System Express [Import]

System Express [Import]

Track Listings

1. Alpha Wave (Platikman Aci

2. Desir (Turbo Mix)

3. Hangar 84 (Cox's Ww Ultim

4. Coltrane (Red Moon Mix)

5. Altitude (Easy Life Mix)

6. 7:7 Expansion (Elastic Mi

7. Big Sky City (High Rise M

8. Big Sky City (Jacob's Opt

9. Interstate (Doc Scott Mix

10. Sirenes (Marshall Jeffers

11. Sunburst (Atahualpa Mix)

12. Sirens (System 7.1)

13. Interstate (Exploding Pla

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese Release featuring Bonus Tracks Previously Only Found with the Initial Pressing of the UK Version in 1996.

Tracks:

Alpha Wave [Plastikman Acid House Mix]
Desir [Turbo Mix]
Hangar 84 [Cox's WW Ultimatum Mix]
Coltrane [Red Moon Mix]
Altitude [Easy Life Mix]
7: 7 Expansion [Elastic Mix]
Big Sky City [High Rise Mix]
Big Sky City [J. O. S. Mix]
Interstate [Doc Scott Mix]
Sirenes [Marshall Jefferson Mix]
Sunburst [Atahualpa Mix]

Average customer rating:

Pretty good dance beat

System Express
System 7
Manufacturer: Butte
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

IDM | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music

Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music

Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00000889D
Release Date: 1998-03-24

Tracks:

Alpha Wave (Platikman Aci
Desir (Turbo Mix)
Hangar 84 (Cox's Ww Ultim
Coltrane (Red Moon Mix)
Altitude (Easy Life Mix)
7:7 Expansion (Elastic Mi
Big Sky City (High Rise M
Big Sky City (Jacob's Opt
Interstate (Doc Scott Mix
Sirenes (Marshall Jeffers
Sunburst (Atahualpa Mix)
Sirens (System 7.1)
Interstate (Exploding Pla

Album Details

Japanese Release featuring Bonus Tracks Previously Only Found with the Initial Pressing of the UK Version in 1996.

Customer Reviews:

Pretty good dance beat.......2000-09-12

Just your everyday dance beat with nice variation. Not the greatest i've heard, but a decent mix nonetheless.

Average customer rating:

Great collection of remixes of System 7 tracks
It-ness
Grew on me in a big way...eventually
the road more travelled
Ambient electro at its best

System Express
System 7
Manufacturer: Cleopatra
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

IDM | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music

Electronica | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music

Techno-House | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music

Progressive | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000001D8X
Release Date: 1997-03-18

Tracks:

Alpha Wave (Plastic Acid House Mix)
Desir (Turbo Mix)
Hangar 84 (Cox's WW Ulitmatum Mix)
Coltrane (Red Moon Mix)
Altitude (Easy Life Mix)
7:7 Expansion (Elastic Mix)
Big Sky City (High Rise Mix)
Big Sky City (Jacob's Optical Stairway Mix)
Interstate (Doc Scott Mix)
Sirenes (Marshall Jefferson Mix)
Sunburst (Atahualpa Mix)

Customer Reviews:

Great collection of remixes of System 7 tracks.......2002-08-16

Included on this album are remixes of System 7 songs by artists as diverse as Plastikman to Jacobs Optical Stairway.

Steve Hillage contributes his own reworks of his own tracks, his Turbo mix of 'Desir' is a great update of a classic System 7 track.

But the real plaudits go to Plastikman for his excellent rework of 'AlphaWave'. The track just builds and builds into an acid house stormer. This is one for the dancefloor.

There are more melodic and subtler moments too. Doc Scott's remix of 'Interstate' is one of the few Drum and Bass tracks that I really enjoy.

A remix album that is worth buying! There's something novel!

