Miss Kittin
Encyclopedia
Miss Kittin is an electronic music
DJ, vocalist, and songwriter. Since rising to prominence in 1998 for her singles "1982
" and "Frank Sinatra
" with The Hacker
, she has worked with other musicians such as Chicks on Speed
, Felix da Housecat
and Golden Boy
. She released her debut solo album I Com
in 2004 and second solo album BatBox
in 2008. She achieved international popularity with the singles "Rippin Kittin
" and "Silver Screen Shower Scene
."
, a town in the Alps
, in southeastern France. Music such as Genesis
, Supertramp
, Miles Davis
, Maria Callas
, Pink Floyd
and The Beatles
became prominent parts of her and her parents' lives. At the age of 6, Hervé often played piano for fun at her grandparents', and reproduced melodies from the radio. Miss Kittin tried taking piano lessons but gave up after 2 years. In addition, she started practicing ballet when she was 5 years old and continued until she was 22.
After earning her high school degree in 1990, Miss Kittin studied art, first in Marseille
in 1991, then in the Beaux-Arts
of Grenoble
to specialize in contemporary art in 1993–94. She finished her graphic design program in Amiens
in 1995 before starting her full time DJ job.
to English pop. Finding her niche in electronic music in 1991, Kittin raved all around the country before doing her first mix in April 1993. Her first set came one year later in 1994, at which time she started her career with Tekmics Booking Agency. When she was 22, she began DJing, spinning records in France, Moscow and Chicago
with Mike Dearborn. A major break came for the producer/DJ when she received bookings for the Dragon Ball events in Southern France. In 1996, she moved to Geneva
, Switzerland, and joined the Mental Groove Records posse. A trio of early productions on various-artists compilations were scattered throughout 1996 and 1997.
's Fuse
and Robert Hood
's The Protein Valve. It took her three months to earn enough money at her job as a supermarket cashier to buy a secondhand pair of Technics decks
, both of which she still uses. By 1998, she met DJ Hell
in Marseille
who wanted her to record for his International DJ Gigolo label. She presented him with the EP
Champagne
that she recorded with The Hacker. Champagne included a cover of the song "Dirty Talk
" by Klein + M.B.O.
In 1999, the duo released the EP Intimités
, which included a cover of the Eurythmics
' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
."
Miss Kittin & The Hacker released First Album
in 2001. First Album received positive reviews from contemporary critics; according to the music review aggregation of Metacritic
, it garnered an average score of 68/100. The album was listed on several Best Albums of the Decade lists. Despite not charting, the album sold over 50,000 copies worldwide. Several songs on the album such as "1982
" and "Frank Sinatra
", became anthems of the electroclash
scene and underground hits in Europe. Slant Magazine
placed "Frank Sinatra
" at number eighty-six on its 100 Greatest Dance Songs list. Other songs on the album include "Stock Exchange
" and "The Beach
."
While touring with The Hacker in support of their debut album, Miss Kittin met Felix da Housecat
at a Swiss festival. The next day, Kittin and Felix composed "Silver Screen Shower Scene
" and "Madame Hollywood
" in a small friend's studio in Geneva. She also cowrote and was featured on the songs "Voicemail" and "What Does It Feel Like?
" from Felix da Housecat
's album Kittenz and Thee Glitz
. Kittenz and Thee Glitz received positive reviews from contemporary critics, garnering an average score of 78/100 on the music review aggregation of Metacritic
. "Silver Screen Shower Scene" became one first electroclash songs to reach the UK Top 40, peaking at number thirty-nine. "Madame Hollywood" peaked at number nineteen on the Canadian Singles Chart
. In 2001, Sven Väth
featured Miss Kittin on his single "Je t'aime... moi non plus," a cover of the Serge Gainsbourg
song of the same name
. After shooting the music video for "Je t'aime... moi non plus," Miss Kittin decided to move to Berlin and take a job as an A&R consultant at Mute Records
Germany.
In 2002, she released the techno music compilations On the Road
and Radio Caroline Vol.1
. Both albums received positive reviews for showcasing her talents "as a DJ rather than an electroclash diva," who "finally tears down the facade, proving that she is much more than the champagne-toasting chanteuse that her sensual accent and fashionista lyrics have always suggested."
Golden Boy
first met Miss Kittin after she remixed one of his songs. In 2002, the duo released the album Or
. The album was released through Emperor Norton Records
in North America, which had previously released Miss Kittin and The Hacker's First Album
. The first single "Rippin Kittin
," released in 2002, references the Misfits' song "Mommy, Can I Go Out & Kill Tonight?" from the band's album Walk Among Us
. After being endorsed by Neil Tennant
of the Pet Shop Boys
, the single became a club success in Europe and became Miss Kittin's first #1 single on the UK Dance Chart
. Pitchfork Media
placed "Rippin Kittin" at number four-hundred thirty-five on its Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s list. In addition, Stylus Decade
placed the song at number seventy-five on its Top 100 Singles of the 2000s list.
She collaborated with Chicks on Speed
and sang on the songs "Shick Shaving" and "Wordy Rappinghood
" from their album 99 Cents
in 2003. "Wordy Rappinghood" also featured guest vocals by other female musicians such as Kevin Blechdom
, Le Tigre
, Adult.'s Nicola Kuperus
, and Tina Weymouth
of the Tom Tom Club
. The song became a moderate dance hit in Europe, peaking at number five on the Belgian Dance Chart
, and at number sixty-six on the UK Singles Chart
.
through NovaMute in the United Kingdom, and through Astralwerks
in the United States. She collaborated with The Hacker
, Toby Neumann and Thies Mynther for the album. Miss Kittin had met Tobi Neumann and Thies Mynther aka "Glove" after working with them on the Chicks on Speed
song "Shick Shaving" and after recording lyrics for Steve Bug. The album received positive reviews from contemporary critics, earning an average score of 73/100 on the music review aggregation of Metacritic
. I Com yielded three singles: "Professional Distortion
," "Requiem for a Hit
" and "Happy Violentine
." The song "Professional Distortion" became Miss Kittin's first solo single to chart on the French Singles Chart
. Several of the remixes of the three singles were later complied and released on Miss Kittin's EP Mixing Me
.
In 2004, Miss Kittin created her own label Nobody's Bizzness
. The label would eventually release her albums BatBox
and Two
after her departure from NovaMute. She said of the label's purpose, "I created my own label 'Nobody's Bizzness' to release my finished album and keep the maximum freedom with my music." Additionally, Kittin appeared on the song "Masterplan" from The Hacker
's album Rêves Mécaniques
in 2004.
She released Live at Sónar
in 2006, recorded at the famous electronic music festival Sónar
in Barcelona. For Sónar, Miss Kittin provided impromptu new vocals to her classic catalogue. During the festival, she was assisted by Aphex Twin
, Modeselektor
, Boom Bip
, and The Hacker
. The album was jointy released by Labels and NovaMute.
