Gag
by Fad Gadget
- Type: Album
- Released: 1 February 1984
- Label: Mute
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 39:02
- Community rating: 3.93/5 from 8 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Recorded at Hansa Studios in Berlin, Frank Tovey's final album under the Fad Gadget moniker enlists Einst眉rzende Neubauten members to provide metallic, industrial percussion. It represents his most abrasive yet richly arranged work, blending nihilistic lyricism with accessible, synth-driven pop frameworks. Following this release, Tovey retired the flamboyant alter-ego to begin recording under his own name.
Genres
Descriptors: rhythmic, melodic, suicide, industrial, synth, synthesizers, experimental, theatrical, abrasive
Tracklist
- Ideal World (5:39)
- Collapsing New People (4:22)
- Sleep (3:25)
- Stand Up (3:30)
- Speak to Me (3:23)
- One Man's Meat (4:06)
- The Ring (3:53)
- Jump (4:09)
- Ad Nauseam (6:32)
Credits
- Fad Gadget - primary artist
- Savage Leisurecentre - artwork
- Nick Cash - drums, percussion, written-by
- Dave Rogers - guitar, double bass, synthesizer [bass], written-by
- Tim Young - lacquer cut by
- David Simmonds - piano, synthesizer, organ, celesta, percussion [bottles], marimba, written-by
- Joni Sackett - vocals, viola, written-by
- Barbara Frost - voice, written-by