Always in flux, SYSTEM 7 – an experimental outfit steered by Steve Hillage and his wife Miquette Giraudy – may have released concert recordings over the last decades, yet there’s not been a studio offering from the British ensemble for quite some time. Yes, 2018 saw them issue "Café Seven" where new cuts shared space with numbers from the same musicians’ alternative projects, but the band’s previous full-length work hit the shelves as far back as 2015, when “X-Port” introduced the listener to the former GONG members’ fresh material. This is why it’s so heartwarming to learn they’re ready to present a platter titled “Flower Of Life” on April 17th.
Flower Of Life
Spanning almost an hour, this record welcomes THE ORB and COLDCUT’s Matt Black into the fold – as a guests on two separate tracks – and features SYSTEM 7’s remix of a DELIA DERBYSHIRE APPRECIATION SOCIETY piece as a bonus. Thrilling.
1. Still Wind
2. Flower Of Life
3. La Catrina
4. I Want More (with Matt Black)
5. Beulah (with THE ORB)
6. Firewheel
7. Atmosphere
8. Transceptor
9. Bonjour
bonus track:
10. DELIA DERBYSHIRE APPRECIATION SOCIETY – Dubby Signal Chain (SYSTEM 7 remix)
