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I Com

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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. Considering the last time I heard a DJ set by her, she spent a lot of the time vocalizing like a bad haunted house effects box or ghost cat, I had little faith in how she would pull it together for a full length.

The album is scattered, with varied results. Some tracks are electroclash rockers like "Meet Sue Be She" and "Professional Distortion," although the lyrics are so awful that it really detracts from what is otherwise pretty decent music. It is refreshing that she isn't completely relying on her "I'm bored, I'm bored" schtick that brought her attention originally, with tracks on which she sings quite well as well as more aggressive vocals (a la T.Raumschmiere's "The Game Is Not Over").

All this considered, I suppose it's no great surprise that the best songs are produced by the Hacker and Smash TV. "Soundtrack of Now" is light on the vocals and heavy on the stiff, 4 to the floor sound that characterized the duo's album on Gigolo. "Dub About Me" is a dub reworking of Smash TV's "What About Me" (from their outstanding 2002 album "Electrified," on BPitch Control) with floating vocals by Miss Kittin as well as the original vocoded vocals from Smash TV.

While the album is a bit uneven, honestly it's better than I had expected. 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. The genre-hopping doesn't always work, but it's never dull.

ok so i finally got this cd the other day, i've been waiting to buy it for months. well it's not so great. i mean it's not bad, just nothing as jaw-dropping good as any of her collabos. the first single "professional distortion" sounds like it was written to be a single, but its pretty ok. it sounds a little matmos/aphex twin-ish, the lyrics are a little silly (the lyrics only get worse the further the album goes, making you almost wish that miss kittin would just sing/speak her vocals in french, check out the "rocker" meet sue be she, the lyrics are cringe-inducingly bad.)another song (beat for a hit) could be good, with the strange pairing of the kittin and some m.c., kind of going for a bit of slowed down ghetto tech. the song gets longish and very repetitive though. yea... the only song on the album that the hacker does the music for (soundtrack of now) is also almost all instrumental, which is sad cuz its the best music on the album. so i'm sad because i really wish she would've just done another album with the hacker. he really seemed to know how to utilize her talents. this album is meandering and at times just kinda boring. it gets 3 stars cuz its still better than most crap that gets put out.

Miss Kitten is a busybody from France. She is a DJ and singer. She did a record with The Hacker, which was one of the first Electroclash records. Everyone knows that song "Frank Sinatra." This her first solo record that also has a lot of people showing up here. Miss Kitten does a lot of talking over these songs in her deadpan style. She is not repeating the now clichés of Electroclash. "Requiem For A Hit" goes from fast rock to R&B. The changes in speed are very unique. She covers a lot of styles, like punk rock in "Meet Sue Be She," minimal techno in "Soundtrack Of Now," and more ambient sounds. This is a must have for electronic music in 2004. Miss Kitten is a cool French chick that wishes she was from Berlin.

Warning: If you are expecting this album to sound like "Miss Kittin & The Hacker, Volume 2," then prepare to be disappointed. "I Com" is much tougher and rocks much harder, with electric guitars and a more pop music sound. Unfortunately, with this album, the transition from "collaborator" to "solo artist" has proven to be a difficult one for Miss Kittin. Owing to a multitude of collaborators and producers, this album has a very choppy, confused sound, incorporating elements of pop music, electroclash, and hip-hop. On some of the more pop-oriented tracks (Professional Distortion, Happy Violentine, Meet Sue Be She), Miss Kittin sings (she has a fair though unremarkable singing voice). On other tracks (Allergic, Soundtrack of Now, I Come.com), she speaks in the icy cool electroclash persona she perfected with The Hacker. On one track (Requiem for a Hit) she attempts hip-hop in a collaboration with L.A. Williams. Miss Kittin's version of the Indochine song "3eme Sexe" is great, particularly the French vocals. Taken individually, these songs are great on their own, but collectively they give the impression that Miss Kittin has not yet found her own voice as a solo artist. "I Com" is not a complete miss though, it is rather like an interesting experiment. Excluding "Requiem for a Hit," the remaining songs are very good. A must-have for any Miss Kittin fan, this album proves that Caroline Herve continues to evolve and mature as an artist.

Although I love the album that Miss Kittin did with the Hacker (First Album) and would have loved more of the same, I must say that this album truly impressed me. It covers many different styles and is artistic, sophisticated, and smart. Ever since she did "Rippin' Kittin" with Golden Boy, I have been a fan of Miss Kittin as a singer and this album has quite a bit of her in this mode. The songs range from beautiful, calm numbers to rocking numbers to a taste of The Hacker's great Europop (I think it sounds very Kraftwerk-ish) to Trip Hop. Overall. I'd say this album holds your interest and is a lot of fun. If you are a Miss Kittin fan for her personality and not just her Electroclash style you will not be disappointed by this album. Awesome!!!

exception. I have also been waiting for a long time for this CD to hit stores. What a testament to good things coming to those who wait. This CD is fantastic on so many levels.

