Solarstone . . . - -

Landmark

Landmark (Club Mix)

Sky (Club Mix)

So here we are… and here it is. The culmination of a project that now comprises 27 pieces of music, delivered over a 3-album/4-year arc - all heralded by many a meaningful dot and dash. 

In the instant-hit world of today, its cyphered titles have been a premeditated move to provide an album bomb with a longer fuse. A project assured enough in time & scope to draw the listener in, rather than hustle for short-lived attention in a consume/forget manner. The reason: well, several. Chief among them though is if you cross paths with but one Solarstone longplayer in your life, better it’s his most considered, expansive & honed ‘One’. 

Today Solarstone releases not just the third and concluding longplayer in the series . . . - - but also the album works as they were always intended, united together as ‘One’.

With ten compositions making up ‘3’s runtime (increased from the eight of its preceding two albums) Solarstone’s final action has a fan-thrilling weight about it. With the first two longplayers respectively marked as ‘deep’ and ‘uplifting’, it was clear at its earliest production stage that this would be the ‘collaboratory’ one. That’s born out by its extensive list of co-producers, writers and singer/songwriters. The album features team-ups with fellow studio-heads including Robert Nickson, Orkidea, Lostly, Future Disciple, Gabriel & Dresden, Activa, and Gai Barone. Further it’s afforded Richard the opportunity to reteam with Julie Scott and Betsie Larkin - two of the voices behind some of his most applauded contemporary work.   

As the overall project itself, this album is as inherently ‘Solarstone’ as they come - the very embodiment some might say (not least Solarstone himself). It a compression of downtempo pieces which give contrast to its club-connected, higher altitude numbers. Elsewhere there are soul-touch vocals and endlessly interpretable lyrics - each with their own unique nature. There are tracks like ‘Sky’ that will cheer the long-term fan and ones like ‘Slowmotion V’ (his fifth collaboration with Orkidea) that anchor it to ‘1’ & ‘2’. It also features works that affect like ‘Father’, those that lyrically intrigue (‘Rainbow King’), innovate (no better example than the G&D co-written ‘Endeavour’) and uplift -  ‘Monkey Mia’ and ‘Spirit’ to point to just two.

Dropping November 01, the album will naturally be available to stream or download. Additionally it will also arrived as single CD, or a triple-album set (both in boxset form) complete with an eminently collectable/frameable set of art cards and 3 wristbands. All formats are available to pre-order here (insert link) from today.
This though is an album that has nothing if not time. Having produced it, Solarstone is content for those who discover to do so today, tomorrow, next month, next year or in a half dozen from now. After all, ‘One’s here now and music of this quality isn’t disappearing anywhere anytime soon. 

Tracklist: Solarstone:  . . . - - 
01. Voyager II (with Robert Nickson)
02. Slowmotion V (with Orkidea) 
03. Rainbow King (with Julie Scott)
04. Sky
05. Landmark (with Lostly)
06. Endeavour
07. Monkey Mia (with Future Disciple) 
08. Spirit (with Activa) 
09. Indestructible (with Betsie Larkin) 
10. Father (with Gai Barone)

Solarstone . . . - - (Audio Teaser)

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Slowmotion V

Rainbow King

Voyager II

Indestructible

Spirit

Spirit (Club Mix)

Voyager II (Club Mix)

Voyager II (Extended Mix)

Slowmotion V (Extended Mix)

Sky (Ciaran McAuley Remix)

Sky (Ciaran McAuley Extended Remix)

Rainbow King (Cold Blue Remix)

Rainbow King (Cold Blue Extended Remix)

Monkey Mia

The man behind the Pure Trance movement. 

My new album 'innermost' is now available.
https://solarstone.lnk.to/innermost

Please email demo links to demos@solarstone.co.uk