Jul 8, 2019
Humanoid - Stakker Humanoid (Original Clip + TOTP Remix) (1988)
Acid house hit from Brian Dougans pre Future Sounds of London.
If I were to summarise British acid house with only one tune I suppose this should be it.
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Humanoid - Stakker Humanoid (Original Clip + TOTP Remix) (1988)
Acid house hit from Brian Dougans pre Future Sounds of London.
If I were to summarise British acid house with only one tune I suppose this should be it.
Stakker - EuroTechno 1989 Full Video
Eurotechno is an early project, released on Aphex Twin's labelRephlex, by Brian Dougans in 1989 under the name Stakker. It was originally a soundtrack to a visual work released on Virgin Music Videoby Colin Scott (4), Mark McLean and Marek Pytel. It has received positive reviews for its fresh early acid techno sound and hailed as innovative and timeless. The video it accompanied was a major inspiration to the Rephlex collective and as such was re-released on the label in 2003
Brian Dougans & Garry Cobain, aka Future Sound of London, Blackhill Transmitter, Amorphous Androgynous, et al. (ph. unknown)
Amorphous Androgynous - Mountain Goat
Humanoid - Tonight
1989
The 25 year anniversary of Stakker Humanoid - The Guardian, November 2013 A feature for the Guardian to mark the 25 year anniversary of the first credible UK acid house record to hit the mainstream, Stakker Humanoid. The story features an extensive interview with Brian Dougans the track's creator. Also featured are interviews with unlikely early champions of the record, ex Radio 1 DJ Bruno Brookes and Pete Waterman who explains the back story behind this legendary piece of footage from TV programme The Hitman & Her http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMSap7ZbJA0
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Humanoid - Stakker Humanoid
Released November 1988.
Stakker Humanoid was produced by Brian Dougans who would later go on to form Future Sound of London with Garry Cobain. The record reached number 17 in the UK charts, becoming the first credible UK acid house record to cross over into the mainstream.
Read my feature for the Guardian marking the 25th anniversary of Stakker Humanoid, featuring interviews with Dougans and the records' unexpected early champions Bruno Brookes and Pete Waterman.
Follow me on Twitter @stuart_aitken