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Solarstone
Birth nameRichard Mowatt
Also known asLiquid State, Z2, 2nd Element
OriginBirmingham, England
GenresTrance
Occupation(s)DJ, Producer, Remixer
Years active1989–present
LabelsTouchstone Recordings, Molecule, Pure Trance Recordings
Websitewww.solarstone.co.uk

Richard Mowatt, commonly known by his stage name Solarstone (formerly spelled Solar Stone), is an English trance DJ and producer from Birmingham. The music project Solarstone was founded as a trio, and also used the pseudonyms Young Parisians, Liquid State and Z2. Over the years, Solarstone has developed a reputation for keeping to the original and classic trance sound. He is considered to be a veteran by fans in the trance music scene. Since 2012, Solarstone has been pushing forward a Pure Trance movement through tours where he aims to keep the trance genre true to its roots.[1]

Biography

The music project Solar Stone was founded in Birmingham in 1997 by Richard Mowatt, Andy Bury and Sam Tierney. Since 1994 the trio had been known as the Space Kittens. Sam Tierney left the group in 1997 owing to musical differences, and in 2006 Andy Bury also left, leaving Mowatt as the sole member.

Solarstone has had three major hit singles in the UK. The most successful was Seven Cities, which reached number 39 in 1999.[2] The song was one of the earliest and most famous examples of the Balearic trance genre, and has been re-released three times. The song has sold over 500,000 copies.[3]

In 2003 and 2004 Solarstone collaborated with Scott Bond, releasing the three singles "3rd Earth", "Naked Angel" and "Red Line Highway". The group's debut album, AnthologyOne, was released in 2006. In 2008, the second studio album, Rain Stars Eternal, was released.

Solarstone has also produced several remixes and collaborated with renowned trance artists such as Paul Oakenfold, Matt Darey, The Thrillseekers and Ferry Corsten.

In 2014, Solarstone and Giuseppe Ottaviani began a collaboration project known as PureNRG. PureNRG have since released a number of singles, and perform live on stage regularly.

Podcast

Rich Mowatt and Robbie Nelson produced Solaris International Radio Show beginning in 2004, which was distributed through various online channels. In the early years, the programme appeared irregularly and was a mix of interviews and new music. From December 2006 (Episode 33) it appeared as a weekly, two-hour podcast. The show was reduced to a 1hr show in episode 294. Solaris International was hosted on alternate weeks by Nelson and Mowatt and included new tracks and remixes, a half-hour guest DJ mix, and at least one classic trance track from the late 1990s or early 2000s. The final episode was number 465 which was released on the 18th August 2015.

On 2 September 2015, Solarstone launched the first episode of his new radio show Pure Trance Radio. Episode 100 was broadcast on 9 August 2017, live from the A State of Trance Studio in Amsterdam. The show is released on various platforms including SoundCloud, iTunes, Mixcloud, Spotify, Youtube and Facebook Live.

Discography

Studio albums

Year Name Release Date Notes
2006 Anthology One
2008 Rain Stars Eternal
2009 RSEmix
2010 Touchstone 08-2011
2012 Touchstone Remixed 01-2012
2012 Pure 21-05-2012
2017 .---- 14-04-2017
2018 ..--- 04-05-2018

Compilation albums[4]

Year Name Release Date Notes
2001 Chilled Out Euphoria
2005 Destinations vol.1
2009 Electronic Architecture
2011 Electronic Architecture 2 04-2011
2011 EA2 - The Ambient Edition 08-2011
2012 Solarstone Presents Pure Trance Volume 1 19-11-2012 Mixed with Orkidea
2013 Solarstone Presents Pure Trance Volume 2 28-10-2013 Mixed with Giuseppe Ottaviani
2014 Electronic Architecture 3 27-07-2014
2014 Solarstone Presents Pure Trance Volume 3 27-10-2014 Mixed with Bryan Kearney
2015 Solarstone Presents Pure Trance Volume 4 20-11-2015 Mixed with Gai Barone
2016 Solarstone Presents Pure Trance Volume 5 28-10-2016 Mixed with Forerunners & Sneijder
2017 Solarstone Presents Pure Trance Volume 6 27-10-2017 Mixed with Robert Nickson & Factor B
2018 Solarstone Presents Pure Trance Volume 7 09-11-2018 Mixed with Kristina Sky & Lostly

