SolTek (aka Sol) hails from Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Based in Holland and spending two years in England, Al Borkent's musical activities span over the last 20 years.
Being ispired by the likes of Tangerine Dream and Arvo Part among others, SolTek's first group was Tookay as a singer and keyboardist of this four piece band, performing their own original material. Tookay shared considerable success in the Dutch midlands. Numerous bands followed, both as singing & keyboard-playing.
After attending and dropping artschool mid-way, Albert was playing the keys in a new wave group called Voix Du Coeur which draw a lot of attention in the lowlands capital. After a long period of singing and keyboards in all kinds of experimental bands (among other projects there was a 7 piece band called Tingalumi and a squat group called MOV being) up to the '90s, Albert started an ambient-project called QAT, releasing mostly cassettes.
This period of ambient experimentation and experience, gave direction to the release of two ambient albums, under the Lingua Lustra moniker, on the Dutch label Practising Nature. Having found a direction, Albert started writing more material and gets in touch with Arash Atman and the upcoming label Electronic Soundscapes.
The compilation Astroman is a collage of fresh SolTek tracks recorded in 2009. An album of different flavours, ranging from the more "easy" listening ambient soundscapes to experimental, spaced out clever electronics and emotional depth. An island of inner stillness amidst life's turmoils.
SolTek is releasing his premier E.P. on Electronic Soundscapes, as a sampler of his unique music approach.
A series of E.Ps, singles as well as a full length album are going to be released later in 2009 and 2010.
