The story behind "Cygnus X - Superstring" by Matthias Hoffmann [Interview]

It was not easy to find him and he hardly does interviews; Matthias Hoffmann a.k.a. Cygnus X. So I’m super happy he said “yes” when I did ask him to share the story behind the classic “Superstring”. Oh and in case you didn’t know, Matthias is also one of the founders of the legendary Eye Q Records!


Here’s the complete interview I did with him, enjoy!



 
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Great catch this one Twan. This guy is so down to earth. Apparently, he's not into our scene at all. It's interesting to see how he looks on a track like Superstring. It's extremely big for some of us (whether the original or the Rank 1 remix), yet for him, it's not that special.

Superstring sort of rocketed the Cygnus X name into commercial stardom, when Rank 1 remixed it in 2000. But he never really took advantage of that fame. He just wanted to live another life, producing music he likes. You can only respect such decisions.
 
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Magnevi said:
Great catch this one Twan. This guy is so down to earth. Apparently, he's not into our scene at all. It's interesting to see how he looks on a track like Superstring. It's extremely big for some of us (whether the original or the Rank 1 remix), yet for him, it's not that special.

Superstring sort of rocketed the Cygnus X name into commercial stardom, when Rank 1 remixed it in 2000. But he never really took advantage of that fame. He just wanted to live another life, producing music he likes. You can only respect such decisions.
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Thank you very much! It took me a while to track Matthias down, not an easy one to find hehe.... So I wasn't really expecting a positive reply when I did reach out to him to be honest. But he was really enthusiastic, so I was of course excited to meet him. The building where he has his studio, is the same building where he made the Cygnus X / Brainchild tracks etc. In that building Oliver Lieb also had his studio, Resistance D (with Pascal F.E.O.S.), Alter Ego (with Roman Flügel) etc.

So I'm very happy with this one, especially since there wasn't much known about him. I hope it get a lot of views and that people will check out more of his old and new work :)
 
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