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-'''Fad Gadget''' (1956 – 2002) was a [[British musician]] and vocalist. He was a proponent of both [[New wave music|new wave]] and early [[industrial music]], fusing pop-structured songs with mechanized experimentation.+'''Fad Gadget''' (1956 – 2002) was a [[British musician]] and vocalist known for such compositions as "[[Back to Nature]]" (1979), "[[Coitus Interruptus]]" (1980) and "[[State of the Nation]]" (1980).
As Fad Gadget, his music was characterized by the use of synthesizers in conjunction with sounds of [[Found object (music)|found object]]s, including [[Electric drill|drills]] and electric [[razor]]s. His bleak, sarcastic and darkly humorous lyrics were filled with biting social commentary toward subjects such as machinery, industrialization, consumerism, human sexuality, mass media, religion, domestic violence and dehumanization, often sung in a deadpan voice. As Fad Gadget, his music was characterized by the use of synthesizers in conjunction with sounds of [[Found object (music)|found object]]s, including [[Electric drill|drills]] and electric [[razor]]s. His bleak, sarcastic and darkly humorous lyrics were filled with biting social commentary toward subjects such as machinery, industrialization, consumerism, human sexuality, mass media, religion, domestic violence and dehumanization, often sung in a deadpan voice.
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*[[New wave music]] *[[New wave music]]
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*[[Industrial music]] *[[Industrial music]]
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Fad Gadget (1956 – 2002) was a British musician and vocalist known for such compositions as "Back to Nature" (1979), "Coitus Interruptus" (1980) and "State of the Nation" (1980).

As Fad Gadget, his music was characterized by the use of synthesizers in conjunction with sounds of found objects, including drills and electric razors. His bleak, sarcastic and darkly humorous lyrics were filled with biting social commentary toward subjects such as machinery, industrialization, consumerism, human sexuality, mass media, religion, domestic violence and dehumanization, often sung in a deadpan voice.

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