Stakker Humanoid


Stakker Humanoid is an 1988 track by Humanoid released in 1988 on the London-based label Westside Records. It has been described by The Guardian as "the first truly credible UK acid techno record to break into the mainstream."

History of the track

The project behind the track started out with Stakker, a collaborative project by the video artists Mark McClean and Colin Scott. They needed music to support their video and contacted Brian Dougans.
They sent a demo video tape containing graphics and some music to Morgan Khan who invited Brian Dougans to record two demos at his Dance Studios in Ealing London. The sample “Humanoid”, taken from the videogame Berzerk, provided the name of the track.
The track was originally called “Humanoid” to be put out by Stakker through Morgan Khan's label Westside Records, though Morgan released it as “Stakker Humanoid” by “Humanoid” to avoid copyright issues. A dispute had arisen between Brian Dougans and Colin Scott / Mark McClean and before the record was in the shops, Stakker and Brian Dougans split, ending their working relationship which had lasted just over a year. However Mark McClean and Brian Dougans were to continue working together on The Future Sound of London project.
The track was a hit not just at influential clubs like Shoom in London, but was championed by mainstream stalwarts like Radio DJ Bruno Brookes and Kylie and Jason producer Pete Waterman. It went on to reach number 17 in the UK charts in November 1988, leading to Dougans' appearance on Top of the Pops on 1 December 1988. In 2011, Noel Gallagher said of the track:

Mixes

The soundtrack for the 1989 release Eurotechno was remixed and overdubbed with new sections added by Colin Scott and Simon Monday in the digital studio that Colin Scott and Mark McClean had set up in the Goldcrest building in Great Pultney Street in Soho. This soundtrack is on the Eurotechno video and on the CD later released by Rephlex Records.

Track listings

Original 12" and CD release

  1. A1 - Stakker Humanoid
  2. A2 - Stakker Humanoid
  3. B - Stakker Humanoid

    Original 7" release

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  5. B - Stakker Humanoid

    Stakker Humanoid '92

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  8. * Remix - Smart Systems
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  10. * Remix - Garry Cobain
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  13. * Remix - Future Sound Of London, The
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  15. * Remix - Future Sound Of London, The
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  18. * Remix - Future Sound Of London, The

    Stakker Humanoid 2001

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  20. * Engineer - Ed Solo
  21. * Remix, Producer - Krafty Kuts
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  23. * Remix, Producer - Plump DJs
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    Stakker Humanoid 2007

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  27. * Remix - Feadz
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  29. * Remix - Punx Soundcheck
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  31. * Remix - James Talk
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  33. * Remix - King Roc
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    Chart positions

Personnel