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Seventh Wave | 
| Artist: System 7
Label: A Wave
Category: Music
New (4) Used (1) from £9.95
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 89878
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5060016708074
ASIN: B00005NHHI
Release Date: September 24, 2001
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| Tracks:
| • | Manik Shamanik | | • | High Plains Drifter | | • | 7 O'Clock | | • | Soft rain | | • | Sal Del Mar | | • | Varkala | | • | The Abyss | | • | Chiringuito |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
For System 7's latest excursion Seventh Wave, we're presented once again with a diverse selection of dancefloor music that merges the tribal structures of progressive house with the harder edge of techno and other experimental electronica influences. Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy of System 7 are no strangers to the world of production, nor indeed the world of psychedelic electronics. The pair were both in 1970s proto-trance rock group Gong in the 1970s, and as dance producers have been making tunes since the 1980s. "Manik Shamanik" (a collaboration with French DJ Bruno Carala of French disco house crew Rinoceros) gets the party started, a slowly building track that eventually morphs impressively into a spacious and slightly dubbed out cut, all pounding beats and building trance riff finish. From there we encounter the usual broad spectrum. There's the energetic, percussive, Bedrock-style of first single "High Plains Drifter", the dubby bass and swirling ethno-ambience of "7 O'Clock", the vehement trance-acid feel of "Varkala" and the euphoric/cheesy "Chiringuito" for a finale. There are some calmer moments too, which break the album up nicely, though the dubious Balearic charm of "Sal Del Mar" fares badly next to the ambient breakbeat of "Soft Rain", a collaboration with Alex 'Orb' Paterson. A nicely varied but not very surprising project, this is the sound of System 7 ultimately doing exactly what they do best. --Paul Sullivan
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| Customer Reviews:
 Depends on your mood. September 2, 2006
At first this album seemed a bit stark, but it has some great tracks on it. It's 2am and I'm a bit drunk now and I'm listening to track 4, soft rain, and it's a System 7 masterpiece. Floaty guitar sounds taking me to a higher plane or something like that. Great stuff.
A welcome return to System7 of old December 20, 2002
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
For those of you that like the first System 7 album, this will appeal. This is a welcome return to form for Steve and Miquette, with tracks that echo the essence of the groups formation in the early 90's but with a definite up-to-date feel.
The first two tracks set the scene, with the tell-tale glass bowing guitar sounds from Steve running through the background - with a definite deep house bass and beat. Throughout this album there are a few riffs that remind you of some sounds from their work with the orb on adventures beyond the ultraworld. The album slows down towards the latter tracks with some mellow excursions. Well worth the money and more please Steve.
Back to form August 8, 2002
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
At last, a new album from System 7. It’s a few years since ‘Golden Section’ and it seems that time has been spent wisely, reassessing the group’s sound and approach. The drum’n’bass influence ‘Golden Section’ didn’t quite match the standards set by previous System 7 albums, so it’s great to see a return to strength on this album.First track ‘Manik Shamanik’ is the best on the album. A lush intro followed by a smooth house beat which works into a warm, rhythm track. What is most evident on this album is a return to the 4/4 beat, the classic System 7 style. Some tracks are very hard trance songs, like ‘7 O‘Clock‘, not totally to my taste. Elsewhere is the beautiful, warm Balearic-esque sounding ‘Sal Del Mar’, the stunning, calm, break beat song ‘The Abyss’ and the closing track is another wonderful song, the soft piano house of ‘Chiringuito’. But, on the whole, this is a welcome return for one of the most consistent and quality dance acts.
A Wonderful Album! December 14, 2001
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
System 7 have really hit the spot with Seventh Wave. All the tracks are brilliant! Manik Shamanik is a wonderful one to start with and it just gets better! I don't quite know how they do it but they have managed to create music that's both great to dance to and also great to relax you. This album takes you to a really special place.
A Wonderful Album! December 14, 2001
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
System 7 have really hit the spot with Seventh Wave. All the tracks are brilliant! Manik Shamanik is a wonderful one to start with and it just gets better! I don't quite know how they do it but they have managed to create music that's both great to dance to and also great to relax you. This album takes you to a really special place.
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