Tadd Mullinix or Dabrye is an American musician from

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, United States, also known by the aliases James T. Cotton and SK-1. During his adolescent years, he grew up in Troy, MI. His ''Winking Makes a Face'' was the first album released by Ann Arbor's

Ghostly International Ghostly International is an American independent record label founded in 1999 by Samuel Valenti IV and currently headquartered in Brooklyn, New York City. Chief artists include Matthew Dear, Dabrye (a.k.a. Tadd Mullinix), Com Truise, Tycho, Gol ...

. Parting with the IDM sound of ''Winking...'', the first Dabrye album was 2001's ''

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'', whose take on instrumental hip-hop paralleled the work of artists such as

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. Successive Dabrye projects included 2004's "Game Over" single, which featured MC work by

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– the single was a precursor to the second Dabrye full-length ''Two/Three'', which includes other notable underground figures like

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, and Big Tone, and features art by France's WK Interact. Mullinix's work as Dabrye has been met with acclaim for its signature rhythmic sensibilities, which fuse the feel of live drumming with stylized electronic programming. Dabrye recently teamed up with then-roommate D'Marc Cantu to form the

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group 2 AM/FM. The track "Hyped-Up Plus Tax" from the ''One/Three'' album was used as a

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for the ''

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Discography

As ''Dabrye''

Albums

*''

'' (2001) *''Instrmntl'' (2002) *''Additional Productions Vol.1'' (2005) *''

Two/Three ''Two/Three'' is Tadd Mullinix's second studio album under the Dabrye name. It was released by the Ghostly International label on June 13, 2006, around five years after its predecessor ''One/Three''. The style of ''Two/Three'' differs from that al ...

'' (2006) *''Two/Three Instrumentals'' (2006) *''

Three/Three ''Three/Three'' is the third studio album by American musician Tadd Mullinix, under the name Dabrye. It was released on February 16, 2018 by Ghostly International. Critical reception ''Three/Three'' was met with "generally favorable" reviews from ...

'' (2018) *''Three/Three Instrumentals'' (2019)

Singles and EPs

*"Game Over" single (2004) *''Payback'' EP (2003) *''Game Over'' EP (2004) *"Air" single (2006) *''Get Dirty'' EP (2008)

As ''James T. Cotton''

Albums

*''The Dancing Box'' (2004) *''Like No One'' (2008)

EPs

*''Mind Your Manners'' (2001) *''Buck! Ep'' (2003) *''Press Your Body EP'' (2004) *''Oochie Coo'' (2006) *''On Time EP'' (2010) *''Valley Road (We Are 1)'' (as JTC) (2013)

As ''Tadd Mullinix''

Albums

*''Winking Makes a Face'' (2000) *''Panes'' (2002)

With ''2 AM/FM''

EPs

*''Pt. 1'' (2005) *''Pt. 2'' (2006) *''Electronic Justice'' (2008)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dabrye Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Musicians from Ann Arbor, Michigan American electronic musicians Intelligent dance musicians Hip hop record producers