| Golden Section | ||||
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| Released | July 1997 UK September 1997 North America June 1998 Japan May 2000 UK re-release | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Length | 78:34 | |||
| Label | Butterfly/Big Life BLFCD27 UK Hypnotic (Cleopatra) CLP108-2 North America Flavour Japan A-Wave AAWCD006 UK re-release | |||
| Producer | Steve Hillage, Miquette Giraudy | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Plain Dealer | B [2] |
Golden Section is an album by the British ambient dance band System 7, released in 1997. [3]
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 | 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 | ||
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