The music on the Beatfish CD was originally intended as a solo project for Martin Plaza, formerly of Australian new wave group Mental As Anything. After having some solo success, he wanted to pursue a different sound and enlisted James Freud, formerly of Models, also a successful Australian new wave group. After writing together they obviously decided two heads were better than one and christened themselves Beatfish. With production assistance from Robert Racic, best known for his work with industrial group Severed Heads, they created an album very much unlike anything their bands had recorded. The result was synth-pop with soul, with subtle house and techno edges. They released three singles - "All Around The World", "Wheels Of Love" and "Get Together" - to some success in Australia. (They, like previous postee Boogie Box High, also do a version of the Bee Gees' "Jive Talkin'".) But perhaps because the music was unexpected to fans of their former groups, the album failed to take off. The two went their separate ways, collaborating with others as well as pursuing solo careers. They would collaborate again in 1996 for Hawaiian influenced music under the name Moondog. Freud has pretty much retired from music, and released an autobiography in 2003. Plaza continues to pursue music, as well as art.Video for Wheels Of Love
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| 1 | All Around The World | |
| 2 | Jive Talking | |
| 3 | Out Of Control | |
| 4 | Drop The Bomb | |
| 5 | New Day | |
| 6 | Love In Vain | |
| 7 | Wheels Of Love | |
| 8 | Whatchoolookinat | |
| 9 | Hula | |
| 10 | Son | |
| 11 | I Want To Be Bad |
