System 7 (band)

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System 7

System 7 is an English techno - and Ambient - Duo , which is also under the name 777 , Groovy Intent and mirror system came into existence.

biography

The System 7 project was founded in 1990 by Miquette Giraudy ( keyboard , vocals ) and Steve Hillage ( guitar ) and was briefly listed in the English charts several times in the 1990s . For legal reasons, the act used the name 777 in the USA. In 1998 the duo named themselves Groovy Intent for a production of the EP Matsurhythm 1 , and in 2005 the album of the same name was released under the project name Mirror System .

In addition to the duo's sole productions, there have been numerous collaborations , including a. with Derrick May , Alex Paterson (from The Orb ), Carl Craig and Laurent Garnier . System 7 is one of the few techno and ambient acts that use a guitar for their productions.

Altitude , recorded with Ultra Naté , reached # 44 on Billboard Dance Music / Club Play Singles in 1992. System 7 had chart successes in the UK single charts in 1993 with 7: 7 Expansion (39th place) and Sinbad / Quest (74th place). The albums Altitude (with Ultra Naté, 1992) and 777 (1993) were also represented in the British charts .

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK
1992 Altitude UK75 (1 week)
UK
with Ultra Naté
12 "double vinyl with 8 versions of the song Altitude
Producers: Derrick May , Steve Hillage
1993 777 UK30 (2 weeks)
UK

More albums

  • 1991: System 7
  • 1992: 777 (as 777, reissue of the album System 7 in the USA)
  • 1994: Point 3 - Fire Album
  • 1994: Point 3 - Water Album
  • 1995: Power of Seven 7
  • 1995: System 7.3 Fire + Water (as 777, reissue of the albums Point 3 - Fire and Point 3 - Water in the USA; 2 CDs)
  • 1996: System Express
  • 1997: Golden Section
  • 2001: Seventh Wave
  • 2003: Live Transmissions
  • 2004: Encantado
  • 2005: Mirror System (as Mirror System)
  • 2007: Phoenix
  • 2009: Live @ Shinjuku Face April 11, 2009
  • 2011: Up
  • 2013: Phoenix Rising (with Rovo)

Compilations

  • 2002: Mysterious Traveler (with Derrick May )
  • 2006: Planet 7 (8 mp3 files)
  • 2009: The 69 Steps Vol. 04 - Reflector (as Mirror System)
  • 2011: Phoenix Rising (with Rovo; CD + DVD)
  • 2014: Out

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK
1993 7: 7 expansion
777 		UK39 (1 week)
UK
1993 Sinbad / Quest
777 		UK74 (1 week)
UK
1995 Alpha Wave
Point 3 - Water Album / Point 3 - Fire Album 		UK92 (1 week)
UK
1996 Interstate
Power of Seven⁷ 		UK85 (1 week)
UK
Band name in the USA: 777
1997 Rite of Spring
Golden Section 		UK99 (1 week)
UK

More singles

  • 1990: Sunburst
  • 1991: Miracle
  • 1991: Freedom Fighters
  • 1991: Habibi
  • 1991: Strange Quotations
  • 1991: Depth Disco
  • 1992: Altitude (feat. Ultra Naté )
  • 1993: Desir
  • 1994: Sirènes (in the US as 777)
  • 1994: Limited addition
  • 1996: Big Sky City (JOS Remix) / Sunburst (Atahualpa Mix)
  • 1996: Hangar 84
  • 1998: Borobudur
  • 1998: Ring of Fire
  • 2001: High Plains Drifter
  • 2002: Mysterious Traveler - Limited Sampler (with Derrick May )
  • 2004: Planet 7 Mixes
  • 2007: Hinotori
  • 2007: Space Bird
  • 2010: AlphaWave / HPD
  • 2011: PositiveNoise
  • 2012: Passion

EPs

  • 1998: Matsurhythm 1 EP (as Groovy Intent, with ManMadeMan and Quirk)
  • 2009: I Travel EP (with Derrick May)
  • 2013: Hinotori EP (with Rovo)

swell

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles Albums UK

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