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However, Cosmic Gate did not become well known until their single ' Fire Wire' was released in the UK in 2001.Ĭosmic Gate have made many remixes for artists such as Tiësto ('Urban Train'), Ferry Corsten ('Punk'), Blank & Jones ('DFF'), Israel Kamakawiwo'ole ('Somewhere Over the Rainbow'), Svenson & Gielen ('Answer the Question') and Vanessa-Mae ('White Bird'). Their first single was 'The Drums', followed by 'Exploration of Space', 'Mental Atmosphere' and their 'Somewhere over the Rainbow' remix using samples from the film The Wizard of Oz. The vision of Cosmic Gate after 20 years is fully encapsulated by their concept… Forward Ever Backward Never.Cosmic Gate was formed in 1999 when Terhoeven (also known as Nic Chagall) and Bossems (also known as Bossi) decided to assemble a new project in the electronic music field. Yet from my perspective, Claus and Bossi have elected to use their past work and sound design to fuel their new, brilliant productions.

Many fans of the older releases may scoff and mock, disappointed in how the roots of the project were seemingly abandoned. Unable to return to the past, the group appears to be looking forward while striving to be their best today as progressive legends.

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Looking back on the past 20 years, Cosmic Gate has somewhat made a full circle. Nevertheless, the current direction of the group fuses the aggressive construction of yesteryear with 2019’s mature sound design and progressive beats. Most fans know the duo has tried to distance themselves from the old, EMI Electrola industrial complex which resulted in the timeless classics we regard highly today. The new Cosmic Gate is recreating the legendary soundscape which was lost in the middle of a turmoiled trance scene but without sacrificing their mainstream status. Perhaps Claus and Bossi achieved this through a renewed vision for the future, and maybe also by bringing in the expertise of Olaf Dieckmann. More progress has been made with their most recent album - 20 Years Forward Ever Backward Never - as they are surrounding some new work with plenty of joint ventures and remixes with like-minded producers. The big room influence had yet to dissipate but clear efforts were made to restore the traditional Cosmic Gate guise.

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This process began with the release of their 2017 album series Materia. Today, some (but not all) of the soul Cosmic Gate lost at the turn of the last decade has been reclaimed. What was once the most recognizable and brilliantly produced projects in trance crumbled to a status of being indistinguishable from the homogeneous garbage force-fed by the Armada release machine. “Flying Blind,” “Fair Game,” “So Get Up,” “Going Home,” “Falling Back” … I think these are a good representation of how Cosmic Gate fell. Immersing themselves completely into the mainstage, bigroom trance wave, horrendously cheap-sounding and tasteless productions were churned out by the duo for their new label and albums. After some time however, and further evolution in the trance scene, Claus and Bossi completely lost their touch – this is easily marked by the Wake Your Mind label era. “Body Of Conflict,” “Analog Feel,” their remix of Armin’s “Rain”). Numerous Black Hole releases from the duo I think outline their trained adaptability and carefully construed blend of their older soundset with modern direction (i.e. With all due respect to fans of hard trance such as myself, the project could not afford to continue in the same direction as it did under EMI Electrola with releases in the vein of their albums Rhythm & Drums and No More Sleep as the trance scene itself began to make a hard 90 degree turn.īe that as it may, a shift in consumer taste and move toward digital distribution is not an excuse for the abomination which Cosmic Gate became after a few years in the proggy scene.

Even following their shift away from hard trance into the progressive side of things, I can’t say the Cosmic Gate of today lost sight of true trance because they haven’t. With a style which is consistent, yet enthralling, the sounds of Claus and Bossi are amongst the best in the business (and quite literally, as the Cosmic Gate music has always been heavily “manufactured” so to speak). Even today, the name Cosmic Gate is widely regarded. Back in the early 2000s it is undeniable they were the next big “thing” with original works featured on every major compilation and remix work scattered everywhere (remixes for superstars, nonetheless… we’re talking about the likes of Tiësto, Svenson & Gielen and Talla 2XLC). I think it’s safe to say Cosmic Gate has always been near the top of the trance pile not just with regard to the Germans but the entire scene as a whole.

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