System Express

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System Express
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Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 1996 UK 2CD
February 1997 North America
June 1998 Japan
November 2000 UK 1CD re-release
Recorded1996
Genre Ambient
Dance
Electronica
Length79:00CD1 + 21:08 CD2
Label Butterfly Big Life BFLCD21X UK
Hypnotic (Cleopatra) North America
Flavour Japan
A-Wave AAWCD005 UK re-release
Producer System 7
Professional ratings
Review scores
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System Express is a compilation album by dance/ambient band System 7 with remixes of tracks from their first four studio albums, including seven completely new mixes. A limited UK edition came with a bonus CD EP of two additional remixes.

Contents

Track listing

Mixed CD / Unmixed 3LP

(BFLCD21, AAWCD005) (BFLLP 21)
#TrackLengthWritten byProduced byMixed by
1"Alpha Wave (Plastikman Acid House Mix)"
(original version on Point 3 - Fire Album )
10:43Steve Hillage & Miquette GiraudySteve Hillage & Miquette Giraudy Richie Hawtin, re-edited by Steve Hillage
2"Desir (Turbo Mix)"
(original version on 777 )
05:52Steve Hillage, Miquette Giraudy & DJ Lewis Steve Hillage, Miquette Giraudy & DJ Lewis Greg Hunter & DJ Lewis, re-edited by Steve Hillage
3"Hanger 84 (Cox's WW Ultimatum Mix)"
(original version on Power of Seven )
05:40Steve Hillage & Miquette GiraudySteve Hillage & Miquette Giraudy Carl Cox
4"Coltrane (Red Moon Mix)"
(original version on Point 3 - Fire Album )
08:57System 7 & Greg Hunter, re-edited by Steve Hillage
5"Altitude (Easy Life Mix)"
(original version on System 7 )
08:51 Derrick May & Steve HillageDerrick May & Steve HillageSystem 7 & Adam Wren
6"7:7 Expansion (Elastic Mix)"
(original version on 777 )
07:31 Youth, Tony Thorpe & Steve HillageYouth & Tony Thorpe
7"Big Sky City (High Rise Mix)"
(original version on Power of Seven )
06:53Derrick May & Steve HillageDerrick May & Steve Hillage
8"Big Sky City (Jacob's Optical Staiway Mix)"
(original version on Power of Seven )
04:44 Jacob's Optical Stairway 4 Reinforced Productions
9"Interstate (Doc Scott Mix)"
(original version on Power of Seven )
07:08Steve Hillage & Miquette GiraudySteve Hillage & Miquette Giraudy Doc Scott
10"Sirènes (Marshall Jefferson Mix)"
(original version on Point 3 - Fire Album )
05:53 Laurent Garnier & Steve HillageLaurent Garnier & Steve Hillage Marshall Jefferson
11"Sunburst (Atahualpa Mix)"
(original version on System 7 )
06:43 Alex Paterson, Steve Hillage & Miquette GiraudyYouth & Steve HillageSystem 7 & Adam Wren

Tracks 1, 3, 9 and 10 had been previously released, track 1 is here shortened from its original 19 minute length. Tracks 8 and 11 were released on a promotional 12" in August 1996.

Bonus CD

(BLFCDL21, included as a bonus in BFLCD21X)
#TrackLengthWritten byProduced byMixed by
1"Sirènes (System 7.1)"
(original version on Point 3 - Fire Album )
10:00Laurent Garnier & Steve HillageLaurent Garnier & Steve Hillage Carl Craig
2"Interstate (Exploding Plastic Main Line)"
(original version on Power of Seven )
11:07Steve Hillage & Miquette GiraudySteve Hillage & Miquette Giraudy David Holmes

Both tracks had been previously released.

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References

  1. Wyarr, Kieran (December 1996). "System 7: System Express" (PDF). Muzik . No. 19. p. 134. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.