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For the first time in more than a decade, Paul St. Hilaire (AKA Tikiman) presents a solo album – 100% Tiki. 

Over his 30-plus year career, St. Hilaire has become one of dance music’s quietly legendary figures. Born and raised in the Caribbean island Dominica, he moved to Berlin in 1994 and has lent both his voice and his musicianship to some of the most iconic electronic music from the German capital – and beyond. Renowned for his collaborations with Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus (AKA Rhythm & Sound), he has also appeared on records with Deadbeat, Rhauder, Larry Heard aka Mr. Fingers and Stereotyp (G-Stone Recordings), amongst others. 

However, few know the extent of St. Hilaire’s compositional and technical mastery. From his home studio in Kreuzberg, which includes an extensive collection of vintage hardware, self-built instruments and notebooks scribbled with endless lyrics, he has created a vast archive of material spanning ambient dub, avant-jazz, lush techno and lovers rock. 

Tikiman Vol. 1 is a heady, downtempo tour de force of patois metaphors on education, displacement and personal vs. global histories, as is evident on slippy album opener “Bedroom in My Bag”: Mister, mister / Where are you going? / I’m heading for a faraway land / What are you having in the bag in your hand? / Help us to understand / He said, I’ve got my bedroom in my bag. 

Overall, the album’s lyrics reflect on life between Berlin and Dominica, specifically St. Hilaire’s hometown of Grand Bay, where he has worked with various musicians famous for the island’s different genres of carnival music. St. Hilaire himself always favoured the island’s more “discrete” music, developing a sonic synergy between two different geographical strains of groove and minimalism, and combining them with foundational Caribbean mixing techniques, which provide the basis for his songwriting and distinct baritone. 

Tikiman Vol.1 offers a rare insight into St. Hilaire’s complex artistry, from the eyes-down grooves of “Little Way” and the guitar-heavy digi dancehall experiment “Keep Safe,” to the subtle hypnosis of “Ten to One” and the softly crashing synth waves of closer “Three and a Half”, evoking not only beaches but also coasts and borders. It’s a fitting expression of both the breadth of St. Hilaire’s work, as well as his history as one of the few black, Berlin-based artists who, despite remaining largely overlooked, has influenced the city’s electronic music culture since its beginnings. 

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Kynant Records was founded in 2015 by Richard Akingbehin, a British-Nigerian radio programmer (Refuge Worldwide), music writer and DJ. Originally specialising in deep techno and featuring artists such as Cio D’Or, Terrence Dixon and Donato Dozzy, Kynant has since launched a sub-label Kynant EX which focuses on ambient, dub and experimental electronics. 

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Distributed by N.E.W.S 
Mastered by Stefan Betke 
Artwork by Grant Gibson 

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Supported by Initiative Musik gGmbH with project funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media.

A1 Paul St. Hilaire - Bed Room In My Bag

Read the Interview with Eunhye Shim aka Keikee on kaput: 

https://kaput-mag.com/catch_en/mix_keikee_this-is-not-a-kaputt-mix/

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Agora - K-Effect 
Aphrodite - Stevie R & Parisinos
Salty Dog - D.S.D 
Adventura - Moscoman 
Pollona Azul - Dombrance 
Near life Experience - Jackwasfaster
Miss Datos - Roliva 
Ley - Cabizbajo & Colossio
Pleasure Cinema (Fabrizio Mammarella Remix) - Vongold 
Regardless - Ludziq, Berny
Breath For Love (Modular Project Remix) - Rina 
Pega Duro el Sol (Mufti Remix) - Id!r 
Comingout - Kimshies
Heartbeat (Curses Remix - Edit) - Nuovo Testamento 
Uletayu (Radondo Remix) - Sugar Rody
Cabeza de Vaca (Rigopolar Remix) - Camilo Sanjuan
Do De Te (Deomid Remix) - REBRN
Social Syndrome - Ikaro Grati 
A Clay That Never Dries - Vhyce 
Ghost - Lafrench Toast
Ai (Tōru) (Aural Trace Remix) - Etane
Tokyo (Black Mami Remix) - Dino Lenny
Warum Nicht (Boys’ Shorts Remix) - Mala Ika
Dance of the Magicians - Alejandro Molinari
Zarathustra (Niv Ast Remix) - Heidenreich 
Automatic Dub - Wolfram
Lake - Kiwi 
Nocta - Mordisco 
More Fun - Chinaski 
Energy Sync - Terr
Letting Down - Austher 
Remembrance Dance - Moo Moonster & Freudenthal 
Milestones (Shubostar Remix) - Budakid
Room Vayager (Tech Support Remix) - Facer
Wishes feat. Pia Manrique - Alex Aguayo
This Will Never Happen to you Again - Surfface
Airport Disco - David Jackson
Spiral - Todd Terje
Autonomic - DBFC
True Romance (Gigamesh Remix) - Citizens!
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Keikee "This is not a kaputt mix"

My little bootleg of this banger by Little Simz.
Changed the tempo and the feel a bit.

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Twice does not lead to a tradition - but it feels like playing for @swimsupply 🏊 . Whenever the community organisation focusing on lysergic sounds calls, I am more than happy to meet beloved Ellen, Mark Lando and Tesdorpf and to play for their fine events.

So here is a 2h recording from my gig at Wurm in Basel / Switzerland a few months ago where I met and played with fantastic @sellyourmania and @sprtsmanship and its a rare past forward 🦦💃.

15.03.25 Philipp Otterbach @Swim, Basel / Switzerland

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A selection of rare and treasured cumbia and tambor funk from 70s and 80s Columbia, mixed by Meridian Brothers, who takes much inspiration from these sounds on his upcoming Cumbia Siglo XXI LP.

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