Miss Kittin - I Com

It seems surprising to us all that this was actually the first Miss Kittin solo album, such has been her presence in the electro scene for 10 years now.

But, indeed, this is her debut album. And it is fantastic.

She really opens her ideas here, so we are not just treated to the sexy Kittin we know and love from 1982, Silver Screen, Rippin Kittin et al but also to a deeper, more reflective side of the woman.

She is punk as much as she is electro, and the songs here don't so much push that fact as to gently remind us of it.

Professional Distortion is a classic, and Requiem For A Hit is sheer brilliance. LFO made a lethal remix of Requiem, managing to meld Kittin's vocals to an old school "Energy Flash" meets brutal Belgian Techno sound.

Also, a big mention has to go to the Hacker collaboration Soundtrack Of Now. A match made in heaven as always.

Check this album out...

On her first solo album, I COM, Miss Kittin crushes the "electroclash" pigeonhole that's followed many of her collaborations. Instead, on "Professional Distortion," she gets rock-hard on your ass, all brutal and rough, and "Meet Sue Be She" happily continues that vein. Even "Requiem for a Hit" starts off with some aggressive, if funky, misogyny, but Miss Kittin quickly reclaims feminine power as her own. She also shows surprising range, from the click-house leanings of "Allergic" to the tender ballad to hermaphroditism, "3eme Sexe." There are moments where Miss Kittin seems to have bitten off more than she could comfortably chew, but this album certainly goes down smooth.

Miss Kittin aka Caroline Hervé takes risks with this release, towards her hardcore fanbase, recording very personnal songs. It ends up being pretty distant from her usual powerful techno DJ sets and happily reveals new artistic directions (from Ghettotech to Dub, via a more expected Hacker-style dark electro and a surprising cover from the cheesy french band Indochine).
Altogether, it works damned well and opens up for future exciting adventures.
"Inhale, Exhale..."

i think the album is good. altrough it is very similar to the style of ellen allien (dubs are very similar to the album stadtkind sometimes). what isn't a problem in my opinion, because kittin varies with the tracks. its like ellen allien, but not a copy. she shows too that she has good vocals too... from hiphop over techno to pop with lots of electro & ambient influence. and electroclash too.

I com still has the well known Miss Kittin electro and electroclash style, but also adventures into some click, ambient, and even jazzy swing moods.