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THE REVIEW
In the year 2001 while the towers were falling down, a black man from Chicago (City of House) released a collection of electro tracks (later called "Album").
"Kittenz and thee Glitz" the title of the album plays with the identities of the main creators: Felix da Housecat (the black man from Chicago mentioned above) and Miss Kittin.
Now the genius of Gatto Feliciano was to be one of the first to dust off Italo disco and then to slyly ride the electroclash wave just when people started talking about electroclash.
And to do this, he, as a DJ and producer who was already feeling the Chicago beat since 1987, chose a worthy partner, one who brings out certain catchy tunes, like: "Happy Hour, Sun Shower, Inno Hit, Gives you Power!" I can already see the big cheese from across the Alps on the riverbank blasting Moroder with the boombox (Inno Hit or Sanyo, your choice...) supercharged with towers.
Apart from the obvious and almost necessary Kraftwerkian citations, which if you don't make them you can't really say you're electroclash, in this album, there's also "Magic Fly" cover paparazzied by Space a super classic of the first electro, and there's also the beautiful "She Lives" which seems to also come from that golden period of disco music, incredible...
In "Silver Screen", the two lovebirds decide to assemble their minds in a regime of asset sharing, the result is a bi-flavored masterpiece, Felice contributes these somewhat glassy percussive samples and Miss Kittin adds these impactful spoken rhymes (Sweet Seduction in a magazine / Endless pleasure in Limousine...) that whether you like it or not have become a stylistic element of dance music.
If we add to all this the interludes with both of their voices recorded by the answering machine (sly self-citationism) we can also affirm that in a certain way, this album can be a small manifesto of electronic disco music, which is self-citationist and why not, sly as well.
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Released during a pivotal year, Felix da Housecat's 'Kittenz and Thee Glitz' revives Italo disco and rides the electroclash wave with savvy production. Partnering with Miss Kittin, the album offers catchy tracks and style-setting spoken rhymes. It features classic electro nods like Kraftwerk influences and a notable 'Magic Fly' cover, positioning itself as a clever manifesto of electronic disco music.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
06 Madame Hollywood (02:51)
Everybody wants to be hollywood
The fame, the vanity, the glitz, the stories
One day I’ll become a great big star
You know like the big dipper
And maybe one day you can visit my condo
On the big hill you know like 9-0-2-1-0
Just imagine my face in the magazine
People analyzing my look, my body or
Any plastic surgery.
You know like the big dipper
And maybe one day you can shake
My hand on the planet Hollywood
You say I’m not underground
I’m rich, I’m famous, I vanish, I’m glitz
I am the story, I am the star
You know like the big dipper
Sex, Drugs & Rock n’ Roll
It’s Over
It’s OVER
I decide it’s over
Everybody wants to be hollywood
And maybe one day you can visit my condo
On the big hill you know like 9-0-2-1-0
Oh Yeah
Felix da Housecat
American DJ and record producer from Chicago, prominent in house and electroclash scenes; best known for the 2001 album Kittenz and Thee Glitz (with Miss Kittin).01 Reviews
