Fad Gadget recorded two more albums for Mute Records at Blackwing Studios which was using more complex recording equipment. "Incontinent" and "Under the Flag" showed a progressive change in Gadget's music; due both to the technological advances and his own growing knowledge of recording techniques. It was during the recording of "Under the Flag" that he began using the Roland MC-4 Microcomposer. This made it easy for Tovey to create a more controlled style of music. This style was carried on with the recording of the album "Gag".