The most important contribution this CD offers is that it does not get stuck in a genre slump. For so many years artists have worried too much about keeping true to their sound (dnb and new skool are a good example) and forgot to produce quality music.

This CD is the antithisis of that postion. It is quality music and a new bar for an artist CD. Everyone else is a far distant second.

Listen to #2, requiem for a hit. This track is awesome and for once someone uses the old stop the song in the middle and change it up perfectly. A resounding 5 out of 5

Although I am completely enamoured with Miss Kittin's latest offering, Batbox, which is an excellent album, I find this album a bit annoying: it's hard to listen through all the tracks on one sitting. Lyrics are for the most part superficial and meaningless. No detectable coherence linking the songs together. Probably a good nightclub set, but I like my music for driving and relaxation. It does have the merit of indicating that Miss Kittin, as a developing artist, has dratically improved since I.Com.

1.Professional Distortion - This is a great song, it's wicked, and would fit perfectly into the cd players of the guys with massive speakers in their cars. It's loud, funky, and the beat is one of the best i've ever heard. Cooly, funny lyrics, too. THey don't make sense. Gets boring quickly. 9/10
2.Requiem for a Hit - This song is sooo good! At first i hated it, but it really grew on me with its incredibly simple beat, and that synth that just pumps all the way through. It gets even better when Miss Kittin starts singing too. 7.5/10
3.Meet Sue Be She - Kind of annoying, an obvious filler track. Miss kittin's voice makes me laugh again, and the lyrics are woeful. But its a good song to jump around to. Pretty catchy though. 7/10
4.Happy Violentine - A bit of a long track, but well worth the time for the experience. When i first heard it i was taken aback by Miss Kittin's songwriting talent, almost flabbergasted. It gets even better when all the synths, pianos, and singing all manage to wind together nicely in the end. 9/10
5.Allergic - This song is cute and fun, it's quite wierd, it's very quiet and trance-like, but still has a fast beat. It's unusual to the ears, but its still an above average listen. 8/10
6.Kiss Factory - Easily, the worst track on the album, another filler. It doesnt make sense and its very annoying and generic. I guess one could call it catchy, but i could never stand it, even with 5+ listens. Turn it off please. 4/10
7.Clone Me - The best track on the album. It's got an awesome, synth paced throughout the entire song, like Requiem for a hit, and is very danceable. Catchy beat and tune, i love it. The lyrics, like the lyrics in most of the album, are nonsensical, but you forget about them quickly. Great chorus - "Hello Kittin you came to play, Hello Kittin you look strange today..." 9.5/10
8.I Come.com - Lyrics are utter nonsense. The whispering at the beginning is kind of annoying, but once the rhythmic singing comes in halfway through, it gets very, very good. And the way she distorts her voice is great, too. 8.5/10
9.Soundtrack of Now - The only song on the album featuring The Hacker, and thank god. This song is so annoying and is incredibly uncreative. It's a bit of a joke on this album, and its about time Kittin dropped The Hacker once and for all. Worse song on the album. 2.5/10
10.Neukolin - This is really just an experiment in music. It makes no sense, and the only lyrics are a few words in german. It's very synthy and not pleasant to listen to. It's an experience. 6.5/10
11.Dub About Me - Another slow, long song, but not as good as Happy Violentine. It's still very good and makes you think. It could do without the heavy, jarring synth that comes through every now and then. 7.5/10
12.3eme Sexe - BEST SONG EVER! This song sums up the album perfectly. It's a beautiful french ballad, with a hint of electronica. If there's one song you need to listen to, it's this one. Beautiful chorus, beautiful music. Leaves you with good impressions of the album. A perfect 10/10.

I thought twice about buying this because of that horrible review... SOOOO GLAD i got this cd now! Way better music and more singing less "talking" (talk/singing-samples). Miss kitten shows us that she can make more than electroclash and techno beats. Other than #2 (dance) and #4 (rock)this cd is more TRIP HOP than anything. While i would never compare it to baxter or dot allison I WOULD say many of those fans might like this. Much more intelligent and sad feeling than album 1, not as dancy.

I have been waiting a long time for this record and although I love Miss Kittin, I must admit I did not enjoy it as much as I enjoyed Radio Caroline 1. Although the beats and transitions are not as smooth(as in the former), the cd is good, and its apparent that Miss kittin is exploring her german side.
This album's nature as cutting edge electronic music emerges after a couple of listens.