List | M | Miss Kittin & The Hacker | 'The First Album' CD 2001

Track:	Name:	Time:
1.	Life On MTV	4:22
2.	Frank Sinatra	3:53
3.	Walk On By	5:18
4.	1982	5:17
5.	Stock Exchange	5:44
6.	You And Us	6:14
7.	Flexibility	10:55
8.	L'Homme Dans L'Ombre	4:15
9.	Slow Track	2:55
10.	Nurse	5:13
11.	Stripper	4:57
12.	DJ Song	3:02
13.	Walking In The Sunshine	5:12
14.	Frank Sinatra 2001	4:52
	Total	72:19

Comments:

Minimalistic synthpop or primitive proto-EBM? Hard, simple drum machines (mostly 808:s and 606:es, to my ears; no 909:s), simple synth basslines, a monotone female voice rambling gibberish lyrics and occasionally a few synth chords and possibly even a little melody. No drumloops, no movie samples, no distortion, no screaming guitars. Quite refreshing in its simplicity, although heavily reminiscent of the emerging synth scene of the early '80:s (not so much Anne Clarke as you would imagine, but still somewhat similar, I guess). The singer Miss Kittin (if she really can be called "singer", as she merely talks fairly rhythmically and very monotonously), poses on the cover in a nurse outfit, wearing handcuffs in a rather suggestive S/M fashion. The Hacker poses in a black suit, holding a gun.

In all its simplicity, I very much enjoyed their show at the Arvikafestival 2002 so I proceeded to promptly run off to buy it as soon as the show was over. I'm not disappointed, but a friend who decided to walk out of the show wasn't particularly impressed by the CD either. Well, I like it.

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