THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

743-Cosmic Gate v Aquagen-Fire Wire v Party Alarm. (Remix)

2001-It has never charted in this format in the UK.

Best Bit-At 3.09. ‘Vorsprung Durch Tecchnik.’ The ultimate in German Techno-logy.

‘Fire Wire,’ and ‘Party Alarm’ are two separate songs. ‘Fire Wire’ was originally released in 2001, from the debut studio Album by ‘Cosmic Gate,’ called ‘Rhythm & Drums,’ which was released in February 2001. ‘Fire Wire’ appears in two different versions on the Album, the ‘Club Mix,’ at a running time of 8.13, and also as the ‘DJ Scot Project Remix,’ which goes for 9.56. The radio edit of ‘Fire Wire’ which runs at a little under three minutes, peaked at Number 9 on the UK top 40 singles chart in 2001. ‘Party Alarm’ was the second single released from ‘Aquagen,’ and was a track from their debut studio Album ‘Abgehfaktor,’ from 2000, the song in it’s original form has never charted in the UK. The Album includes all of the first five singles released by ‘Aquagen,’ as well as the ‘Und ab geht’s’ mix of ‘Party Alarm.’

‘Cosmic Gate’ are the ‘Electronic Music’ production duo of Claus Terhoeven, who was born in 1972, and also works under the stage name of ‘Nic Chagall,’ and Stefan Bossems, who is also known as ‘DJ Bossi,’ and was born in 1967, both hail from Krefeld, Germany. The duo who formed their partnership as ‘Cosmic Gate’ in 1999, are critically acclaimed in the genres of ‘Trance,’ Techno,’ and ‘Progressive Music,’ and at the time of writing they remain active. Together they have released 11 studio Albums between 2001-2023, and 58 singles between 1999-2022, there is also one official compilation Album available,’Back 2 the Future – The Classics from 1999-2003: Remixed,’ which was released in 2011. Cosmic Gate have also been commissioned to produce dozens of remixes for various other artists, and have also released 18 volumes of ‘DJ Mix’ compilations, between 2001-2020. In Germany five of their singles have made the ‘GfK Entertainment charts’ top 40, which is the German official singles chart, with ‘Exploration of Space,’ peaking the highest at Number 12 in 2001, while ‘Fire Wire’ failed to chart. In the UK two of their tracks have made the top 40, with the other being ‘Exploration of Space,’ which reached Number 29 also in 2001.

‘Aquagen,’ like ‘Cosmic Gate, also hail from Krefeld, Germany, and are the ‘Electronic Dance Music’ duo of Gino Montesano, and Olaf Dieckmann, the pair formed ‘Aquagen’ in 1999, and at the time of writing they remain active. As ‘Aquagen’ the duo have released three studio Albums between 2000-2002, and 14 singles between 1999-2013, there is also one official compilation Album called ‘So Far So Good (The Very Best Of,’) from 2009. In the UK, they have charted within the top 40 singles chart on two occasions, with ‘Phatt Bass,’ Aquagen vs Warp Brothers,’ reaching Number 9 in 2000, and their cover version of ‘Hard to Say I’m Sorry,’ by the American Rock group ‘Chicago,’ (see also best songs 328) making Number 33 in 2002.

‘Fire Wire’ is one of a number of songs in this ‘1000 Best Songs’ list that can be filed under ‘Trance,’ or ‘Techno.’ Techno is a genre of electronic dance music, (EDM) which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempo’s often varying between 120 and 150 beats per minute (bpm.) In order to make their music artists will use electronic instruments, such as drum machines, sequencers, and synthesizers, as well as digital audio workstations. Drum machines from the 1980’s, such as the ‘Roland TR-808,’ and ‘TR-909,’ are highly prized, and software emulations of such retro instruments are popular. During the mid to late 1990’s, as computer technology became more accessible and music software advanced, interacting with music production technology was possible using means that bore little relationship to traditional musical performance practices from previous decades, for instance, many were now able to gain access to the use of a laptop, and the chance to make your own music had become far more accessible, with the software that was continuously being updated.

‘Fire-Wire,’ ‘Seid ihr bereit fur. Die nachste Stufe im Aquagen-Zyklus?’