Power of Seven (album)
Encyclopedia
Power of Seven — or, as represented in typographic artwork on its packaging, Power of Seven7 — is the fifth studio album
by British
ambient
dance
band System 7
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Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
dance
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
band System 7
System 7 (band)
System 7 are a British ambient dance band. Due to the existence of another band called System Seven, they were initially marketed as 777 in North America...
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Track listing
| # | Track | Length | Written by | Produced by | Mixed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Interstate" | 05:46 | Steve Hillage, Miquette Giraudy, Klaus Dinger Klaus Dinger Klaus Dinger was a German musician and songwriter most famous for his contributions to the seminal krautrock outfit, Neu! He was also the guitarist and chief songwriter of new wave group La Düsseldorf and briefly the percussionist of Kraftwerk.-Pre-Neu! :Klaus Dinger was born in Scherfede,... and Michael Rother Michael Rother Michael Rother is a German experimental Krautrock musician and composer.- Early life and education :Born in 1950, Rother went to school in Munich, Wilmslow , Karachi, and Düsseldorf. He also lived in Pakistan in the early 1960s where he was exposed to Pakistani music that would influence his own... |
Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy | Steve Hillage and Adam Wren |
| 2 | "Civilization" | 06:28 | Carl Craig Carl Craig Carl Craig is a Detroit-based producer of techno music, and is considered to be one of the most important names in the Detroit second generation of techno producers and DJs... , Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy |
Carl Craig for Planet E Com | Carl Craig |
| 3 | "Davy Jones' Locker" | 11:48 | Alex Paterson Alex Paterson Alex Paterson is an English musician and co-founder of the ambient group The Orb, in which he has worked since its inception.... , Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy |
Alex Paterson and Steve Hillage | Alex Paterson, Steve Hillage and Adam Wren |
| 4 | "Big Sky City" | 09:30 | Derrick May and Steve Hillage | Derrick May and Steve Hillage | Derrick May |
| 5 | "Good Morning" | 06:31 | Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy | Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy | Steve Hillage and Adam Wren |
| 6 | "Night Owl" | 07:49 | Lewis Keogh, Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy | Lewis Keogh and Steve Hillage | Lewis Keogh, Steve Hillage and Adam Wren |
| 7 | The Osmosis Suite: "To the Power of Seven" | 06:07 | Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy | Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy | Mickey Mann and Steve Hillage |
| 8 | The Osmosis Suite: "Hanger 84" | 06:10 | Steve Hillage and Adam Wren | ||
| 9 | The Osmosis Suite: "Chicago Indian" | 05:20 | |||
| 10 | "Mektoub" | 07:09 | Youth Martin Glover Martin Glover, also known as Youth, is a record producer and a founding member and bassist of the UK band Killing Joke. He is a member of The Fireman along with Paul McCartney. Glover was born in Africa.-Early career:... and Steve Hillage |
Youth | Youth |
| 11 | "Europa" | 05:05 | Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy | Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy | Steve Hillage and Adam Wren |
External links
- Power of 7 • discography on the official System 7 website