Posthuman (band)

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Posthuman
press photo, Edinburgh 2003
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genre(s)	IDM post-rock electronica
Years active	1999 – present
Label(s)	Seed Records
Website	posthumanmusic.com
Members
Richard Bevan, Joshu Doherty

Posthuman is primarily a duo of Richard Bevan and Joshu Doherty. Known mainly for multi-layered electronic music, with heavy emphasis on intricate drum programming. A signature to their sound is the extensive use of Roland 808 and 909 drum machines.

Although the bulk of their releases fall within the IDM genre, Posthuman have been known to widely experiment, 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.

1 Band biography
2 Discography
3 External links
4 References
5 Notes

[edit] Band biography

Richard and Joshu are cousins, and claim to have first written music together as teenagers. In 1999, they sent their first demo CD to Skam Records, resulting in a release on the first SMAK series.

In 2000, the duo moved to London and began running a series of electronic music clubnights called '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, and amongst the artists who appeared were Aphex Twin, Alison Goldfrapp, Richard X, Plaid, Luke Vibert, 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. In October 2006, Joshu left the label to work for B12 Records.

The last of these events were to be held on the 13th and 14th of November 2004, however, one of the DJ's set to play, John Peel died less than a fortnight before the event. The following week, the night was cancelled due to London Underground pulling the venue, and on the night of the event, John Balance of Coil (who were also on the bill to play) also passed away.

[edit] Discography

Title	Format	Label	Catalog number	Year	Notes
Grey	Album	Seed Records	EX01	2000	hand made sleeve, limited edition
Auberginetix Ping	Single	Skam Records	SMAK01	2001	split 12" vinyl with Tatamax
The Uncertainty of the Monkey	Album	Seed Records	LP/CD01	2001
Posthuman	EP	Seed Records	EP02	2002
Lagrange Point	Album	Seed Records	09	2003
Split	Single	Smallfish Records	01	2003	split 12" vinyl with CFM
The People's Republic	Album	Seed Records	12	2006