The Cyberden "Digital Wings 1" (The Cyberden)
"Digital Wings 1" is a compilation featuring
users of The Cyberden BBS, many of whom are well-known to fans of underground
electronic music. In many cases, the tracks don't necessarily represent the best
songs from artists (which is understandable, as bands often don't want to give
up material that may drive sales of their own albums). This often works out to
be an advantage, as "Digital Wings 1" showcases the other side of some of the
artists. For example, Xorcist's "Bad Mojo II" features the vocals of Evoltwin
rather than Bat and is very different much of the band's other material.
Institute of Technology's "Smartbeets" is an instrumental re-working of "Smart
Bomb" that allows the samples and hip-hop beats to dominate. Overall, "Digital
Wings 1" is a pretty varied compilation, ranging from the Skinny Puppy-like
"Sickness" by Gridlock to the sound collage style of Out Of Band Experience's
"Sample This" to the spooky ambient/industrial sound of Xenon's "Ygrene
Citenik." Some of the artists may be somewhat obscure, but the production is
always good, making "Digital Wings 1" an ideal sampler of current underground
electronic acts.
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