Humantronic Biography

What is Humantronic ? Just something simple that sounds like his music, and, needless to say, something that sounds just like him… Frédéric Alvernhe has made a career that is part and parcel of his personality. Today, this composer-producer-jock comes up with a very personal project, a moving to Berlin and a label set up with a few European friends. Their debut EP features James Taylor (Swayzak) and Cabanne. Some highly specialized material indeed, but miles away from a passing fad. Far ahead. But what happened before ?
Before, it’s a long story of rhythmics. Starting in high school where he played the rhythmic guitar in his first rock band until, awe-struck, he discovered rave parties in the green English countryside, Fred would not rest until he finally took the plunge, round about 1997, when he started playing under the hippy name he was known for… Yet, it would be wrong to reduce the character to a mere peaceful image, even though there are logical affinities with trance and psychedelic culture in general. He is, in fact, more than anything else, a true child of that 90s legacy : the musical crossover. If you want proof, take a look into his flight-case, or check out his open-minded techno : his route is that of a true musician. At the end of the century, this completely self-taught artist had several tasks in hand : he accompanied on the bass guitar his DJ friend Steph d’Elisium, composed and created music for plays (Au Pays des Hommes1, Théâtre Toursky) in which, for the first time, he carried out a fusion using both computers & instruments… That was the start, and there's no stopping him now, as you can see in Two Heads On, an electro-jazz side-project.
Neopren Records – has been launched in March 2006 with the support of Pop3, Apoll (Tongut Records) and key-player distributor Intergroove. What are these gentlemen up to ? They are not looking for short-lived club performances, but want to establish long-lasting reference-artists. Starting with Humantronic whose blistering EP Kiss of the Flower Man is now Neopren bestseller. With unassuming yet unwavering efficiency, the producer reveals his own vision of techno : mesmerizing, massive and groovy tunes inspired by the great forebears as much as by new-school electro whiz-kids. A techno in his own image : sincere and unusual, part of the current climate only to breathe in some fresh oxygen. For all that, Humantronic is a project deeply rooted in its own era, the child of a new tech. buff. He handles with equal ease both Final Scratch and Live, the fine software he uses on stage to present his repertoire… Yet this does not go unmotivated. He simply uses these tools among many others to serve an instinctive musical approach and his peculiar universe. Something in the style of Ritchie Hawtin, a role model for Fred, in his approach to the dancefloor, as well as in the way he considered the technological vehicle, as an integral part of his music. And, when Fred plays behind the decks or with his machines, he really plays : there is real work here on textures, and atmospheres as well as on the development of his sets searching out his own way no matter whether it should shut him off or lead to the fast track of success. And nothing will stop this mutant with a beating heart who vanishes behind what he does best : Humantronic.

Humantronic Discography
EP :
* Touko (X records) 2002
* Kiss of the Flowerman (Neopren) 2006
>> N°1 on Juno / Neopren Bestseller
* Between Us (Neopren) 2008
* Urban Runner Incl. Remixes by Gary Beck – MIDI (Malatoid) 2008
* Beyond the Line (Tongut) 2008
Remixes :
- PoP-3 : I never Sleep EP incl. remixes by Humantronic – James Taylor (Swayzak) - Cabanne (Neopren) 2006
- Leggo EP incl. remixes by Humantronic - Jon Doe (KDO records) 2007
- Akiko Kiyama : Cutting Tears EP incl. remixes by Humantronic - POP3 (Neopren) 2007
- Ilario Naples EP incl. remixes by Humantronic - Moog Conspiracy (Elektrotribe) 2007
- Apoll : Mental mox Modus EP incl. remixes by Humantronic - Falko Brocksieper - The Modernist (Neopren) 2007
- SkinnerBox feat RQM : Sonar Ep incl. Humantronic Remix (Neopren) 2008
- Lucio and Pep Ep incl. Humantronic Remix (Neopren/Intergroove) 2008
- Washing Ma Jazz : Wow EP incl. Humantronic Remix (Shabuum Records) 2008
- Mr Fuzz : Dominatrix EP incl Humantronic Remix (Queep Records) 2008
- Agent Toga : Maybe Einstein Remix by Humantronic & Kaüna (Hypnotic Music) 2008
Compilations :
>Tech my House Vol 2 incl. Humantronic : Nice not Nice (Elektrotribe) 2008
> Konform incl. Humantronic : Dark Powder (Tongut) 2008
> Malatoid Select 001 incl. Humantronic : Ghost Ravers (Malatoid) 2008
> 2 Years Elektrotribe incl Humantronic : Nice not Nice (Elektrotribe) 2008
Album Project :
Two Heads On! : Pleasure Game (2003-2006)
Artists Support, Playlist and Feedbacks :
Xpansul, Raudive, Anja Schneider, Timo Maas, Adam Beyer, David Duriez, Milly de Mory, Francesco Farfa, Patrick Lindsey, Kyle Geiger, D.Diggler, Marcel Janovski, Paul Nazca, Delon & Dalcan, Mieka Du Franx, ...

Dj and Live Act since 1997
>>> James Taylor (Swayzak) - Radio Slave - Akiko Kiyama - David Duriez - Krikor - Misc. - The Youngsters - Christian Quast - Colin Dale - Apoll - PoP3 - ScanX - Al Ferox - The Hacker - Kraft - Danton Eeprom - Sarah Goldfarb - Kauna - Manu le Malin - AntonX – DK - Copyshop - Electric Rescue - Lucio and Pep - Moog Conspiracy - Zzino - Roland Casper - Wyndell Long - Julian Jeweil - Ezekiel - Tambour du Bronx - ...
>>> Marsatac - Arborescence - Sound Unit - Elektron - Biomix - Docks des Suds - Elipse - A1’unisson - Cabaret Aléatoire - Spartacus - Bliss - Konverter - Trolleybus - Bazar - Techno parade - Fightklub - World Surf Championship - Sunny side of the docs - Shaman - …

NEOPREN RECORDS : Releases 001 to 017 (worldwide distribution by Intergroove)
Artists : Pop3, Humantronic, Apoll, James Taylor/Swayzak, Cabanne, Misc., Kane Roth, Hakan Libdo, René Breitbarth, Mathias Schaffhäuser, Theodor Zox, Akiko Kiyama, Falko Brocksieper, The Modernist, Skinnerbox, Lucio and Pep, Sonja Moonear, Animaltek.