The latest news from Anatomy of Habit, BLOODYMINDED, and Mark Solotroff

JUNE 12, 2020 UPDATE I hope that everyone is alright, in the face of both the ongoing pandemic, and amidst the increasingly global fight against racial injustice. In specific response to the events of the past few weeks, I unequivocally state that I am against the discrimination of African Americans. Further, I want to reinforce that I absolutely condemn white supremacy, racism, bigotry, chauvinism, sexism, homophobia and other oppressive beliefs. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - New: The Fortieth Day "Narratives Of Cultural Alienation" - Cassette/CD/Digital - Now: Intrinsic Action S/T - CD/Digital - Now: Paolo L. Bandera + Mark Solotroff "Geological Plots And Subway Rifts" - Digital+PDF - Now: Mark Solotroff "You May Be Holding Back" - Digital - Now Nightmares "Sub-Sonic Language Transmission" - Now: Intrinsic Action 1985 - T-shirt - Now: Super Eight Loop - 001-100 - Next: The Fortieth Day "03/30/07" - CD/Digital - Next: The Fortieth Day "02/20/07" - CD/Digital - Next: Ensemble Sacres Garcons "Demonization: These Worldly Powers" - LP/Digital - Next: Intrinsic Action "Early Action" - CD - Next: Super Eight Loop - Book - Next: Slogun "This Way Comes" - CD ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++   I'm adding items to the BloodLust! Discogs store, including in-stock and extra personal copies of out-of-print label releases, as well as used items and rarities. Please check it out here: https://www.discogs.com/seller/bloodlustchicago/profile I'm maintaining in-stock items and adding some rare items, such as test pressings, to my eBay store. Please check it out here: https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_ssn=bloodlustchicago&_sop=1 Please click here to be added to my mailing list if you aren't already connected. Homepage Facebook Webstore ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IN ROTATION Here are some recent (and older) recordings that I've been listening to. I add and remove albums to reflect my listening habits. Some things may linger: - A Beautiful Machine "King Tide" - Bathory Legion "Drepe - Handlisgsförmalat" - David Bowie "ChangesNowBowie - Einstürzende Neubauten "Alles In Allem" - Exhumed Corpse "DEADBEAT" - FACS "Void Moments - Göden "Beyond Darkness" - Iugula-Thor "Sisters" - Martial Canterel "Objet Trouve" - Oranssi Pazuzu "Mestarin Kynsi" - Slaves No More "The Unravelling" - Sshe Retina Stimulants "Murked Clutter + Grandiose Punk" - The Warlocks "The Chain" - Vader "Soitude In Madness" - Wrekmeister Harmonies "We Love to Look at the Carnage" ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ANATOMY OF HABIT Anatomy of Habit formed in Chicago in October 2008 and is composed of Alex Latus (guitar), Isidro Reyes (metal percussion), Skyler Rowe (drums), Mark Solotroff (vocals), and Sam Wagster (bass + lap steel). The band encompasses elements of doom metal, post-punk, death-rock, noise-rock, industrial, psychedelic, and shoegaze. The band's last album, "Ciphers + Axioms," was released by Relapse Records. We received updated mixes from Sanford Parker last weekend and we're finalizing our notes for him so that we can wrap things up and move on to mastering. Our show with Liturgy and Leya at the Empty Bottle remains scheduled for August 21, pending changes to stay-at-home orders, Liturgy's tour plans, etc. Website iTunes Spotify Bandcamp Instagram Facebook Threadless Shop ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BLOODYMINDED BLOODYMINDED is a heavy electronic band that was formed in New York, in 1995, after the dissolution of the pioneering American post-industrial noise group Intrinsic Action, which was founded by Mark Solotroff, in Chicago, in 1984. BLOODYMINDED’s live shows are exceptionally energetic and are characterized by physical engagement, layers of abrasive analog synthesizer, aggressive vocals, and abundant feedback. In a live context, BLOODYMINDED celebrate and deconstruct the rock and roll performance. The foundations of ten new songs are shaping up very nicely, as band members have been sharing their work over the past few weeks. We'll keep assembling things remotely until we're ready to head into the studio with Sanford Parker to work on "amplified" sounds, vocals, and mixing. Instagram Facebook Bandcamp iTunes Spotify ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ENSEMBLE