Cygnus X / Biography

Cygnus X was a Trance music project from Germany named after the famous X-ray binary star Cygnus X-1. It began as a collaboration between Matthias Hoffmann and Ralf Hildenbeutel, who later left. Other projects of the pair include A.C. Boutsen, Brainchild and Dee.FX. Their sound extends from Hard Trance to Ambient Trance.

Their first release was Cygnus X - Superstring in 1993; their 3rd Trance track, Cygnus X - The Orange Theme (1994), was the project's best received track. Their releases Cygnus X - Positron and Cygnus X - Hypermetrical became also well known hits of the genre.