"Professional Distortion" is the debut solo single from

Miss Kittin Caroline Hervé (born 1973), known professionally as Miss Kittin, is a French electronic music producer, DJ, singer, and songwriter. Since rising to prominence in 1998 for her singles "1982" and " Frank Sinatra" with The Hacker, she has worked ...

's debut solo album ''

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''. 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''.

Critical reception

Lowri Williams of

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said, "Heavily engrossed with unforgettable synthesisers and loops, this track really is electronic music at its best featuring the Queen of the scene." By contrast, Terry Sawyer of

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commented that the song "wastes a beautiful bassline that rides into the speakers like a skipped stone by saddling it with the

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monotone of the lyrics."

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

flash across the screen. A cartoon guitar player is featured at the beginning of the video.

Live performances

performed "Professional Distortion (

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Remix)" live at the

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festival and included it on her album ''

Live at Sónar ''Live at Sónar'' is the first live DJ mix album by Miss Kittin. For the Sónar festival, Miss Kittin provided impromptu new vocals to her classic catalogue. During the festival, she was assisted by Aphex Twin, Modeselektor, Boom Bip, and The Ha ...

''.

Track listing

# "Professional Distortion" (Original Mix) – 3:17 # "Professional Distortion" (

's God's Magnetic Cereal Pamper Mix) – 6:12 # "Professional Distortion" (

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's Big Muff Mix) – 3:45 # "Professional Distortion" (Kittin vs. Zdar Aka-Pella Mix) – 2:43

Charts

References

External links

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