Golden Section (album)

Golden Section is an album by the British ambient dance band System 7, released in 1997.[3]

Golden Section
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1997 UK
September 1997 North America
June 1998 Japan
May 2000 UK re-release
Recorded1997
Length78:34
LabelButterfly/Big Life BLFCD27 UK
Hypnotic (Cleopatra) CLP108-2 North America
Flavour Japan
A-Wave AAWCD006 UK re-release
ProducerSteve Hillage, Miquette Giraudy
System 7 chronology
Power of Seven
(1996)
Golden Section
(1997)
Seventh Wave
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Plain DealerB[2]

Critical reception

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The New York Times wrote that "System 7 makes cheerful midtempo dance music that usually relies on a bouncy, chugging beat ... Removed from the dance floor, the music has too little happening for too long."[4] The Dallas Observer thought that "tracks like 'Exdreamist' are nothing more than psychedelia wrapping itself in drum 'n' bass beats and electronic ambience."[5] The Plain Dealer concluded: "Dreamy, smooth and stimulating, this is sacred music for digital temples."[2]

Track listing

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# Track Length Written & produced by Mixed by
1 "Rite of Spring" 08:56 Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy System 7 and
Adam Wren
2 "Don Corleone" 08:36 Steve Hillage, Talvin Singh and Miquette Giraudy
3 "Y2K (Beatnik Mix)" 05:14 Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy
4 "Ring of Fire" 09:49
5 "Exdreamist" 07:31
6 "Wave Bender" 06:37
7 "Sinom X Files" 07:56
8 "Merkaba!" 09:51
9 "Y2K (Back to the Future)" 06:38
10 "Borobudur" 07:37

References

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  1. ^ "Golden Section - System 7 | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ a b Wolff, Carlo (29 August 1997). "GOLDEN SECTION SYSTEM 7". The Plain Dealer. Friday. p. 18.
  3. ^ "System 7 Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Pareles, Jon (2 September 1997). "Electronica in the Handy Take-Home Packs" – via NYTimes.com.
  5. ^ Chrissopoulos, Philip (16 October 1997). "Out There". Dallas Observer. Music.
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