Digital Wings 1

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| name = Digital Wings 1

| type = compilation

| artist = Various artists

| cover = Various Artists - Digital Wings 1.jpg

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| released = {{Start date|1997}}

| recorded = {{Start date|1990}} – {{Start date|1997}}

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| genre = {{hlist|industrial|darkwave|ambient}}

| length = 70:47

| label = The Cyberden

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Digital Wings 1 is a various artists compilation album released in 1997 released by The Cyberden.{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0001093953|pure_url=yes}}|title=Various Artists: The Cyberden Compilation: Digital Wings > Overview |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=August 31, 2020}}{{cite journal |first=Kim Ann |last=Alexander |url=http://www.cyberden.com/digital/ |title=Digital Wings 1: The CyberDen Compilation CD |website=cyberden.com |publisher=The Cyberden |date=November 29, 2008 |accessdate=August 31, 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119141500/http://www.cyberden.com/digital/ |archive-date=November 19, 2008}}

Reception

In their review of the album, Chaos Control said "the production is always good, making Digital Wings 1 an ideal sampler of current underground electronic acts."{{cite journal |first=Bob |last=Gourley |url=http://www.chaoscontrol.com/currentchaosreviews/wingsreview.html |title=The Cyberden Digital Wings 1 |journal=Chaos Control |date=March 13, 1999 |accessdate=August 31, 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041228000000/http://www.chaoscontrol.com/currentchaosreviews/wingsreview.html |archive-date=December 28, 2004}} Electro Zine said "while some of the tracks arent fabulous they are all still a great effort, the standouts of Course being the opening track by Xorcist, Gridlock's track from their debut cd and the nice piece of darkwave ambient by Seofon."{{cite journal |first=Bob |last=Gourley |url=http://www.cyberden.com/digital/electrozine/electrozine.htm |title=Digital Wings Comp. - Cyberden Self Release |journal=Electro Zine |date=2005 |accessdate=August 31, 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105183500/http://www.cyberden.com/digital/electrozine/electrozine.htm |archive-date=January 5, 2009}} Last Sigh said "this CD heralds an array of verytasty bands and sounds not to be missed by those of you who enjoy the dark electro death-ambient definitive power glide of said genres" and called it "an excellent compilation for the power electro enthusiast."{{cite journal |first=Kim Ann |last=Alexander |url=http://www.lastsigh.com/reviews/digitwings.htm |title=Scar Tissue: Rebuild |journal=Last Sigh Magazine |date=March 13, 1999 |accessdate=August 31, 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516064643/http://www.lastsigh.com/reviews/digitwings.htm |archive-date=May 16, 2008}}

Track listing

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| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Bad Mojo

| note1 = Satyria Mix

| writer1 = Peter Stone

| extra1 = Xorcist

| length1 = 7:39

| title2 = Powerclone

| writer2 = {{hlist|Philip Caldwell|Steve Watkins}}

| extra2 = Scar Tissue

| length2 = 3:07

| title3 = Ygrene Citenik

| writer3 = Claus Larsen

| extra3 = Klute

| length3 = 11:38

| title4 = 5-Space

| writer4 = Jeffrey Kihn

| extra4 = Seofon

| length4 = 6:26

| title5 = Exorcise

| writer5 = John Christgau

| extra5 = Retina

| length5 = 3:00

| title6 = Disease

| writer6 = {{hlist|Blayne Alexander|John Whatley}}

| extra6 = Insight 23

| length6 = 5:03

| title7 = Sample This

| writer7 = Bill T. Miller

| extra7 = Out of Band Experience

| length7 = 3:37

| title8 = Sickness

| writer8 = {{hlist|Mike Cadoo|Mike Wells}}

| extra8 = Gridlock

| length8 = 5:05

| title9 = Smartbeets

| writer9 = Josh Randall

| extra9 = Institute of Technology

| length9 = 4:44

| title10 = Shattered Belief

| writer10 = {{hlist|K.C. Belchamber|Lector Broderick|Travis Crocker|Dave Redemer}}

| extra10 = The Bleeding Stone

| length10 = 4:07

| title11 = Incinerating Lucidity

| writer11 = {{hlist|Tahoe Foster|Jeff Kihn}}

| extra11 = Never

| length11 = 6:29

| title12 = (Off Shortwave Radio)

| extra12 = Intercepted Alien Transmission

| length12 = 2:55

| title13 = Icon Jazz

| writer13 = Stone

| extra13 = Xenon

| length13 = 6:57

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Personnel

Adapted from the Digital Wings 1 liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Digital Wings 1 |title-link=Digital Wings 1 |others=Various artists |year=1997 |type=booklet |publisher=The Cyberden |location=Bayside, California}}

Release history

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United States

| 1997

| The Cyberden

| CD

| CD-01

References

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