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Today we bring you the
biography of Rich
Mowatt and Andy
Bury, better known as Solarstone,
Young Parisians
or Sirocco, producers
that had influenced the trance scence with tunes
like "Seven Cities"
a hymn for Solotrance,
"Solarcoaster" or
"Jump the Next Train".
Solarstone
Biography
Solarstone
are Rich Mowatt
and Andy Bury...
The UK based production duo record and
produce under many aliases, including the Young
Parisians.
They have been working together since
1995 and have amassed a huge worldwide following
and support from just about every DJ 'worth their
salt' over the last 10 years.
Their musical style ranges from Quality
Trance to melodic
progressive house and 'after-hours chillout
soundtracks for the chilled generation' - depending
on what mood they're in at the time.
They came from completely different musical backgrounds,
though their roots in 80's
acid-house were the same. Rich
was keyboard player with Indie-dance
band Emission, and Andy
was a pirate radio DJ spinning
house, funk
and soul. After a few studio sessions a strong
musical bond grew between them, and their unique trance
sound was born.
Solarstone achieved
universal acclaim for a succession of Trance
Anthems including 'Seven
Cities', 'Solarcoaster',
'3rd Earth' and
most recently under their Young
Parisians tag, 'U
Write The Rules' and 'Jump
The Next Train'. Their back catalogue is
a 'who's-who' of Club
anthems and classic remixes
for everyone from Oakenfold
to Sarah McLachlan.
In addition to providing some of dance music's biggest
records over the last 10 years,
they run 2 highly successful
record labels, Deepblue
and MadeInEngland,
which release a steady stream of top quality uk trance.
"It's a career littered with chance meetings,
unbelievable highs and some crushing disappointments,
but the collective of brilliant musicians and vocalists
they have around them always ensures they deliver the
goods. The scene has undergone some strange mutations
over the past few years, but it always returns to where
it began... Grooves, Melody and Emotion- without which
there would be no dance music scene, and there would
be no Solarstone. "
Rich's Top
Tunes
Grace 'Not
Over Yet' [94]
Sunscreem 'Love U More' [92]
Maurice 'This Is Acid' [87]
Donna Summer 'I Feel Love-12" Version' [77]
Agnelli&Nelson 'Holding Onto Nothing'
[03]
New Order 'True Faith' [86]
PetShopBoys 'Being Boring' [90]
Vangelis 'La Petite fille De La Mer' [76]
ElectricLightOrchestra 'Confusion' [70s]
Influences
and Inspirations
Trevor Horn,
Jeff Lynne, PetShopBoys,
Adam&TheAnts, Samuel
Barber, Julian Mendolson, Vince
Clarke
Andy's All
time Top Tunes
808 State 'Pacific
202' [89]
Chic 'Good Times' [78]
Donna Summer 'I Feel Love' [77]
Fingers 'Can U Feel It' [87]
Grace 'Not Over Yet' [94]
Inner City 'Good Life' [88]
Jonny L 'Hurt You So' [92]
Leftfield 'Song Of Life' [92]
Loose Ends 'Hangin On A String' [85]
Roy Ayers 'Running Away' [78]
Underworld 'Dark And Long' [94]
Influences
and Inspirations
BT,
Underworld, Sasha,
Paul Oakenfold, Leftfield,
Kraftwerk, Giorgio Moroder,
Tangerine Dream, Jarre,
Vangelis, Tom Middleton,
Francois Kervorkian, Electro83-87
All the information
has been taken from Solarstone's official website
Solotrance
Group
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