Solarstone

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Solarstone
Birth nameRichard John Mowatt
Also known asLiquid State, Z2, 2nd Element
Born (1972-10-20) 20 October 1972 (age 52)
Origin Rathfarnham, Ireland
Genres Trance
Occupation(s)DJ, producer, remixer
Years active1989–present
LabelsTouchstone Recordings, Molecule, Pure Trance Recordings, Electronic Architecture Records
Past members
  • Andy Bury (1996-2006)
  • Sam Tierney (1996-1997)
Website www.solarstone.co.uk

Richard Mowatt, commonly known by his stage name Solarstone (formerly spelled Solar Stone), is an Irish trance DJ and producer based in Wales. The music project Solarstone was founded in 1997 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]

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Biography

The music project Solar Stone was founded in Dudley 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, their second studio album, Rain Stars Eternal, was released.

Solarstone has also produced several remixes and collaborated with renowned trance artists such as Paul Oakenfold.

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.

Radio shows

The Deep Blue Radioshow was produced by Rich Mowatt, the first episode of which was released on 19 May 2005. [4] The first show featured a 30minute Woody van Eyden Guestmix and was nearly 2hrs long. The final episode of Deep Blue Radio Show was 116 DJd by Robbie Nelson and was released on 10 July 2008. [5]

Rich Mowatt and Robbie Nelson later produced the 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 18 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. All episodes of the show are presented by Solarstone.

Solarstone launched The Morning Show on 2 November 2020, streamed live on weekdays on his Twitch channel; features include the Coffee Break and the subscriber-requested Kickstarter.

Discography

Studio albums

YearNameRelease DateNotes
2006Anthology One
2008Rain Stars Eternal
2009RSEmix
2010Touchstone08-2011
2012Touchstone Remixed01-2012
2012Pure21-05-2012
2017.----14-04-2017
2018..---04-05-2018
2019...-- [6] 01-11-2019
2019One [7] 01-11-2019
2020Island [8] 18-09-2020

Compilation albums [9] [10]

YearNameRelease DateNotes
2001Chilled Out Euphoria
2005Destinations vol.1
2009Electronic Architecture
2011Electronic Architecture 204-2011
2011EA2 - The Ambient Edition08-2011
2012Solarstone Presents Pure Trance Volume 119-11-2012Mixed with Orkidea
2013Solarstone Presents Pure Trance Volume 228-10-2013Mixed with Giuseppe Ottaviani
2014Electronic Architecture 327-07-2014
2014Solarstone Presents Pure Trance Volume 327-10-2014Mixed with Bryan Kearney
2015Solarstone Presents Pure Trance Volume 420-11-2015Mixed with Gai Barone
2016Solarstone Presents Pure Trance Volume 528-10-2016Mixed with Forerunners and Sneijder
2017Solarstone Presents Pure Trance Volume 627-10-2017Mixed with Robert Nickson and Factor B
2018Solarstone Presents Pure Trance Volume 709-11-2018Mixed with Kristina Sky and Lostly
2019Solarstone Presents Pure Trance Volume 829-11-2019Mixed with Activa
2021Electronic Architecture 414-05-2021
2021Solarstone Presents Pure Trance Volume 911-12-2021Mixed with Stoneface & Terminal
2021Solarstone Presents Pure Trance Volume 1003-11-2024

Singles

YearNameRelease DateNotes
1997The Calling
1998The Impressions (EP)
1999 Seven Cities
2001Speak in Sympathyfeaturing Elizabeth Fields
2002Solarcoaster/Greenlight
2003Third Earthwith Scott Bond
Release/Destination
2004Jump The Next Trainas Young Parisians featuring Ben Lost
Naked Angelwith Scott Bond
2005Red Line Highwaywith Scott Bond
2006Eastern Sea
Like a Waterfallfeaturing JES
2007Late Summer Fieldswith Alucard
The Calling 2007
20084Ever
Hold My Breathwith Mr. Sam and Andy Duguid
Spectrum
Rain Stars Eternal
2009Later Summer Fields
Part of Mefeaturing Elizabeth Fields
Lunar Ringsfeaturing Essence
2010Slowmotionwith Orkidea
Electric Lovefeaturing Bill McGruddy
Touchstone
Is There Anyone Out There?01-2011featuring Bill McGruddy
2011Big Wheel04-2011Samples 'Buffy Sainte-Marie - Little Wheel Spin and Spin'
Zeitgeist08-2011with Orkidea
Breakaway (Remixes)10-2011featuring Alex Karweit
2012The Spell16-04-2012featuring Clare Stagg
Pure28-05-2012
Fireisland16-07-2012with Aly & Fila
Falcons10-09-2012with Giuseppe Ottaviani
2013Jewel28-01-2013featuring Clare Stagg
Please15-04-2013
Love Theme from Blade Runner 23-09-2013
Slowmotion II30-09-2013with Orkidea
Lovers09-12-2013featuring Lemon
Slowmotion III23-06-2013with Orkidea
20144Ever (Retouch)15-09-2014
2015Nothing But Chemistry Here02-02-2015includes vocal sample from Breaking Bad
Shield Pt.127-04-2015
Once22-06-2015featuring Iko
Fata Morgana23-11-2015with Gai Barone
2016Lost Hearts25-04-2016
Falling (Peter Steele Mantra Mix)20-06-2016featuring Marcella Woods
Herald05-09-2016
Lifeline14-11-2016with Ferry Tayle
2017A State of Mind03-03-2017
I Found You28-04-2017featuring Meredith Call
Leap of Faith12-06-2017
Slowmotion IV17-07-2017with Orkidea
Hemispheres18-09-2017with John 00 Fleming
Choosing His Angels24-11-2017featuring Alex Karweit
Querencia11-12-2017with Indecent Noise
2018Untitled Love07-04-2018featuring Rabbii
Thank You27-04-2018
I Want You Here03-08-2018featuring Thea Riley
Motif05-10-2018
2019Shield Pt. I&II [11] 01-02-2018
Landmark [12] 21-06-2019with Lostly
Sky [13] 04-10-2019
Spirit [14] 06-12-2019with Activa
Indestructible [15] 20-12-2019with Betsie Larkin
2020Voyager II [16] 10-01-2020with Robert Nickson
Slowmotion V [17] 07-02-2020with Orkidea
Monkey Mia [18] 12-06-2020with Future Disciple
Rust [19] 03-08-2020with Ian Urbina
Summer Fills the Sky [20] 12-10-2020
island16-11-2020
2021S300029-01-2021
Restless 4AM
Slowmotion VIWith Orkidea
When I Dream
RediscoverAs 'Young Parisians'. With Katherine Amy
GanzfeldAs Solarstone Presents Ganzfeld
EquilibriumWith Dreams of Wires
2022Sovereign
Mist on the HillWith Stoneface & Terminal
Hope
2023Vision
FeltAs '892NOW' with Obie Fernandez
2024The OneWith Stine Grove
A Long Way from HomeWith Darren Tate, Feat Julie Scott
Velvet TreadWith Farius
RevelationWith Evan Henzi
EvensongWith Obie Fernandez
Aurora Borealis
Thinking of You
Barton SpringsWith Farius

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