SACRÉS GARÇONS Ensemble Sacrés Garçons was initially billed as a collaboration between Iugula-Thor and Intrinsic Action (with support from Sshe Retina Stimulants) and we released our debut in 1995, on Old Europa Cafe. Following the mastering stage with Collin Jordan at The Boiler Room, in Chicago, our forthcoming LP, "Demonization: These Worldly Powers," was sent to Smashed Plastic, a pressing plant in Chicago that opened in 2019. Cover artwork is still in progress but we anticipate working with a Chicago screen printer on that element.. Bandcamp ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THE FORTIETH DAY The Fortieth Day is the duo of Isidro Reyes and Mark Solotroff, both key players in the heavy-electronics outfit BLOODYMINDED, a band known for its aggressive and confrontational live shows. In The Fortieth Day, Reyes and Solotroff utilize guitar, bass, drum machine, and analog synthesizer to create epic, blackened, psychedelic-industrial drone soundscapes. The first two shows that we played in front of a live audience were both released on cassette in 2007 and once they sold out they weren't available to hear, until now. I digitized and remastered the tapes and Isidro and I will be re-releasing them on CD/Digital at the end of the month. The test CDs arrived last week and they look and sound good. Like the cassettes, theses CDs include the complete live recordings, as well as processed versions of the shows, in the vein of SCTL. Thanks to everyone who has supported our latest album, "Narratives Of Cultural Alienation, which is still available on CD/Digital. "Narratives Of Cultural Alienation" Bandcamp for CD/Digital: https://thefortiethday.bandcamp.com/album/narratives-of-cultural-alienation BloodShop! for CD: http://bloodshop.bigcartel.com/product/the-fortieth-day-narratives-of-cultural-alienation-cd iTunes: https://apple.co/2xoQzF0 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4dZ4480FOXlL9qT7vxqhHR?si=G5DVxf9hTAO2MABWKLqtcg Facebook Bandcamp Spotify iTunes ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ INTRINSIC ACTION Intrinsic Action was an industrial/power-electronics band, founded by Mark Solotroff in 1984, in Chicago, and dissolved in 1995, in New York, when BLOODYMINDED began. The forthcoming CD of recordings from 1984 - "Early Action" - was just sent to Collin Jordan at The Boiler Room, for mastering. I'm anticipating a release sometime this summer. In the meantime, the self-titled CD of 1985 material is finding its way further into the world... Intrinsic Action "S/T" (1985) CD/Digital https://intrinsicaction.bandcamp.com/album/intrinsic-action iTunes: https://apple.co/2TKgwXX Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4tJRKpz7Mo8nOVULSO0RXx https://intrinsicaction.bandcamp.com/merch/intrinsic-action-1985-t-shirt Facebook Bandcamp iTunes Spotify ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NIGHTMARES  Nightmares is the synth trio of Jonathan Canady (Angel of Decay, Dead World, Deathpile, etc.), David Reed (Envenomist, Imvixor, Luasa Raelon, etc.) and Mark Solotroff (Anatomy of Habit, BLOODYMINDED, The Fortieth Day, Intrinsic Action, etc.) Nightmares "Sub-Sonic Language Transmission" Digital + Bonus Mix + PDF https://synthnightmares.bandcamp.com/album/sub-sonic-language-transmission The digital version includes a 41-minute bonus track, "A Detachment Of The Soul," which is a decidedly different sounding mega-mix of select tracks from the new album, created by David Reed. The download also contains a PDF of the companion booklet. Bandcamp ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MARK SOLOTROFF "Geological Plots And Subway Rifts" was favorably reviewed in the new issue of Blow Up (Italy), by none other than Vittore Baroni. Paolo L. Bandera + Mark Solotroff "Geological Plots And Subway Rifts" Digital+PDF https://marksolotroff.bandcamp.com/album/geological-plots-and-subway-rifts Mark Solotroff "You May Be Holding Back" (Digital) https://marksolotroff.bandcamp.com/album/you-may-be-holding-back Earlier this year, I remixed a track for Statiqbloom, which appears on their brand new release, "Asphyxia Remixed," on Brooklyn-based label Synthecide. You can download/stream it now via Bandcamp: https://synthicide.bandcamp.com/album/asphyxia-remixed Website Bandcamp Instagram Facebook Spotify iTunes ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SUPER EIGHT LOOP MINIMAL SYNTH MUSIC FOR ANALOG OBSESSIVES Super Eight Loop is series of 100 hour-long analog synth recordings by Mark Solotroff, launched in 1993. Digitization of all 100 cassettes began in December 2018 and finished in December 2019. All 100 recordings are available to stream and download, exclusively via Bandcamp.                         Bandcamp Facebook ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THE SODALITY BEYOND UNKNOWN PLEASURES Discogs Destination Morgue VII

