BIO

Mark Solotroff's artwork and music focus on the development of cities, the human body's navigation through urban environments, and interpersonal interactions, particularly in an age of digital fragmentation. As the vocalist of the doom band Anatomy of Habit and the heavy electronic band BLOODYMINDED, and the founder of the early post-industrial band Intrinsic Action, Solotroff has a longstanding presence in the underground music world. With over 40 years of experience playing analog synthesizer, his synth work has been central to BLOODYMINDED and Intrinsic Action. Under the name Super Eight Loop, he recorded and released 100 hours of lo-fi analog synth music. His synth is also an element of the dark-ambient group Nightmares and the Milan-based post-industrial trio Ensemble Sacrés Garçons. In 2024, Solotroff co-founded the synth-driven duo The Mercury Impulse with JR Robinson of Wrekmeister Harmonies, releasing their debut album, "Records of Human Behavior," that August.

Solotroff has collaborated with numerous bands, contributing synth and/or vocals. His relationships range from a four-year role in Wrekmeister Harmonies to live appearances and studio recordings with artists and bands including The Atlas Moth, Azar Swan, Brutal Truth, Consumer Electronics, Indian, Locrian, Plague Bringer, Sigillum S, The Sodality, Sshe Retina Stimulants, and Wilt. His synth work is also featured in remixes for The Body, Statiqbloom, and Snow Burial. He contributed the track "Terminal '25" to Metal Machine Music: Power to Consume, Vol. 1, a 2xLP compilation curated by Shaun Cohen and released as a Record Store Day Black Friday exclusive via Sony Music / Legacy Recordings, on November 28, 2025. The album was inspired by Lou Reed’s groundbreaking 1975 noise opus Metal Machine Music.

As a solo artist, Solotroff continues to focus on tenebrous analog synth music. His bass-heavy soundscapes have been described as unsettling to some and calming to others, serving as soundtracks for navigating metropolitan terrains. Starting in 2017, he released a series of recordings as limited edition cassettes, later compiled into three 2CD sets titled "Strategic Planning." Solotroff has since released the solo album "You May Be Holding Back" (2020), followed by "Not Everybody Makes It" (2021). These albums reflect on themes of isolation and loss, accompanied by self-published books featuring urban and architectural photographs that expand upon the albums' imagery. In late 2022, he released a 2-CD set, "Return To Oneself," compiling a series of digital singles and a previously unreleased long-form synth piece.

Solotroff released "Today The Infinite, Tomorrow Zero" in 2023, followed by "In Search of Total Placelessness" in April 2025. His latest solo album, "A Diagnosis of Distance," is set for release on November 20, 2026.