Biography
Another venture of Michigan indigenous Tadd Mullinix (aka Dabrye, James T. Natural cotton), Charles Manier debuted in Feb 2002 on Ghostly International’s Tangent 2002: Disco Nouveau compilation with “Transformation You,” a apparently lost track in the heyday of early-’80s NEW YORK clubs — something similar to a Factory-ZE Information soundclash. Four a few months later, “Out Such as a Teeth” made an appearance on Ersatz Audio’s Misery Adores Firm, and Ghostly released Manier’s Bang Bang Fan, a three-track 12″ that positioned the areas of digital body music — with motivation from famous brands Throbbing Gristle, Liaisons Dangereuses, and D.A.F. — on the skewer. Aside from credits on the couple tracks with the Dirty Thieves, Manier was noiseless for nearly ten years until a self-titled, vinyl-only dual album made an appearance on Melvin “Traxx” Oliphant’s Country label in Sept 2013. The materials, not different however you like in the Ghostly 12″, was documented from 2002 through 2012. In 2015, Mullinix released the next Manier record, American Manier, on his Bopside label.