Miss Kittin also released the double-disc CD A Bugged Out Mix
in 2006 through Resist Music and System Recordings
. Disc One Perfect Night combines underground classics (Mike Ink
), electro (Cajmere
) and minimal techno (Adam Beyer
) while the second disc Perfect Day is a mix of Miss Kittin's favourite post-club tracks from artists such as Wagon Christ
, Monolake
and Biosphere
.
In 2007, Miss Kittin & The Hacker reunited to release the single "Hometown / Dimanche" through Good Life Recordings
. The music video for "Hometown" was directed by Régis Brochier of 7th floor Productions.
on 4 February 2008, through her label Nobody's Bizzness
. BatBoxs thirteen original songs were composed whilst touring throughout the world. Miss Kittin described the tracks as a flirtation with Goth culture, as reflected in vocal lines such as "bat in a box / show me what you goth". Artist Rob Reger designed the cover and included his "Emily the Strange" cartoon in a 12-page foldout booklet for the album. Miss Kittin released the singles "Kittin Is High" and "Grace
" to promote the album.
In 2008, Miss Kittin & The Hacker
reunited as a duo, and toured throughout America and around the world, before they both started recording new songs, some of which were performed whilst touring. Two
, their second album together, was released in March 2009. The album was released 8 years after their first and only full LP as a duo. Two received positive reviews from contemporary critics; according to the music review aggregation of Metacritic
, it garnered an average score of 62/100. Their first single from the album "PPPO" was released in March 2009 followed by the single "1000 Dreams
." Their third and final single from the album "Party in My Head
" was released in June 2009. The Thieves Like Us remix of "Party in My Head" was released a free download pn XLR8R
s website. Miss Kittin & The Hacker also included a cover of Elvis Presley
's "Suspicious Minds
" on the album, for which they filmed a promotional music video directed by Régis Brochier of 7th floor Productions. "Suspicious Minds" was later featured on the downloadable for free mixtape
Skull of Dreams by Little Boots
.
Miss Kittin was featured on Primal Scream
's cover of "Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne" for a limited-edition 10-inch vinyl pressing. A total of 3,000 copies were pressed and released on 30 March 2009. The song is a part of a series of Suicide
covers by other musicians such as The Horrors
and Lydia Lunch
released on the Blast First Petite label to celebrate Suicide frontman Alan Vega
's 70th birthday. Miss Kittin remixed Felix da Housecat
's song "We All Wanna Be Prince
" in 2009, changing the word "Prince" into "princess." She also appeared on the single "Le Flaneur" from the album Elemental Assets by Estroe in 2009. In 2010, Miss Kittin was featured on the song "DNA" from the album Ever Since by Xenia Beliayeva.
On 10 January 2011, Miss Kittin released the single "All You Need
" on Mobilee Records. On 28 March, Miss Kittin released a free download of her song "Silver Lake" through SoundCloud
to promote Soul Aid, a program to raise money for Civic Force, an emergency relief organization currently operating in Kesennuma
after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
.
, Laurent Garnier
, Kompakt
, Thomas Brinkmann
, Sven Väth
, Chicks on Speed
, Madonna
, Prince
, Adult.
, Dopplereffekt
, Drexciya
, Fischerspooner
, Rush
, Felix da Housecat
, Dr. Dre
, Bret Easton Ellis
, James Ellroy
, Frank Sinatra
, Mute Records
, Warp Records
, Autechre
, Boards of Canada
, Andrew Weatherall
, Richard D. James, Stanley Kubrick
, Cabaret Voltaire
, New Order
, DAF
, Visage
, Ultravox
, Fad Gadget
, Front 242
, Depeche Mode
, Kiss
, Indochine
, and David Bowie
.
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
DJ, vocalist, and songwriter. Since rising to prominence in 1998 for her singles "1982
1982 (Miss Kittin & The Hacker song)
"1982" is a song by French recording duo Miss Kittin & The Hacker. It is the first single from the EP Champagne and their debut album as a duo First Album . The song was one of the first songs of the electroclash scene, and was remixed by Vitalic and Anthony Rother.-Composition:"1982" is credited...
" and "Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra (Miss Kittin & The Hacker song)
"Frank Sinatra" is a song by French recording duo Miss Kittin & The Hacker. It is the second single from their debut album as a duo First Album . The song was originally included on the duo's 1998 EP Champagne and became an anthem of the electroclash scene...
" with The Hacker
The Hacker
Michel Amato, better known by the stage name The Hacker, is a French electroclash and techno producer who has worked extensively with Miss Kittin. His work has been influenced by Electro artists like Kraftwerk, New Wave artists such as The Cure and Depeche Mode, as well as the French rave scene of...
, she has worked with other musicians such as Chicks on Speed
Chicks on Speed
Chicks on Speed is a multi-national musical ensemble, formed in Munich in 1997, when members Melissa Logan, Kiki Moorse and Alex Murray-Leslie met at the Academy of Fine Arts....
, Felix da Housecat
Felix da Housecat
Felix da Housecat is an American DJ and record producer, mostly known for house music and electroclash. His name was inspired by Felix the Cat....
and Golden Boy
Golden Boy (artist)
Golden Boy is a visual artist/musician best known for his collaborations with Miss Kittin such as the club hit "Rippin Kittin."-Career:A resident of Zurich, Switzerland, Altenburger first found recognition as a visual artist, winning the 1991 Swiss Federal Prize for Design and the 1994 Swiss...
. She released her debut solo album I Com
I Com
-Personnel:* Florian - vocals* L.A. Williams – rapping* The Hacker - programming, breathing* Miss Kittin - producer, design, synthesizer, drums, vocals, photography, drawing* Thies Mynther - synthesizer, bass, piano, producer...
in 2004 and second solo album BatBox
BatBox
-Charts:-External links:** at YouTube...
in 2008. She achieved international popularity with the singles "Rippin Kittin
Rippin Kittin
"Rippin Kittin" is the first single from the duo Miss Kittin and Golden Boy's album Or.-Critical reception:Pitchfork Media placed "Rippin Kittin" at number four-hundred thirty-five on its Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s list...
" and "Silver Screen Shower Scene
Silver Screen Shower Scene
"Silver Screen Shower Scene" is the first single from Felix da Housecat's album Kittenz and Thee Glitz. It features French electronic musician Miss Kittin...
."
1973–1994: Early life
Caroline Hervé was born in 1973 in GrenobleGrenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
, a town in the Alps
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
, in southeastern France. Music such as Genesis
Genesis (band)
Genesis are an English rock band that formed in 1967. The band currently comprises the longest-tenured members Tony Banks , Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins . Past members Peter Gabriel , Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips , also played major roles in the band in its early years...
