Posthuman (band)


Posthuman are an electronic music duo consisting of cousins Richard Bevan and Joshu Doherty.
Establishing themselves in the early 2000s as part of the London IDM scene, through the following years the pair experimented with various styles and genres. Their 2002 self-titled EP combined hip hop and Heavy Metal with electronica, and their 2006 album The People's Republic was heavily influenced by post-rock. From 2007 onward their output focused more on techno and electronica. Since 2010 their sound has been most heavily influenced by Acid house and Detroit techno.

Band biography

Richard and Joshu are cousins, and first wrote music together as teenagers. In 1999, they sent their first demo CD to Skam Records, resulting in a release on the label's SMAK series.
In 2000, the pair moved to London and began running a series of electronic music clubnights under the name 'Seed'. These nights increased in size and soon relocated to Aldwych tube station, a disused underground train station. A number of these events took place between 2001 and 2004, among the artists who appeared were Aphex Twin, Alison Goldfrapp, Richard X, Plaid, and Funkstörung. On the back of this series of events, the pair set up their own record label Seed Records, as an outlet for their own material, and music by other artists who had appeared at the 'Seed' events.
The last of these events were to be held on 13 and 14 November 2004, however, John Peel, who was booked to DJ, passed away around a fortnight before the event. The following week, the event was canceled due to London Underground rescinding the venue hire, and on the night of the event, John Balance of Coil also died.. Soon after, Joshu left Seed Records to work briefly for . In 2010 he founded a new imprint .
Since 2007, Joshu has run the Acid House clubnight and it's associated vinyl-only record label from 2014, named after the track by Luke Vibert, who features regularly. In 2019 It won the DJ Mag Best British Club Event award.
The artwork for their 2010 album Syn Emergence was based around Bevan's award winning visual project of the same name.
In 2018, their album Mutant City Acid was pressed on randomly coloured vinyl, with the entire process livestreamed on video from the pressing plant. As opposed to manual pressing, marbled or mixed colour vinyl, this experimental randomised process was the first time this has been done successfully, leading to almost 100 different colour variations of the double album.

Discography

TitleFormatLabelCatalog numberFormatsYearNotes
GreyAlbumSeed RecordsSEEDEX01CD2000Hand made sleeves in various colours.
Auberginetix PingSingleSkam RecordsSMAK0112" vinyl2001Split EP with Tatamax, limited edition of 1000.
The Uncertainty of the MonkeyAlbumSeed RecordsSEEDLP/CD01CD, Double 12" vinyl2001-
PosthumanEPSeed RecordsSEEDEP02CD, 12" vinyl2002-
Lagrange PointAlbumSeed RecordsSEED09CD2003-
SplitSingleSmallfish RecordsFISH120112" vinyl2003Split EP with CFM, limited edition.
The People's RepublicAlbumSeed RecordsSEEDCD12CD2006-
Hilda FamilyEPMyuzykMZYKN08Digital only2008-
Hilda Family RemixedMini AlbumMyuzykMZYKN08CDCD2008Remix album, hand made sleeve, limited edition of 200.
Monsters & VorticesEPB12 RecordsB122112" vinyl2009Standard edition on black vinyl. Limited edition on silver vinyl
LanderEPHandsette RecordingsHANDSETTE00310" vinyl2009
Europa SkyEPUncharted AudioUNCHDUB0310" vinyl2010Limited edition of 300 copies. Hand numbered.
Syn EmergenceAlbumBalkan VinylBV07Double 12" vinyl & CD2010Two editions: double picturedisc & double heavyweight. Each limited to 250 copies.
DatalinksMini albumn/an/aDigital2011Collection of unreleased material from 2000-2010, including a track about the Feraliminal Lycanthropizer.
Lander RemixesCompilationTsar BombaTB101CD2011Featured remixes of 'Lander'. Limited to 100 copies.
NebulaEPAcroplane RecordingsACPR016Digital2012-
Nebula RemixesEPAcroplane RecordingsACPR017Digital2012Featured remixes from 'Nebula EP'.
The BenzEPBalkan VinylBV1012" vinyl2012Heavyweight red & black marbled vinyl. Limited to 300 hand numbered copies.
In ApopheniaSingleHorn WaxHW0412" vinyl2012Split EP with Paul Mac. Limited to 400 hand numbered copies. No digital.
HecatismEPRSI RecordingsRSI00112" vinyl2013Limited to 400 copies. Hand-written labels. No digital.
DecompressionEPBody WorkBW01112" vinyl2014Limited to 250 copies.
GanzfeldEPn/an/aDigital2014Free to download EP on the artists Bandcamp page
It's A House ThingEPBalkan VinylBV2012" vinyl2015Limited to 303 hand numbered copies. 200 copies Repressed in 2017. No digital.
A Better YouSingleHorn WaxHW0912" vinyl2015Split EP with Compassion Crew. Limited to 500 hand numbered copies. No digital.
I Love Acid 005EPI Love AcidILA00312" vinyl2015Limited to 303 hand numbered copies. No digital.
Back To AcidAlbumBalkan RecordingsBD06Digital2016A collection of previously released tracks.
I Love Acid 013EPI Love AcidILA01312" vinyl2016Limited to 303 hand numbered copies. No digital.
Preach / TemptationEPDixon Avenue Basement JamsDABJ-122612" vinyl2017Featuring vocals by Josh Caffe
Split Project #2EPPolybius TraxPT00612" vinyl2017Split EP with The Model
Hoogland / Atari QueenEPBalkan VinylBV2112" vinyl2017Exclusive to Bandcamp.
A Better MeSingleHorn WaxHW1112" vinyl2017Split EP with Perseus Traxx. Limited to 500 hand numbered copies. No digital.
Acid Avengers 008EPAcid AvengersAAR00812" vinyl2018Split EP with Photonz.
The Damocles SyndicateEPShipwrecShip05612" vinyl2018Marbled purple vinyl.
Metrojak OneEPChiwaxCTX0312" vinyl2018
Wake UpEPBalkan VinylBV2712" vinyl2018Limited edition of 303 hand numbered copies.
Mutant City AcidAlbumBalkan VinylBV29Double 12" vinyl2018Pressed on experimental random coloured vinyl
The Snake Bites TwiceEPCragie KnowesCKNOWEP1312" vinyl2018