MANIKINETER is Carl Kavorkian‘s raw and bare-bones Noise/Hip-Hop side-project [whose] second release out on September, 11, 2020. C.K. was already into Noisy Hip-Hop experimentation, back when acts like Onyx, Run-D.M.C. and M.O.P. were peaking, way before the scene burgeoned into what it is today. A vocalist in Metal bands, as well, he has made a career out of blending the essence of the two genres, influenced, as well by the aforementioned luminaries. C.K. honed his craft during the 90’s before releasing his first album, Earbleeders, in 2002, then, his boundaries-breaking LP, Tainted Razorblades, two years later. Since then, he has collaborated with names like Viktor Vaughn (MF DOOM,) Mr. Nogatco (Kool Keith,) and Uncommon Nasa; shared the stage with Cannibal Ox, Sage Francis, ...