, Supertramp
Supertramp
Supertramp are a British rock band formed in 1969 under the name Daddy before renaming to Supertramp in early 1970. Though their music was initially categorised as progressive rock, they have since incorporated a combination of traditional rock and art rock into their music...
, Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
, Maria Callas
Maria Callas
Maria Callas was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned opera singers of the 20th century. She combined an impressive bel canto technique, a wide-ranging voice and great dramatic gifts...
, Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...
and The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
became prominent parts of her and her parents' lives. At the age of 6, Hervé often played piano for fun at her grandparents', and reproduced melodies from the radio. Miss Kittin tried taking piano lessons but gave up after 2 years. In addition, she started practicing ballet when she was 5 years old and continued until she was 22.
After earning her high school degree in 1990, Miss Kittin studied art, first in Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
in 1991, then in the Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts refers to a number of influential art schools in France. The most famous is the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, now located on the left bank in Paris, across the Seine from the Louvre, in the 6th arrondissement. The school has a history spanning more than 350 years,...
of Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
to specialize in contemporary art in 1993–94. She finished her graphic design program in Amiens
Amiens
Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...
in 1995 before starting her full time DJ job.
1995–1997: Career beginnings
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 discoDisco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
to English pop. Finding her niche in electronic music in 1991, Kittin raved all around the country before doing her first mix in April 1993. Her first set came one year later in 1994, at which time she started her career with Tekmics Booking Agency. When she was 22, she began DJing, spinning records in France, Moscow and Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
with Mike Dearborn. A major break came for the producer/DJ when she received bookings for the Dragon Ball events in Southern France. In 1996, she moved to Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, Switzerland, and joined the Mental Groove Records posse. A trio of early productions on various-artists compilations were scattered throughout 1996 and 1997.
1998–2003: The Hacker, First Album and Or
The first records she bought for DJing were Richie HawtinRichie Hawtin
Richard Hawtin is an English-Canadian electronic musician and DJ who was an influential part of Detroit techno's second wave of artists in the early 1990s and a leading exponent of Minimal techno since the mid 1990s...
's Fuse
Dimension Intrusion
Dimension Intrusion is an album released by F.U.S.E., aka Richie Hawtin, as the fifth release on Warp's Artificial Intelligence series, in 1993.-Track listing:All tracks by Richie Hawtin#"A New Day" – 3:53#"F.U." – 7:45#"Slac" – 3:17...
and Robert Hood
Robert Hood
Robert Hood is an American electronic music producer and DJ. He is a founding member of group Underground Resistance as a 'Minister Of Information' with Mad Mike Banks & Jeff Mills. He is often considered to be one of the founders of minimal techno....
's The Protein Valve. It took her three months to earn enough money at her job as a supermarket cashier to buy a secondhand pair of Technics decks
Technics (brand)
1960s:*SX-601 Electronic Organ — an origin of Technics SX keyboard series, the result of cooperative works of National Electronic Organ Company and Ace Tone...
, both of which she still uses. By 1998, she met DJ Hell
DJ Hell
This article is about Helmut Josef Geier. You may also be looking for Darryl Hell.Helmut Josef Geier, professionally known as DJ Hell is a German house-techno DJ...
in Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
who wanted her to record for his International DJ Gigolo label. She presented him with the EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
Champagne
Champagne (EP)
-External links:* at Yahoo! Music...
that she recorded with The Hacker. Champagne included a cover of the song "Dirty Talk
Dirty Talk (Klein + M.B.O. song)
"Dirty Talk" is a song by Klein + M.B.O. released as the first single from their debut studio album First.-Critical reception:Slant Magazine placed "Dirty Talk" at number thirty-seven on its 100 Greatest Dance Songs, commenting, "That the lack of effective sex banter doesn't at all hinder 1982's...
" by Klein + M.B.O.
Klein + M.B.O.
Klein + M.B.O. were an Italian post-disco musical group formed by producers, songwriters, and arrangers Mario Boncaldo and Tony Carrasco . Rossana Casale, a jazz singer along with American chorus singer Naimy Hacket, provided vocals on their records.They are best known for their single "Dirty...
In 1999, the duo released the EP Intimités
Intimités
Intimités is the second EP by Miss Kittin & The Hacker .-Track listing:Source:...
, which included a cover of the Eurythmics
Eurythmics
Eurythmics were a British pop rock duo, formed in 1980, currently disbanded, but known to reunite from time to time. Consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A...
' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
-Personnel:*Annie Lennox – vocals, keyboards, synthesisers, flute*David A. Stewart – guitar, keyboards, synthesisers, programming, backing vocals-Additional personnel:*Robert Crash - Guitar/ E-Drums/ Synth/ Robotic vocals...
."
Miss Kittin & The Hacker released First Album
First Album (Miss Kittin & The Hacker album)
-Personnel:*Michel Amato - programming*F. Holzer - photography*Miss Kittin - vocals, vibraphone...
in 2001. First Album received positive reviews from contemporary critics; according to the music review aggregation of Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
, it garnered an average score of 68/100. The album was listed on several Best Albums of the Decade lists. Despite not charting, the album sold over 50,000 copies worldwide. Several songs on the album such as "1982
1982 (Miss Kittin & The Hacker song)
"1982" is a song by French recording duo Miss Kittin & The Hacker. It is the first single from the EP Champagne and their debut album as a duo First Album . The song was one of the first songs of the electroclash scene, and was remixed by Vitalic and Anthony Rother.-Composition:"1982" is credited...
" and "Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra (Miss Kittin & The Hacker song)
"Frank Sinatra" is a song by French recording duo Miss Kittin & The Hacker. It is the second single from their debut album as a duo First Album . The song was originally included on the duo's 1998 EP Champagne and became an anthem of the electroclash scene...
", became anthems of the electroclash
Electroclash
Electroclash is a style of music that fuses New Wave and electronic dance music. It emerged in New York and Detroit in the later 1990s, pioneered by acts including I-F and those associated with Gerald Donald, and is associated with acts including Peaches, Adult, and Fischerspooner...
scene and underground hits in Europe. Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine is an online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians. The site covers various film festivals like the New York Film Festival.- History :...
placed "Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra (Miss Kittin & The Hacker song)
"Frank Sinatra" is a song by French recording duo Miss Kittin & The Hacker. It is the second single from their debut album as a duo First Album . The song was originally included on the duo's 1998 EP Champagne and became an anthem of the electroclash scene...
" at number eighty-six on its 100 Greatest Dance Songs list. Other songs on the album include "Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange (song)
"Stock Exchange" is the third single from the duo Miss Kittin & The Hacker's debut album First Album.-Writing and inspiration:Lyrically, "Stock Exchange" deals with the life of a woman attracted to Wall Street businessmen who could afford her the life of luxury she deserved.-Composition:"Stock...
