Released: 11th December 2009
Label: Enhanced Progressive
Producer: Alfie Granger-Howell and Nick Harriman aka Solarity

“Laika” originally started out as a remix for Enhanced but it was so good we just had to give it an original release.
Having been a staple for the majority of 2009 in the warm up’s of Will Holland at Digital Society this has become something of and early doors anthem for “the coolest trance night in the uk” (Mixmag).

ARTIST INFO:

SOLARITY are a DJ/production duo from London, spawned in 2008 from the fresh talents of Alfie Granger-Howell and Nick Harriman. Their trademark productions have caused a sensation worldwide, gaining dancefloor and radio play from some of the world’s biggest DJs. Support includes Laurent Garnier, Armin Van Buuren, Hernan Cattaneo, Jody Wisternoff and Dubfire.

MOST POPULAR RELEASES:

“Starstruck”
“Gondwana”
“Chinchilla”
“Laika”
“Chi Co Monte” (Solarity remix)
“Terminal 6?
“DNA”
 

Source:

Solarity on MySpace
Enhanced Recordings

Released: 12th June 2008
Label: Discover Recordings
Producer: Rob Stevenson aka Activa

ARTIST INFO:

Although he is primarily known as a producer, Rob has been DJing since his first experience with a pair of turntables while at school. He has gone on to play at the biggest nights in the UK including Gatecrasher and Passion and regularly travels the UK and often abroad to perform.
He is a bi-monthly resident at easily the best and fastest growing night in the UK, Digital Society, where his late sets have become a popular part of the night showcasing the harder side of his style. If that wasn’t enough, Rob also owns and runs Conspiracy Recordings along with Jon O’Bir and Kev Ribbens. The label, which has grown rapidly in the first few years, has had massive support from the biggest names in the industry including regular appearances on Armin’s ASOT, Above & Beyond’s TATW, VONYC Sessions, Sound garden as well as Radio 1 and various other FM radio support. The label has developed a reputation of showcasing brand new music from new artists, has helped kick start the careers of Tom Colontonio, Anguilla Project and Peter Martijn Wijnea, as well as releasing tracks from more well known artists like Ian Betts, Dan Stone and Peter Dafnous.

MOST POPULAR RELEASES:

Activa “Flashpoint”
Activa “Genetic”
Activa “Airflow”
Activa “Release Me”
Activa “Daydream”
Activa “Forever Again”
Activa “Perception”
Activa “Remember”
Activa “A New Day”
Activa “End Of Summer”
Activa “Transmission”
Activa pres. Force One “Reflection”
Mekk V  “Embryo”
Solar Movement “Eclipse”
C.M.R. “Lost Visions”

Source:

Activa Official Website
Discover Records

ARTIST INFO:
Lemon & Einar K, Norway’s most exhilarating progressive/trance duo is formed by Inge Nilsen & Einar J. Kristiansen. Based in Fredrikstad, Inge as a well established DJ and promoter realised Einar”s technical talent in the studio. Both combined forces in 2005 to work on Inge”s already established Aven Project. Aven’s first single All I Wanna Do was released with a Ferry Corsten remix and is still considered a trance classic within the electronic community. The track became an instant club hit and featured on a number of dance compilations world wide. Greater success was evident in 2007 with Hope and Autumn Radicals both released on the Ferry Corsten’s reputable label, Flashover Recordings. Another collaboration with DJ Shog, (Feel Me) Through the Radio, was released by Sony BMG throughout Germany. The duo also showcased their remixing skills through Ronnie Allstar’s Good Morning Sunshine, also released on Flashover Recordings.

RELEASES:

Own work:
“Hope” – 2007 (released in 3 versions)
“Anticipation” – 2008
“Hold me now” – 2008
“The Oslo Syndrome” – 2009

Remixes:
Ronnie Allstar – “Good Morning Sunshine” (Lemon & Einar K remix) – 2007
C-Systems – “Close My Eyes” (Lemon & Einar K remix) – 2008
Markus Schulz vs. Andy Moor – “Daydream” (Lemon & Einar K remix) – 2008
Simadith Project – “Dirty Volum” (Lemon & Einar K remix) – 2008
Elevation – “Biscayne” (Lemon & Einar K remix) – 2009

Source:
Lemon & Einar K on MySpace
DiscoGS

ARTIST INFO:
Adam Szabo is a young Hungarian DJ and Producer born in 1985. Introduced to music from primary school, Adam tried to understand this art better than anyone. Further on in adolescence, he started to appreciate the music on a higher level and that probably made him to choose this path. The passion for electronic music made him to study the basics about digital audio and signal processing.
“After many testing and exprimenting, the best choice was (at the time) Fruity Loops. It provided all my needs better than the rest, and suited me extremely well, and I have not regretted my choice ever since.”
Adam first started to make sets under the alias Adam van Baker; he currently use X-Ploration as an alias and also his real name, Adam Szabo.

RELEASES:

Own work:
“Altra” – 13th Oct 2008
“Falcon” – 25th May 2009
“Superposition” – 25th May 2009

Remixes:
Relay – “Things” (Adam Szabo Remix) – 2006

Source:
Adam Szabo Official Website

Forthcoming single from Robbie Nelson - his first solo material in over 10 years: ”Aviator”. This track has been causing trance traffic jams every time either Robbie himself or Solarstone have dropped this at their international dates over recent months. It received its debut spin at the massive Tidy Magna night in March and it was unquestionably the tune of the night.

