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EP release date: 24th May 2013
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A collaboration between Items & Things label boss Marc Houle and Grenoble born techno/electro legend Miss Kittin, IT022 sees the release of "Where is Kittin?": a six track EP featuring two original tracks, as well as remixes from Dubfire, John Foxx & The Maths, and with two further edits from Miss Kittin herself.
Building on the disco-not-disco, industrial and new wave influences of Houleʼs recent Items & Things long-player "Undercover", the two originals on "Where is Kittin?" demonstrate the wide-ranging influences and potent pairing of the production duo: the title track a jagged hybrid of Houleʼs signature style and Kittinʼs deadpan vocal talent. In sharp contrast, A2 track "Black Star" presents an equally driven, yet slightly more ambient affair: its haunting synth lines, detuned claps and granular vocals a poignant reminder of the pair's production abilities both on and off the dancefloor.
High profile remix duties come from SCI+TEC techno mastermind Dubfire, as well as John Foxx & The Maths: a recently formed musical project featuring electronic music pioneers John Foxx and modular synth experimentalist Benge. Dubfire furthers the main room potential of the EPʼs title track, with John Foxx & The Maths bringing the male vocal line to the forefront, turning the track into a roaring techno/electro-pop live hybrid.
With "Where is Kittin?" also acting as a succinct accompaniment to Miss Kittinʼs double album "Calling From the Stars", out on 22nd of April via wSphere/Wagram, Kittin appropriately rounds off the package with a further two of her own edits, a pair of eloquently stripped-down digitally exclusive versions of the EPʼs two title tracks.
Tracklist:
1. Where is Kittin?
2. Black Star
3. Where is Kittin (Dubfire Remix)
4. Where is Kittin? (John Foxx & The Maths Remix)
Digital Only Tracks:
5. Where is Kittin? (Miss Kittin's Shecago Remix)
6. Black Star (Miss Kittin Version)