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  Miss Kittin Interview
With the support of her friends, a collaboration that helped forge the short lived@electro clash era and just the right amount of hard work, Miss Kittin was able to claw her way out of the bedroom and onto lineups alongside artists she has long revered.
If you haven't heard Miss Kittin's libretto on 'Silver Screen Shower Scene' or her recent CD "Miss Kittin Live at Sonar" and you don't know anything about this French madam, then saddle up as she reminisces about her days driving cross country in search of the perfect rave.
Miss Kittin : Yeah, but it is fine because they don't really need me. When I look for new music I just try to forget what I know and be as open minded as possible.
www.higher-frequency.com /e_interview/miss_kittin/index.htm   (1532 words)

  
 The Stranger | Seattle | Music | Feature | Cat Power   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Kittin's arctic attitude and punk-rock-meets-techno look were summarily replicated around the world by cocaine-addled clubbers who were so over it they were into it.
Kittin's not afraid to wear her heart on her liner notes, but when questioned if the average listener can relate to her complaining about the perils of fame, she retorts, "I think you're wrong when you say people can't relate to it.
Miss Kittin values fun above all, which probably explains why she's ditching the pressure of playing live for this tour, and choosing instead to focus on the dance floor.
www.thestranger.com /seattle/Content?oid=18921   (727 words)

  
 Techno Guide: Miss Kittin and the Hacker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Miss Kittin and the Hacker is the duo formed in 1997 by Caroline Herve and Michael Amato, and they are one of the most representative artists from the late 90's Electroclash scene.
Miss Kittin and the Hacker's debut album was released after in 2001 after a serie of EPs and is one of the most fresh electronic productions of the turn of the century, combining Synth Pop and New Wave with Electro, Disco, Funk, and big doses of sense of humour and sensuality.
Miss Kittin and the Hacker was voted the 2nd Best Electronica artist from the 2002 in the Intuitive Music's Annual Poll.
www.intuitivemusic.com /tguidemisskittinandthehacker.html   (173 words)

  
 JIVEMagazine.com - Miss Kittin: As we were in '82
MISS KITTIN: I think it was in an old army fort in the mountains around Grenoble, my hometown, for a party organized by a group of art students from Grenoble Fine Art School I was part of.
MISS KITTIN: I met Hell in 95 in a rave in South of France where we were both playing, and we went to David Carretta's house for a week.
MISS KITTIN: Yes, there should be many artists I would accept to work with if they asked me, but I don't want to tell names anymore, I prefer to let destiny do it, like it's always been in my life.
www.jivemagazine.com /article.php?pid=11   (1133 words)

  
 miss kittin°   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
SonarDôme. With a suitcase full of her own work, recent and not so recent classics, and unpublished material, Miss Kittin promises to be one of the highlights of the 2005 edition of Sónar.
Adding her already classic voice to each piece, Miss Kittin is a clear paradigm of this most organic edition of Sónar.
Miss Kittin at Sónar 2005 was one of those special moments that will forever burn in our memories.
www.escorteaze.com /artists/misskittin/news   (305 words)

  
 NEWCITYCHICAGO.COM: Street Smart Chicago
With "ICOM," Kittin's recently remixed 2004 album for Astralwerks, she exercised the ultimate in control, writing and performing a set of hard-driving, sexually charged and self-reflexive tunes.
Miss Kittin: It all started in France in '94, when I was just a beginner.
Miss Kittin performs a DJ set with live vocals alongside Johnny Love at Sound-Bar, 226 West Ontario, (312)787-4480, on October 20.
www.newcitychicago.com /chicago/4773.html   (700 words)

