Ok, first thing you notice is the song name… now when I had first read the title of the song with Tenishia originally, I had thought “Sounds like the song will be about a girl who adores a guy or a girl who is satirizing a fool”.  Much to my surprise, it’s not at all about either, and Roger Shah probably believes that cool is an appropriate synonym for cold in English.  It’s ok though, as the original mix was quite lackluster.  DJ Shah’s big stage mix is quite on point though, and blends his unique selling point formula of balaeric music with uplift and energy.  The vocals are a nice addition despite the flagrant misuse of the word cool, but I for one would love to hear this track in a live event.

Overall Score:8/10

Cosmic Gate – Sign of The Times

Tracklist:

1. Open Your Heart
2. London Rain
3. Flatline
4. Sign Of The Times
5. Under Your Spell
6. Not Enough Time
7. F.A.V.
8. Trip To P.D.
9. Only Time
10. Arctic Sunset
11. Body Of Conflict
12. Whatever
13. Seize The Day

We here at Trance Dance Music received an preliminary promotional CD of this new release by legendary duo Cosmic Gate.  It is scheduled to hit stores March 23 although some copies are already floating around the Internet if you want to have a listen (Google is your friend).  As we have already reviewed their previous single Not Enough Time in a previous post, the rest of the album is very shaky at best.  It is very housey and that certain little something that makes the listener bob their head up and down is missing.  Some older popular singles like Body of Conflict from a few years back are on here.  As huge fans of Cosmic Gate in previous years, we regret to say that this CD did not quite match our expectations here on TDM.

Overall Score: 4.5/10

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- Paul van Dyk

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