ABOUT
From scene founding father to ringleader and flag-bearer of the Pure Trance movement, Solarstone's (producer, composer & DJ Richard Mowatt) enduring influence stretches back almost as far as the genre itself. Releases like ‘Solarcoaster, ‘The Calling,’ and ‘Seven Cities’ are all benchmark classics of its pre-millennial period. The latter track – among the first of the Balearic trance anthems – has been re-released 3 times and now sold in excess of 1⁄2 million copies. Remixed by Armin van Buuren amongst others, its instantly recognisable sunset/sunrise-sound legacy is still heard in tracks today. With the albums ‘Anthology One’ ‘RainStarsEternal’, ‘Touchstone’, ‘Pure, ‘One’ and most recently ‘Island’, he’s also released a sextet of critically revered long players.
Having championed trance’s true nature from his first release, the last decade has seen Solarstone push its origin sound almost singlehandedly back to the top of the genre’s agenda. Through his gospel of #PureTrance – modernizing the genre’s heart whilst ring-fencing its soul – he caught the disposition of the scene with zeitgeist timing. Solarstone’s ideology of Pure Trance had developed into a bona fide musical movement within its first year. It’s one which has been captured by a major mix-compilation series, worldwide Pure Trance club and festival shows, four record labels & its weekly radio show Pure Trance Radio and, most recently, the official launch of Pure Trance China.
