Solarstone

Solarstone
Birth name Richard Mowatt
Also known as Liquid State, Z2
Origin Birmingham, United Kingdom
Genres Trance
Occupation(s) DJ, Producer, Remixer
Years active 1989–present
Labels Touchstone Recordings, Molecule, Pure Trance Recordings
Associated acts Young Parisians, Federation, Skyscraper, PureNGR
Website www.solarstone.co.uk

Richard Mowatt, commonly known by his stage name Solarstone (also Solar Stone), is an English trance DJ and producer from Birmingham. The music project Solarstone was originally founded as a trio, and also used the pseudonyms Young Parisians, Liquid State and Z2. Over the years, Solarstone has developed a reputation for unfailingly keeping to the original and classic trance sound. He is considered to be a true 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 his 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.

Podcast

Together with the Trance DJ Robbie Nelson, since 2004 Rich Mowatt has produced the Solaris International Radio Show, which is distributed through various online channels. In the early years, the programme appeared irregularly and was a mix of interviews and new music, but since December 2006 (Episode 33) it has appeared as a weekly, two-hour podcast. It is hosted alternately by Nelson and Mowatt and includes 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 music selection is increasingly influenced by members of the social network Solar, which was founded by Mowatt. The 250th episode was broadcast on 14 March 2011. Solaris International had its 466th and very last episode on the 25th August 2015.

On 2nd September 2015, Solarstone launched the very first episode of his new radio show Pure Trance Radio.

Discography

Studio Albums

Compilation Albums

Singles

Remixes

References

  1. ↑ "http://audiblechem.com/keeping-pure-interview-solarstone/". audiblechem.com. Retrieved 2015-10-14. External link in |title= (help)
  2. ↑ Official charts, 6 November 1999
  3. ↑ "About Solarstone". Retrieved 2015-02-08.
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