" and "The Beach
The Beach (song)
"The Beach" is a song by French recording due Miss Kittin & The Hacker from their debut album First Album. Produced by the duo, it was released as the album's fourth and final single in 2003.-Writing and inspiration:...
."
While touring with The Hacker in support of their debut album, Miss Kittin met Felix da Housecat
Felix da Housecat
Felix da Housecat is an American DJ and record producer, mostly known for house music and electroclash. His name was inspired by Felix the Cat....
at a Swiss festival. The next day, Kittin and Felix composed "Silver Screen Shower Scene
Silver Screen Shower Scene
"Silver Screen Shower Scene" is the first single from Felix da Housecat's album Kittenz and Thee Glitz. It features French electronic musician Miss Kittin...
" and "Madame Hollywood
Madame Hollywood
"Madame Hollywood" is the third single featuring Miss Kittin from Felix da Housecat's album Kittenz and Thee Glitz.-Critical reception:Paul Cooper of Pitchfork Media said,"Kittin's dull-as-dishwater celebrity fantasies and irritatingly neutral delivery pale in comparison to how Harrison Crump...
" in a small friend's studio in Geneva. She also cowrote and was featured on the songs "Voicemail" and "What Does It Feel Like?
What Does It Feel Like?
"What Does It Feel Like?" is the second single from Felix da Housecat's album Kittenz and Thee Glitz that features French electronic/electroclash musician Miss Kittin and Melistar.-Critical reception:...
" from Felix da Housecat
Felix da Housecat
Felix da Housecat is an American DJ and record producer, mostly known for house music and electroclash. His name was inspired by Felix the Cat....
's album Kittenz and Thee Glitz
Kittenz and Thee Glitz
Kittenz and Thee Glitz received generally favorable reviews. The album holds a score of 78 out of 100 on the review aggregator website Metacritic.Resident Advisor placed Kittenz and Thee Glitz at #73 on the Top 100 albums of the 2000s.-Track listing:...
. Kittenz and Thee Glitz received positive reviews from contemporary critics, garnering an average score of 78/100 on the music review aggregation of Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
. "Silver Screen Shower Scene" became one first electroclash songs to reach the UK Top 40, peaking at number thirty-nine. "Madame Hollywood" peaked at number nineteen on the Canadian Singles Chart
Canadian Singles Chart
The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays....
. In 2001, Sven Väth
Sven Väth
Sven Väth is a Frankfurt-based DJ who has produced an extensive range of work since his career began in 1982. From 1985, he was part of the band OFF which released the hit "Electrica Salsa" in 1986...
featured Miss Kittin on his single "Je t'aime... moi non plus," a cover of the Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg, born Lucien Ginsburg was a French singer-songwriter, actor and director. Gainsbourg's extremely varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorize...
song of the same name
Je t'aime... moi non plus
"Je t'aime… moi non plus" is a French duet written by Serge Gainsbourg. It was written for and sung with Brigitte Bardot in 1967, but that version was not released until 1986. In 1969, Gainsbourg recorded a version with his lover, Jane Birkin. It reached number one in the UK, but was banned in...
. After shooting the music video for "Je t'aime... moi non plus," Miss Kittin decided to move to Berlin and take a job as an A&R consultant at Mute Records
Mute Records
Mute is an independent record label based in the UK. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure and Fad Gadget.-Beginnings:...
Germany.
In 2002, she released the techno music compilations On the Road
On the Road (Miss Kittin album)
-Critical reception:Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic described the album "as awholehearted appeal to the more respectable and long-standing techno establishment," that proves her status "as a DJ rather than an electroclash diva," having "both the technical skills as well as the creativity to complement...
and Radio Caroline Vol.1
Radio Caroline Vol.1
-Critical reception:Joshua Glazer of Allmusic said,"Hervé proves that she is a wicked DJ," and that "Radio Caroline is a far more esoteric and complicated musical place than the sleek electro-trash ghetto where Miss Kittin is usually placed."-Track listing:...
. Both albums received positive reviews for showcasing her talents "as a DJ rather than an electroclash diva," who "finally tears down the facade, proving that she is much more than the champagne-toasting chanteuse that her sensual accent and fashionista lyrics have always suggested."
Golden Boy
Golden Boy (artist)
Golden Boy is a visual artist/musician best known for his collaborations with Miss Kittin such as the club hit "Rippin Kittin."-Career:A resident of Zurich, Switzerland, Altenburger first found recognition as a visual artist, winning the 1991 Swiss Federal Prize for Design and the 1994 Swiss...
first met Miss Kittin after she remixed one of his songs. In 2002, the duo released the album Or
Or (album)
-Personnel:* Stefan Altenburger - composer, producer* Miss Kittin - composer, vocals* Claudia Schmauder - graphic designer* Jules Spinatsch - photography* Bernd Steinwedel - audio masteringSource:...
. The album was released through Emperor Norton Records
Emperor Norton Records
Emperor Norton Records, was a Los Angeles-based electronica, hip-hop, and dance-music record label. Among the artists featured on the label were Ladytron, Arling & Cameron, Money Mark, Ugly Duckling, and Fantastic Plastic Machine...
in North America, which had previously released Miss Kittin and The Hacker's First Album
First Album (Miss Kittin & The Hacker album)
-Personnel:*Michel Amato - programming*F. Holzer - photography*Miss Kittin - vocals, vibraphone...
. The first single "Rippin Kittin
Rippin Kittin
"Rippin Kittin" is the first single from the duo Miss Kittin and Golden Boy's album Or.-Critical reception:Pitchfork Media placed "Rippin Kittin" at number four-hundred thirty-five on its Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s list...
," released in 2002, references the Misfits' song "Mommy, Can I Go Out & Kill Tonight?" from the band's album Walk Among Us
Walk Among Us
-Band:* Glenn Danzig – vocals, guitar on "Vampira", "Devils Whorehouse", "Astro Zombies", overdubbed guitar on all tracks except "Mommy Can I Go Out & Kill Tonight?"* Jerry Only – bass, background vocals...
. After being endorsed by Neil Tennant
Neil Tennant
Neil Francis Tennant is an English musician, singer and songwriter, who, with bandmate Chris Lowe, makes up the successful electronic dance music duo Pet Shop Boys.-Childhood:...
of the Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....
, the single became a club success in Europe and became Miss Kittin's first #1 single on the UK Dance Chart
UK Dance Chart
The UK Dance Chart is a chart compiled by The Official Charts Company from sales in record stores and digital downloads. Although the chart does not currently receive any airplay on the radio or television, the chart can be viewed on the BBC Radio 1 and The Official Charts Company website.Digital...
. Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
placed "Rippin Kittin" at number four-hundred thirty-five on its Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s list. In addition, Stylus Decade
Stylus Magazine
Stylus Magazine was an online music and film magazine launched in 2002. It featured long-form music journalism, four daily music reviews, movie reviews, a number of different podcasts, an MP3 blog, and a text blog....
placed the song at number seventy-five on its Top 100 Singles of the 2000s list.
