- From eyeliner to parachute pants to techno: The Clink and Manmade Mastering boss tells his story.
- You may have never heard Tim Xavier's music, but you've likely heard music he's mastered. Via his Manmade Mastering studio, Xavier has a hand in hundreds of house and techno records each year. It's experience that has served him well in his own productions: Of late Xavier has largely released music via Clink, the imprint that he shares with his girlfriend Camea, and his own LTD400 label. As RA's Will Lynch found out late last month, though, Xavier's history runs deep in American techno through stints in Chicago and New York. Now residing in Berlin, they caught up to talk about Xavier's work in and out of the limelight.
TracklistTim Xavier - Sonic Duality - Clink
White Rabbit - Airplane Crashers - Subway
Nitzer Ebb - Hearts & Minds – Mute
Skinny Puppy – Testure - Capitol
Jeff Mills - Live from the Liquid Room - Sony
Human Resource - Dominator (Joey Beltram Mix) - R & S
Joey Beltram - Game Form – Tresor
Charles Little & Tim Xavier - Jackie's Chant - Contaminated Muzik
Jack Mackrel - Cracked Up – Template
G-Flame - House Traitors - Moody Recordings
Romanthony - Let Me Show You Love - Azuli
Johannes Heil - Der Tod - U-Turn
Bruno B & Tim Xavier – Turnstyle - 773 Tekno
Jacky Murda feat. General Pecos - Revolution 2 - Chopstick Dubplate
Tim Xavier - Deception De Real – LTD400
Afternoon Coffee Boys - Riding the Edge Pt. 1 - Clink
Function - Your Health – Infrastructure
Suicide - Ghost Rider - ROIR
DJ Koze - Let's Help Me - Kompakt
Tim Xavier - Yellow Corvette – LDT400
Tim Xavier - Urban Survival - Clink
DHS - House of God (Fred Fresh Remix) - Missile
Tim Xavier - Artifical Truth – LDT400
Tim Xavier – Viperfish - Clink
Plastikman - Gak - Plus8
Grinser - Let the World Spin - Clink
Audion – Noiser - Spectral Sound
Tim Xavier - Stepping into the Unknown - Clink