Humans are a Canadian indie electronic pop duo.

History

Vancouver's Robbie Slade and Peter Ricq met in 2008, and started making music together in the summer of 2009. They released a demo album in 2009. In 2010, the duo released their first EP called ''Avec Mes Mecs'', and produced a video for its title track. Promotion through BIRP (an indie music blog & monthly playlist) along with fan-made videos ushered in the release of the official video in 2011. Following up ''Avec Mes Mecs'', the duo released their sophomore EP called ''Traps'' in 2012. The release received high praise from publications such as DJ Mag,

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Techniques, technology, live performances

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Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

*"The End" (2011)

Remixes

*Yes Nice – "Horses" (2012) * The Belle Game – "Wasted Light" (2012)

References

External links

Humans – Bandcamp page

Humans – SoundCloud
Canadian electronic music groups Musical groups from Vancouver {{Canada-band-stub