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The latest news from Anatomy of Habit, BLOODYMINDED, and Mark Solotroff

APRIL 13, 2020 UPDATE I hope that everyone is staying healthy and keeping busy, while many of us are still under quarantine... I've recorded a new album with my dear friend Paolo from Milan (Sshe Retina Stimulants, Sigillum S, Ensemble Sacrés Garçons, etc.) called "Geological Plots And Subway Rifts," and it's released today on Bandcamp. It's an eight song album and the download includes a 40-page PDF with a short sci-fi story by Paolo, and with images sourced and manipulated by me. Please see below for more information...  ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - New: Paolo L. Bandera + Mark Solotroff "Geological Plots And Subway Rifts" - Digital+PDF - New: Intrinsic Action S/T - CD/Digital - New: Mark Solotroff "You May Be Holding Back" - Digital - Now Nightmares "Sub-Sonic Language Transmission" - Now: Intrinsic Action 1985 - T-shirt - Now: Super Eight Loop - 001-100 - Next: Super Eight Loop - Book - Next: Slogun "This Way Comes" - CD - Next: Ensemble Sacres Garcons "Demonization: These Worldly Powers" - LP ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I'm adding items to the BloodLust! Discogs store, including in-stock and extra personal copies of out-of-print label releases, as well as used items and rarities. Please check it out here: https://www.discogs.com/seller/bloodlustchicago/profile I'm adding many in-stock and some rare items, such as test pressings, to my eBay store. Please check it out here: https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_ssn=bloodlustchicago&_sop=1 - Please click here to be added to the mailing list if you aren't already connected. Homepage Facebook Webstore ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IN ROTATION Some recent (and older) recordings that I've been listening to. I'll add and remove albums to reflect my listening habits. Some things may linger... I also post things that I'm listening to during the day in my Instagram stories - A Beautiful Machine "King Tide" - Brainbombs "Cold Case" - FACS "Void Moments - Haptic "Uncollected Works (2005-2010)" - Metgumbnerbone "Anthropological Field Recordings For The Dispossessed" - My Dying Bride "The Ghost Of Orion" - Reivers "Bleed" - Sightless Pit "Grave of a Dog - Sutcliffe Jugend "The Deluge" - The Warlocks "The Chain" - Wrekmeister Harmonies "We Love to Look at the Carnage" ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ANATOMY OF HABIT Anatomy of Habit formed in Chicago in October 2008 and is composed of Alex Latus (guitar), Isidro Reyes (metal percussion), Skyler Rowe (drums), Mark Solotroff (vocals), and Sam Wagster (bass + lap steel). The band encompasses elements of doom metal, post-punk, death-rock, noise-rock, industrial, psychedelic, and shoegaze. The band's last album, "Ciphers + Axioms," was released by Relapse Records. - Our show with Liturgy and Leya at the Empty Bottle has been rescheduled for August 21. Fingers crossed! Website iTunes Spotify Bandcamp Instagram Facebook Threadless Shop ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BLOODYMINDED BLOODYMINDED is a heavy electronic band that was formed in New York, in 1995, after the dissolution of the pioneering American post-industrial noise group Intrinsic Action, which was founded by Mark Solotroff, in Chicago, in 1984. BLOODYMINDED’s live shows are exceptionally energetic and are characterized by physical engagement, layers of abrasive analog synthesizer, aggressive vocals, and abundant feedback. In a live context, BLOODYMINDED celebrate and deconstruct the rock and roll performance.   