About Solstice
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.
In spite of this live success, bolstered by BBC
sessions and national music press coverage of an unprecedented level for
a then-unsigned band, by the close of the 80s the members had dispersed
to pursue successful careers in session work, soundtracks and elsewhere,
leaving only the independent Silent Dance album to keep the memory alive.
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