From the opening, grime filled loop of "Inherent Resurrection," Stromstad uses cacophony to grab the listener's ear, and pull them into a world full of layers. Low, crushing electronics roll forth with an industrial beat floating behind the wave of blades. Gruff vocals start the charge before submerging into heavily modulated, almost aquatic belts. Looped electronics and boiler room hits punctuate and propel "Fever Wave Dream Function" forward, while the background shimmers like an open portal to a dark, alien world. This robotic, industrial cadence continues on "Blood Consciousness" before opening up the airlock to the stars on "Nattsvermer." Slowly unraveling, and growing with each oscillation, this track does wonders to break up the industrial assault on New Devoted Human. Also serving to highlight the warbling background layers on other songs, "Nattsvermer" is both respite and Rosetta Stone. Working off of this, "Exchanging Eyes" uses the atmosphere as a springboard to add some otherworldly heaviness. The rolling noise crunch and vocal barks create an extra dimension to this soundscape. The title track follows suit as well, but recalls a bit of the vocal flavor of "Inherent Resurrection" to spice things up a tad. "Kosto" rounds out the album on a softer, drawn out synthesizer journey. Like Vangelis in space, "Kosto" has a certain cinematic quality that closes out New Devoted Human on a very high note.

Juxtaposing soft and harsh, Stromstad's New Devoted Human hints at the future of man and music. While sometimes the beats seem a tad out of place, they generally work well with the overall aim of the album. Strongest when it's atmospheric and subtle, Stromstad's first release is very worthy of a few spins.