Instagram Facebook iTunes Spotify Bandcamp ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ENSEMBLE SACRÉS GARÇONS Ensemble Sacrés Garçons was initially billed as a collaboration between Iugula-Thor and Intrinsic Action (with support from Sshe Retina Stimulants) and we released our debut in 1995, on Old Europa Cafe. - We're hanging tight as we wait for our LP master... Bandcamp ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THE FORTIETH DAY The Fortieth Day is the duo of Isidro Reyes and Mark Solotroff, both key players in the heavy-electronics outfit BLOODYMINDED, a band known for its aggressive and confrontational live shows. In The Fortieth Day, Reyes and Solotroff utilize guitar, bass, drum machine, and analog synthesizer to create epic, blackened, psychedelic-industrial drone soundscapes. Facebook Bandcamp Spotify iTunes ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ INTRINSIC ACTION Intrinsic Action was an industrial/power-electronics band, founded by Mark Solotroff in 1984, in Chicago, and dissolved in 1995, in New York, when BLOODYMINDED began. - The new CD is also available from: Cloister Recordings (USA) https://cloisterrecordingsus.bigcartel.com/ and copies were sent to: NEdS (Japan) http://www.neds-records.com/ Intrinsic Action "S/T" (1985) CD/Digital https://intrinsicaction.bandcamp.com/album/intrinsic-action iTunes: https://apple.co/2TKgwXX Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4tJRKpz7Mo8nOVULSO0RXx https://intrinsicaction.bandcamp.com/merch/intrinsic-action-1985-t-shirt Facebook iTunes Spotify Bandcamp  ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NIGHTMARES  Nightmares is the synth trio of Jonathan Canady (Angel of Decay, Dead World, Deathpile, etc.), David Reed (Envenomist, Imvixor, Luasa Raelon, etc.) and Mark Solotroff (Anatomy of Habit, BLOODYMINDED, The Fortieth Day, Intrinsic Action, etc.) Nightmares "Sub-Sonic Language Transmission" Digital + Bonus Mix + PDF https://synthnightmares.bandcamp.com/album/sub-sonic-language-transmission The digital version includes a 41-minute bonus track, "A Detachment Of The Soul," which is a decidedly different sounding mega-mix of select tracks from the new album, created by David Reed. The download also contains a PDF of the companion booklet. Bandcamp ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MARK SOLOTROFF Paolo L. Bandera + Mark Solotroff "Geological Plots And Subway Rifts" Digital+PDF https://marksolotroff.bandcamp.com/album/geological-plots-and-subway-rifts Paolo and I discussed this collaboration when Paolo was last in Chicago, in November 2019. He proposed creating a set of songs to go with a text that he was thinking about and that I might add images to. During this period of "shelter in place" during the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been communicating on a daily basis and we certainly had the time to get to work on the music and the companion book. It turns out that Paolo wrote a short science fiction story and I was quickly able to visualize the type of images that I would source and manipulate to go with his text. For the music, Paolo sent me eight synth tracks that he wanted me to react to. His tracks seemed like "lead" tracks to me, so I created eight tracks that I thought would function more as "foundations" for each song. Paolo executed the first mix and I then did some additional processing and editing. This process was very different for us, compared to when we sent cassette tapes back and forth through the mail in 1996 to create our four-cassette box set, "Excellent Manipulation Of Distorted Tape Death," but the spirit of working together felt the same. Just faster! And maybe it seemed a bit "heavier," especially as Milan and the rest of Northern Italy was suffering such great loss during the time we were working on this together. At some point in the future, we may revisit this material to see if we want to create a physical release, but for now, we're happy to share the music and the companion PDF. Enjoy...  Mark Solotroff "You May Be Holding Back" (Digital) https://marksolotroff.bandcamp.com/album/you-may-be-holding-back Website Bandcamp Instagram Facebook Spotify iTunes ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SUPER EIGHT LOOP MINIMAL SYNTH MUSIC FOR ANALOG OBSESSIVES Super Eight Loop is series of 100 hour-long analog synth recordings by Mark Solotroff, launched in 1993. Digitization of all 100 cassettes began in December 2018 and finished in December 2019. All 100 recordings are available to stream and download, exclusively via Bandcamp. Bandcamp Facebook ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THE SODALITY BEYOND UNKNOWN PLEASURES Discogs Destination Morgue VII

