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SOLARSTONE
RISING Phoenix-like from its old line-up, Elsewhere, Solarstone’s weekly broadcast
it’s been an important year for Solarstone. brainchild, Solaris International, has
Thanks largely to his fi rst solo artist album powered up the ranks to become one of the
— the critically acclaimed most syndicated FM and internet dance
‘RainStarsEternal’ — and its globe- shows in circulation.
spanning support tour, founder member “It’s a great way for me to discover new
Rich Mowatt has broken into the Top 100. music and connect with the fans,” says
So what memories from the last12 months Rich. “The show is a good laugh and we
particularly stand out for the recharged have a lot of fun with the listeners too — I
dance legend? try to make things as interactive as
“Well, I played Music On Board back in possible! We go out on M.O.S. Radio and 35
February — that’s unquestionably one!” other stations every week and the ratings
recalls Rich. “It’s a cruise ship/club that have rocketed.”
sails off the coast of Brazil with 2000 utter
hedonists in the middle of the ocean with Solarstone will be mixing his fi rst Solaris
nothing but bass and booze for company. Recordings label compilation in February,
“Also, the 2F White party in Taipei, with quickly followed by ‘The X Discs —
15,000 Asian trance fans dressed head-to- RainStarsEternal Remixed’ album in June.
toe in white won’t be quickly forgotten TIM STARK
either. Frankly, it’s been a brilliant year!”
First record you ever bought? Adam & The Ants ‘Prince Charming’
Weirdest thing you’ve seen all year? My wife and I on the BBC’s ‘To Buy or Not
To Buy’, trying (and failing!) to fi nd a new house on the south coast.
Style: Quality trance and progressive house Best known for: Goose- Top gadget of 2008? The Sony Reader… a beautiful, beautiful thing!
bump inducing music! Tune of 2008: Stan Void ‘Transience’ Your year in fi ve words... Late nights, even earlier mornings!
(Solaris) Producer of 2008: Brenden ‘Forerunners ‘ LaBonte Most important thing you’ve learned recently? Look before you leap!
ASTRAL PROJECTION
IN the 1990s Avi Nissim and Lior years of hard work,” Avi says. “This year
Perlmutter, aka Astral Projection, were was defi nitely busier for gigs after fi ring
pioneers of the Goa trance sound. our booking managers and signing to new
Releasing classics like ‘Mahadeva’, ‘Let ones — we’re free at last.”
There Be Light’, ‘People Can Fly’ and
‘Dancing Galaxy’ on labels like TIP, Astral Projection are also trying to break
Transient and Matsuri, the Israeli duo’s the perception that they’re tie-dye wearing
psychedelic releases were championed by hippies and have spent much of 2008
big names like Danny Rampling and Paul writing “good refreshing and interesting
Oakenfold. music, and not just in one genre”.
Now that psy has mushroomed in
popularity again, Astral Projection are For the rest of the year they are touring
tripping the light fantastic for a whole new India and Australia and in early 2009
generation of trancers. However, there embark on a US tour to promote the new
have been some problems along the way. album. They also plan to release a DVD of
“We ditched our former record company the album and an EP with remixes of
and booking managers and completed our classic’80s and ’90s hits — but “not just
new album, ‘Open Society’, after three club hits”. RICHARD BROPHY
First record you ever bought? Depeche Mode ‘Speak & Spell’
Weirdest thing you’ve seen all year? People becoming stars just for putting
themselves on Youtube.
Top gadget of 2008? Our Macbook Pros and our homemade high defi nition
mixer.
Your year in fi ve words... Happy, hard, rewarding, creative, successful.
Style: Trance Best known for: Being amongst the originators of
Most important thing you’ve learned recently? That we can actually make
Goa/psy-trance in the early 1990s. Tune of 2008: Push ‘Strange
music inside the box and still get our big studio sound (even though we did all
World (Astral Projection Remix)’ (Bonzai Music) Producer of 2008:
the mixing outside the box).
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