HUMAN EYE

Still Single: Vol. 3, No. 1By Doug MosurakHuman Eye “Spiders and Their Kin” b/w “Desperate Hands” 7” (Cass)Human Eye’s records so far have all been pretty severe (and severely ignored), but this single is by far their heaviest in the traditional, proto-metal sense. “Spiders and Their Kin” is damn near perfect, the reason why bands make singles in the first place. It’s got a timeless quality that touches upon their electronically-dented sound as developed thus far, but introduces massive, Paleolithic-era riffage and a psychedelically drenched vibe that’s worked for the Apes and Modey Lemon in recent times, though far more unique and satisfying here. It’s blasted-out hard rock floating down the Green River on a trip gone bad, struggling to claw out of a punch bowl of soggy Frankenberry while “Land of the Lost” throws out cheap scares from the TV in the other room. The song never really peaks, either, as the band just lays out one champion moment after another, be it a bleeding solo, a demented lyric, or another colossal go-round at the disorganized main riff. Really, this song shouldn’t work the way it does, but because it does, it rules so much harder than you’d ever expect. “Desperate Hands” continues along paths these guys have already blazed, but with the antiquity required to measure closely to the A-side, a twitchy pit-dweller in line with the dosed drawings of the Twinkeyz or Simply Saucer at their peak. Mandatory to own and the best single of 2007 so far. Nobody else is making records like this, or this good..........................Dusted Magazine http://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/618.................. ..............................................
photo by Rob functional.