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.

A3 Paul St. Hilaire - Keep Safe

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Brutal Encoder (neuter Remix)

we are blessed , in 2023 the  underground bears new fruits.. sounds of inspiration, deep experience.. here are some moments that spoke to me ,,

Hus Kingpin - Poets of Bahia: The Cremulator
OBIJUAN & dylantheinfamous - JUAN XANOE
Estee Nack & V Don - PAPERCHASING
ThE MELLOS - BLUEPILL
Mike Shabb & Nicholas Craven - Play for Keeps
YL - Dry
Tha God Fahim & Sadhu Gold feat Mach Hommy- Indeed
Starker x Theravada - Hoobastank
Estee Nack x Mike Shabb - Horacio feat Rome Streets
Al.Divino - Quicksand
Phiik X Lungs - When I Needed Someone
Mike, Wiki , The Alchemist  - Thug Anthem
Breeze Brewin & Sebb Bash -FOP
Michey Diamond x Sadhugold - Def Leppard
Him Lo x Wino Willy - Crown Chicken
Hidden Character x Grubby Pawz feat Bubs Styles- Moneygetta
KING VISION ULTRA - Swing! (With Nakama)
Meyhem Lauren x Dj Muggs x Madlib -OD Wilson
Armand Hammer - N***ardly (Blocked Call)
Fatboi Sharif X Steel Tipped Dove - Think Pieces
Dj Muggs - Crazy Horse feat Roc Marciano and Crimeapple
V Don x Dark Lo - Doing Dirt pt 2
Chuck Strangers - Venison Feat Navy Blue
Lord Jah Monte X Buck Dudley -Im good luv ,Enjoy Though
Def Soulja - CD 101.9
billy woods & Kenny Segal - Year Zero (feat Danny Brown)
Snotty - Breathe
Lordy aka Anhklejohn - In Him We Trust
Borirock X Grubby Pawz - Hoot Sinatra
Al-Doe x Spanish Ran - Momma Told Me
Blockhead feat AKAI SOLO - GOD is Busy
Boldy James x Nicholas Craven - Brand New Chanel Kicks

LAST YEAR ,23

Zpocolypse

Disremember

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First single, "Moss Agate" off J. Ashdown's debut tape on Crude Tapes, "Shape Unto Itself".

Floaty, weighty, mysterious humanistic music.  Formless breath pulsing makes the form, like a heart beating under the ice's surface.

All music by Jared Miller Ashdown
Artwork by Isabella Haid
Mastered by Patrick Walker

To be released November 14th, 2025 on Cassette and Digital Worldwide. 
CRT028

J. Ashdown - Moss Agate [forthcoming CRT028]

@crudetapes

Written & Produced by Lazar Bozic
Mixed by Hank Jackson & Lazar Bozic
Mastered by Ike Zwanikken
Artwork by Lazar Bozic

Maniac Krypta - Pesky Router

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Saturnial Hologram (c46) out now on Crude Tapes:
https://crudetapes.bandcamp.com/album/saturnial-hologram

Biogenic Crystalline Entity (c46) out now on Crude Tapes:
https://crudetapes.bandcamp.com/album/biogenic-crystalline-entity

"Cool Canyon" (c60) out now on Atlantic Rhythms:
https://atlanticrhythms.bandcamp.com/album/cool-canyon

Other Worlds (c40) out now on Atlantic Rhythms: http://www.atlanticrhythms.com/ar04-jack-propane

* Purity Control (c40) out now on 
Kudzu Productions. *
get it here:
https://jackpropane.bandcamp.com/album/purity-control
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