Miss Kittin Bugs Out

Born out of the ashes of React, the UK label Resist Music is known for their high quality DJ mixes, including the Bugged Out and Suck My Deck! series. Felix Da Housecat, Erol Alkan, and now Miss Kittin, have all crafted Bugged Out Mixes, and MU are scheduled to continue the series. The current format adopted by the Bugged Out line proposes a contemporary club-oriented CD backed with another disc that takes us into the depths of the featured DJ's record collection.


So, aside from getting screwed out of a decent album cover, what did Caroline Hervé do with her Bugged Out mix?

On her first disc, titled Perfect Night, Miss Kittin mixes noisy breaks, techno and surprisingly vintage-sounding electro (think Gigolo circa-2001). Featured on the disc are: Misc, My My, Adam Beyer, Fixmer & McCarthy, Modeselektor and Front 242, to name just a few.

The second CD, Perfect Day, proposes subtler minimal tracks, often featuring breakbeats, and rapidly heads into a downtempo avenue with trip-hop and hip hop infused picks, and ends with a few floaty numbers. Her selection ranges from Curve, Monolake and Jay Haze to Saint Etienne, Villalobos and Twine.

While there are some good tracks on both discs enduring the whole ordeal can be a tiring affair. The club CD is not bad but is far from being spectacular, with an overall selection that hardly seem relevant by 2006 standards. The second disc is, quite frankly, boring. Noticeably absent from both discs are any of MK's own productions.

Once again, Miss Kittin proposes mixes destined to line CD towers and never get listened to. Pick up her Live at Sonar CD instead, which is quite a fun listen.

Check out Miss Kittin and Resist Music on the web. LetNoManJack's got a fantasgreat review of MK's Live At Sonar CD.