Posthuman - Cranker
It's always hard to quantify Posthuman's contribution to new underground dance music, specifically the acid genre. It is astounding to think, but fair to say they've been instrumental in reviving a product from the 90s to become one of the most fundamental and integrated parts of dance music today. While some might point to their involvement with labels, seed records, Balkan Vinyl, and I Love Acid, to name a few. Their impeccable production sets them apart, as the latest release on Balkan Vinyl will attest. You seldom get a record that embodies the phrase "short but sweet" so perfectly, but the limited-run record title Cranker does just that.
The A side or 'Acid Cranker' is what it says on the tin. It is a wickedly squelchy underground track that perfectly reinvigorates the old acid sound for contemporary audiences. The 303 flows from dark pulsations to red-hot laser squeaks, bending the audience to its whim. 'Stab Cranker' is on the B side–you guessed it, it's all about the stabs. The housey piano stabs execute a fantastic dance, springing and modulating through constantly shifting rhythms that keep the audience on their toes. Both tracks incorporate the classically twinged vocal chops that will echo around the club, injecting each dancer with enough inertia to keep going for days. Top-quality output from Posthuman that shows what real feel-good dance music is.
Tracklist:
Acid Cranker
Stab Cranker
Label: Balkan Vinyl (2024)
Posthuman - Cranker
