Digital Shades Vol. 1 is the fourth studio album by French electronic group M83. The album was released on September 3, 2007, and features only founding member Anthony Gonzalez. The album consists of tracks that are more of an ambient texture and quality; some songs have light vocals while the album is mostly instrumental. Some tracks even dip into drone music as well which differs vastly from Gonzalez's earlier explorations of dream pop and shoegaze guitar-influenced song structures.

Digital Shades Vol. 1
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 3, 2007
Recorded2006
GenreAmbient
Length35:36
LabelMute
Producer
  • Anthony Gonzalez
  • Antoine Gaillet
M83 chronology
Before the Dawn Heals Us
(2005)
Digital Shades Vol. 1
(2007)
Saturdays = Youth
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork Media7.0/10[2]
Stylus MagazineC−[3]
Tiny Mix Tapes[4]

A sequel to the album was released on September 20, 2019, titled DSVII.

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Anthony Gonzalez

No.TitleLength
1."Waves, Waves, Waves"2:32
2."Coloring the Void"3:29
3."Sister (Part I)"2:16
4."Strong and Wasted"1:58
5."My Own Strange Path"3:49
6."Dancing Mountains"5:07
7."Sister (Part II)"2:23
8."By the Kiss"4:03
9."Space Fertilizer"2:00
10."The Highest Journey"8:16
Digital-only bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Bruits de Train"2:35

Personnel edit

  • Written, composed, and performed by Anthony Gonzalez.
  • Mixed and mastered by Antoine Gaillet.
  • Excerpt in track 8 from the movie soundtrack By the Kiss directed by Yann Gonzalez.
  • Artwork and illustration by Laurent Fetis.

References edit

  1. ^ "Digital Shades, Vol. 1 - M83 | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "M83: Digital Shades Vol. 1". Pitchfork.
  3. ^ "Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-07. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  4. ^ "Music Review: M83 - Digital Shades Vol. 1". Tiny Mix Tapes.