It-ness.......2002-03-08

A 79-minute compilation of four previously available single remixes and seven exclusive mixes, "System express" presents a quite nice documentation or even a de-facto "Best of" release for the most esoteric techno combo of the '90s. One reason why "System express" stands out from the string of other System 7 records is the uncompromising depth and power of the beats and rhythms found on most of these remixes, largely due to the strictly dance-oriented approach many of the involved remixers decided to take. Also, the continuous DJ mix without any breaks and the production of the album are incredibly strong, which means that there are very few subtleties in the music and each dynamic is pushed to its limit. The list of remixers includes some of techno's best-knwon artists - Ritchie Hawtin (aka Plastikman), Carl Cox, Greg Hunter, Marshall Jefferson, and so on - so I'm sure that clubheads will lap up the disc's sonic assault, but people who enjoyed the leisurely paced "Fire + Water" double-disc set and the band's early, more pop-inclined output may be baffled by the punchy rhythms. It begins well with the slow-building, crunchy 10-minute mix of "Alpha wave", offering far more clarity and power than the original version found on "Fire album" while also bringing out the acid-techno element much better, and then seamlessly flows into the thundering, bass-heavy mix of "Desir". The latter, appropriately titled "Turbo mix", is a definite highlight in the band's catalog, with Hillage's lightning-speed clipped riffs and a relentless dance beat that would make many other artists curl up and hide under their mixing desk. The remix of "Coltrane" is actually not too far removed from the original version, but the drums and wide-open atmospherics are given further presence and serve the track even more compelling. Of course, then-modern drum 'n' bass tunes aren't left out, as Jacob's Optical Stairway's mix of "Big sky city" and Doc Scott's atmospheric reworking of "Interstate" prove. The former is quite interesting with its almost Photek-like mesh of slamming rhythm patterns while the latter provides a useful counterpoint to the heavier dance tunes on this album. A slightly speeded-up, more complex version of "Sunburst" - the first track from System 7's eponymous debut - is also worthy of merit. The only disappointments come in the shape of some generic and pointless tunes half-way through the album: "Altitude" and another remix of "Big sky city" offer nothing of the melodic attractiveness and danceability that make the remainder of the album so insistent. Also, Marshall Jefferson's contribution, a remix of "Sirenes", sounds far too outdated with its '80s style drum machines and frequency modulations. Like much of System 7's backcatalog, "System express" has gone through several incarnations: The current version was released on the band's own Alpha Wave label and is available in the USA through Cleopatra Records. The original issue included a second disc with two additional remixes, "Sirenes" and "Interstate", while the Japanese import version came up with one bonus remix. Although listening to the whole disc at home can be hard work, in smaller doses this remix compilation is an impressive example of hard-hitting dance music and is recommended for anyone who wants to have an extra kick for his next private party. You could do much worse than start your System 7 collection with this disc, however, many of the band's earlier releases and their latest offering "7th wave" are also worth being discovered as they're all excellent.

Grew on me in a big way...eventually.......2000-01-01

A day after purchasing this, I was cursing my impulse buying. Boring I thought, not enough happening. But, as with many records, you need to give them time and extended airplay. This I did and now I love it. Good for a remix album - most of the songs sound fairly different to the originals. You don't need to go much further than tracks 2,4,6,7,9,10 and 11. 'Coltrane' is an awesome psychedelic melody and 'Sunburst' builds up to a quality 'chorus'. There's no need to be a System 7 fan either - this was my first S7 buy. Enjoyable, addictive and uplifting.

the road more travelled.......1999-02-02

Any System 7 disc is welcome in my stereo, anytime. This, however, is a widely varied collection of incredible remixes; new twists on already choice selections. The beats stay fresh through many, many journeys.
- Ryan

Ambient electro at its best.......1998-06-08

System 7's "System Express" delivers killer mixes of the some of the best tracks from their previous albums. If you're into electronic music then this album is a must!

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System Express
System 7
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000009GQQ
Release Date: 2004-01-06

Tracks:

Alpha Wave(Plastickman Acid House Mix)
Desir(Turbo Mix)
Hangar 84(Cox's WW Ultimatum Mix)
Coltrane(Red Moon Mix)
Altitude(Easy Life Mix)
7:7 Expansion(Elastic Mix)
Big Sky City(High Rise Mix)
Big Sky City(Jacob's Optical Stairway Mix)
Interstate(Doc Scott Mix)
Sirenes(Marshall Jeffersons Mix)
Sunburst(Atahualpa Mix)
Sirens(System 7.1)
Interstate(Exploding Plastic Main Line)

Album Description

Japanese reissue of their 1996 album, complete with thelimited two track bonus CD single that came with initialcopies of the U.K. release: 'Sirens' (System 7.1) and'Interstate' (Exploding Plastic Main Line). 13 tracks total.Double slimline jewel case. 1998 Flavour release.

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