Track Listing

1. Professional Distortion
2. Allergic
3. Requiem For A Hit
4. Happy Violentine
5. Meet Sue Be She
6. Kiss Factory
7. Soundtrack Of Now
8. Clone Me
9. I Come.com
10. 3eme Sexe
11. Dub About Me
12. Neukolln 2
13. Enhanced Section (Video & Miss Kittin font)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #62668 in Music
• Released on: 2004-05-31
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
I COM presents another immensely listenable collection of Miss Kittin's varied musical influences: electro and 80s synth-tinged pop with a side-serving of house. But let's not try to pigeon-hole the creative influences of this talented French superstar DJ and just enjoy the end product. I COM has something for everyone; you could well imagine chic urban types with sharp haircuts grooving along to "Requiem for a Hit" in one of those clubs with concrete bars. The punky and energetic "Meet Sue Be She" is a real gem among the numerous chilled, downbeat tracks such as the beautiful "Happy Violentine" and "Allergic" on which Kittin ditches the straight-talking vocals for a softer melodic sound. But it's not all sweetness and light; her German accent on "Neukolin 2" brings back the dark edge that is so much a part of Kittin and the Hacker's sound. "Soundtrack of Now" is evocative of those endless nights of debauchery in a "VIP area" that is so often mentioned on Kittin tracks, while the title track is a curious whispered discourse about a "new wireless creation of musical technology". As a whole, the album is a real mixed bag of sounds and moods that presents something new each time you listen to it. --Angela Boodoo

Customer Reviews

Bye it before your DJ
The first time i heard of Miss Kittin, was when i heard First Album, with her and the Hacker. And i was pretty much taken by the different and mysterious sound of her voice.

Well, this is the first solo album with her, and together with Tobi Neumann and Thies Mynther she has released an album with a innovative and likeable(If you're a music fan) sound.

The first song 'Professional Distortion', an electro/rock combo that put most other would-be electro-rockers back in let's-learn-how-to-make-a-beat kindergarten, hits off the theme of her voice, that's a guideline throughout the entire album.
From the somewhat "aggresive" 'Requiem for a Hit' and 'Meet Sue Be She'(Try thinking that out loud and you get it), definitly floorfillers, to the more quiet and quite soothing 'Happy Valentine' and '3eme Sexy', that you can enjoy with the delight of sunday hangovers.

I can only find positive things for this album, so if you like miss kittin, it's a definite addition to your collection. If you're just into any kind of electro(Notice: Not techno), it's also a definite addition to your collection.

But just don't make the mistake to think that she's the new madonna, kylie whatever.

Whats new pussycat?
This album isn't quite what I was expecting. In fact it was far better than I could have imagined. If you want to hear endless electroclash rehashs with cold deadpan vocals, look elsewhere. Ms Herve has stepped out of the shadow of her previous collaborators and created an album that references some of those previous styles but also takes it forward by emcompassing a broader mix of music, plus some proper singing!

Still cool for cats
Two years on from the initial impact of electroclash - a scene built around a core of charismatic stars and a handful of great singles - the elite have announced the completion of their mission in 2004 with albums. Felix and Hell we know about; Tiga’s is to come in autumn. But The Artist Formerly Known As Caroline Herve has, as ‘I COM’ proves, harnessed the DIY spirit better than anyone. Having previously matched The Hacker’s synthetic pop with distinctive robo-style vocals, here Kittin finds her voice and sings rather sweetly on the kitsch pop of ‘Kiss Factory’ and several glitchy ballads, her version of Smash TV’s ‘Dub About Me’ proving particularly sublime. Fans of her ice-cool speaking voice won’t be disappointed either; indeed they should seek out ‘Soundtrack Of Now’ (recorded with The Hacker) and the killer booty bass of ‘Requiem For A Hit’.