Bat Box (CD)

• Category:  Music  »  Dance & DJ  »  General/Electronic
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: March 4, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Groove Attack (USA)
• UPC: 673798600228
• WAPI (Tower ID): 111834536
• Average Customer Review:    (1 customer review)
• Tower.com Sales Rank: #84698 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #98212 in Dance & DJ (See Top 100 Dance & DJ Bestsellers)
• #539 in General/Electronic (See Top 100 General/Electronic Bestsellers)

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Q (Magazine) (p.107) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A]dding blank, gothic vocals to banging club tracks, as on the opening 'Kittin Is High'. Other neat flourishes include the Killing Joke-like bassline that drives 'Grace' and 'Sunset Strip''s brooding electro-pop..."

Miss Kittin's special spot in the electro world is expressed neatly on the line from the 1980s-punk-sinister "Grace," off her diverse 2008 effort, BATBOX: "I'm scared of taking too much space." The singer-DJ's concoctions seem to gently take from and give back with equanimity to the musical universe floating about her. While the record opens on the classic disco-infused rave-ness of "Kittin is High," the influences range from Yaz ("Batbox") to Prince and Wire ("Solidasarockstar").

Album Review

Maverick music icon Miss Kittin is set to release her second album, "BatBox" in February 2008. Two years in the making, and almost four years since the highly regarded "I Com", "BatBox" comprises thirteen original songs, all composed whilst touring extensively throughout the world. The album further highlights Kittin’s position as a powerful personality within the contemporary music industry. A true individual with the substance to support the uncompromising attitude she is recognised for, "BatBox" is bursting with signature style Kittin observations on modern life.The tracks balance such irreverent perspectives with a fresh, more reflective approach and a self-deprecating acknowledgement of her flirtation with Goth culture. Why else dedicate an album to bats and sing, "bat in a box – show me what you goth." On the gutsy "Solid As A Rockstar", she caricatures the stereotyped roles of life on the road, declaring: "To fill up the batteries we empty all the mini-bar. No need to switch on Pay TV, I have a better film noir." On "Metalhead", a dark romantic sentiment sidelines a desire to break away from it all: "A knight in the night, there’s only one thing I wanna doDancing in the dark, when no one is talking to you." And, in "Sunset Strip", the first track co-produced with acclaimed producer, Pascal Gabriel (www.melophobia.com), Miss Kittin has surpassed one of her original hits, "Madame Hollywood"."BatBox is a redemption," explains Kittin on the two year incubation period in which the album was recorded. "Let the bats in my head fly out. I was saying goodbye to old ghosts, allowing light to reduce the shadows and fight the dark. It was like opening a window on new perceptions – not with my eyes but through intuition, just like bats and cats do.""BatBox" is similarly enhanced with a second artistic collaboration involving the originator of the Emily the Strange cartoon, Rob Reger (www.cosmicdebris.com). Both long-time admirers of each other’s work, a Halloween party in Paris last year saw the beginning of a mutual collaboration. This now results in a luxurious 12-page foldout booklet for the "BatBox" CD and album. Reger’s bats, cats and other assorted creatures of the night add further dimensions to the engaging cult of Miss Kittin.Dispensing with traditional record industry conventions, "BatBox" will be released wholly independently on Miss Kittin’s label, Nobody’s Bizzness. Always ready to rewrite the rules of the game and forge her independence, the album is clear evidence of an artist at the peak of her musical and lyrical creativity. "This album was a great journey through change. I recognised my feminine side, and acknowledged the men who gave a lot without expecting anything in return. It’s a very positive album, which only happens when you face honesty directly. Time to think life up!"

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