There are some good points about the snow that has been sweeping the UK over the past month, its forced Solarstone into the studio! Tingling frostbite is all forgotten with the thought of new music from the electronic architect...

There is some very exciting news to come from Solarstone (otherwise known as Rich Mowatt) with his January newsletter. He's currently working on a new artist album, a mouth-watering new EP with new mixes of a few classic Solarstone cuts and some very forward thinking new electronic gems on his very own label. Read on for all the goodies.

solarSwarm’s 1st Release: Adam Fielding – 'Lost In Silence'

The latest imprint to join Solarstone’s growing label convention could just be the single biggest innovation in releasing music since The Big D (‘digital’!). Large statement, we know, but solarSwarm (summary strap-line: The World’s First Social Network Record label) is just that. One year in conception and another in its assembly, it’s now ready to bare its first fruit.

Run by the 100-strong Swarm committee, through that great age-old, tried and tested process of ‘one man, one vote’, they have been busy selecting the tracks, the remixers and the mixes that are released on the label. If you’ve got aspirations in the record label business and are finding it hard to break into, this could be the right first step for you. At the very least will give you some experience in how the whole shooting match works! If you’re interested just send an e-mail to solarSwarm@solarstone.co.uk and give us a brief rundown on why you’d like to become a member.

‘Lost In Silence’ by Adam Fielding, the Swarm’s first release has been easing us through those painful January Mondays & Tuesdays on near perma-loop. Complete with its excellent Elfsong and Estiva revamps, you can get a hold of it bright and early on the 25th of Jan through Beatport and all good DD sellers. With plenty more to come through the early parts of 2010, we’re looking at both a killer new label and a record label evolution. Not every day you can say that, eh!

:: solarswarm.com
:: twitter.com/solarswarm
:: solarSwarm Forum

Forthcoming Through The Solarstone Label Collective

:: Bot Cyprian 'Astral Breeze' (Original, Ambient, Celestial & Rozza Remix)
:: SLRS40

Another long-requested graduation from the tracklisting of ‘Electronic Architecture’ and following his gripping remix of 'Rain Stars Eternal's title track from RSEMIX, we're proud to present Bot Cyprian’s ‘Astral Breeze’. Coming through Solaris, the finished package includes the the Ambient, Celestial & Rozza remixes. All are available now thru the Solar Shop. Seek and thee shall find!

:: Gary Orvis 'Try To Find' (Original & Nick Rowland Remix)
:: CRWV007

Courtesy of Solaris International comes Russia's Gary Orvis’ with his standout freshman production ‘Try To Find’. Fully loaded with a deep ‘n’ proper progressive remix from Nick Rowland, it has already notched up a tasty 5/5 in January’s issue of DJ Mag, who say that it has a "strikingly original melodic-cum-euphoric top-line" and that "over repeat spins the driving undercurrent of the backing track comes increasingly to the fore". Nice!

:: www.myspace.com/garyorvis

:: Adam Fielding 'Lost In Silence' (Original, Estiva & Elfsong Remixes)
:: SWARM001

Adam Fielding is a UK based electronic musician specialising in blending rich soundscapes with strong melodies to create music that is both diverse and accessible, while retaining a strong emotional undercurrent. 2008 saw the release of his debut album ' Distant Activity' in which Adam combined elements of atmospheric electronica with dance, shoegaze and symphonic sensibillities to create a unique musical experience. Find out more about Adam at www.adamfielding.com

Solarstone ‘Remodelled EP Vol.1’

Take two Solarstone tracks, strip them down to their bare riffs and rebuild them for a new decade. That was the task handed to our first two ‘remodellers’ for the first in this release series. RAM (whose RAMsterdam recently scored a top 10 in ASOT’s year) picked ‘The Calling’ from Rich’s discography. He has given it a voraciously energetic overhaul, whilst on the flip Haris C has brought ‘Solarcoaster’ a comparably fine towering, uplifting reconstruction. The first ‘Remodelled EP’ is out on Lost Language on the 25th of January.
Solarstone: New Album News

As we write Rich is bunkered down & snowed in somewhere in the Welsh valleys… and he couldn’t be happier about it! After all nothing focuses the mind on completing a new artist album than not being able to do anything else! What more can we tell you about it? Well we’ve heard demos of several (as yet untitled) tracks. Included in those was a heaven-sent super-blissed-out breaks thang & a moody, downbeat, downright cinematic number. There was also a throbbing overtly clubby track called ‘Electric Love’, which may or may not arrive as the first single. The album title is tightly under wraps at the moment too, but as soon as the locks come off, the Solar News will fast bring it to your inbox.

Solaris International - Forthcoming Guest Mix News

Taking the Solarstone message global every single week, the Solaris International show has (amongst many other fine elements!) some cracking forthcoming guest mixes to look forward to. Currently kicking it with ‘Time Stands Still’, Mark Pledger will be stepping up to the plate, as will soft-tech maestro Ilya Malyuev, ‘The Calling’s remixer DJ RAM and Solaris Recordings favourite Forerunners. You can get that vital set-your-week-up-right first listen to Solaris International at 18:00 GMT Tuesdays on the forum (where you’ll also find interviews with the guest-mixers), listen again on the radio show player or leave nothing to chance and subscribe, as over 50,000 others already have, to the podcast.
Solarstone Vs. Tomorrowland 2010!

Solarstone has been announced as part of the gargantuan lineup for the 2010 Tomorrowland event. This years biggest dance festival will take place on the 24th / 25th of July at the Recreation Area De Schoore in the Belgium town of... Boom!!! Chuckles! Gets us everytime that one! Keep up to date with the event (which will eventually boast some 200 DJs!) here!

Solarstone's January Top 10

01. System F - Out Of The Blue 2010 (Flashover)
02. Solarstone - Solarcoaster(Haris C / Majera Remixes) (Lost Language)
03. Emission - Time (CDR)
04. Adam Fielding - Lost In Silence (Elfsong Remix) (solarSwarm)
05. Solarstone & Orkidea - Slowmotion (Big Blac Rat Remix) (Molecule)
06. Gary Orvis -Try To Find (Nick Rowland Remix) (Crashing Waves)
07. Stolen Souls - Break My Fall (CDR)
08. Predictionz - My Summerz (Approaching Black Remix) (Silk Sofa)
09. Alucard - Elation (Dj Eco Remix) (Solaris)
10. Arrival To Moon - Perfect (Gary Orvis Remix) (CDR)

Solarstone Jan Gigs

Where to catch Solarstone playing this January.

January 22: Last Supper Club, Seattle USA
January 23: Glo 5Illumination, Denver, USA