She collaborated with Chicks on Speed
Chicks on Speed
Chicks on Speed is a multi-national musical ensemble, formed in Munich in 1997, when members Melissa Logan, Kiki Moorse and Alex Murray-Leslie met at the Academy of Fine Arts....
and sang on the songs "Shick Shaving" and "Wordy Rappinghood
Wordy Rappinghood
"Wordy Rappinghood" is a song by the American band Tom Tom Club. The song was the lead single from the band's debut studio album, Tom Tom Club. It uses part of the 1971 Rolf Harris song "A Ram Sam Sam". In the United States, the song was released as a double a-side with "Genius of Love" and topped...
" from their album 99 Cents
99 Cents
A video clip for "We Don't Play Guitars", directed by Deborah Schamoni, is included....
in 2003. "Wordy Rappinghood" also featured guest vocals by other female musicians such as Kevin Blechdom
Kevin Blechdom
Kevin Blechdom, born Kristin Erickson, is an American experimental electronic musician/performance artist from San Francisco, California.-Life and career:...
, Le Tigre
Le Tigre
Le Tigre is an American electroclash band, formed by Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman in 1998. It also featured Sadie Benning from 1998 until 2001, and JD Samson for the rest of the group's run...
, Adult.'s Nicola Kuperus
Nicola Kuperus
Nicola Kuperus is an American musician and photographer. She is a member of the band ADULT. with her husband Adam Lee Miller . ADULT. owns and manages Ersatz Audio, a record label based out of Detroit, Michigan...
, and Tina Weymouth
Tina Weymouth
Martina Michèle "Tina" Weymouth is an American musician, best known as a founding member and bassist of the New Wave group Talking Heads and its side project Tom Tom Club .-Profile:Weymouth is of French heritage on her mother's side. Weymouth was a cheerleader in high school...
of the Tom Tom Club
Tom Tom Club
Tom Tom Club is an American new wave band founded in 1981 by husband-and-wife team Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, both also known for being bandmembers of Talking Heads.-Biography:...
. The song became a moderate dance hit in Europe, peaking at number five on the Belgian Dance Chart
Ultratop
Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts...
, and at number sixty-six on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
.
2004–2007: Solo career and I Com
On 24 May 2004, Miss Kittin released her debut solo album I ComI Com
-Personnel:* Florian - vocals* L.A. Williams – rapping* The Hacker - programming, breathing* Miss Kittin - producer, design, synthesizer, drums, vocals, photography, drawing* Thies Mynther - synthesizer, bass, piano, producer...
through NovaMute in the United Kingdom, and through Astralwerks
Astralwerks
Astralwerks is a New York-based record label that releases primarily electronic music. It is owned by Virgin Records/EMI and distributed by Caroline Distribution in the United States....
in the United States. She collaborated with The Hacker
The Hacker
Michel Amato, better known by the stage name The Hacker, is a French electroclash and techno producer who has worked extensively with Miss Kittin. His work has been influenced by Electro artists like Kraftwerk, New Wave artists such as The Cure and Depeche Mode, as well as the French rave scene of...
, Toby Neumann and Thies Mynther for the album. Miss Kittin had met Tobi Neumann and Thies Mynther aka "Glove" after working with them on the Chicks on Speed
Chicks on Speed
Chicks on Speed is a multi-national musical ensemble, formed in Munich in 1997, when members Melissa Logan, Kiki Moorse and Alex Murray-Leslie met at the Academy of Fine Arts....
song "Shick Shaving" and after recording lyrics for Steve Bug. The album received positive reviews from contemporary critics, earning an average score of 73/100 on the music review aggregation of Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
. I Com yielded three singles: "Professional Distortion
Professional Distortion
"Professional Distortion" is the first single from the Miss Kittin's first solo album I Com. It became her first solo song to chart on the French and UK Singles Charts...
," "Requiem for a Hit
Requiem for a Hit
"Requiem for a Hit" is a song by french recording artist Miss Kittin featuring L.A. Williams. It is the second single from the Miss Kittin's first solo album I Com...
" and "Happy Violentine
Happy Violentine
"Happy Violentine" is the third single from the Miss Kittin's first solo album I Com.-Critical reception:Derek Miller of Pitchfork Media described the song "Happy Violentine" as "a love song pulled inside out, a track that seems pleased to display its visceral heartbreak.-Live performances:Miss...
." The song "Professional Distortion" became Miss Kittin's first solo single to chart on the French Singles Chart
Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique
The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...
. Several of the remixes of the three singles were later complied and released on Miss Kittin's EP Mixing Me
Mixing Me
Mixing Me is a 2005 EP by Miss Kittin to promote her album I Com. Mixing Me contains remixes of I Coms singles.- Critical reception :...
.
In 2004, Miss Kittin created her own label Nobody's Bizzness
Nobody's Bizzness
Nobody's Bizzness is an French independent record label founded by Miss Kittin....
. The label would eventually release her albums BatBox
BatBox
-Charts:-External links:** at YouTube...
and Two
Two (Miss Kittin & The Hacker album)
Two is the second album by the reunited duo Miss Kittin & The Hacker released in 2009 by Miss Kittin's label Nobody's Bizzness.-Background and development:...
after her departure from NovaMute. She said of the label's purpose, "I created my own label 'Nobody's Bizzness' to release my finished album and keep the maximum freedom with my music." Additionally, Kittin appeared on the song "Masterplan" from The Hacker
The Hacker
Michel Amato, better known by the stage name The Hacker, is a French electroclash and techno producer who has worked extensively with Miss Kittin. His work has been influenced by Electro artists like Kraftwerk, New Wave artists such as The Cure and Depeche Mode, as well as the French rave scene of...
's album Rêves Mécaniques
Rêves Mécaniques
-Personnel:* Michel Amato - producer* Echo Danon - vocals* Mount Sims - vocals* Pompon - masteringSource: -Charts:...
in 2004.
She released Live at Sónar
Live at Sónar
Live at Sónar is the first live DJ mix album by Miss Kittin. For the Sónar festival, Miss Kittin provided impromptu new vocals to her classic catalogue...
in 2006, recorded at the famous electronic music festival Sónar
Sónar
Sónar is an annual three-day music festival held in Barcelona, Spain. It is described officially as a festival of Advanced Music and Multimedia Art. Music is by far the main aspect of the festival....
in Barcelona. For Sónar, Miss Kittin provided impromptu new vocals to her classic catalogue. During the festival, she was assisted by Aphex Twin
Aphex Twin
Richard David James , best known under the pseudonym Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born electronic musician and composer described as "the most inventive and influential figure in contemporary electronic music"...
