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
{{tracklist
| 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
Release history
class="wikitable"
! Region ! Date ! Label ! Format ! Catalog |
United States
| 1997 | CD | CD-01 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.discogs.com/Various-Digital-Wings-1/release/235162 Digital Wings 1] at Discogs (list of releases)
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