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*[[The Wire (magazine)|''The Wire Magazine UK'']] named the group's album ''Simultonality'' #7 in it's "The Wire’s Top 50 Releases of 2017"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/listen-to-the-wire-top-50-releases-of-2017|title=Listen to The Wire’s Top 50 Releases of 2017|last=|first=|date=|website=The Wire Magazine UK|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewire.co.uk/issues/407|title=Rewind 2017: Releases of the year, issue 407, page 23|last=|first=|date=|website=The Wire Magazine UK|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> |
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*[[Uncut (magazine)|''Uncut Magazine UK'']] named the group's album ''Simultonality'' in their "Best albums of 2017".<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Mulvey|first=John|date=January 2018|title=Best Albums of 2017|url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/publication/uncut/january-2018|journal=Uncut Magazine|volume=January 2018 issue, in print|pages=pg.30|via=}}</ref> |
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*''[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]'' called the group's release ''Automaginary'' one of the "Top 10 Records of 2015 That Would Be on Every Critic's Top 10 List If Dave Segal Were King".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nelson|first1=Sean|title=The Top 10 Albums, Songs, and Everything Else from the Year in Music 2015|url=https://www.thestranger.com/features/feature/2015/12/16/23267841/the-top-10-albums-songs-and-everything-else-from-the-year-in-music-2015|accessdate=January 16, 2018|work=[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]|date=December 16, 2015}}</ref> |
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Natural Information Society
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Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Genres | Avant-garde, Jazz |
Years active | 2010 - Present |
Labels | Eremite Records |
Natural Information Society is a music ensemble formed in 2010 and lead by Joshua Abrams, who performs on traditional and electric instrumentation.[1][2][3]
Background
Natural Information Society's albums have been released by Eremite Records and Drag City. The latter released a collaboration album with Bitchin Bajas.[4]
Reviews and responses
- According to Musicworks, Natural Information Society's performances place "a singular emphasis on the human and the humane in music in the midst of a galloping digitized industry".[5]
- The Guardian gave the group's album Simultonality four out of five stars, calling it "a compelling Afro-futurist voyage".[6]
- Rolling Stone named the group's album Simultonality to their list of the "20 Best Avant Albums of 2017".[7]
- The New York Times called the group's 2017 album Simultonality "At once tensile and hypnotic".[1]
- The Wire Magazine UK named the group's album Simultonality #7 in it's "The Wire’s Top 50 Releases of 2017"[8][9]
- The Stranger called the group's release Automaginary one of the "Top 10 Records of 2015 That Would Be on Every Critic's Top 10 List If Dave Segal Were King".[10]
- In 2015, the group was described by NPR as a "staple" of the underground music scene in Chicago".[11]
See also
References
- ^ a b RUSSONELLO, GIOVANNI. "Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week". The New York Times.
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(help) - ^ Masters, Marc (April 6, 2017). "Joshua AbramsNatural Information Society Simultonality". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society". rewire. Rewire Festival. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ Cohan, Brad (June 18, 2016). "The Best Experimental Albums of 2016 (So Far)". The Observer. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "Joshua Abrams' Natural Information Society". Musicworks magazine. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ Lewis, John (April 20, 2017). "Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society: Simultonality review – Africa soaring". The Guardian. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ Weingarten, Christopher (January 2, 2018). "20 Best Avant Albums of 2017". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "Listen to The Wire's Top 50 Releases of 2017". The Wire Magazine UK.
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(help) - ^ "Rewind 2017: Releases of the year, issue 407, page 23". The Wire Magazine UK.
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(help) - ^ Nelson, Sean (December 16, 2015). "The Top 10 Albums, Songs, and Everything Else from the Year in Music 2015". The Stranger. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "Songs We Love: Natural Information Society & Bitchin Bajas, 'Sign Spinners'". NPR.org. September 25, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ Joyce, Colin (December 9, 2015). "The 20 Best Avant Albums of 2015". Spin. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "The Best Experimental Albums of 2015". Pitchfork Magazine.
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