December 1, 2023 Update

 

Anatomy of Habit Here's an update on our final shows of 2023, which are happening this weekend, in Chicago and Indianapolis: https://www.facebook.com/events/705535554825912/ https://www.facebook.com/events/1031318414564103   BLOODYMINDED Tickets are now on sale for our show with Nika (Zola Jesus), Palais Intrige, Lula Asplund, and Mortido Facebook invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/1344967906151549 Ticket link: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/bloodyminded-nika-palais-empty-bottle-tickets/13852038   The Fortieth Day Eighteen years after we began playing as The Fortieth Day, we're pleased to present "The Salvation Of Souls," the last of three new albums that we've been working on over the past few years. For this album, we've created a set of seven songs that attempt to blend elements of our studio and live sounds. As with our two previous albums from 2023, this album is a digital-only release, available via Bandcamp, and it's streaming on all major platforms: https://thefortiethday.bandcamp.com/album/the-salvation-of-souls In addition to our new album, we've added six additional albums, which were previously only on Bandcamp, to all the streaming platforms:              Spotify Apple Tidal YouTube   Mark Solotroff "Today The Infinite, Tomorrow Zero" Thanks to everyone who has supported my new album! Here are a couple of positive reviews: https://www.brainwashed.com/index.php/reviews-easyblog/mark-solotroff-today-the-infinite-tomorrow-zero https://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=10072      CDs are available from my various shops, and it's streaming on all major platforms Bandcamp Webstore Discogs Ebay   The Sodality “Unburdened Underpass” CD      I'm pleased to announce that I now have limited copies in stock via my webstore: https://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/the-sodality-unburdened-underpass-cd Originally created in 1984 by Andrea Cernotto & Pierpaolo Zoppo, The Sodality bloomed under Andrea‘s guidance across seminal works in the 80's and 90's. The project was revived by original members Paolo Bandera and Eraldo Bernocchi for a 2014 concert with Mark Solotroff on vocals, and again in 2023, for a live show and new recordings with the same line-up + contribution by founder Andrea Cernotto. “Unburdened Underpass” includes two brand new, very long and mostly instrumental tracks, completely different from the “Schmooze & Sleaze” 12”. While visually related to the previous release (thanks to the striking artwork of Petulia Mattioli), the audio content provides a radically alternative angle of The Sodality’s extreme existentialism, obsessed with the ageing of libido and the intoxicating stench of death. “… extreme existentialism, an act of pure and unadulterated audio commentaries about old age, the transformation of libido and the irreversible path to death … naked and raw as spilled guts, while sophisticated as a post-sociology tome, an exercise in psychology dissection… deadly / funnily serious and fully unpredictable… voices explode like dying worms and howling monsters, noises like falling stars and sudden earthquakes, frequencies like injected poisons and rumbling cascades… words inflate like melting projectiles and concept pornographies …” The Sodality: Paolo Bandera, Eraldo Bernocchi, Mark Solotroff, Andrea Cernotto Conceived & composed by Paolo Bandera Produced by Eraldo Bernocchi Executive production and framework structuring by Paolo Bandera Engineering, mixing and mastering by Eraldo Bernocchi Driving vocals by Mark Solotroff, recorded by Sanford Parker @ Hypercube, Chicago Side vocals by Andrea Cernotto Electronics recorded January – May 2023 in Milano, London and Chicago Artwork by Petulia Mattioli