, Modeselektor
Modeselektor
Modeselektor is an electronic music band formed in Berlin, featuring Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary. The group draws heavily from IDM, glitch, Electro house and hip hop. In an interview the group said regarding their sound: "Happy metal, hard rap, country-ambient, Russian crunk. We don’t like...
, Boom Bip
Boom Bip
Bryan Charles Hollon, better known as Boom Bip, is an American producer and musician. His music is mostly instrumental, but over the course of his career he has collaborated with several vocalists. He is currently signed to Lex Records, which, until 2005, was a division of Warp Records in the...
, and The Hacker
The Hacker
Michel Amato, better known by the stage name The Hacker, is a French electroclash and techno producer who has worked extensively with Miss Kittin. His work has been influenced by Electro artists like Kraftwerk, New Wave artists such as The Cure and Depeche Mode, as well as the French rave scene of...
. The album was jointy released by Labels and NovaMute.
Miss Kittin also released the double-disc CD A Bugged Out Mix
A Bugged Out Mix (Miss Kittin album)
A Bugged Out Mix is the third DJ mix album by French recording artist Miss Kittin released in the United Kingdom on April 17, 2006. A number of electronic music recording artists were featured on the album, including fellow electroclash musician Princess Superstar, Squarepusher, and Saint Etienne.-...
in 2006 through Resist Music and System Recordings
System Recordings
System Recordings is a New York City based electronic music record label founded in 2000 by Eric Silver and Louis Montorio with a single artist, American drum and bass icon Dieselboy....
. Disc One Perfect Night combines underground classics (Mike Ink
Wolfgang Voigt
Wolfgang Voigt is an electronic music artist from Cologne, Germany, known for his output under various aliases on a plethora of record labels, including Warp, Harvest, Raster-Noton and Force Inc...
), electro (Cajmere
Curtis Jones
Curtis Alan Jones is an American electronica and house music singer, songwriter and producer. His style of house music has been compared and inspired by the likes of Kraftwerk, Prince, Gary Numan, and Nitzer Ebb....
) and minimal techno (Adam Beyer
Adam Beyer
Adam Beyer is a Swedish techno producer and DJ. He is the founder of Drumcode Records, Truesoul Records, Code Red and Mad Eye Recordings...
) while the second disc Perfect Day is a mix of Miss Kittin's favourite post-club tracks from artists such as Wagon Christ
Luke Vibert
Luke Vibert is a British recording artist and producer known for his work in many subgenres of electronic music. Vibert began his musical career as a member of the Hate Brothers, only later branching out into his own compositions...
, Monolake
Monolake
Monolake is an electronic music act based in Berlin. Originally consisting of members Gerhard Behles and Robert Henke, Monolake is now perpetuated by Henke while Behles focuses on running music software company Ableton, which they founded in 1999 together with Bernd Roggendorf...
and Biosphere
Biosphere (musician)
Biosphere is the main recording name of Geir Jenssen , a Norwegian musician who has released a notable catalogue of ambient electronic music. He is well known for his "ambient techno" and "arctic ambient" styles, his use of music loops, and peculiar samples from sci-fi sources. His track "Novelty...
.
In 2007, Miss Kittin & The Hacker reunited to release the single "Hometown / Dimanche" through Good Life Recordings
Good Life Recordings
Good Life Recordings is a record label based in Belgium. It was founded in 1996 by Edward Verhaeghe who had been the lead vocalist in Nations On Fire. The label specializes in hardcore bands. It has released many highly significant bands of the second and third wave of hardcore, as well as the...
. The music video for "Hometown" was directed by Régis Brochier of 7th floor Productions.
2008–present: BatBox, Reunion with The Hacker and Two
After two years in the making and almost four years since her debut album I Com, Miss Kittin released her second album, BatBoxBatBox
-Charts:-External links:** at YouTube...
on 4 February 2008, through her label Nobody's Bizzness
Nobody's Bizzness
Nobody's Bizzness is an French independent record label founded by Miss Kittin....
. BatBoxs thirteen original songs were composed whilst touring throughout the world. Miss Kittin described the tracks as a flirtation with Goth culture, as reflected in vocal lines such as "bat in a box / show me what you goth". Artist Rob Reger designed the cover and included his "Emily the Strange" cartoon in a 12-page foldout booklet for the album. Miss Kittin released the singles "Kittin Is High" and "Grace
Grace (Miss Kittin song)
"Grace" is a song by French recording artist Miss Kittin. It is the second and final single from her fourth studio album BatBox . Co-written and produced by Pascal Gabriel, it is composed as an electropop love song.-Critical reception:Quentin B...
" to promote the album.
In 2008, Miss Kittin & The Hacker
The Hacker
Michel Amato, better known by the stage name The Hacker, is a French electroclash and techno producer who has worked extensively with Miss Kittin. His work has been influenced by Electro artists like Kraftwerk, New Wave artists such as The Cure and Depeche Mode, as well as the French rave scene of...
reunited as a duo, and toured throughout America and around the world, before they both started recording new songs, some of which were performed whilst touring. Two
Two (Miss Kittin & The Hacker album)
Two is the second album by the reunited duo Miss Kittin & The Hacker released in 2009 by Miss Kittin's label Nobody's Bizzness.-Background and development:...
, their second album together, was released in March 2009. The album was released 8 years after their first and only full LP as a duo. Two received positive reviews from contemporary critics; according to the music review aggregation of Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
, it garnered an average score of 62/100. Their first single from the album "PPPO" was released in March 2009 followed by the single "1000 Dreams
1000 Dreams
"1000 Dreams" is a song performed by French recording duo Miss Kittin & The Hacker, taken from their second studio album, Two. It was released in April 2009, as the album's second single by Nobody's Bizzness. "1000 Dreams" became a minor hit in Belgium, where it reached top-twenty on the Flanders...
." Their third and final single from the album "Party in My Head
Party in My Head
"Party in My Head" is a song by French recording duo Miss Kittin & The Hacker. It is the third and final single from their second album as a duo Two .-Critical reception:...
" was released in June 2009. The Thieves Like Us remix of "Party in My Head" was released a free download pn XLR8R
XLR8R
XLR8R is a magazine and website thatcovers music, culture, style, and technology. It was founded as anewsprint ‘zine in 1993 by publisher Andrew Smith in Seattle; themagazine currently has offices in San Francisco and New York...
s website. Miss Kittin & The Hacker also included a cover of Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
's "Suspicious Minds
Suspicious Minds
"Suspicious Minds" is a song written by American songwriter Mark James that, after the failure of his own recording, was handed to Elvis Presley by producer Chips Moman becoming one of his most notable hits and a number one in 1969, "Suspicious Minds" was widely regarded as the single that returned...
