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Solar Quest is a one-man ambient and acid trance music project founded in 1993 by George Saunders and its aim is to combine renewable solar energy with electronic music.

Solar Quest was founded when Saunders got interested in acid house in the beginning of the 1990’s. In 1993 and 1994 he had as much as nine releases, of which two were full length albums (the other under alias Entropica). The track Acid Air Raid, released in 1993, is one of the classics of acid techno and next year’s dreamy Orgship is a significant release in ambient music.

For the annual Glastonbury Performing Arts Festival Solar Quest has often produced a solar energy powered ambient concert tent and a lot of its music has been recorded and mixed in a studio powered by solar energy.

Saunders has had cooperation with e.g. British DJ Choci, under whose record label Choci’s Chewns most of Solar Quest’s early releases were published. The British singer Kirsty Hawkshaw’s vocals can be heard on many of them. A remix collection of Alan Parsons’ song Apollo is among the more obscure Solar Quest releases.

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the_offcast wrote:
last month

An absoulute magic

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cj_rave wrote:
December 2009

"Singtree" and "Save the whale" are wonderful... I've heard them in the end of 90s and love till this time. These songs drown to exotic aether which is very soft and beatiful. I love his "Acid air raid" too. Great oldschool acid work.

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Master_of_Code wrote:
July 2009

Save the Whale is perfect!

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Anandainfinitum wrote:
May 2009

I love discovering new joyas.Equilibrio, armonia .. invitation to explore and suggestion .. Atmospheres suggestive and open in the end ... I love Solar Quest ... ( Among all that music ... it closed and determinate takes the easy and primitive feelings, atraparte trying to shut their emotions and absorbing ...) Thanks for the music that invites. discover ...

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Anandainfinitum wrote:
May 2009

Me encanta descubrir nuevas joyas. Equilibrio, armonía.. .invitación y sugerencia a explorar...Atmósferas sugerentes y abiertas...en fin me encanta SOLAR QUEST...(Destaca entre tanta música cerrada y determinante...que aprovecha los sentimentalismos facilones y primitivos, intentando atraparte en su emocionalismo cerrado y absorvente)... Gracias por esta música que invita a descubrir...

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Jatup wrote:
April 2009

His ambient stuff is great, but Acid Air Raid is the best I heard from him. Awesome acid trance.

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urbanshaman wrote:
March 2009

Please, recomend me something like Sola Luna CD2. It's excelent make yoga exercise with that sound.

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chilled-out-777 wrote:
March 2009

The creator of some of my favourite Ambient an Acid music.

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ma_jah wrote:
February 2009

what a journey! the latest double album is absolutely beautiful <3 who likes solar quest might also like desert dwellers http://www.last.fm/music/Desert+Dwellers

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Rayanata wrote:
January 2009

Many greets to George and Mel,met them in Arambol/Goa few years ago *g* Also listen to http://www.lastfm.de/music/Entropica !!! It's the ambient project of them !

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Buksemannen wrote:
November 2008

The new double album is very good, but also VERY long!

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PranavaSound wrote:
September 2008

Solar Quest RULES!

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Dencrypt wrote:
July 2008

I met him once during a 2 day festival in sweden where I also made an interview with him which can be read here: http://www.swedish-mushroom.com/sm/main.asp?p=textinfo&action=article&id=15

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schulz1907 wrote:
July 2008

wonderfull

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trolllover wrote:
June 2008

Their newer stuff is so ambient. yuck. AAR is what it should sound like.

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Zeobrik wrote:
March 2008

HI YA ALL! I have problems in finding some SOLAR QUEST mp3 & i was wondering if there's someone who could share the albums with me. I'd really appreciate that. If any, please contact me by PM, thank you.

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kostlod wrote:
February 2008

Just hearing the new album wow its definately worth it

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farco wrote:
February 2008

The new album SolaLuna is fantastic!

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SofaSurfer wrote:
February 2008

CBL have admitted that Solar Quest was their biggest inspiration. Infact they share many elements

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teh_undertaker wrote:
July 2007

very good acid trance and ambient with acid sounds

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