Professional Distortion

"Professional Distortion"
"Professional Distortion"
Single by Miss Kittin
from the album I Com
Released	17 May 2004
Genre	Breakcore, electroclash
Label	NovaMute
Songwriters	Caroline Hervé, Thies Mynther, Tobias Neumann
Producers	Thies Mynther, Tobias Neumann
Miss Kittin singles chronology
Music video
	"Professional Distortion" on YouTube

"Professional Distortion" is the debut solo single from Miss Kittin's debut solo album I Com. It became her first solo song to chart on the French and UK singles charts. It was later included on her 2005 EP Mixing Me.^[2]

Critical reception

Lowri Williams of Gigwise.com said, "Heavily engrossed with unforgettable synthesisers and loops, this track really is electronic music at its best featuring the Queen of the scene."^[3] By contrast, Terry Sawyer of PopMatters commented that the song "wastes a beautiful bassline that rides into the speakers like a skipped stone by saddling it with the Ladytron monotone of the lyrics."^[4]

Music videos

Two official music videos were made for "Professional Distortion". The original video featured Miss Kittin singing in a factory while workmen dance to the song. The second video was directed by Sven C. Steinmeyer and shows handwritten lyrics by Miss Kittin flash across the screen. A cartoon guitar player is featured at the beginning of the video.

Live performances

Miss Kittin performed "Professional Distortion (Otto von Schirach Remix)" live at the Sónar festival and included it on her album Live at Sónar.^[5]

Track listing

"Professional Distortion" (Original Mix) – 3:17
"Professional Distortion" (Otto von Schirach's God's Magnetic Cereal Pamper Mix) – 6:12
"Professional Distortion" (Modeselektor's Big Muff Mix) – 3:45
"Professional Distortion" (Kittin vs. Zdar Aka-Pella Mix) – 2:43

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak Position
France (SNEP)^[6]	77
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)^[7]	83
UK Dance (The Official Charts Company)^[8]	4

References

^ "Miss Kittin - Professional Distortion (Vinyl) – UK Vinyl, 12-inch single". Discogs. Zinc Media, Inc. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
^ Loftus, Johnny (2005). "Mixing Me - Miss Kittin". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
^ Williams, Lowri (2004-05-19). "Sleep, Sin, Sing, Singled Out!". Gigwise.com. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
^ Sawyer, Terry (2004-12-06). "Miss Kittin: I Com - PopMatters Music Review". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
^ "Miss Kittin - Live At Sónar at Discogs". Discogs. Zinc Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
^ "Miss Kittin – Professional Distortion" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
^ "Chart Log UK : 1994–2008 : M–My Vitriol". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
^ "BBC - Radio 1 - Chart". BBC Radio 1. Archived from the original on 2004-06-12. Retrieved 2010-07-21.

External links

[UKvinyl-1] "Miss Kittin - Professional Distortion (Vinyl) – UK Vinyl, 12-inch single". Discogs. Zinc Media, Inc. Retrieved 2011-03-02.

[2] Loftus, Johnny (2005). "Mixing Me - Miss Kittin". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-20.

[3] Williams, Lowri (2004-05-19). "Sleep, Sin, Sing, Singled Out!". Gigwise.com. Retrieved 2010-05-28.

[4] Sawyer, Terry (2004-12-06). "Miss Kittin: I Com - PopMatters Music Review". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2010-05-28.

[5] "Miss Kittin - Live At Sónar at Discogs". Discogs. Zinc Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-07-15.

[sc_France_Miss_Kittin-6] "Miss Kittin – Professional Distortion" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 2010-05-28.

[7] "Chart Log UK : 1994–2008 : M–My Vitriol". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 2011-05-28.

[8] "BBC - Radio 1 - Chart". BBC Radio 1. Archived from the original on 2004-06-12. Retrieved 2010-07-21.

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Discography
Studio albums	First Album Or I Com BatBox Two Calling from the Stars Cosmos Third
Mix albums	On the Road Radio Caroline Volume 1 A Bugged Out Mix
Live albums	Live at Sónar
Other albums	Kittenz and Thee Glitz
EPs	Champagne Intimités Mixing Me
Singles	"1982" "Frank Sinatra" "Rippin Kittin" "Stock Exchange" "The Beach" "Professional Distortion" "Requiem for a Hit" "Happy Violentine" "Grace" "1000 Dreams" "Party in My Head" "All You Need"
Featured singles	"Silver Screen Shower Scene" "What Does It Feel Like?" "Je t'aime... moi non plus" "Madame Hollywood"
Labels	NovaMute Nobody's Bizzness
Related topics	Felix da Housecat Golden Boy The Hacker

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