Natural Information Society

Natural Information Society
Origin Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres Avant-garde, Jazz
Years active 2010 - Present
Labels Eremite Records
Members Joshua Abrams, Lisa Alvarado

Natural Information Society is a music ensemble formed in 2010 and lead by Joshua Abrams.[1][2][3] Their music has been described as “ecstatic minimalism”[4] and NPR has called the group a "staple" of the underground music scene in Chicago.[5] Another performer in the group is Lisa Alvarado.[6]

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".[7] The Guardian gave the group's album Simultonality four out of five stars[8], The New York Times described it as "at once tensile and hypnotic",[9] while Rolling Stone named it to their list of the "20 Best Avant Albums of 2017".[10] 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".[11] Automaginary was also named by Spin as one of its "20 Best Avant Albums of 2015".[12] Pitchfork named their release Magnetoception number two in its "Best Experimental Albums of 2015".[13]

Natural Information Society's albums have been released by Eremite Records and a collaboration album with Bitchin Bajas was released by Drag City.[14][15]

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. ↑ Kopel, Dana (April 2017). "Vibrational Aesthetics: Lisa Alvarado". Mousse Magazine.
  5. ↑ Masters, Marc (April 20, 2017). "Songs We Love: Natural Information Society & Bitchin Bajas, 'Sign Spinners' Listen· 4:31". NPR. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  6. ↑ Cotter, Holland (27 April 2017). "10 Galleries to Visit Now on the Lower East Side". The New York Times.
  7. ↑ Broomer, Stuart (May 2015). "Joshua Abrams' Natural Information Society". Musicworks. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  8. ↑ Lewis, John (April 20, 2017). "Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society: Simultonality review – Africa soaring". The Guardian. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  9. ↑ RUSSONELLO, GIOVANNI. "Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week". The New York Times.
  10. ↑ Weingarten, Christopher (January 2, 2018). "20 Best Avant Albums of 2017". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ Joyce, Colin (December 9, 2015). "The 20 Best Avant Albums of 2015". Spin. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  13. ↑ Currin, Grayson (December 23, 2015). "The Best Experimental Albums of 2015". Pitchfork Magazine. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  14. ↑ Mulvey, John (March 20, 2017). "Reviewed: some of the best new music of 2017 so far". Uncut. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  15. ↑ Cohan, Brad (June 18, 2016). "The Best Experimental Albums of 2016 (So Far)". The Observer. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
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