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Natural Information Society
OriginChicago, Illinois, United States
GenresAvant-garde, Jazz
Years active2010 - Present
LabelsEremite Records

Natural Information Society is a music ensemble formed in 2010 that is lead by Joshua Abrams. He performs on traditional and electric instrumentation.[1][failed verification][2][3]

Background

Natural Information Society's albums have been released by Eremite Records, and a collaboration album with Bitchin Bajas was released by Drag City.[4][5]

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".[6] The Guardian gave the group's album Simultonality four out of five stars, calling it "a compelling Afro-futurist voyage" while Rolling Stone named it to their list of the "20 Best Avant Albums of 2017" and The Wire named the album #7 in their "Top 50 Releases of 2017".[7][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] Automaginary was also named by Spin as one of its "20 Best Avant Albums of 2015".[11] Pitchfork named their release Magnetoception #2 in it's "The Best Experimental Albums of 2015".[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society". UChicagoARTS. University of Chicago. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Masters, Marc (April 6, 2017). "Joshua AbramsNatural Information Society Simultonality". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society". rewire. Rewire Festival. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  4. ^ Mulvey, John (March 20, 2017). "Reviewed: some of the best new music of 2017 so far". Uncut (magazine). Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  5. ^ Cohan, Brad (June 18, 2016). "The Best Experimental Albums of 2016 (So Far)". The Observer. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  6. ^ Broomer, Stuart (May 2015). "Joshua Abrams' Natural Information Society". Musicworks. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  7. ^ Lewis, John (April 20, 2017). "Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society: Simultonality review – Africa soaring". The Guardian. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  8. ^ Weingarten, Christopher (January 2, 2018). "20 Best Avant Albums of 2017". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  9. ^ "Listen to The Wire's Top 50 Releases of 2017". The Wire UK. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Joyce, Colin (December 9, 2015). "The 20 Best Avant Albums of 2015". Spin. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  12. ^ "The Best Experimental Albums of 2015". Pitchfork Magazine. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

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