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The latest news from Anatomy of Habit, BLOODYMINDED, and Mark Solotroff

APRIL 1, 2020 UPDATE I hope that this message finds you all feeling well, under the circumstances. - The Intrinsic Action S/T CDs arrived early and I've already packed up and mailed out all pre-orders. Thanks to everyone who supported this release! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - New: Intrinsic Action S/T - CD/Digital - New: Mark Solotroff "You May Be Holding Back" - Digital - Now Nightmares "Sub-Sonic Language Transmission" - Now: Intrinsic Action 1985 - T-shirt - Now: Super Eight Loop - 001-100 - Next: Super Eight Loop - Book - Next: Slogun "This Way Comes" - CD - Next: Ensemble Sacres Garcons "Demonization: These Worldly Powers" - LP ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I'm adding items to the BloodLust! Discogs store, including in-stock and extra personal copies of out-of-print label releases, as well as used items and rarities. Please check it out here: https://www.discogs.com/seller/bloodlustchicago/profile I'm adding many in-stock and some rare items, such as test pressings, to my eBay store. Please check it out here: https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_ssn=bloodlustchicago&_sop=1 - Please click here to be added to the mailing list if you aren't already connected. Homepage Facebook Webstore ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IN ROTATION Some recent (and older) recordings that I've been listening to. I'll add and remove albums to reflect my listening habits. Some things may linger... I also post things that I'm listening to during the day in my Instagram stories - Brainbombs "Cold Case" - Exhumed Corpse "I'll Never Reach Your Plain" - FACS "Void Moments - Haptic "Uncollected Works (2005-2010)" - Lord Mantis "Universal Death Church" - Metgumbnerbone Anthropological Field Recordings For The Dispossessed" - My Dying Bride "The Ghost Of Orion" - Reivers "Bleed" - Sightless Pit "Grave of a Dog - Sutcliffe Jugend "The Deluge" - Wrekmeister Harmonies "We Love to Look at the Carnage" ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ANATOMY OF HABIT Anatomy of Habit formed in Chicago in October 2008 and is composed of Alex Latus (guitar), Isidro Reyes (metal percussion), Skyler Rowe (drums), Mark Solotroff (vocals), and Sam Wagster (bass + lap steel). The band encompasses elements of doom metal, post-punk, death-rock, noise-rock, industrial, psychedelic, and shoegaze. The band's last album, "Ciphers + Axioms," was released by Relapse Records. - We received initial album mixes from Sanford Parker, so we're giving them a close listen and we're making notes - We regret that our 4/17 show with Liturgy and Leya at the Empty Bottle has been postponed Website iTunes Spotify Bandcamp Instagram Facebook Threadless Shop ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BLOODYMINDED BLOODYMINDED is a heavy electronic band that was formed in New York, in 1995, after the dissolution of the pioneering American post-industrial noise group Intrinsic Action, which was founded by Mark Solotroff, in Chicago, in 1984. BLOODYMINDED’s live shows are exceptionally energetic and are characterized by physical engagement, layers of abrasive analog synthesizer, aggressive vocals, and abundant feedback. In a live context, BLOODYMINDED celebrate and deconstruct the rock and roll performance. - We regret that our 4/11 show with Puce Mary at the Empty Bottle has been canceled   Instagram Facebook iTunes Spotify Bandcamp ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ENSEMBLE SACRÉS GARÇONS Ensemble Sacrés Garçons was initially billed as a collaboration between Iugula-Thor and Intrinsic Action (with support from Sshe Retina Stimulants) and we released our debut in 1995, on Old Europa Cafe.  