This unique and powerful collaboration with Japanese rock band Rovo presents another side of System 7 with Steve Hillage’s lead guitar fully to the fore. Rovo are a popular Japanese psychedelic progressive rock/jam band. They feature two drummers, funky bass and innovative keyboards and are fronted by guitarist Seichi Yamamoto (formerly with The Boredoms) and masterful electric violinist Yuji Katsui.

System 7 is the dance music project of Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy, presenting a unique combination of tech-house beats and live musicianship, and who have had a strong influence on the development of psychedelic ambient and electronica.

Phoenix Rising is the combination of System 7 and Rovo playing together, sometimes using the techno beats as the rhythmic basic and sometimes using the live drums, seamlessly morphing from one to the other. The full Phoenix Rising studio album is set for UK release on September 23rd 2013, featuring original collaborations from System 7 and ROVO. It also includes a new arrangement of Meeting of the Spirits by the Mahavishnu Orchestra – a perfect showcase for the album’s outstanding blend of guitar and electric violin.

Fans of System 7's Steve Hillage can be assured that in the format of Phoenix Rising his masterful electric guitar style is fully unleashed, with extensive soloing and duets with the electric violin of Rovo's Yuji Katsui.

Rovo and System 7 are performing a Phoenix Rising tour in March 2014. Confirmed dates are Manchester The Ritz (March 7th), London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire (March 8th) and Amsterdam Melkweg (March 13th). More dates to be added.