ONE EYE WANDERS GLIMPSE/RECOIL ALBUM ONE EYE WANDERS RELEASE: NOVEMBER, 2008 REVIEW: DECEMBER 17, 2008

This band capture the zeal of the DIY ethos quite nicely, from the one-sheet press release to the design of the sleeve. One Eye Wanders are a new outfit from Chicago who have chosen to eshew vocals and focus on the work they do taking one to another place. To dusty attics in long-abandoned rambling Victorian mansions where no one has been in decades. They are the sound of a museum late at night after everyone's gone and the glinting bones of fossilized creatures remain to set your mind uneasily on unsound thoughts.

That there are only six songs on this thing is criminal; they are magnificently arranged with the dialogue samples forming a narrative. It's best to close your eyes when you listen to One Eye Wanders. Let the synthetics wash over and then play it again. At 36 minutes and some change you'll want to wander through the exquisitely textured soundscapes repeatedly. "I can't touch... but I can see, they've constructed eyes for me... to watch the show..."

People may view this artist as picking up where Skinny Puppy side project Doubting Thomas left off and to a small degree that is true. Like "The Infidel" or even "Nerve Net" by Brian Eno, this is placeless timeless post-modern music. Orientalism runs through "Glimpse/Recoil" like a finely honed plum wine who's tart undertones numb you and then bring an unnatural glow to your constitution. Debuts generally don't hit the ground running at full capacity yet this one does so. N. Copernicus, who is One Eye Wanders has his road mapped out, one far less taken yet ultimately more rewarding.

PETER MARKS