Das Kinn, Bureau B’s new signing, feels like a bold new discovery even if he’s in his mid-40s. Hamburg’s experimental imprint finds itself in the unusual position of being one of the most consistently interesting labels on the planet whilst also fielding a roster of artists of a certain vintage such as Karl Bartos, Peter Baumann, Faust and Martin Rev. Fresher blood about the place augurs well, but don’t expect sunshine and roses. Ruinenkampf serves as a millennial cri-de-coeur, expounding upon how broken everything is.
Das Kinn arrives to the slow, steady beep beep beep of ‘Jamais Vu’. It’s a ballad of solemnity, originally recorded by 80s Berlin tape underground outfit Teurer Denn Je, and it reverses in like an articulated bus, warning us to get out of the way.