Digitata (band)

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{short description|American electronic rock band}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Digitata | image = | origin = Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | genre = Electronic rock | years_active = 2004-present | label = Totally Gross National Product | associated_acts = Gayngs, Poliça, Lookbook, Building Better Bombs | website = [http://totallygrossnationalproduct.com/artists/digitata Totally Gross National Product] | current_members = Maggie Morrison<br/>Ryan Olson<br/>Drew Christopherson }} '''Digitata''' is an electronic rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The band has released three albums on independent record label Totally Gross National Product.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/2009-07-01/music/digitata-art-work-pays/ |title=Digitata: Art Work Pays |publisher=City Pages |first=Carl |last=Atiya Swanson |date=July 2, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006034319/http://www.citypages.com/2009-07-01/music/digitata-art-work-pays/ |archivedate=2010-10-06 }}</ref>

Digitata consists of Maggie Morrison on vocals, Ryan Olson on sequencer and Drew Christopherson on drums. Maggie Morrison is also a member of Gayngs and Lookbook.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2009/07/digitata_threat.php |title=Digitata threatens final performance at the Uptown tonight |publisher=Gimme Noise |first=Amber |last=Schadewald |date=July 8, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013230955/http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2009/07/digitata_threat.php |archivedate=2010-10-13 }}</ref> In 2010, City Pages praised her as "Best Female Vocalist" of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/bestof/2010/award/best-vocalist-female-1378719/ |title=Minneapolis BEST VOCALIST (FEMALE) |publisher=City Pages |accessdate=May 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114073652/http://www.citypages.com/bestof/2010/award/best-vocalist-female-1378719/ |archivedate=November 14, 2012 }}</ref> Olson and Christopherson are also part of the group Mel Gibson and the Pants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mndaily.com/2005/05/25/dancing-and-drowning-sounds-digitata|title=Dancing and drowning: The sounds of Digitata|publisher=Minnesota Daily|first=Keri|last=Carlson|date=May 25, 2005}}</ref>

URB described Digitata's music as "quirky and synth heavy with futuristic programming full of laptop tricks and emotionally captivating vocals."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.urb.com/2009/06/29/art-work-pays/ |title=Art Work Pays |publisher=URB |date=June 29, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307192908/http://www.urb.com/2009/06/29/art-work-pays/ |archivedate=2012-03-07 }}</ref> The band's style has been compared to as Morcheeba, Portishead, and Massive Attack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/2005-05-25/music/hot-android-action/full/ |title=Hot Android Action - Turning on to Digitata's blippity ballads |publisher=City Pages |first=Chuck |last=Terhark |date=May 25, 2005 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028035800/http://www.citypages.com/2005-05-25/music/hot-android-action/full/ |archivedate=2014-10-28 }}</ref>

==Discography==

===Albums=== * ''Sexually Transmitted Emotions'' (2005) * ''II Daggers'' (2007) * ''Art Work Pays'' (2009)

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [http://totallygrossnationalproduct.com/artists/digitata Digitata] on Totally Gross National Product * [http://www.last.fm/music/digitata Digitata] on Last.fm * {{Discogs artist|Digitata|Digitata}}

Category:Electronic music groups from Minnesota Category:Rock music groups from Minnesota Category:Musical groups from Minneapolis