Cygnus X

For the X-ray source, see Cygnus X-1.

Cygnus X
Genres	Electronica, trance, classic trance
Years active	1993–1999
Past members
Matthias Hoffmann Ralf Hildenbeutel

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.^[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. Their third trance track, "The Orange Theme", released in 1994, was the project's best received track. Their releases "Positron" and "Hypermetrical" became also well known hits of the genre.

1 Discography
2 References
3 External links

Discography

Album

Hypermetrical - (1995)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kinderlied" (part 1)	2:24
2.	"Kinderlied" (part 2)	9:08
3.	"Hypermetrical"	5:38
4.	"Deliberation"	12:09
5.	"Turn Around"	10:06
6.	"Synchronism"	10:00
7.	"The Orange Theme" (remix)	8:29
8.	"Indakasa"	7:23
Total length:		65:17

Singles

"Superstring" (1993) - UK #33^[2]
"Positron" (1993)
"The Orange Theme" (1994) - UK #43^[2]
"Hypermetrical" (1995)
"Kinderlied" (1995)
"Synchronism" (1995)
"Turn Around" (1995)

Remixes

MIR - "Under The Milkyway" (1996)
Baby Fox - "Baby Fox" - Rain (1997)
Art of Trance - "Madagascar" (1998)
Art of Trance - "Breathe" (1999)
Art of Trance - "Easter Island" (1999)

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.