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ICA commissioned re-enactment of the infamous gig by members of Einstürzende
Neubauten and other musicians including Genesis P Orridge and Frank 'Fad Gadget'
Tovey which took place at the ICA on 3rd January 1984, composed around the use
of industrial machinery, destruction of raw materials and ultimately the theatre
stage.
Source: www.ica.org.uk/?lid=12871
If
you have bought the "Fad Gadget by Frank Tovey"-box and got to like
Frank´s music, we have good news for you:
Mute Bank is selling all Fad
Gadget / Frank Tovey albums for only £5.99.
So if you want to complete
your collection, don´t hesitate and visit Mute
Bank!
This offer is only available until christmas!!
There will be a couple of release-parties/screenings in Germany next time.
Maybe we can meet up somewhere....
A Retrospective in Sound
& Vision /Mute Launch Event
Depeche Mode Party
Vor
all den Jahren-Party
Depeche, Electro & Dark Celebration
EXCITED
CELEBRATION
Depeche Mode Party
Pop Und Wave auf 3
Floors
You can watch 2 trailers
for the forthcoming Fad Gadget by Frank Tovey album on this site.
Come back
soon for more exclusive previews.
This is the official press-release for the forthcoming "Fad Gadget by
Frank Tovey"-album.
You will find the full tracklisting in there.
Please download it here.
Mute are pleased
to announce the release of the long awaited Fad Gadget by Frank Tovey project
on September 11th 2006. The 2 DVD's and 2 CD's package features
a specially made documentary covering Tovey's life and career up to his untimely
death in 2002. It will also include rare and unreleased tracks and live footage
of legendary performances, as well as classic songs recorded under both his own
name and his alter ego Fad Gadget . This release has been
put together by Frank's family in conjunction with Mute, utilising the Mute and
family archives. Full details of the tracklistings for this
package along with sound and visual clips will be available here in the coming
months. the artwork:
Announcement:
Interesting News
Yes, it's nearly finished. The DVD/CD project that we have
been promising is in its final stages and due for release before then end of March
2006. There will be stuff there for everyone; long established fans, new converts
and anyone with an interest in the life and work of a unique performer. A 60 minute
documentary contains rare and unseen footage and images as well as interviews
with many of Frank's collaborators, including members of Depeche Mode, photographer
Anton Corbijn and Mute's founder Daniel Miller. Live gigs, TV clips and videos
will also be there. The CD will have examples of Frank's other projects and unreleased
tracks plus your chance to hear the original demo that Daniel Miller was handed
more than 25 years ago. Would you have signed this man to your record label? -
you decide.
Really Important News
We also want
to include a selection of the best Fad Gadget and Frank Tovey songs and we would
like your suggestions. We are running a Poll on the Mute Records website asking
people to vote for their favourite 5 tracks. So visit http://www.mute.com/fadgadget
where you can see the updated Fad page. The Poll closes on 18th November so vote
now and spread the news! A
new message from Frank´s family: Dear All,
The
DVD is now in the final stages of editing. We have been waiting for some final
crucial permissions and late contributions. It's looking really exciting - the
documentary part alone should do justice to Frank's amazing career.
Without
sounding like a broken record we are sorry for the time it is taking but this
is a project being put together with love and passion and we hope you will receive
it in the same spirit.
We should be able to get back to you by the end of
August with a possible release date and maybe some more definite details. lots
of love from
Frank's family Your
help is needed for the dvd-project If you have any pictures,
video- or audio-recordings of good quality, you could help to add more interesting
pieces to the dvd.
Maybe you have some interviews, live-performances, photographs
of Frank, or you know that a certain tv-station or venue has filmed a concert.
No matter if it´s from the early days or the last appearances.
Every
source should be checked, to choose only the best material for the final release.
If you think you might have something useful, please write to fadgadget@hotmail.co.uk.
Thanks in advance!
A
message from Frank's family: Firstly we must
apologise for taking so long to make contact but because Frank died unexpectedly
it has taken all this time to sort things out.
We would like to say "thank
you" to all of you for the messages and tributes. We read them regularly
and it has meant a lot to us to know that there is still so much interest in and
respect for Frank's music.
Which leads us to the good news that there is indeed
a project in progress. We have been working with Mute Records to gather together
videos and other rare / unreleased material for a DVD/CD that should be out later
this year. Many people who have either worked with Frank or admired his music
have contributed and it looks to be a unique record of a unique artist.
Finally,
we must give huge thanks to Ronny for this great site and for his help over the
last few months in sharing some of the material from his own collection. As
things progress we will keep you informed.
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