Reviewed by Alex Figgis

Human stir up the dust of moral and spiritual complacency with their debut disc for Organic Records.  Randy Kinnett (vox), brothers Carl (rhythm/lead/acoustic guitars) and Vic Sapp (bass), Dean Martin Vanderwoade (rhythm/acoustic guitars) and Erick Garcia (drums) all got together between '92 and '97 to form Human - a name chosen literally at the toss of a coin.  Having had "Lemonade" featured on last year's 'Mindy's Revenge' compilation album, the band have since then collaborated with Billy Smiley (White Heart) to produce a hard hitting alternative sub-metal rock album of some note.  Despite the deceptive drum machine intro to the album's opening track, "Out Of The Dust" soon settles down to some fine tunes; well mixed and arranged complete with witty lyrics and catchy hooks.  The band don't hesitate to share down to earth truths about what it means to be human, simultaneously challenging the listener to enter into an ever closer walk with Christ.  Perhaps I'm being a little too pedantic, but I cannot help feeling that the album is just a bit too well produced in places; resulting in the band's rawer edge being somewhat suppressed.  Despite this very slight niggle, "Out Of The Dust" is an outstanding debut album, from a band who look set to make plenty of waves in the future.

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