After reviewing the songs that Paolo mixed, we sent the files to Collin Jordan at The Boiler Room to be mastered for LP. As it turns out, we recorded so much music last year, in Milan, that we decided to organize the songs into two LPs. The first one will be titled "Demonization: These Worldly Powers" Bandcamp ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THE FORTIETH DAY The Fortieth Day is the duo of Isidro Reyes and Mark Solotroff, both key players in the heavy-electronics outfit BLOODYMINDED, a band known for its aggressive and confrontational live shows. In The Fortieth Day, Reyes and Solotroff utilize guitar, bass, drum machine, and analog synthesizer to create epic, blackened, psychedelic-industrial drone soundscapes. Facebook Bandcamp Spotify iTunes ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ INTRINSIC ACTION Intrinsic Action was an industrial/power-electronics band, founded by Mark Solotroff in 1984, in Chicago, and dissolved in 1995, in New York, when BLOODYMINDED began. - Pre-orders are for the new Intrinsic Action CD have been packed up and shipped out. - The self-titled cassette from 1985 is available digitally, for the first time, and it includes three edited bonus tracks from the same time period. - Street date for major digital platforms is April 10, 2020. It is now available for streaming and download on Bandcamp, Intrinsic Action "S/T" (1985) CD/Digital https://intrinsicaction.bandcamp.com/album/intrinsic-action iTunes: https://apple.co/2TKgwXX https://intrinsicaction.bandcamp.com/merch/intrinsic-action-1985-t-shirt Facebook iTunes Spotify Bandcamp  ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NIGHTMARES  Nightmares is the synth trio of Jonathan Canady (Angel of Decay, Dead World, Deathpile, etc.), David Reed (Envenomist, Imvixor, Luasa Raelon, etc.) and Mark Solotroff (Anatomy of Habit, BLOODYMINDED, The Fortieth Day, Intrinsic Action, etc.) - Thanks to everyone who enthusiastically supported the release of the new Nightmares cassette+book! The digital version is available via our Bandcamp page: Nightmares "Sub-Sonic Language Transmission" Digital + Bonus Mix + PDF https://synthnightmares.bandcamp.com/album/sub-sonic-language-transmission The digital version includes a 41-minute bonus track, "A Detachment Of The Soul," which is a decidedly different sounding mega-mix of select tracks from the new album, created by David Reed. The download also contains a PDF of the companion booklet. Bandcamp ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MARK SOLOTROFF - My new album is out now. It contains two 30-minute tracks of cavernous synth mixed with processed field recordings. As I've been working on new music this winter and building on my solo work from the last few years, I've been considering the intersection of urban alienation and human desire. For now, this is a digital-only release - Here's an excerpt from the first review that it received, by Chris Groves/Night Science: Mark Solotroff’s work is redolent of isolation. ‘You May Be Holding Me Back’ treats field recordings with careful synthesizer infiltration, the sounds of the city kept at bay through “A Literal Territory Occupied Literally” by a thick treatment of billowing synth fog, an insistent dying wind chime, and a slow delay which accents moments of occasional field recording clarity. The claustrophobia is gradual in onset but intense: slivers of Mark’s field recordings emerge as increasingly worrisome moments while the bilious synth coagulates unperturbed, smothering the broader city’s interactions in its cloud. The isolating effect in “All In The Straw Together” is even more intense, the walls having closed in and starting to crawl with visual infestation. The field recordings are barely discernible and the thrum of the city has disappeared, replaced with a multi-layered haze of vibrating high end hallucinating and cyclic mid-toned insomnia. “All In The Straw Together” doesn’t pretend isolation is loneliness; rather, isolation manifests as apparitional disturbance wrapped around a depressed core, flickering in and out of reality as images of the chaos outside manifest as self-isolated mania. https://night-science.blogspot.com/2020/03/moral-order-and-mark-solotroff-you-may.html Mark Solotroff "You May Be Holding Back" (Digital) https://marksolotroff.bandcamp.com/album/you-may-be-holding-back Website Bandcamp Instagram Facebook Spotify iTunes ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SUPER EIGHT LOOP MINIMAL SYNTH MUSIC FOR ANALOG OBSESSIVES Super Eight Loop is series of 100 hour-long analog synth recordings by Mark Solotroff, launched in 1993. Digitization of all 100 cassettes began in December 2018 and finished in December 2019. All 100 recordings are available to stream and download, exclusively via Bandcamp. Bandcamp Facebook ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THE SODALITY BEYOND UNKNOWN PLEASURES Discogs Destination Morgue VII

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