Diva X Machina 2

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Diva X Machina 2
Various Artists - Diva X Machina 2.jpg
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedJuly 14, 1998 (1998-07-14) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Genre
Length71:11
Label COP Intl.
COP International V/A chronology
14 Years of Electronic Challenge Vol. II
(1997)
Diva X Machina 2
(1998)
New Violent Breed
(1998)
Diva X Machina series chronology
Diva X Machina
(1997)
Diva X Machina 2
(1998)
Diva X Machina 3
(2000)

Diva X Machina 2 is a various artists compilation album released on July 14, 1998, by COP International. The compilation peaked at No. 2 on the CMJ RPM charts. [7]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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AllMusic gave Diva X Machina 2 a two-and-a-half out of five possible stars. [8] A critic at Last Sigh Magazine called the collection "an important addition to have on hand for DJ's" and "an excellent addition to any CD collection as it portrays a wide variety of "industrial" sounds from the more mellow works of Ivoux to the hard hitting "slap in your face industrial" of Luxt." [9] Alex Steininger of In Music We Trust called the album a "a powerful, seductive breath of life that will allow you to never look at the originals in the same light again." [10] Sonic Boom said "once again COP International pulls together a collection of the female acts who pioneer the way we listen to electronic music" and "every track attempts to outperform its sisters are more often than not, succeeds." [11]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."162 Darkness" (Darkness Arena Mix)John Prassas162 Darkness6:47
2."One Mind" (Radio Edit) Magenta 3:28
3."The Betrayal" (Megamix) Battery 4:20
4."No Escape" (Pankow Mix)
  • Isabelle Gernand
  • Marc Werner
Sabotage Q.C.Q.C.?7:06
5."Spite" LUXT 3:30
6."Twisted"Sheldon ReynoldsLucid Dementia4:07
7."Make My Nana"Donna ReginaDonna Regina3:37
8."Hypocrite" Sheldon Reynolds Clan of Xymox 4:44
9."Pleiadian Agenda" Hanzel und Gretyl 3:39
10."Dive"
  • John Dubs
  • Kristin Kowalski
Evulva6:01
11."Butterfly"
  • Matt Ballesteros
  • Charlie Dennis
  • Eric Fisher
  • Kevin Serra
  • Paul Sutherland
Tapping the Vein4:35
12."Serpents Serenade" This Ascension 3:50
13."Exit Zero" The Razor Skyline 3:17
14."Your Face in the Sun" Kirlian Camera 6:35
15."Sif"
  • Azevedo
  • Brice
  • Sornstein
Ivoux5:35

Personnel

Adapted from the Diva X Machina 2 liner notes. [12]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1998 COP Intl. CD COP 039

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