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Fad Gadget

Francis John Tovey (8 September 1956 – 3 April 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 Miller’s Mute Records; the single was released in 1981 and set the stage for his avant‑garde synth‑pop style. Fad Gadget’s debut a...