Cosmosis

Cosmosis started as two men group, and that's the period when they were producing pure Goa Trance. Cosmology (1996) is definitely one of the best albums released around that time, but when you compare this release with everything that came after Jeremy Van Kampen left the group, it's obvious that project took another direction after that.
I don't like most of Cosmosis tracks released since 1997, but there are some exceptions:
- Synergy (1998): Moonshine, Higher Access
- Intergalactic (2000): Brainwaves, Telepathy, Kinda Weirda
- Contact (2002): Contact, Holographic, Inner Space, Supernatural, Human Evolution
- Trancendance (2005): Inside Yourself
- Psychedelica Melodica (2007): Dance Of The Cosmic Serpent, The Other Side, Martian Blues, Journey Of The Soul, Spanish Gypsy
- Fumbling For The Funky Frequency (2009): Self Discovery, Siren Song, The Eternal Now

Bill Halsey extensively used freaky sounds on Synergy and Intergalactic albums, but it didn't have the same effect as Koxbox's style until 1998. It's just too noisy for me.
His music is often influenced by other artists. Listen to Holographic (Contact album) and you will recognize MWNN's sound. The Other Side (Psychedelica Melodica album) could be credited as remix of Eskimo's best track up to date - Addictive Solutions. Bassline is almost same, but melody is not good as on original, otherwise it would be obvious that it's just a remix. There are other examples too, melody from Journey Of The Soul from same album sounds too familiar to me, but I cannot remember where I heard it before...

I forgot to mention his 100% generic Tech House single from 2007 named Cosmosis. It's not that good idea to use your project's name for your worst release. Overproduction is a big problem of many producers, and this is just another example what can happen when you try to release 15 tracks every year.

LEGEND of the psy-trance community, and perhaps my personal favorite in that scene, due to his extensive and skillful use (especially in his early albums) of the 303. Sure, I know lots of early Goa trance had a strong acid element, but few artists employed it so well within a psy-trance setting as did Cosmosis (that being said, Astral Projection, Green Nuns of the Revolution, and Moonweed are also good examples of 303 work in a Goa trance framework).

But seriously, I could listen to Cosmosis/Bilbo's material all day! Just glorious; check it out for yourself to see (and hear!) what I mean!

Peace,
A 303 Lover
:)