First Album (Miss Kittin & The Hacker album)
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Studio album by Miss Kittin & The Hacker | |||||
Released | October 2001 | ||||
Genre | Electroclash, dance, techno | ||||
Label | International DeeJay Gigolo, Emperor Norton, Nobody's Bizzness | ||||
Producer | Miss Kittin, The Hacker | ||||
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Singles from First Album | |||||
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First Album is the debut album by the electronic music duo Miss Kittin & The Hacker released in 2001. Several tracks such as "1982" and "Frank Sinatra", became anthems of the electroclash scene.[1]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
Armchair DJ | link |
Exclaim | (favorable) link |
Robert Christgau | [2] |
Rolling Stone | link |
URB | link |
The album received generally favorable reviews. It earned a collective score of 68 out of 100 from Metacritic.[3] Adam Bregman from Allmusic commented, "This French-Swiss duo pumps out retro-'80s-style disco beats and silly lyrics, creating a fun, goofy, ironic vibe [...] They seem to be trying to reach over and above that generally stale genre, and they mostly succeed."[4]
FACT placed First Album at #92 on the 100 best: Albums of the Decade.[5] Mixer placed First Album at #5 on the Best Albums of 2002.[6] Muzik placed First Album at #15 on the Top 30 Albums of 2001.[7] Resident Advisor placed First Album at #94 on the Top 100 albums of the 2000s.[8]
Chart performance
Despite not charting, First Album sold over 50,000 copies worldwide.[9]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Miss Kittin and The Hacker.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Life On MTV" | 4:22 |
2. | "Frank Sinatra" | 3:53 |
3. | "Walk On By" | 5:04 |
4. | "1982" | 5:17 |
5. | "Stock Exchange" | 5:22 |
6. | "You And Us" | 4:25 |
7. | "Flexibility" | 6:25 |
8. | "L'Homme Dans L'Ombre" | 4:15 |
9. | "Slow Track" | 2:55 |
10. | "Nurse" | 5:13 |
11. | "Stripper" | 4:57 |
12. | "DJ Song" | 3:03 |
13. | "Walking In The Sunshine" | 5:14 |
14. | "Frank Sinatra (2001)" | 4:53 |
15. | "The Beach" | 4:41 |
Personnel
- Michel Amato - programming
- F. Holzer - photography
- Miss Kittin - vocals, vibraphone
References
- ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Miss Kittin > Biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Miss Kittin". Robert Christgau.
- ↑ "First Album Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- ↑ Bregman, Adam (2001). "First Album - Miss Kittin & The Hacker". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
- ↑ Foxx, Trilby (2009). "100 best: Albums of the Decade - FACT magazine: music and art". FACT. The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
- ↑ "Best Albums of 2002". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
- ↑ "Rocklist.net...Muzik End Of Year Lists....". Rocklist.net. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
- ↑ "RA Poll: Top 100 albums of the '00s". Resident Advisor. 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
- ↑ "RA: The Hacker biography". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2011-02-26.