| Golden Section | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | System 7 |
| Cover: | System7GoldenSection.jpg |
| 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 |
| Prev Title: | Power of Seven |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | Seventh Wave |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
Golden Section is an album by the British ambient dance band System 7, released in 1997.[1]
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."[2] The Dallas Observer thought that "tracks like 'Exdreamist' are nothing more than psychedelia wrapping itself in drum 'n' bass beats and electronic ambience."[3] The Plain Dealer concluded: "Dreamy, smooth and stimulating, this is sacred music for digital temples."
| 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 | ||