German trance music project
Cygnus X was a trance music project from Germany named after the X-ray binary star Cygnus X-1. It began as a collaboration between Matthias Hoffmann and Ralf Hildenbeutel, who later left.[1] Other projects of the pair include A.C. Boutsen, Brainchild and Dee.FX. Their sound extends from hard to ambient trance.
Their first release was "Superstring" in 1993. "The Orange Theme", released in 1994, was the project's best received track: a trance version of Henry Purcell's "Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary," better known as the title theme of the film A Clockwork Orange. Their releases "Positron" and "Hypermetrical" became also well known hits of the genre.
Several years later, "The Orange Theme" and "Superstring" were given new remixes and became chart hits. The Bervoets & De Goeij remix of "The Orange Theme" charted at #43 in the UK Singles Chart in March 2000, followed by the Rank 1 remix of "Superstring" charting at #33 in August 2001.
Discography
Album
Hypermetrical - (1995)| Title |
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| 1. | "Kinderlied" (part 1) | 2:24 |
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| 2. | "Kinderlied" (part 2) | 9:08 |
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| 3. | "Hypermetrical" | 5:38 |
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| 4. | "Deliberation" | 12:09 |
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| 5. | "Turn Around" | 10:06 |
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| 6. | "Synchronism" | 10:00 |
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| 7. | "The Orange Theme" (remix) | 8:29 |
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| 8. | "Indakasa" | 7:23 |
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| Total length: | 65:17 |
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Compilation albums
Singles
- "Superstring" (1993) - UK #33 in 2001[2]
- "Positron" (1993)
- "The Orange Theme" (1994) - UK #43 in 2000[2]
- "Kinderlied" (1995)
- "Turn Around" (1995)
- "Synchronism" (1995)
- "Hypermetrical" (1995)
Remixes
References
- ^ Cygnus X profile. Discogs. Retrieved on 17 January 2008.
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 131. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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