  
 Miss Kittin: I Com: Pitchfork Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Despite often working as a co-producer, Miss Kittin has been inadvertently written off as the electroclash gal with the heathen voice, the vixen who rasped atop oily dance jams.
Miss Kittin, however, is not only a deft producer in her own right, but through her cover-mounted Muzik mix, On the Road, and Radio Caroline, Vol.
Gangrenous and toxic, the song straddles the line between tongue-in-cheek irony and outright stupidity, as Miss Kittin tracks the self-adoration behind self-loathing and declares she's "allergic to [my]self." The soft backdrop gives her room to reshape her strange secondhand-English wording, and it results in a glorious confusion that's as intoxicating as it is bewildering.
www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/m/miss-kittin/i-com.shtml   (545 words)

  
 c h i c a g o I N N E R V I E W
Miss Kittin's career is symbolic of the blossoming nature of a wildflower.
Kittin's success can be attributed to her passion for spinning records and her ability to communicate naturally with other artists in the industry.
Kittin: It´s a question I will always have to reply to, all my life, like 'women in macho music world blah blah blah...' The Hacker and I were doing music before this word appeared, then the journalists put us in there.
www.chicagoinnerview.com /archives/jul04_miss_kittin.htm   (1704 words)

  
 Amazon.com: I Com: Music: Miss Kittin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Kittin is still known primarily for the campy, droll persona she perfected while collaborating with the Hacker (First Album), and especially Felix Da Housecat (Kittenz and Thee Glitz).
When I heard Miss Kittin was going to be launching her solo album without the production help of the Hacker or Golden Boy (with whom she's released one album each, plus a few singles), I was skeptical to say the least.
Miss Kittin is more of an artist than her image tends to let on, and she has proven capable of assembling a reasonable set of tracks.
www.amazon.com /I-Com-Miss-Kittin/dp/B00022XE2M   (1465 words)

  
 Miss Kittin - Latest news, reviews and interviews
Anyone who has seen Kittin dancing behind the decks or grabbing the microphone mid-set will understand only too well that she is also a clubber at heart.
Currently based in Berlin, Kittin is also consultant A&Ring for Mute, helping support the local scene, DJing the world over, recording, having press days full of interviews and photo shoots and writing detailed words of wisdom from her journals on her own website www.misskittin.com.
From cover star to playing her uncompromising electronic style in underground clubs and huge rock festivals Miss Kittin is rightly placed as one of the most revered and recognizable artists in dance music today.
www.contactmusic.com /new/artist.nsf/0/F1DC7126D4DB9D4780256FAB00403414!opendocument&bio=full   (511 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Miss Kittin's Radio Caroline [Import]: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Miss Kittin's work behind the decks has received less attention than her droll vocal work for artists such as Felix Da Housecat.
To my ears, there is not enough of miss kittin sounding bored (yet sexy) talking over the records going on (the theme for the talking on this mix seems to be travel, and what you leave behind in hotels), but as the music is so good, it does not really matter that much.
If you are new to Miss Kittin, then Miss Kittin and the Hackers first album is better, but this will do until her next artist LP.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000089AQ2   (1013 words)

  
 Miss Kittin - Biography - AOL Music
Miss Kittin's (real name: Caroline Herve) interest in music was spurred by her parents' record collections, which covered everything from disco to funk to classical to jazz.
With her rep cemented, Kittin dropped the techno-themed On the Road, designed to show off her impressive DJ skills to those enamored only of her vocals.
The March 2003 Emperor Norton release Radio Caroline did more of the same, moving Miss Kittin out of the electroclash pigeonhole and toward a spot holding lots of love for her first love, which was always spinning.
music.aol.com /artist/miss-kittin/320600/biography   (300 words)

  
 Miss Kittin & the Hacker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The disco revival continues in the form of this collaboration between the suddenly ubiquitous Miss Kittin and her longtime producer pal The Hacker.
They followed separate musical courses, with Miss Kittin (aka Caroline Herve) emigrating to Geneva, Switzerland, where she quickly became a highly regarded electro DJ, while The Hacker (aka Michael Amato) played for a while in industrial-techno bands before also catching the DJing bug.
Kittin and Hack first started recording together around '97 and quickly struck gold with their track "Frank Sinatra," which features the memorable and racy refrain, "To be famous is so nice/Suck my dick, kiss my ass/In limousines, we have sex/Every night with my famous friends/Nice."
www.epitonic.com /artists/misskittinthehacker.html   (356 words)

