Although Steve Hillage‘s name will forever be associated with GONG and, to a lesser extent, KHAN, it’s SYSTEM 7 and their chillout offshoot MIRROR SYSTEM that the legendary guitarist and his synth-wizard wife Miquette Giraudy have been heavily involved with for the last 35 years. But while the first of these latter ensembles release records often enough – still, a follow-up to 2020’s “Field Of Dreams” is a bit overdue – the second issued only four albums, and two of those appeared as a split platter with the parent collective. However, “Route 77” that is to be out on October 25th should pick up where 2015’s “N-Port” left off and offer ten fresh slices of ambient progressive electronica – with a twist.
