HUMAN DECAY PERFECT VISIONS ALBUM ACCESSION RELEASE: MARCH 17, 2003 REVIEW: APRIL 24, 2003

It really sounds like Human Decay have listened a wee bit too much to Haujobb, especially the “Freeze Frame Reality”/“Solutions for a Small Planet” era. Good thing then that the albums in question are Haujobb’s finest. One other thing this band of knob twiddlers have in common with Daniel Myer and his colleague Dejan Samardzik is that they seem to put a lot of effort into making sounds, a thing that becomes more and more scarce nowadays.
So Human Decay are just copycats, right? Well, their style is not very new or original but they are not without talent. The moods and feelings they convey make this album a treat to listen to, and they also concentrate a bit more on danceable tracks than Haujobb does. Languorous strings and harmonies complete the picture, and Human Decay also have a distinct knack for writing songs.
Listen to the frantic “Underlined Necessity” to see what I mean, or perhaps the slower and more atmospheric “Guise of Love”. I’m going to give “Perfect Visions” a high grade, not because they are breaking new ground - they definitely are not - but they do what they do with a lot of talent and skill. And I like it.

JOHAN CARLSSON