  
 TranceCritic.com - An Electronic Dance Music Review Website. | Album | Miss Kittin & The Hacker - First Album
While Miss Kittin's heavily distorted lyrics aren't much to get excited about (they sound about as enthused as the expressions on some of those model's faces, which is the point I suppose), this is definitely a cool sounding track despite its repetitiveness.
Miss Kittin also cranks up the snootiness of her dialogue, making it even more fun to sing along to than before.
Little guitar strums harmonize with a frailer sounding Miss Kittin (who re-sung the lyrics and by sung, I do mean she actually sings this time) while the fills in between get funkier and dirtier.
www.trancecritic.com /modules.php?name=MReviews&op=show&rid=77   (1786 words)

  
 Emperor Norton Records :: Artist :: miss kittin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
This, in a way, is similar to the way Miss Kittin has entranced the public via import releases and elusive gigs.
Predominantly known in the UK for her vocal collaboration with artists such as The Hacker, Felix Da Housecat and Goldenboy, many people here will be unaware that she was a high profile techno DJ in Europe for years before she started releasing records.
Miss Kittin became renowned for the musical breadth within her sets - her ability to take a crowd from full-on techno to deep ambient material without loosing the dance floor, and her impeccable programming - dropping old rave classics amongst up-to-date cuts, and betraying her long-standing love of Prince records at just the right time!
www.emperornorton.com /mod/artistpage.php3?artist=miss_kittin   (642 words)

  
 Musicians - Miss Kittin
Kittin expressed an interest in the visual arts - she studied both contemporary and graphic arts.
In pursuit of other opportunities, Kittin left France in 1996 and relocated to Geneva, Switzerland, where she would join the Mental Groove Record Posse one year later.
Through years of an exciting and mobile career as a DJ, Miss Kittin is confident with her own personal sound.
listing-index.ebay.com /musicians/Miss_Kittin.html   (425 words)

  
 Miss Kittin - Free Music Downloads - MP3 Downloads - Download.com Music
With an unmistakably sensuous French voice, Miss Kittin is more often recognized by her vocal work than her technical turntable chops, but employs both liberally to etch her name into the international DJ scene.
Drawing from an expansive array of eclectic influences, Kittin spins, produces, and remixes, employing tracks from electro to IDM to stamp her feline fingerprint on everything that strikes her fancy.
CD 1, Miss Kittin has subtitled "Perfect Night," as it is a representation of her current peak time club style.
music.download.com /fullalbumstreammisskittin/3600-8261_32-100987529.html   (708 words)

  
 Miss Kittin
"Miss Kittin" (born "Caroline Hervé", 1973 in Grenoble, France) is an electronica vocalist and DJ.
As time progressed, however, Kittin found herself emulating her parents' musical tastes by developing an interest in musical genres ranging from classic, jazz, funk, and disco to English Pop.
In 2006, she released "Miss Kittin Live at Sonar", recorded at the famous electronic music festival ''Sonar'' at Barcelona.
www.artistopia.com /miss-kittin   (418 words)

  
 Documentary Evidence - Miss Kittin 'I Com'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Written by Miss Kittin (Caroline Hervé), Tobias Neumann and Thies Mynther, for some reason I wonder whether this is couldn't have been the outcome of Kraftwerk's meeting with Iggy Pop detailed in 'Trans-Europe Express', given the song's electronic simplicity and punk sensibilities.
In a rather less complimentary way, there's something about Miss Kittin's singing on the verses that reminds me of that dreadful Christmas song by The Waitresses (sorry).
Finally, there's an 'aka-pella' [sic] mix (by Zdar) which basically sees Miss Kittin singing the track over a bed of itchy, buzzing synths - expect this to appear on a bootleg near you soon, For good measure, the cartoon video is also included.
myweb.tiscali.co.uk /docevnominal/misskittin1.htm   (602 words)

  
 Splendid Magazine reviews Miss Kittin: I Com
They'll regale the legends of Miss Kittin and Peaches, the microgenre's first (and likely only) transcendent career artists with the same gushing reverence that hippies do with Morrison, Joplin and Hendrix.
This time, Kittin (Grenoble-born Caroline Herve) has set up shop in the middle ground between techno, rock and pop, striking an impressive balance between the three: there are ample plastic-fantastic beats and effects for the clubbers, grimy punk riffs for the techno-curious rock kids and some genuine melodies for everyone else.
Her mastery of the English language is still a little off, but the heavily-accented European phrasings lend the vocals a foreignness to match the not-quite-human arrangements.
www.splendidezine.com /review.html?reviewid=10921325064494   (503 words)