" on the album, for which they filmed a promotional music video directed by Régis Brochier of 7th floor Productions. "Suspicious Minds" was later featured on the downloadable for free mixtape
Mixtape
A Mix Tape or Mixed Tape is a compilation of songs recorded in a specific order, traditionally onto an audio Compact Cassette.A Mix Tape, which usually reflects the musical tastes of its compiler, can range from a casually selected list of favorite songs, to a conceptual mix of songs linked by a...
Skull of Dreams by Little Boots
Little Boots
Victoria Christina Hesketh, also known by her stage name/pseudonym Little Boots, is an English electropop singer-songwriter. Her stage name comes from a nickname given to her by a friend, a reference to her unusually small feet...
.
Miss Kittin was featured on Primal Scream
Primal Scream
Primal Scream are a Scottish alternative rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie and now based in London. The current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes , Martin Duffy , and Darrin Mooney...
's cover of "Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne" for a limited-edition 10-inch vinyl pressing. A total of 3,000 copies were pressed and released on 30 March 2009. The song is a part of a series of Suicide
Suicide (band)
Suicide is an American electronic protopunk musical duo, intermittently active since 1970 and composed of vocalist Alan Vega and Martin Rev on synthesizers and drum machines. They are an early synthesizer/vocal musical duo....
covers by other musicians such as The Horrors
The Horrors
The Horrors are an English band from Southend on Sea, formed in 2005. Their debut Strange House, was released in 2007 and reached number thirty-seven on the UK Albums Chart, their second album Primary Colours was released in 2009 and peaked at number 25 in the UK...
and Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch is an American singer, poet, writer, and actress whose career was spawned by the New York No Wave scene...
released on the Blast First Petite label to celebrate Suicide frontman Alan Vega
Alan Vega
Alan Vega For several years other sources stated that he was born in 1948 – see 'Myth' section is an American vocalist, primarily known for his work with electronic protopunk duo, Suicide...
's 70th birthday. Miss Kittin remixed Felix da Housecat
Felix da Housecat
Felix da Housecat is an American DJ and record producer, mostly known for house music and electroclash. His name was inspired by Felix the Cat....
's song "We All Wanna Be Prince
We All Wanna Be Prince
"We All Wanna Be Prince" is a song performed by American recording artist Felix da Housecat. Co-written by Alex Croisy, it was released as the album's second single in July 2009. The song was offered as the "Free MP3 of the Day" on Spinner.-Background:...
" in 2009, changing the word "Prince" into "princess." She also appeared on the single "Le Flaneur" from the album Elemental Assets by Estroe in 2009. In 2010, Miss Kittin was featured on the song "DNA" from the album Ever Since by Xenia Beliayeva.
On 10 January 2011, Miss Kittin released the single "All You Need
All You Need
"All You Need" is a song by French recording artist Miss Kittin. Remixed by Lee Van Dowski and Gesaffelstein, it was released worldwide on 10 January 2011 as the lead single from her upcoming album.-Composition:...
" on Mobilee Records. On 28 March, Miss Kittin released a free download of her song "Silver Lake" through SoundCloud
SoundCloud
SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform which allows collaboration, promotion and distribution of audio recordings.-History:SoundCloud was originally started in Stockholm, Sweden, but was established in Berlin, Germany in August, 2007 by sound designer Alex Ljung and artist Eric Wahlforss...
to promote Soul Aid, a program to raise money for Civic Force, an emergency relief organization currently operating in Kesennuma
Kesennuma, Miyagi
is a city located in the extreme northeast of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, founded on June 1, 1953. It wraps around the western part of Kesennuma Bay, and also includes the island of Ōshima...
after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...
.
Influences
Hervé has mentioned her admiration for Maurice Dantec, Serge GainsbourgSerge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg, born Lucien Ginsburg was a French singer-songwriter, actor and director. Gainsbourg's extremely varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorize...
, Laurent Garnier
Laurent Garnier
Laurent Garnier , is a French techno music producer and DJ. Garnier began DJ-ing in Manchester during the late 1980s. By the following decade, he had a broad stylistic range, able to span deep house, Detroit techno, trance and jazz...
, Kompakt
Kompakt
Kompakt is a Cologne-based electronic music record label and vinyl/CD distributor, owned by Wolfgang Voigt, Michael Mayer and Jürgen Paape. They specialize in microhouse and minimal techno, and are known for their Total compilation series which reached its eleventh installment in 2010.Kompakt...
, Thomas Brinkmann
Thomas Brinkmann
Thomas Brinkmann is a highly regarded German producer of experimental minimal techno music. Although experimenting with records since the early eighties, he gained wide reputation with his re-workings of material by fellow artists Mike Ink and Richie Hawtin released in the second half of the 90s...
, Sven Väth
Sven Väth
Sven Väth is a Frankfurt-based DJ who has produced an extensive range of work since his career began in 1982. From 1985, he was part of the band OFF which released the hit "Electrica Salsa" in 1986...
, Chicks on Speed
Chicks on Speed
Chicks on Speed is a multi-national musical ensemble, formed in Munich in 1997, when members Melissa Logan, Kiki Moorse and Alex Murray-Leslie met at the Academy of Fine Arts....
, Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
, Prince
Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
, Adult.
ADULT.
ADULT. is an American band from Detroit, Michigan that integrates vocals with drum machines, analog synths and electronic/punk elements. While popular in their home city of Detroit, they are also very popular in Germany and the United Kingdom.-History:ADULT...
, Dopplereffekt
Dopplereffekt
Dopplereffekt is an electronic music act which has been active since at least 1995 . It is named after the German word for the Doppler effect...
, Drexciya
Drexciya
Drexciya was an electronic music band from Detroit, Michigan. The late James Stinson was the only officially identified member of Drexciya, but it was considered an open secret that he had a partner, Gerald Donald.- Style :...
, Fischerspooner
Fischerspooner
Fischerspooner is an electroclash duo and performance troupe formed in 1998 in New York. The name is a portmanteau of the founders' last names, Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner...
, Rush
Rush (band)
Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
, Felix da Housecat
Felix da Housecat
Felix da Housecat is an American DJ and record producer, mostly known for house music and electroclash. His name was inspired by Felix the Cat....
, Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre
Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...
, Bret Easton Ellis
Bret Easton Ellis
Bret Easton Ellis is an American novelist and short story writer. His works have been translated into 27 different languages. He was regarded as one of the so-called literary Brat Pack, which also included Tama Janowitz and Jay McInerney...
, James Ellroy
James Ellroy
Lee Earle "James" Ellroy is an American crime fiction writer and essayist. Ellroy has become known for a so-called "telegraphic" prose style in his most recent work, wherein he frequently omits connecting words and uses only short, staccato sentences, and in particular for the novels The Black...
, Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
, Mute Records
Mute Records
Mute is an independent record label based in the UK. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure and Fad Gadget.-Beginnings:...
, Warp Records
Warp Records
Warp, commonly referred to as Warp Records, is a pioneering independent British record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the more enduring artists in electronic music....
