Digital Solutions
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{{Infobox album
| name = Digital Solutions
| type = studio
| artist = Model 500
| cover = Digital Solutions.album.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2015|02|18}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
- Metroplex Studios
- Elypsia Studios
| genre = Techno{{cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2015/02/21/model-500-brazilian-sunshine-turkish-psych-weeks-best-vinyl-releases/|title=Model 500, Brazilian sunshine and Turkish psych: The week's best vinyl releases|work=Fact|first=|last=|date=February 21, 2015|accessdate=August 27, 2019}}
| length = {{Duration|m=44|s=38}}
| label = Metroplex
| producer =
| prev_title = Mind and Body
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
Digital Solutions is the third studio album by Juan Atkins as Model 500.{{cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/news/27227|title=Model 500 returns with new album, Digital Solutions|work=Resident Advisor|first=Aaron|last=Coultate|date=November 19, 2014|accessdate=August 27, 2019}} It was released by Metroplex on February 18, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.metroplexrecords.one/release/digital-solutions/|title=Model 500 – Digital Solutions|work=Metroplex|accessdate=August 27, 2019}} It is his first studio album under the pseudonym in 16 years, following from Deep Space (1995) and Mind and Body (1999).{{cite web|url=https://xlr8r.com/news/juan-atkins-announces-new-lp-as-model-500/|title=Juan Atkins Announces New LP as Model 500|work=XLR8R|first=Kat|last=Leinhart|date=November 19, 2014|accessdate=August 27, 2019}} It includes additional production from Mike Banks.{{cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2014/11/19/juan-atkins-announces-first-model-500-album-in-16-years-digital-solutions/|title=Techno originator Juan Atkins announces first Model 500 album in 16 years, Digital Solutions|work=Fact|first=|last=|date=November 19, 2014|accessdate=August 27, 2019}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 82/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/digital-solutions/model-500|title=Digital Solutions by Model 500|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=August 27, 2019}}
| rev1 = The Quietus
| rev1score = favorable{{cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/17379-model-500-digital-solutions-review|title=Model 500 |work=The Quietus|first=Albert|last=Freeman|date=March 6, 2015|accessdate=August 27, 2019}}
| rev2 = Resident Advisor
| rev2score = 3.8/5{{cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/16471|title=Model 500 - Digital Solutions|work=Resident Advisor|first=Paul|last=Clarke|date=February 27, 2015|accessdate=August 27, 2019}}
| rev3 = XLR8R
| rev3score = 7.5/10{{cite web|url=http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/2015/02/model-500-digital-solutions/|title=Model 500 Digital Solutions|work=XLR8R|first=Ray|last=Philip|date=February 2, 2015|accessdate=March 28, 2015}}
}}
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 4 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
Paul Clarke of Resident Advisor gave the album a 3.8 out of 5, writing, "Like techno's equivalent of '70s rock legends on a reunion tour, Atkins is past his prime but still perfectly capable of satisfying his fans." Albert Freeman of The Quietus wrote, "Apart from a few slow moments, the album is overall a heartfelt and thoughtful piece, well composed and sequenced from beginning to end, and it sometimes approaches his best work."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Juan Atkins, except "Electric Night", "Standing in Tomorrow", and "The Groove" by Juan Atkins and Mike Banks
| title1 = Hi NRG
| length1 = 4:38
| title2 = Electric Night
| length2 = 4:11
| title3 = Standing in Tomorrow
| length3 = 4:50
| title4 = Encounter
| length4 = 5:41
| title5 = Storm
| length5 = 5:37
| title6 = The Groove
| length6 = 4:41
| title7 = Station
| length7 = 3:24
| title8 = Digital Solutions
| length8 = 5:11
| title9 = Control
| length9 = 6:20
}}
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Juan Atkins – production
- Mike Banks – production (2, 3, 6)
- Amp Fiddler – keyboards (1)
- Andy G – guitar (6)
- Gregory Lacour – engineering
- Arnold Steiner – design
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|795281|Digital Solutions}}
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