Originally released in 2009, the second album from the iconic electro duo gets a 2022 repress on MISS KITTIN's label. The duo still sound kind of like a long-lost, underground Eurodance group from the former Soviet Union, which is fantastic news for fans of First. This time, however, the presentation is more approachable. Even the art gives it away: while the cover of First featured a black and white photo of the Hacker pointing a small pistol at a prone, nurse uniform-clad Kittin, this time it’s a dark line-drawing of the two, with piercing eyes that betray romance beneath the exterior. Musically, both parties are going to previously unheard territories of the collaboration, as Amato buttresses his squeals, tics, and squelches with encompassing synth bubbles and layers of fat bass, while Herve actually sings, sometimes even suggesting vulnerability, cracking at the shell of the cold and calculated femme fatale she played last time around.
A1 | The Womb |
A2 | 1000 Dreams |
A3 | PPO |
B1 | Party In My Head |
B2 | Indulgence |
B3 | Emotional Interlude |
C1 | Suspicious Minds |
C2 | Electronic City |
C3 | Inutile Éternité |
D1 | Ray Ban |
D2 | 1000 Dreams Reprise |