Solarstone | |
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Birth name | Richard John Mowatt |
Also known as | Liquid State, Z2, 2nd Element |
Born | 20 October 1972 |
Genres | Trance |
Occupation(s) | DJ, producer, remixer |
Years active | 1989–present |
Labels | Touchstone Recordings, Molecule, Pure Trance Recordings, Electronic Architecture Records |
Past members |
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Website | www |
Richard Mowatt, commonly known by his stage name Solarstone (formerly spelled Solar Stone), is a trance DJ and producer based in Birmingham and Wales. [1] [2] 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. [3] [4]
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. [6] 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. [7]
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.
The Deep Blue Radioshow was produced by Rich Mowatt, the first episode of which was released on 19 May 2005. [8] 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. [9]
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.
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Studio albums
Year | Name | Release Date | Notes |
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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 | |
2019 | ...-- [10] | 01-11-2019 | |
2019 | One [11] | 01-11-2019 | |
2020 | Island [12] | 18-09-2020 |
Year | Name | Release Date | Notes | |
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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 and Sneijder | |
2017 | Solarstone Presents Pure Trance Volume 6 | 27-10-2017 | Mixed with Robert Nickson and Factor B | |
2018 | Solarstone Presents Pure Trance Volume 7 | 09-11-2018 | Mixed with Kristina Sky and Lostly | |
2019 | Solarstone Presents Pure Trance Volume 8 | 29-11-2019 | Mixed with Activa | |
2021 | Electronic Architecture 4 | 14-05-2021 | ||
2021 | Solarstone Presents Pure Trance Volume 9 | 11-12-2021 | Mixed with Stoneface & Terminal | |
2021 | Solarstone Presents Pure Trance Volume 10 | 03-11-2024 |
Singles
Year | Name | Release Date | Notes |
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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 | |
Release/Destination | |||
2004 | Jump The Next Train | as Young Parisians featuring Ben Lost | |
Naked Angel | with Scott Bond | ||
2005 | Red Line Highway | with Scott Bond | |
2006 | Eastern Sea | ||
Like a Waterfall | featuring JES | ||
2007 | Late Summer Fields | with Alucard | |
The Calling 2007 | |||
2008 | 4Ever | ||
Hold My Breath | with Mr. Sam and Andy Duguid | ||
Spectrum | |||
Rain Stars Eternal | |||
2009 | Later Summer Fields | ||
Part of Me | featuring Elizabeth Fields | ||
Lunar Rings | featuring Essence | ||
2010 | Slowmotion | with Orkidea | |
Electric Love | featuring Bill McGruddy | ||
Touchstone | |||
Is There Anyone Out There? | 01-2011 | featuring Bill McGruddy | |
2011 | Big Wheel | 04-2011 | Samples 'Buffy Sainte-Marie - Little Wheel Spin and Spin' |
Zeitgeist | 08-2011 | with Orkidea | |
Breakaway (Remixes) | 10-2011 | featuring Alex Karweit | |
2012 | The Spell | 16-04-2012 | featuring Clare Stagg |
Pure | 28-05-2012 | ||
Fireisland | 16-07-2012 | with Aly & Fila | |
Falcons | 10-09-2012 | with Giuseppe Ottaviani | |
2013 | Jewel | 28-01-2013 | featuring Clare Stagg |
Please | 15-04-2013 | ||
Love Theme from Blade Runner | 23-09-2013 | ||
Slowmotion II | 30-09-2013 | with Orkidea | |
Lovers | 09-12-2013 | featuring Lemon | |
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 |
Shield Pt.1 | 27-04-2015 | ||
Once | 22-06-2015 | featuring Iko | |
Fata Morgana | 23-11-2015 | with Gai Barone | |
2016 | Lost Hearts | 25-04-2016 | |
Falling (Peter Steele Mantra Mix) | 20-06-2016 | featuring Marcella Woods | |
Herald | 05-09-2016 | ||
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 [15] | 01-02-2018 | |
Landmark [16] | 21-06-2019 | with Lostly | |
Sky [17] | 04-10-2019 | ||
Spirit [18] | 06-12-2019 | with Activa | |
Indestructible [19] | 20-12-2019 | with Betsie Larkin | |
2020 | Voyager II [20] | 10-01-2020 | with Robert Nickson |
Slowmotion V [21] | 07-02-2020 | with Orkidea | |
Monkey Mia [22] | 12-06-2020 | with Future Disciple | |
Rust [23] | 03-08-2020 | with Ian Urbina | |
Summer Fills the Sky [24] | 12-10-2020 | ||
island | 16-11-2020 | ||
2021 | S3000 | 29-01-2021 | |
Restless 4AM | |||
Slowmotion VI | With Orkidea | ||
When I Dream | |||
Rediscover | As 'Young Parisians'. With Katherine Amy | ||
Ganzfeld | As Solarstone Presents Ganzfeld | ||
Equilibrium | With Dreams of Wires | ||
2022 | Sovereign | ||
Mist on the Hill | With Stoneface & Terminal | ||
Hope | |||
2023 | Vision | ||
Felt | As '892NOW' with Obie Fernandez | ||
2024 | The One | With Stine Grove | |
A Long Way from Home | With Darren Tate, Feat Julie Scott | ||
Velvet Tread | With Farius | ||
Revelation | With Evan Henzi | ||
Evensong | With Obie Fernandez | ||
Aurora Borealis | |||
Thinking of You | |||
Barton Springs | With Farius |
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