  
 Golden Boy with Miss Kittin 'Or' gullbuy review
The songs with collaborators have vocals (though the third Miss Kittin song has only the briefest whispers in the beginning), the rest of the cuts are clean electronic instrumentals with beats.
His use of Miss Kittin is very interesting, as she specializes in a bored deadpan that make's Sarah Nixley (Black Box Recorder) sound positively excited.
As odd as this sounds, I completely assure you that if you are a Miss Kittin fan (and you WILL be when the Miss Kittin and the Hacker full length comes out in a few weeks) you need to hear the 2 tracks she sings on.
www.gullbuy.com /buy/2001/11_6/goldenboy.cfm   (311 words)

  
 Miss Kittin: Mixing Me - PopMatters Music Review
Miss Kittin is one of the very best and most imaginative DJs working today, and anyone who's heard her mix before can attest that this could hardly have presented her with much of a challenge.
Those more familiar with Miss Kittin's material can't help but wishing that they could have released the remixes and original track on CD outside of or in addition to this mixed format.
Fans of Miss Kittin should enjoy the disc despite possible redundancies, and anyone unfamiliar with her music could do a lot worse than giving it a try in this unique format.
popmatters.com /music/reviews/m/misskitten-mixingme.shtml   (940 words)

  
 NewBeats.com: Miss Kittin
Drawing on electroclash, ambient, and a touch of punk, the music by Miss Kittin is quite hypnotic and pulsating, whether on a rocker like "Meet Sue She Be," the dance happy "Allergic" the atmospheric Happy Violentine.
Miss Kittin also draws on the bizarre as on "Requiem for a Hit" (with the lyric "I beat that bitch with a hit") and the spoken word whisper tension of "I Come.com." Kittin's breathy voice brings conveys a sense of detachment and mystery to the collective aural soundscapes.
Use of any of the material from and reference to the magazine and website is strictly prohnitied without expressed written permission from the publisher.
www.newbeats.com /misskittin.html   (168 words)

  
 Lunar Magazine | Reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
It was the anthem for a new wave, and it was the New Wave anthem: Caroline Herve (better known to the masses as the inimitable Miss Kittin) sleepily purring her way through "Frank Sinatra," the tongue-in-cheek ode to the electroclash excess heard 'round the world, produced with her Gigolo Records label mate, The Hacker.
Forget Miss Kittin the DJ: we're witnessing the birth of Kittin, the ripping, liberated frontwoman.
With her vocals at times almost buried underneath a whispery groove reminiscent of a danceable Mira Calix, Kittin sings (yes, SINGS) with a heretofore unseen honesty and openness: "I don't know what you want/I don't know what you need." She nearly pleads, "And baby, what about me?" This is not your hipster friend's Miss Kittin.
www.lunarmagazine.com /reviews/cd_mkic.php   (663 words)

  
 betterPropaganda
He missed a mix, I explained my point of view, he took it bad and told me to do it myself.
I was missing school to train at a friend's before a gig.
Miss Kittin and The Hacker finally release their 1st album on Gigolo.
betterpropaganda.com /artist_page.asp?id=412   (1881 words)

  
 Miss Kittin: Miss Kittin -- Ink Blot Magazine
The full-bore Kittin attitude is best showcased on in-your face numbers like "Requiem for a Hit," a techno-junglist collaboration with L.A.Williams that quickly spins off into a kind of nonsensical sado-masochist chant.
If you thought you never needed to hear a Miss Kittin ballad … well, you were wrong.
In just under an hour, Kittin drops the electro, keeps the clash, thoroughly celebrates and ridicules herself, leaves her fans satisfied and her detractors (if there really were any) even more confused.
www.inkblotmagazine.com /rev-archive/Miss_Kittin_I_Com.htm   (526 words)

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