way of music compilation and rare video footage. Kitty lectro goth dj industrial darkwave deathrock. Fad gadget coitus interruptus writtenby tovey 16 visage fade to grey writtenby william currie, christopher john payne, midge ure 17 the normal warm leatherette writtenby miller 18 killing joke turn to red writtenby kevin walker, jaz coleman, martin glover, paul ferguson 2 19 virgin prunes baby. Seventeen years on from his last solo release, the twentyfive tracks collected on chris carters chemistry lessons volume one cccl volume 1 were. The acoustic spaces in the german studio had excited gadget.
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