"Digital" is a song by English musician Goldie featuring American rapper KRS-One, released as the first single from Goldie's 1998 album ''

Saturnz Return ''Saturnz Return'' is the second studio album by Goldie, released on 27 January 1998. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at 15, however only spent four weeks on the chart in total. The album received mixed reviews upon release, with particul ...

''. It reached number 13 on the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

on 1 November 1997 which is his highest-charting single along with " Temper Temper" (featuring

Noel Gallagher Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. He was the chief songwriter, lead guitarist, and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Oasis until their split in 2009. After leaving Oasis, he formed ...

). The single is influenced by then-emerging

speed garage Speed garage (occasionally known as plus-8) is a genre of electronic dance music, associated with the UK garage scene, of which it is regarded as one of its subgenres. Characteristics Speed garage features sped-up NY garage 4-to-the-floor rhyt ...

and one of the first attempts to blend drum and bass with rap. It samples "This Cut's Got Flavor" by Latee and " I'm Still #1" by

Boogie Down Productions Boogie Down Productions (BDP) was an American hip hop group originally composed of KRS-One, D-Nice, and DJ Scott La Rock. DJ Scott La Rock was murdered on August 27, 1987, five months after the release of BDP's debut album, '' Criminal Minde ...

and was itself sampled in " Answers" by

Lootpack Lootpack is an American hip hop group signed to Stones Throw Records with members Madlib, Wildchild, and DJ Romes. They made their first appearance on the 1993 debut album by Tha Alkaholiks, '' 21 & Over''. The first vinyl by Lootpack, ''Il ...

featuring Quasimoto and "Sound of the Culture" by DJ Munja. "Digital" received mixed reviews from music critics even those favourable of album like

Ryan Schreiber ''Pitchfork'' (formerly ''Pitchfork Media'') is an American online music publication (currently owned by Condé Nast) that was launched in 1995 by writer Ryan Schreiber as an independent music blog. Schreiber started Pitchfork while working ...

from ''

Pitchfork A pitchfork (also a hay fork) is an agricultural tool with a long handle and two to five tines used to lift and pitch or throw loose material, such as hay, straw, manure, or leaves. The term is also applied colloquially, but inaccurately, to ...

''.

Track listing

#"Digital" ( Armand Van Helden's

Speed Garage Speed garage (occasionally known as plus-8) is a genre of electronic dance music, associated with the UK garage scene, of which it is regarded as one of its subgenres. Characteristics Speed garage features sped-up NY garage 4-to-the-floor rhyt ...

Mix) – 9:12 #"Digital" (

DJ Muggs Lawrence Muggerud (born January 28, 1968), professionally known by his stage name DJ Muggs, is an American DJ, audio engineer and record producer. He is a member of Cypress Hill, a member of the trip hop band Cross My Heart Hope To Die and the l ...

Mix) – 4:29 #"Digital" (

Boymerang Boymerang was the drum and bass project of the English post-rock musician Graham Sutton. Formation Following the release of the Bark Psychosis album ''Hex'' in 1994, Sutton became interested in drum and bass. He began buying Jungle records at t ...

Mix) – 8:36 #"Digital" (Original Mix) – 5:54

Personnel

*Design – Goldie, Jon Black, Sam Bennett *Engineering – Rob Playford *Rap – KRS-One *Photography – Phil Knott *Producing – Goldie, Rob Playford *Writing – Goldie, KRS-One, L. Parker, Rob Playford

Charts

References

External links

* {{authority control 1997 songs 1997 singles Goldie songs KRS-One songs FFRR Records singles UK garage songs