KMS Records
Kevin Saunderson's Detroit techno label — the initials are his.
House is its largest strand, though no genre holds a third of the catalogue. Releasing since the late 1980s; hundreds of artists have released on it. Closest by artists in common: Frequenza, Toolroom and Defected Records.
Measured from this edition's own records; the figures behind it are in the tables below.
486 releases from 285 artists, 1987 to 2026. Remixers on 50% of releases, against a 30% median. 65% of the 757 releases this edition holds come from artists with three or more, against 45%.
Catalogue totals are Beatport’s count for the label; release shares are computed over the releases this edition holds, usually the larger set. Medians across the 252 labels with a counted catalogue in this edition.
Who releases here1
The 285 artists with a release on this label in this edition, most first.
| Artist | Releases | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Saunderson | 105 | 1987–2026 |
| Inner City | 57 | 1987–2025 |
| e-Dancer | 32 | 1998–2026 |
| Dantiez | 23 | 2013–2026 |
| Chez Damier | 19 | 1992–2023 |
| Reese & Santonio | 11 | 1987–2023 |
| Kweku Saunderson | 11 | 2010–2026 |
| The Saunderson Brothers | 10 | 2016–2025 |
| Steffanie Christi'an | 9 | 2023 |
| Brandon De Carlo | 9 | 2010–2023 |
| Samuel L Session | 8 | 2014–2023 |
| Phil Agosta | 8 | 2011–2023 |
| Dantiez Saunderson | 7 | 2014–2023 |
| John Norman | 6 | 2014–2019 |
| Van Czar | 6 | 2015–2019 |
| Ron Trent | 6 | 1993–2023 |
| Santonio | 5 | 1988–2023 |
| Killed Kassette | 5 | 2014–2023 |
| R-Tyme | 5 | 1993–2023 |
| Saytek | 5 | 2015–2025 |
| Saccao | 5 | 2015–2023 |
| HEroN | 4 | 2012–2023 |
| Dj Minx | 4 | 2025–2026 |
| Ian O'Donovan | 4 | 2013–2023 |
Show all 285 artists — 261 more
The shape of the catalogue4
Of 486 releases, 245 carry a remixer.
Median across the survey: 30%.
29 of 486 · median 7%.
329 artists are credited across the 486 releases.
Releases per year · peak 97 in 2023.
Medians are across the 252 labels with a counted catalogue in this edition. A label can sit above the median on one measure and below it on another; neither is a judgement of the label.
Also release on2
Other labels in this edition with artists in common.
- Frequenza35
- Toolroom26
- Defected Records24
- Armada Music22
- Snatch! Records13
- Suara12
- Bedrock Records11
- Terminal M11
And beyond the edition3
Labels outside this edition where the same artists turn up.
- KMS Records (BEAT Music Fund)70
- Nervous Records31
- King Street Sounds28
- Natura Viva18
- Planet E Communications15
- BEAT Music Fund14
- Cr2 Records13
- Great Stuff Recordings13
- Tulipa Recordings13
- Lapsus Music12
- Freakin90911
- RESTRUCTURED RECORDINGS11