I have always believed trance is meant to be played at extreme volumes, overloaded with bass and preferably surrounded by thousands of half-naked ravers with their hands in the air. It is my belief that this environment provides for the best trance experience.

Sign of the Times proved me wrong. Unlike almost any other full-length in this genre, exceptions granted to landmark releases Armin van Buuren’s Imagine and Tiesto’s Elements of Life, Sign of the Times is as dynamic in your earbuds as it is on a club system. Fueled by thumping bass pumps and pulsating synths, to the ‘casual’ trance listener, Sign of the Times May sound like genre fodder’but honestly, what wouldn’t. What differentiates it from glut is its tireless energy, the passion that has defined both Nic Chagall and DJ Bossi’s careers.

From Aruna’s seductive vocals and the fuzzy, plucked synth on ‘Under Your Spell’, to the atmospheric breakdown on ‘Not Enough Time’, Chagall and Bossi prove they are true masters at harnessing the energy of trance, injecting this passion and stimulation into each second of every track. Dynamically, each track is of sublime constructed, new layers adding new emotion and refreshing tone. So regardless of where this album settles in your musical taste: whether it sits idly on your hard drive, or provides you with a new go-to track for your DJ set, Cosmic Gate’s Sign of the Times is the tour de force that will catalyze the trance genre. Ravers worldwide, here is your fix.

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