TIKIMAN VOL.1 Paul St. Hilaire
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Over his 30-plus year career, St. Hilaire has become one of dance music’s quietly
legendary figures. Born and raised in 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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