i didn't know about this one until i bought miss kittins '04 record "i com" a few years back and i really got the album for "requiem for a hit" and "happy violentine". but i went through the cd eventually and this one got my attention when i revisited the album a month ago.
i found out that this track was a cover of holger zilske & michael schmidt's smash tv original "what about me". while that is a straightforward techno track with a heavy bass & distorted vocal, this is a dubby remake and i quite like the original but like this i had no relation to it before hearing "dub about me".
i prefer miss kittins' version since it does with sound and it's the way it grabs you with that heavy drone in the intro. the drums really hit hard with a pounding kick with a deep tr-808 kick backing it up and a really popping snare. the bass isn't as obvious as in the smash tv original but it's deep and very subby but on a good system you feel it.
caroline hervé (miss kittin), tobi neumann & thies mynther give the atmosphere that is suited for the track and reverb trails from male vocal stab and a dialtone all blend together well. together with the lush pad that forms the soundscape it's a very hard hitting track and great counterpart to the original.
halfway into the track and right after the big breakdown, that on an initial has you thinking the song is about the end, it then brings in the original vocal. it's a male vocal and because treated it with the distortion and dirt, it has a gruff feel and is quite a contrast to hervé's light and sympathetic vocal. overall this track is quite hard hitting and it almost stopped me in my tracks.
the way i properly rediscovered it was when i went out walking and had some songs in my headphones and this one came on. i had just finished a lengthy round through town and it worked really well as a comedown and contrasted some of the more uptempo bass music i was listening to before it.
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