Mark Solotroff "You May Be Holding Back" Book

 

You May Be Holding Back As a follow-up to my recent book, Not Everybody Makes It, I'm pleased to announce the release of You May Be Holding Back. This new volume is a visual accompaniment to my 2020 electronic music album of the same name. The fifty-two black and white images are derived from photographs of architecture in Chicago, some of which I shot myself and some of which I found online, particularly in the case of structures that no longer exist. I edited and manipulated the photos in a way that parallels how I processed the analog synthesizer recordings that I created the songs on the album from. The minimal text that is included is drawn from the album title and its two song titles ("A Literal Territory Occupied Literally" and "All In The Straw Together"). Those two song titles are direct drivers for sections of the book that create a tension between sin and redemption, the sacred and the profane, and heaven and hell, as dictated by both current and former architecture found in both existing and lost zones of the city. Print length: 120 Pages (single-sided printing) Images: 52 Color: Black and white Language: English Dimensions: 6" x 0.28" x 9" ISBN-13: 979-8434074889 Cost: $15.00 + postage Limited quantities are available directly via my Bandcamp page https://marksolotroff.bandcamp.com/merch/you-may-be-holding-back-paperback The book is available globally via Amazon. Prime members and international buyers are highly encouraged to order directly from Amazon to save on shipping costs (available in all regions) USA: https://www.amazon.com/You-May-Be-Holding-Back/dp/B09V7YGTY8/ --- Not Everybody Makes It Bandcamp Amazon --- http://marksolotroff.com http://www.facebook.com/solotroff http://www.instagram.com/marksolotroff http://marksolotroff.bandcamp.com/

Mark Solotroff "Not Everybody Makes It" Book

Not Everybody Makes It Not Everybody Makes It is a visual accompaniment to my 2021 album of the same name. The forty-four black and white images are derived from photographs that I collected from in and around my neighborhood in downtown Chicago. I edited and manipulated the photos in a way that parallels how I processed the analog synthesizer recordings that I created the songs on the album from. The sparse yet evocative text that is included is drawn directly from the album and its song titles, as well as from the titles of three additional songs that I released during the winter of 2021-22. Sensations of isolation, emptiness, and a barely lingering humanity run throughout the music, and the fragmented urban views perfectly illustrate feelings of abandonment and loss. Print length: 120 Pages (single-sided printing) Images: 44 Color: Black and white Language: English Dimensions: 6" x 0.28" x 9" ISBN-13: 979-8777391476 Cost: $15.00 + postage Limited quantities are available directly via my Bandcamp page https://marksolotroff.bandcamp.com/merch/not-everybody-makes-it-book The book is available globally via Amazon. Prime members and international buyers are highly encouraged to order directly from Amazon to save on shipping costs (available in all regions, select links below) USA: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MYSMW2W Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/Not-Everybody-Makes-Mark-Solotroff/dp/B09MYSMW2W/ France: https://www.amazon.fr/Not-Everybody-Makes-Mark-Solotroff/dp/B09MYSMW2W/ Germany: https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Mark-Solotroff/dp/B09MYSMW2W/ Italy: https://www.amazon.it/Not-Everybody-Makes-Mark-Solotroff/dp/B09MYSMW2W/ Japan: https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Mark-Solotroff/dp/B09MYSMW2W/ Mexico: https://www.amazon.com.mx/Not-Everybody-Makes-Mark-Solotroff/dp/B09MYSMW2W/ UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Not-Everybody-Makes-Mark-Solotroff/dp/B09MYSMW2W/ --- http://marksolotroff.com http://www.facebook.com/solotroff http://www.instagram.com/marksolotroff http://marksolotroff.bandcamp.com/