Professional Distortion

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"Professional Distortion"
Professional Distortion.jpg
Single by Miss Kittin
from the album I Com
Released17 May 2004 (2004-05-17)[1]
GenreBreakcore, electroclash
LabelNovaMute
Songwriter(s)Caroline Hervé, Thies Mynther, Tobias Neumann
Producer(s)Thies Mynther, Tobias Neumann
Miss Kittin singles chronology
"The Beach"
(2003) 		"Professional Distortion"
(2004) 		"Requiem for a Hit"
(2004)
Music video
"Professional Distortion" on YouTube

"Professional Distortion" is the debut solo single from Miss Kittin's debut solo album I Com. It became her first solo song to chart on the French and UK singles charts. It was later included on her 2005 EP Mixing Me.[2]

Critical reception[]

Lowri Williams of Gigwise.com said, "Heavily engrossed with unforgettable synthesisers and loops, this track really is electronic music at its best featuring the Queen of the scene."[3] By contrast, Terry Sawyer of PopMatters commented that the song "wastes a beautiful bassline that rides into the speakers like a skipped stone by saddling it with the Ladytron monotone of the lyrics."[4]

Music videos[]

Two official music videos were made for "Professional Distortion". The original video featured Miss Kittin singing in a factory while workmen dance to the song. The second video was directed by Sven C. Steinmeyer and shows handwritten lyrics by Miss Kittin flash across the screen. A cartoon guitar player is featured at the beginning of the video.

Live performances[]

Miss Kittin performed "Professional Distortion (Otto von Schirach Remix)" live at the Sónar festival and included it on her album Live at Sónar.[5]

Track listing[]

  1. "Professional Distortion" (Original Mix) – 3:17
  2. "Professional Distortion" (Otto von Schirach's God's Magnetic Cereal Pamper Mix) – 6:12
  3. "Professional Distortion" (Modeselektor's Big Muff Mix) – 3:45
  4. "Professional Distortion" (Kittin vs. Zdar Aka-Pella Mix) – 2:43

Charts[]

Chart (2004) Peak
Position
France (SNEP)[6] 77
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[7] 83
UK Dance (The Official Charts Company)[8] 4

References[]

  1. ^ "Miss Kittin - Professional Distortion (Vinyl) – UK Vinyl, 12-inch single". Discogs. Zinc Media, Inc. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
  2. ^ Loftus, Johnny (2005). "Mixing Me - Miss Kittin". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  3. ^ Williams, Lowri (2004-05-19). "Sleep, Sin, Sing, Singled Out!". Gigwise.com. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
  4. ^ Sawyer, Terry (2004-12-06). "Miss Kittin: I Com - PopMatters Music Review". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
  5. ^ "Miss Kittin - Live At Sónar at Discogs". Discogs. Zinc Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  6. ^ "Miss Kittin – Professional Distortion" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
  7. ^ "Chart Log UK : 1994–2008 : M–My Vitriol". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  8. ^ "BBC - Radio 1 - Chart". BBC Radio 1. Archived from the original on 2004-06-12. Retrieved 2010-07-21.

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