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[Lyrics]
I got 68 inches of the music in me waiting
I could be your girl, all I ever wanna be
If I'm not dancing all night, then I might just leave 
You got what it takes to write a song 'bout me

I'm outside waiting for you
And at the same time I'm behind the deck kicking in the floor
You said that nobody's gonna keep up to speed?
You got business fuckin' with a girl like me

So what if I like you?
What if I told you I was all alone?
So what if I'm hoping it's you every time I check my phone?
So what if they judge you?
Boy, I could never put no one above you
And what if we told em?
Couldn't give less of a fuck who walks in

You wanna know the color of my bra
You want my candy with the cherry on top
I got what you need, you got what I want
I can't tell a single soul what we got

I got 68 inches of the music on me, baby
We could hit the lights if you wanna set the scene
If I'm not dancing all night, then I might just leave 
You got business fuckin with a girl like me

So what if I like you?
What if I told you I was all alone?
So what if I'm hoping it's you every time I check my phone?
So what if they judge you?
Boy, I could never put no one above you
And what if we told em?
Couldn't give less of a fuck who walks in

So clearly through the skeletons in your closet
I can see a future in you and me
Doves jump off the roof, then they hit the street
I don't need my friends, boy you got everything I need

I might book studio time just to get it on
Let the birds talk about us
They think they clever
I might just make my whole life about you
I'd put down the mic just to feel that way forever

You wanna know the color of my bra
You want my candy with the cherry on top
I got what you need, you got what I want
I can't tell a single soul what we got

So what if I like you?
What if I told you I was all alone?
So what if I'm hoping it's you every time I check my phone?
So what if they judge you?
Boy, I could never put no one above you
And what if we told em?

Let me tell you something boy
'Fore the night ends
You got inches, you got years on me baby
Spin a different song if you can't catch up to speed
We were dancing last night to our own kind of beat
If there's nobody in the crowd what does that make me?
I'll be your girl from my voice to your feet
If I'm not dancing all night then I might just leave
I'll be your girl from my voice to your feet
You got business fuckin' with a girl like me

So What?

Editions Mego welcomes KMRU back to the fold. Kin is Kenyan born, Berlin based, sonic wizard Joseph Kamaru’s second release on Editions Mego, following on from the classic 2020 release Peel. Since the release and subsequent praise for Peel, the artist has been a staple on the electronic scene performing on numerous stages and festivals worldwide in tandem with a flood of media recognition. Kin could be construed as the second child following Peel. The project came out of initial discussions with Peter Rehberg about what a Peel sequel would sound like. Kamaru is quick to clarify that Kin is not that record; “I'll know when that record will come and when I'll make it. It's already happening... or maybe it lives within both of these Mego records”.

It is this deft ambiguity and vague tiptoeing around the concrete that encapsulates the ambiguous sound world of Kamaru’s vision.

Kin was started early 2021 in Nairobi with Kamaru exploring his noisier palette of sounds encompassing distortions reminiscent of the sounds he would muster from in his youth when playing guitar. He paused making this record for a year as soon as Peter died, then slowly returned to it through 2022 resulting in the immense new work we have here.

The charms within Kin lay as Easter eggs revealing the true identity behind the colourful sonics only after multiple deep listens. With Trees Where We Can See sets the tone by way of a warm swaying melody inviting the listener in for further investigation. In 2022 KMRU and Mego stalwart Fennesz toured the USA together resulting in a strong friendship and also, the second track here, Blurred. A neat Mego/Editions Mego loop as such. Blurred arranges twangy guitar strums alongside glistening glaciers of shimmering drones. They Are Here represents a darker hue as melancholic clouds of shadowy noir tap directly into the listener's nerve stream. Maybe takes a detour into a bristling euphoric electronic storm whilst We Are screeches in a pattern formation not unlike a highly abstracted Aphex Twin forcing its way out of a hard drive. By Absence concludes proceedings, operating as both exit music and a portal to further sonic investigation with acoustic bellowing residing amongst a kaleidoscopic backdrop.

Kin is a trip that rewards close repeated listens as all the colours and textures, nuance and narratives unveil themselves. This isn’t a record to be glossed over, magic rewards concentration.

Kin is a record to be Played slow and LOUD.

For Pita.

All tracks written, produced, mixed by Joseph Kamaru  
Blurred co-written & produced with Christian Fennesz  
Mastered by Stephan Mathieu at Schwebung Mastering  
Photography: Joseph Kamaru  
Layout & Design: Nik Void  
Cut by Andreas Kauffelt at Schnittstelle, Berlin

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