Singles

Year Name Release Date Notes
1997 The Calling
1998 The Impressions (EP)
1999 Seven Cities
2001 Speak in Sympathy featuring Elizabeth Fields
2002 Solarcoaster/Greenlight
2003 Third Earth with Scott Bond
2003 Release/Destination
2004 Naked Angel with Scott Bond
2005 Red Line Highway with Scott Bond
2006 Eastern Sea
2006 Like a Waterfall featuring JES
2007 Late Summer Fields with Alucard
2007 The Calling 2007
2008 4Ever
2008 Hold My Breath with Mr. Sam and Andy Duguid
2008 Spectrum
2008 Rain Stars Eternal
2009 Later Summer Fields
2009 Part of Me featuring Elizabeth Fields
2009 Lunar Rings featuring Essence
2010 Slowmotion with Orkidea
2010 Electric Love featuring Bill McGruddy
2010 Touchstone
2010 Is There Anyone Out There? 01-2011 featuring Bill McGruddy
2011 Big Wheel 04-2011 Samples 'Buffy Sainte-Marie - Little Wheel Spin and Spin'
2011 Zeitgeist 08-2011 with Orkidea
2011 Breakaway (Remixes) 10-2011 featuring Alex Karweit
2012 The Spell 16-04-2012 featuring Clare Stagg
2012 Pure 28-05-2012
2012 Fireisland 16-07-2012 with Aly & Fila
2012 Falcons 10-09-2012 with Giuseppe Ottaviani
2013 Jewel 28-01-2013 featuring Clare Stagg
2013 Please 15-04-2013
2013 Love Theme from Blade Runner 23-09-2013
2013 Slowmotion II 30-09-2013 with Orkidea
2013 Lovers 09-12-2013 featuring Lemon
2013 Slowmotion III 23-06-2013 with Orkidea
2014 4Ever (Retouch) 15-09-2014
2015 Nothing But Chemistry Here 02-02-2015 includes vocal sample from Breaking Bad
2015 Shield Pt.1 27-04-2015
2015 Once 22-06-2015 featuring Iko
2015 Fata Morgana 23-11-2015 with Gai Barone
2016 Lost Hearts 25-04-2016
2016 Falling (Peter Steele Mantra Mix) 20-06-2016 featuring Marcella Woods
2016 Herald 05-09-2016
2016 Lifeline 14-11-2016 with Ferry Tayle
2017 A State of Mind 03-03-2017
I Found You 28-04-2017 featuring Meredith Call
Leap of Faith 12-06-2017
Slowmotion IV 17-07-2017 with Orkidea
Hemispheres 18-09-2017 with John 00 Fleming
Choosing His Angels 24-11-2017 featuring Alex Karweit
Querencia 11-12-2017 with Indecent Noise
2018 Untitled Love 07-04-2018 featuring Rabbii
Thank You 27-04-2018
I Want You Here 03-08-2018 featuring Thea Riley
Motif 05-10-2018
2019 Shield Pt. I&II [5] 01-02-2018

Remixes

  • 1997: Energy 52 – Café Del Mar
  • 1997: Chakra – Home
  • 1998: Dominion – 11 hours
  • 1999: Matt Darey – From Russia With Love
  • 2000: Moonman – Galaxia
  • 2000: Planet Perfecto – Bullet in the Gun 2000
  • 2000: Cygnus X – Orange Theme
  • 2001: Junk Project – Composure
  • 2001: Jan Johnston – Silent Words
  • 2002: Paul Oakenfold – Southern Sun
  • 2002: Conjure One - Sleep
  • 2003: Conjure One - Center of the Sun
  • 2004: Filo and Peri pres. Whirlpool – Under the Sun
  • 2004: Sarah McLachlan – World on Fire
  • 2008: Radiohead – House of Cards
  • 2009: Ferry Corsten – Gabriellas Sky
  • 2012: Delerium feat. Michael Logen - Days Turn Into Nights
  • 2013: Armin Van Buuren feat. Emma Hewitt - Forever Is Ours
  • 2015: Gai Barone - Mr. Slade
  • 2016: Markus Schulz - Facedown
  • 2016: Gai Barone - Lost in Music
  • 2017: Raz Nitzan & Moya Brennan - Find The Sun (Solarstone Remix)
  • 2017: Eco - The Lonely Soldier (Solarstone Pure Remix)
  • 2017: Future Disciple - Jinka Blue (Solarstone Pure Remix)
  • 2018: Pink Bomb - Indica (Solarstone Pure Mix)[6]

References

  1. ^ "Keeping It Pure: An Interview with Solarstone". audiblechem.com. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  2. ^ Official charts, 1999-11-06
  3. ^ "About Solarstone". Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  4. ^ http://www.solarstone.co.uk/discog/
  5. ^ "Shield I & II - Single by Solarstone on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Indica (Solarstone Pure Mix) by Pink Bomb on Beatport". Beatport. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
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