Kinree 'Mantra' on Bunny Tiger Dubs

Sharam Jey's April 2024 chart led with this one, placing Kinree's 'Mantra' at number seven of ten. The tune itself was released on 12 April on Bunny Tiger Dubs under the Melodic House & Techno file. It does not rush. An unhurried percussion line sits beneath and never fights the harmony; the mix keeps things forward, with almost no room under the peaks and just a little light on top without any glare. There is a discipline to it that suits a well-programmed floor when the room has settled into the night.

Kinree's catalogue is small and careful. Four releases since December 2014, three of them on King Street Sounds; before this one, the most recent was 'The One' on Siona Records in June 2019. The patience between records shows in the restraint of the production. Working at 123 BPM in A major, it stays in a steady 11B pocket, steady enough for long blends and patient enough for the DJ who likes to work a groove rather than chase a drop.