'Soaring violin and guitar weaving around delicately passionate female vocals, underpinned by driving rhythmic complexity; Solstice were an unlikely band to succeed in 1980s Britain. Yet because of their unique vision, audiences in search of an alternative to the shiny 'product' of the music industry reveled in the band's performances at all the major festivals and sell-out tours, on which they made the legendary Marquee club their home. Some seven years after the band split (not counting an all-hands-on-...   [ read more ]

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From the staccato opening of 'Peace' to the jazz-tinged coda of 'Find Yourself', Silent Dance has a glacial quality. A sleek ambience, sometimes intimate (Earthsong), elsewhere thrillingly expansive (Sunrise) flows throughout. Mark Elton' violin was reigned in as atmospheric keyboards gained prominence, generally leaving centre stage to Sandy Leigh's vocals and Andy Glass's guitar. Dynamic foundations are provided by Martin Wright's percussion and Mark Hawkin's bass, though the one criticism of the album i...   [ read more ]

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