Birth name Brian Dougans Role Musician | Name Brian Dougans Years active 1988–present | |
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Born 23 January 1965 (age 59)
Glasgow, Scotland ( 1965-01-23 ) Genres Electronica, IDM, trip hop, big beat, ambient Occupation(s) Musician
composer
producer Instruments Keyboards, Sampler, synthesizer, drums, laptop, computer, music technology Labels Jumpin' & Pumpin'
Virgin Records
Rephlex Music group The Future Sound of London Albums Eurotechno, Dead Cities, The Isness, A Monstrous Psychede, A Monstrous Psychede | ||
Education University of Manchester | ||
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Brian Dougans is a British musician, and a member of the British electronica duo, The Future Sound of London.
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He is a "man of many thoughts and few words" almost always letting Cobain take the lead in interviews with them both. He is also the more technical member of FSOL, doing most of the programming, circuit bending etcetera and creating electronic instruments at his home studio in Glastonbury, Somerset where he lives with his wife and two children in a church that stands at the intersection of nine leylines
Humanoid
Brian Dougans first releases were as "Humanoid", releasing the acid house single "Stakker Humanoid". 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. After the single reached No. 17 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1988, leading to Dougans' appearance on Top of the Pops on 1 December 1988. Subsequent re-issues also charted in 1992 and 2001.
"Slam", the follow-up, was less successful, reaching No. 54. He has however continued to release music under this name to the present, primarily through FSOL's online digital download store.
Stakker was also used as the name of the collaboration between Dougans and video artists Colin Scott and Mark McLean. Eurotechno, the soundtrack to a visual installation by the group, was originally released in 1989.
Future Sound of London
Brian Dougans was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and met Garry Cobain in 1985 when he was at Salford College of Technology in Manchester studying Music Recording Technology. After Cobain left college to set up his own studio Dougans joined him and they began to release a plethora of singles under various aliases, some of which would end up on their first compilation album (as FSOL) Earthbeat in 1992.
Whereas the sound of Amorphous Androgynous is Cobain's vehicle, FSOL's more "mechanical" sound is Dougan's.
Discography
All as Humanoid unless indicated.