Album Review: Suckfish by Audion

Released on Spectral Sound in 2005, Matthew Dears alter ego (one of them anyway) delivers some sweet bare bones, left field, acid house, type shit.

This is what good electro sounds like. Trippy and intricate. Audion pushes the creative envelope without sounding like a try hard pretentious douche bag (hello, mstrkrft ?). Delving into minimalist trance, acid house territory without ever sounding contrived or redundant like a lot of house music you hear at those cheesy Gino dance clubs.

This album is not bombastic in any way. There are quite a few bangers on here, but they were made with such care and love, that they never stagnate or get lost in tedium. Audion's songs are slow evolving little dance masterpieces.

The song titles are also quite noteworthy; with such titles as Just Fucking, Titty Fuck and Your Place or Mine. This gives the album a sort of seedy, dirty, sexy feel to it, adding to the experience.

Matthew Dears other stuff is quite cool, especially his self titled albums. Definitely worth checking out if you're jonesing for new sounds and actually good electro.

4.2/5




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[rickman33]

The song playing kinda reminds me a bit of Aphex Twin.

[YoureWrongImRight]

Yeah, but what weird electronic artist doesn't sound like Aphex ?

[Shintai123]

The cover is making me dizzy.

[YoureWrongImRight]

That is one of the side effects of owning this album. You've be warned.

[Shintai123]

Doesn't seem like my kind of music anyways, but thanks for sharing.

[cplexroro]

lol so you make fun of the names on dioyy? and the butts on MSTRKRFT, but you love the name tittyfuck?

[weekendsaucetoday]

Your mstrkrft reveiw was flawed though, not because you have poor taste, more just because You have no idea what music is.

[meatwad376]

im liking the jacket homeboy.

[TheSchimmi]

I need this.

[rickman33]

True, it doesn't necessarily sound like Aphex Twin- just reminded me maybe of Windowlicker (just a tad).