( SR 008 ) KMR - Gatekeeper EP - Format: 12" - Sensual Germany

KMR are a house trio split between Frankfurt and Berlin, two powerhouses of dance music each with their own sounds and artistic tendencies. This is the group's first outing, a fully-fledged debut in all senses of the term, and it comes through the relatively established Sensual Records, home to peeps like Vid Vai and, of course, the trio themselves under their respective names of Dario Reimann, Michael Melchner and Patrick K. "Dampia" is considerably closer to Detroit electro than house, and the same can be said for the metallic, broken beats of the acidic "Scheme & Plot". "Da Gatekeeper" is the first tune to lay down a 4/4 beat structure, helped here with all sorts of deep melodies, leaving "Novoline" to provide the funkier, more jazzy moment of the four tunes. Big up, KMR!