“Over a career now spanning more than 30 years,” writes Steve Barker in The Wire 470, “Paul St Hilaire, formerly known as Tikiman, has established himself as a legendary though vaporous figure, still an outlier due to both his reticence – virtually no interviews are on record and those which do exist are monosyllabic – and his singular vision being realised only via the medium of dub techno.”

Born in Dominica but based in Berlin since 1994, St Hilaire cut his first track in 1996 with Moritz Von Oswald and Mark Ernestus as Round Three. “The critical acclaim afforded these recordings made St Hilaire in demand as one of the few recognised vocalists in dub techno,” Barker continues. “He went on to record with Deadbeat, Larry Heard, Stereotyp, the Jahtari boys in Leipzig, The Bug and, perhaps most successfully, contributed to 2009’s The Seduction Of Silence from Stephen Hitchell’s Intrusion project, lending liquid flowing vocals and Rhodes keys to “Little Angel”.”

Here Barker compiles many of these collaborations and more into a playlist showcasing St Hilaire's work.

Paul St Hilaire
“Little Way”
From Tikiman Vol 1
(Kynant)

Rhythm & Sound with Tikiman
“Free For All”
(Burial Mix)

The Bug featuring Paul St Hilaire
“Live & Learn”
From Pressure
(Pressure)

Round Four featuring Paul St Hilaire
“Find A Way”
(Main Street)

Stereotyp with Tikiman
“Fling Style”
From My Sound
(Crunch Time)

Moderat featuring Paul St Hilaire
“Slow Match”
From Moderat
(BPitch Control)

Intrusion with Paul St Hilaire
“Little Angel”
From The Seduction Of Silence
(echospace)

Sideshow featuring Paul St Hilaire
“If Alone”
From If Alone
(Aus Music)

Paul St Hilaire
“Nah Ina It”
From Nah Ina It
(Jahtari)

Deadbeat & Paul St Hilaire
“Rock Of Creation”
From The Infinity Dub Sessions
(BLKRTZ)

Mind Over MIDI featuring Paul St Hilaire
“Ital Swing”
From Dub Affairs Vol 3
(ROHS!)

Mr Fingers featuring Paul St Hilaire
“Stratusfly”
From Cerebral Hemispheres
(Alleviated)

Rhauder, Paul St Hilaire
“Molekule”
From Assemblage
(Ornaments)

Paul St Hilaire
“Ten To One”
From Tikiman Vol 1
(Kynant)

Read Steve Barker's review of Tikiman Vol 1 in The Wire 470. Wire subscribers can also read the review online via the digital library.