ARTIST INFO:
Robbie Nelson is a name synonymous with trance. His mainstay for the last ten years has been the driving force behind one of trances best loved and longest established acts, Agnelli and Nelson. After a string of top 20 hits and DJing in the four corners of the world he is now pursuing his solo career and exploring new musical directions with his own productions. Top 20 hits, remixing U2, playing in front of 20,000 revellers and appearances on Top Of The Pops; Robbie Nelson has did it all in an illustrious career spanning over a decade. As part of dynamic duo Agnelli & Nelson he conquered the world with timeless classics like “El Nino”, “Hudson Street”, “Everyday” and “Holding On To Nothing”.
He has remixed artists as diverse as Irish rockers U2 and leading trance exponents Armin van Buuren and Ferry Corsten, released tunes on some of the global leading labels (Xtravaganza, Deepblue Records, Tsunami, ID&T), and produced under aliases Afterburn, Cortez, Green Atlas and A&N Project.

ALBUMS:
“Trance Republic”
“Authentico Ibiza”
“Ibiza Euphoria”
“Hudson Street”
“Trance World 7″ – 2009

Source:
Crashing Waves Recordings
Robbie Nelson Official Webpage

“Long Drive Home” is one of most beautiful tracks on Solarstone’s ”Electronic Architecture” CD, unsurprisingly as it is obviously heavily influenced by the classic ”Solarstone” sound with its haunting guitar melodies and evocative chord progressions.

ARTIST INFO:
Harley P. Soan comes from the beautiful state Victoria – Australia which is well known around the world for its interesting & strange coast landscapes and also for its climatical diversity. “Long Drive Home” seems to be the debut release for Harley under a very popular Label from UK called Solaris Recordings, also known as the spiritual home of Solarstone, the label’s owner.

MOST POPULAR RELEASES:

Remixes:
Dave Horne – “What Lies Between” (Harley Soan Remix) – 2009

Own work:
“Long drive home” – 2009

Source:
Solaris Recordings
Harley P. Soan on DiscoGS

ARTIST INFO:
Dash Berlin, was born as Jeff X. Sutorius, on November in 1979, in The Hague, the Netherlands. A family with wide musical tastes surrounded him and because of his late father, who was a distinguished drummer in a jazz band. In his late teens, Dash Berlin started working at a record shop and became a dedicated vinyl collector with a fascination for melodic, synthesized house music, subsequently known as Trance. Inspired by pioneering figures such as; Sven Vath, Oliver Lieb and Sander Kleinenberg, he slowly but surely started to develop his own innovative style of mixing and producing.
Propelled by his passion, he literally performed everywhere, from nine-hour gigs in shopping malls to the notorious illegal Dutch warehouse parties. During his set on the world famous Love Parade, Dash decided to incorporate the word Berlin behind his artist name. It’s a dedication to that metropolis and her engaging, urban landscape, he said, Where I have seen more then a million people dancing on the streets, in the in the spirit of an ever-evolving Europe.
In 2007, none other than Armin van Buuren revealed his newfound discovery to the world and featured Dash Berlin debut record Till The Sky Falls Down on his legendary Universal Religion album. The track became one of the most memorable, global anthems that year and remains one of the cultivated blueprints of the new Trance renaissance.

ALBUMS:

Armada Night “The After” – 18th May 2009
“The New Daylight” – 12th October 2009

Source:
Dash Berlin Official website
Dash Berlin on MySpace

ARTIST INFO:
Dakota is a new scene name on the international trance stage, an alias for well known Trance producer Markus Schulz. The name Dakota comes from the street he lived on whilst living in Arizona in the 90s. Markus Schulz> is a trance music DJ and Producer who currently resides in Miami – Florida, USA. Originally from Germany, Markus moved to the USA aged 13 and quickly become engrossed in the break-dancing scene of the time. Although a talented mover on the floor, a chance to dominate the decks at a breaks party he helped organise became the pivotal moment when Markus decided upon the path of his life”s work. That dedication has since seen him storm up the charts to take his current place at number 8 in the prestigious DJ Mag Top 100 DJ poll 2008 – a position surely set to rise in 2009. Markus has built himself a stellar reputation as one of the global leaders in production as well as a world renowned DJ. His own label, Coldharbour Recordings has delivered over 60 A-list releases within 3 years. He always had a desire to meet the world and has continued to tour globally over the past few years, bringing his unique brand of progressive and melodic trance to thousands of clubbers from as far afield as Australia to Russia and as far away as China and Trinidad, that combined with criss-crossing in his own country of the USA. Markus also dominates the airwaves with his weekly radio show, Global DJ Broadcast and can be heard in over 30 stations worldwide.

ALBUMS:
“Coldharbour Session” – 2004
“Miami” – 2005
“Without you near” – 2005
“Ibiza” – 2006
“Progression” – 2007
“Progression Progressed – The Remixes” – 2008
“Amsterdam” – 2008
“Armada @ IBIZA” – 2008 (Summer)
“Toronto” – 2009

Source:
Markus Schulz Official website
Markus Schulz on MySpace