, Autechre
Autechre
Autechre are an English electronic music duo consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth, both natives of Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1987, they are one of the most prominent acts signed to Warp Records, a label known for its pioneering electronic music and through which all Autechre albums...
, Boards of Canada
Boards of Canada
Boards of Canada are a Scottish electronic music duo consisting of brothers Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin...
, Andrew Weatherall
Andrew Weatherall
Andrew Weatherall is a DJ, producer, and remixer.Andrew, Terry Farley, Cymon Eckel and Steve Mayes started Boy's Own initially as a fanzine commenting on fashion, records, football, and other issues...
, Richard D. James, Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career...
, Cabaret Voltaire
Cabaret Voltaire (band)
Cabaret Voltaire were a British music group from Sheffield, England.Initially composed of Stephen Mallinder, Richard H. Kirk and Chris Watson, the group was named after the Cabaret Voltaire, a nightclub in Zürich, Switzerland that was a centre for the early Dada movement.Their earliest performances...
, New Order
New Order
New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
, DAF
Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft
Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft or D.A.F. is an influential German electropunk/NDW band from Düsseldorf, formed in 1978 featuring Gabriel "Gabi" Delgado-López , Robert Görl , Kurt "Pyrolator" Dahlke , Michael Kemner and Wolfgang Spelmans...
, Visage
Visage
Visage are a British New Wave rock band. Formed in 1978, the band became closely linked to the burgeoning New Romantic fashion movement of the early 1980s, and are best known for their 1980 hit "Fade to Grey".-New Wave years :...
, Ultravox
Ultravox
Ultravox is a British New Wave rock band. They were one of the primary exponents of the British electronic pop music movement of the late 1970s/early 1980s. The band was particularly associated with the New Romantic and New Wave movements....
, Fad Gadget
Fad Gadget
Fad Gadget is the stage name of Francis John Tovey , a British avant-garde electronic musician and vocalist. He was a proponent of both New Wave and early Industrial music....
, Front 242
Front 242
Front 242 is a pioneering Belgian electronic music group that came into prominence during the 1980s. They are known for being the premier pioneer of electronic body music and as a major influence on the electronic and industrial music genres.-Formation:...
, Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
, Kiss
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Discography
Albums- ChampagneChampagne (EP)-External links:* at Yahoo! Music...
(with The HackerThe HackerMichel Amato, better known by the stage name The Hacker, is a French electroclash and techno producer who has worked extensively with Miss Kittin. His work has been influenced by Electro artists like Kraftwerk, New Wave artists such as The Cure and Depeche Mode, as well as the French rave scene of...
) (1998) - IntimitésIntimitésIntimités is the second EP by Miss Kittin & The Hacker .-Track listing:Source:...
(with The HackerThe HackerMichel Amato, better known by the stage name The Hacker, is a French electroclash and techno producer who has worked extensively with Miss Kittin. His work has been influenced by Electro artists like Kraftwerk, New Wave artists such as The Cure and Depeche Mode, as well as the French rave scene of...
) (1999) - First AlbumFirst Album (Miss Kittin & The Hacker album)-Personnel:*Michel Amato - programming*F. Holzer - photography*Miss Kittin - vocals, vibraphone...
(with The HackerThe HackerMichel Amato, better known by the stage name The Hacker, is a French electroclash and techno producer who has worked extensively with Miss Kittin. His work has been influenced by Electro artists like Kraftwerk, New Wave artists such as The Cure and Depeche Mode, as well as the French rave scene of...
) (2001) - On the RoadOn the Road (Miss Kittin album)-Critical reception:Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic described the album "as awholehearted appeal to the more respectable and long-standing techno establishment," that proves her status "as a DJ rather than an electroclash diva," having "both the technical skills as well as the creativity to complement...
(2002) - OrOr (album)-Personnel:* Stefan Altenburger - composer, producer* Miss Kittin - composer, vocals* Claudia Schmauder - graphic designer* Jules Spinatsch - photography* Bernd Steinwedel - audio masteringSource:...
(with Golden BoyGolden Boy (artist)Golden Boy is a visual artist/musician best known for his collaborations with Miss Kittin such as the club hit "Rippin Kittin."-Career:A resident of Zurich, Switzerland, Altenburger first found recognition as a visual artist, winning the 1991 Swiss Federal Prize for Design and the 1994 Swiss...
) (2002) - Radio Caroline Vol.1Radio Caroline Vol.1-Critical reception:Joshua Glazer of Allmusic said,"Hervé proves that she is a wicked DJ," and that "Radio Caroline is a far more esoteric and complicated musical place than the sleek electro-trash ghetto where Miss Kittin is usually placed."-Track listing:...
(2002) - I ComI Com-Personnel:* Florian - vocals* L.A. Williams – rapping* The Hacker - programming, breathing* Miss Kittin - producer, design, synthesizer, drums, vocals, photography, drawing* Thies Mynther - synthesizer, bass, piano, producer...
(2004) - Live at SónarLive at SónarLive at Sónar is the first live DJ mix album by Miss Kittin. For the Sónar festival, Miss Kittin provided impromptu new vocals to her classic catalogue...
(2006) - A Bugged Out MixA Bugged Out Mix (Miss Kittin album)A Bugged Out Mix is the third DJ mix album by French recording artist Miss Kittin released in the United Kingdom on April 17, 2006. A number of electronic music recording artists were featured on the album, including fellow electroclash musician Princess Superstar, Squarepusher, and Saint Etienne.-...
(2006) - BatBoxBatBox-Charts:-External links:** at YouTube...
(2008) - TwoTwo (Miss Kittin & The Hacker album)Two is the second album by the reunited duo Miss Kittin & The Hacker released in 2009 by Miss Kittin's label Nobody's Bizzness.-Background and development:...
(with The HackerThe HackerMichel Amato, better known by the stage name The Hacker, is a French electroclash and techno producer who has worked extensively with Miss Kittin. His work has been influenced by Electro artists like Kraftwerk, New Wave artists such as The Cure and Depeche Mode, as well as the French rave scene of...
) (2009)
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Speaking in Code Speaking in Code Speaking in Code is a character-based documentary directed by Amy Grill about people who are lost in the electronic music lifestyle.Shot in 11 cities and 5 countries, Speaking In Code provides a glimpse into the techno world through the eyes of Modeselektor, the Wighnomy Brothers, Philip Sherburne,... |
Herself | Documentary film about electronic music. |
| Television appearances | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Clash of Cultures | Herself | TV documentary about the electroclash music scene |
External links
- 2010: Soundtracks by Miss Kittin and The Hacker – interview with Miss Kittin and The Hacker, plus 3-tracks for listening to.
- Official site, relaunched february 2009
- Official discography
- Official biography
- Berlin Underground Radio – Podcasts with Miss Kittin
- Interview (2005)