- Record Label: Emperor Norton / City Rockers
- Release Date: Jan 22, 2002
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A masterful bricolage that revisits the crossroads of early-'80s clubland without ever settling for cheap pastiche.
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MojoThe work of a genuine individualist. [Aug 2001, p.108]
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Might already have an inside shot to be the best record of 2002 here in the states.
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'Kittenz And Thee Glitz' is not a techno album, hardly even a dance record, only partially an '80s homage, and not quite pure pop either. But it is also all of these things in one, plus some kind of warped comment on celebrity culture.
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The music here is never outright parody, and there's evidence that real work went into creating this record -- it isn't a lightweight effort designed to cash in on retro-trendiness.
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The results are almost painfully fashionable, f'sure, but utterly essential nonetheless.
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Whilst Daft Punk's elaborate practical joke of an album, Discovery, reeked of childish trying-too-hard elitism, Felix's party is both exclusive and enjoyable, sharing a sense of humour and musical ethos with Scouse synthesiser aficionados Ladytron.
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UrbInstead of just blowing the dust off of relics from his childhood closet, he's embraced the neon ehtos of the era and produced and actual New Wave album that still sounds eerily contemporary. [#90, p.118]
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BlenderAn intentionally ludicrous Eurotrash concept album about the sweet life. [Apr/May 2002, p.113]
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Suggests Kraftwerk crashing a party at the Playboy Mansion.
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The perfect guest at your next guilty-pleasure dance party.
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Alternative PressKittenz is stocked with decadent electro-house grooves, slinky synth burbles and Ms. Kittin's glammy, deadpan vocals that sound like Madonna on Quaaludes. [Mar 2002, p.80]
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Kittenz features a few too many barely sketched ideas, but its rough-hewn surface ultimately tightens the psychic squeeze.
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IHaveNoFirstNameNorHaveIASurnameNov 13, 2002Dat's da wurst title I evah hurd! Fine music doh.
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DirkK.Feb 6, 2002