Don't be misled by appearances. Under his "disco pimp" look from a blaxploitation film, the Chicago DJ offers an orgy of electro, house and good spirits.
On Kittenz and Thee Glitz, Felix da Housecat deliberately sets his course over the Eighties, the album clearly asserting its electro identity that he updates with house arrangements. Influences from Devo, Kraftwerk, DAF, Jean-Michel Jarre, Depeche Mode, Erasure & Softcell are blended and then passed through the DJ's musical mixer to offer an homogeneous and rousing album which, far from being melancholy, has no other intentions than to provide some fun and push you onto the dance floor.
Synthetic bass and all kinds of "beeps" reign on this album soaked in irony. As for the title Kittenz, it obviously refers to his privileged partner, the Swiss Miss Kittin, who brings her robot-like voice to most tracks.
While the synthetic anthems are relentless, some songs leave a distinctive mark as soon as the first listen. It is useless to introduce "Silver Screen Shower Scene", the unstoppable single that's already proved itself throughout Europe. "Madame Hollywood" pokes fun at the usual Hollywood clichés. "Glitz Rock" is an echo of the Chemical Brothers, "Pray for a Star" is an unhealthy disco track in the vein of Erasure and Softcell while "Magic Fly" brings a puff of oxygen reminiscent of Jean-Michel Jarre. Obviously one cannot forget the robot-like "Happy Hour" that flirts with Ladytron; it's some sort of deliberate incest when you know that Felix remixed the band's famous single "Playgirl".
To consume without moderation.
Felix Da Housecat Kittenz & Thee Glitz
