Charles Manier

Another venture of Michigan native Tadd Mullinix (aka Dabrye, James T. Cotton), Charles Manier debuted in February 2002 on Ghostly International's Tangent 2002: Disco Nouveau compilation with "Change You," a seemingly lost track from the heyday of early-'80s New York City clubs — something like a Factory-ZE Records soundclash. Four months later, "Out Like a Tooth" appeared on Ersatz Audio's Misery Loves Company, and Ghostly issued Manier's Bang Bang Lover, a three-track 12" that placed the fields of electronic body music — with inspiration from the likes of Throbbing Gristle, Liaisons Dangereuses, and DAF — on a skewer. Apart from credits on a couple tracks by the Dirty Criminals, Manier was quiet for nearly a decade until a self-titled, vintyl-only double album appeared on Melvin "Traxx" Oliphant's Nation label in September 2013. The material, not different in style from the Ghostly 12", was recorded from 2002 through 2012.