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DJ Mag Top100 DJs
99
Cosmic Gate
30

Every year someone, somewhere, declares the death of trance music, and every year they’re proved wrong — trance is in just as rude health in 2015 as it was in 1999.

Trance’s ability to survive is testament to its passionate fans, and the scene’s biggest players — like German veterans Cosmic Gate — staying true to the trance sound, whilst others have jumped ship (yes, we’re talking about you, Tiesto).

German trance duo Cosmic Gate have been plying their melodious trade for well over two decades, and have featured in the Top 100 DJs poll numerous times. Claus Terhoeven and Stefan Bossems — better knows as Nic Chagall & DJ Bossi — have released six studio albums as Cosmic Gate, with their latest, ‘Start To Feel’, released on Armin van Buuren’s Armada imprint last year. 

Cosmic Gate’s unflinching dedication to the trance sound has seen the German duo tour the world playing on average 130 shows a year. The duo are in as high demand now as they were when they penned scene-classics like ‘Be Your Sound’, ‘Fire Wire’ and ‘Exploration Of Space’. ANDREW RAFTER