Posthuman

Posthuman are cousins Rich Bevan and Josh Doherty. Rich grew up in Scotland, while Josh's childhood was split beetween the UK and Australia. They first began writing music together at the age of 15 with old drum machines, and an array of tattered electronics in the attic of a family home. In 1999 , re-united and recording under the guise of 'Posthuman' the duo were picked up by the Manchester based guerrilla label Skam records. Their debuted with a live set supportingAltern8 , and an accompanying first release with Skam followed with "Auberginetix ping" on SMAK01.

In 2000, upon relocation to London, UK, they started up their own night & label called 'Seed' - which culminated in a series of legendary parties they held in an abandoned underground station on the Strand - beetween 2001 and 2004 the twisted labyrinths under the streets played host to a plethora of artists including Aphex Twin, Goldfrapp, Luke Vibert, T. Raumshmiere, Mira Calix, Plaid, and many, many more. The first of these parties was the launch for their album 'The Uncertainty of the Monkey' - a double vinyl offering of cinematic, dystopian, aggressive electronic. A second album 'Lagrange Point' followed in 2003, a more melancholic and introspective album.

From 2002-2004 Posthuman played a number of live shows across the UK and Europe, as well as numerous compilation & 12" releases, but the cousins retreated from view in 2005, spending time in Scotland to write their third album 'The Peoples Republic'.

Due for release in April 2006, this signals a departure for Rich and Josh from their traditional electronic roots. Drafting in guitarist Tom Brady, and Maximo Park keyboardist Lukas Wooler, their new material is a more organic take on the grey area where post-rock meets electronica, with guitars clashing against electronic shimmerings, and vocal perspectives on religious politics, existential yearning and the banality of modern life.