PAUL ST. HILAIRE - W/ THE PRODUCERS [2LP]

Format: 2 x LP
Catalogue No.: KYNEX005
Barcode: 5414165091479
Release Date: 26 Sep 2025
Genre: Dub Techno/Techno

Legendary dub techno artist Paul St. Hilaire (AKA Tikiman) announces new collaborative album marking 10 years of Kynant Records. Features Batu, Mala and more…

Building on the success of Paul St. Hilaire’s landmark solo album for Richard Akingbehin’s label Kynant in 2023, w/ The Producers switches up the formula to pair St. Hilaire’s with a different producer on each track. Referencing fellow dub techno pioneers Mark Ernestus & Moritz von Oswald’s acclaimed album w/ The Artists as Rhythm & Sound, St. Hilaire flips the concept to feature as the lone vocalist.

Over the album’s nine tracks, St. Hilaire offers a range of conscious song-writing and headtop musings, such as the spoken-word dread of “What’s This” or the sparse call-to-action of “Send Them On”. The record weaves through all shades of contemporary dub evolutions, showing the vocal range and versatility of St. Hilaire. w/ The Producers is yet another essential record in St. Hilaire’s unmatched discography.
The producers were curated by label owner and DJ Richard Akingbehin to give the new album a future-facing feel and mark 10 years of Kynant Records. Akingbehin sourced beats from luminaries such as Digital Mystikz boss and dubstep trailblazer Mala or elusive Chain Reaction artist Shinichi Atobe. They sit alongside some of the most exciting names in recent electronic music - Batu, Gavsborg, Azu Tiwaline, Priori, Cousin, Russell E.L. Butler, Aurora Halal and DJ G - all of whom bring different elements of dub techno into their productions.

w/ The Producers finds Kynant Records bridging the original voice of dub techno with the genre’s new wave. It’s a statement of intent from the label, which began 10 years ago with deep, hypnotic techno and has veered gradually towards more dubwise sounds

A1. Paul St. Hilaire & Mala - Like It’s Always Been A2. Paul St. Hilaire, Aurora Halal & DJ G - Mary Jane Greenfield A3. Paul St. Hilaire & Cousin - Back Inna Business B1. Paul St. Hilaire & Priori - Send Them On B2. Paul St. Hilaire & Shinichi Atobe - Time to Wake Up C1. Paul St. Hilaire & Batu - Free Your Mind C2. Paul St. Hilaire & Azu Tiwaline - Let The Night Start D1. Paul St. Hilaire & Gavsborg - Confidential D2. Paul St. Hilaire & Russell E.L. Butler - What’s This