Miss Kittin's Blog

Sun is still with us! We didn’t expect such a beautiful spring, cheering us up a lot on the road.
In Hamburg, very very tired. We had a walk on Marktstrasse, everything was closed for Easter and passing the Elternhaus shop of a dear friend reminded me lots of rock’n'roll memories.
To play at 2am just killed us. I wish we could never play late, it’s just too hard gigs every day. We had a shower in a strange hotel we called Hotel Derrick because of the dodgy 70’s style and the plastic shower block with linoleum, like in a camping car… The party was so so for us. We simply don’t think the show fits into clubs anymore… Just a short hello to Tiga who was playing after us, before going back to the bus.

We woke up in Leipzig, big sun again, hungry like hell. It took 2h to get breakfast at the café around the corner… The beauty of the building where we played put us in a much better mood.Simply unbelievable, old school architecture and staff like you only find in government places, a deep East touch nearly forgotten. A real luxury. We could get lost in the labyrinth of corridors, to reach a stage cut in 2: one side was for a theater play, one side for us, and when the play is over, they transform it into a dancefloor! The audience was very good, carefully listening, slowly getting into it, so satisfying for us, tired artists… It starts to be long, driving, non stop, shows after shows, we all need a back massage…

Today, Stuttgart, empty city at Eastern. Two nights of good sleep in a real bed. I love to sleep in the bus, but everybody will enjoy it, especially a proper bathroom. Soundcheck went well. Lots of time to kill backstage, talking, making jokes, having a nap. We had dinner in a great Italian restaurant, Michel said the cannelloni ricotta-spinach were nearly as good as his mother. We don’t play our version of “I feel love” anymore, enough to have Suspicious Minds as cover. We did it a few times, it’s probably on youtube, better to play our own tracks. Tomorrow is day off, nothing to do! It will be a great day to play tarot in the sun. But before, one good show to go. Seems like it will be packed. Enjoying my quiet time in the bus listening to KLF Chill Out.

Riot in Munich… People screamed so much I couldn’t hear what I was singing but I am not complaining! Munich, you’re still on the map! You were our first audience and will always be. I wanted to write the blog, but our internet connection in the bus is so slow…
Arriving in Berlin, near the place I used to live, felt so strange. I can’t explain it. On one side, my memories of a fast life, but also like it never happens. I remembered all the cafés I used to go with my friends, the clubs and after hours, the park where I used to lay down in the sun… Now, in front of them, team and precious friends, anxious to be an old boring electronic band. Lido was full, again, lucky. And we constantly have something to prove, night after night, especially here. Berlin is a difficult place for bands. I drunk a dry vodka or two before starting. Bad idea. I missed a line on the 1st track, enough to bring me back on Earth. God I had to fight for them, take them by the balls. If I look comfortable on stage, move, scream, it’s an illusion, the only weapon to catch them. If I feel ridiculous, no one wants to know and they’re right. But we made it, we made that damn show to impress our friends! It was mostly a great reward for our team to see the result of their hard work. Should we remind you we autoproduce everything, record to stage, no financial support at all. That’s why you’re more than welcome to support us and visit Fred at the merchandising stand!!!
Backstage, too much talking. Can you imagine, how much I have nothing else to say after 1h30 singing… I usually run away to the bus, put my pyjama and read a book. Silence. But we had to enjoy ourselves after that challenge, enjoy the joys of Berlin! We went to Week-End to hear Tiga, danced like back in the days, drunk, full moon on Alexander Platz! But it was time to go back to the bus, and head to Hamburg. Sweet dreams…