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'''Natural Information Society''' is a music ensemble formed in 2010 and lead by [[Joshua Abrams (musician)|Joshua Abrams]], who performs on traditional and electric instrumentation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society|url=https://arts.uchicago.edu/event/joshua-abrams-natural-information-society|website=UChicagoARTS|publisher=[[University of Chicago]]|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Masters|first1=Marc|title=Joshua AbramsNatural Information Society Simultonality|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22964-simultonality/|accessdate=January 16, 2018|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=April 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society|url=https://www.rewirefestival.nl/artist/joshua-abrams-nis|website=rewire|publisher=[[Rewire Festival]]|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> In 2017, the group was described by [[NPR]] as a "staple" of the underground music scene in [[Chicago]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Masters|first1=Marc|title=Songs We Love: Natural Information Society & Bitchin Bajas, 'Sign Spinners' Listen· 4:31|url=https://www.npr.org/2015/09/25/443202778/songs-we-love-natural-information-society-bitchin-bajas-sign-spinners|accessdate=January 16, 2018|work=[[NPR]]|date=April 20, 2017}}</ref>


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".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Broomer|first1=Stuart|title=Joshua Abrams’ Natural Information Society|url=https://www.musicworks.ca/featured-article/joshua-abrams%E2%80%99-national-information-society|accessdate=January 16, 2018|work=[[Musicworks]]|date=May 2015}}</ref> ''[[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".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lewis|first1=John|title=Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society: Simultonality review – Africa soaring|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/apr/20/joshua-abrams-natural-information-society-simultonality-review-africa-soaring|accessdate=January 16, 2018|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=April 20, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Weingarten|first1=Christopher|title=20 Best Avant Albums of 2017|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/20-best-avant-albums-of-2017-w514243/joshua-abrams-natural-information-society-simultonality-w514264|accessdate=January 16, 2018|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=January 2, 2018}}</ref> ''[[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> ''Automaginary'' was also named by ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' as one of its "20 Best Avant Albums of 2015".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Joyce|first1=Colin|title=The 20 Best Avant Albums of 2015|url=https://www.spin.com/2015/12/the-20-best-avant-albums-of-2015/|accessdate=January 16, 2018|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=December 9, 2015}}</ref> ''[[Pitchfork Music Festival|Pitchfork]]'' named their release Magnetoception #2 in it's "The Best Experimental Albums of 2015".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9773-the-best-experimental-albums-of-2015/|title=The Best Experimental Albums of 2015|last=|first=|date=|website=Pitchfork Magazine|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>
'''Natural Information Society''' is a music ensemble described as “ecstatic minimalism”.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://moussemagazine.it/vibrational-aesthetics-lisa-alvarado/|title=Vibrational Aesthetics: Lisa Alvarado|last=Kopel|first=Dana|date=April 2017|website=Mousse Magazine}}</ref> The group formed in 2010 and is led by multi-instrumentalist and composer [[Joshua Abrams (musician)|Joshua Abrams]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society|url=https://arts.uchicago.edu/event/joshua-abrams-natural-information-society|website=UChicagoARTS|publisher=[[University of Chicago]]|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Masters|first1=Marc|title=Joshua AbramsNatural Information Society Simultonality|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22964-simultonality/|accessdate=January 16, 2018|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=April 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society|url=https://www.rewirefestival.nl/artist/joshua-abrams-nis|website=rewire|publisher=[[Rewire Festival]]|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> [[NPR]] called the group a "staple" of the underground music scene in [[Chicago]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Masters|first1=Marc|title=Songs We Love: Natural Information Society & Bitchin Bajas, 'Sign Spinners' Listen· 4:31|url=https://www.npr.org/2015/09/25/443202778/songs-we-love-natural-information-society-bitchin-bajas-sign-spinners|accessdate=January 16, 2018|work=[[NPR]]|date=April 20, 2017}}</ref> Their performances often include the paintings of [[Lisa Alvarado]].<ref name="nyt4">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/27/arts/design/10-galleries-to-visit-now-on-the-lower-east-side.html|title=10 Galleries to Visit Now on the Lower East Side|last=Cotter|first=Holland|date=27 April 2017|work=The New York Times}}</ref>


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".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Broomer|first1=Stuart|title=Joshua Abrams' Natural Information Society|url=https://www.musicworks.ca/featured-article/joshua-abrams%E2%80%99-national-information-society|accessdate=January 16, 2018|work=[[Musicworks]]|date=May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131751/https://www.musicworks.ca/featured-article/joshua-abrams%E2%80%99-national-information-society|archive-date=January 17, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' gave the group's album ''[[Simultonality]]'' four out of five stars,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/apr/20/joshua-abrams-natural-information-society-simultonality-review-africa-soaring|title=Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society: Simultonality review – Africa soaring|last1=Lewis|first1=John|date=April 20, 2017|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=January 16, 2018}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' described it as "at once tensile and hypnotic",<ref name="nyt1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/20/arts/music/pop-rock-and-jazz-in-nyc-this-week.html|title=Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week|last=RUSSONELLO|first=GIOVANNI|work=The New York Times |date=20 April 2017 }}</ref> while ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' named it to their list of the "20 Best Avant Albums of 2017".<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Weingarten|first1=Christopher|title=20 Best Avant Albums of 2017|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/20-best-avant-albums-of-2017-w514243/joshua-abrams-natural-information-society-simultonality-w514264|accessdate=January 16, 2018|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=January 2, 2018}}</ref> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' named their double album ''[[Magnetoception (album)|Magnetoception]]'' #2 on their "Best Experimental Albums of 2015".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9773-the-best-experimental-albums-of-2015/|title=The Best Experimental Albums of 2015|last=Currin|first=Grayson|date=December 23, 2015|website=Pitchfork Magazine|access-date=January 16, 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]'' called the group's release ''[[Automaginary]]'' one of the "Top 10 Records of 2015" and it was also named by ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' as one of its "20 Best Avant Albums of 2015".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Joyce|first1=Colin|title=The 20 Best Avant Albums of 2015|url=https://www.spin.com/2015/12/the-20-best-avant-albums-of-2015/|accessdate=January 16, 2018|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=December 9, 2015}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' described their first album, ''Natural Information'', as "one of the rough gems of the post-everything musical era”.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/19/arts/music/19playlist.html|title=Joshua Abrams|last=RATLIFF|first=BEN|work=The New York Times |date=19 September 2010 }}</ref>
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Natural Information Society's albums have been released by [[Eremite Records]], and a collaboration album with [[Bitchin Bajas]] was released by [[Drag City (record label)|Drag City]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mulvey|first1=John|title=Reviewed: some of the best new music of 2017 so far|url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/blog/reviewed-best-new-music-2017-far-99732|accessdate=January 16, 2018|work=[[Uncut (magazine)]]|date=March 20, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Cohan|first1=Brad|title=The Best Experimental Albums of 2016 (So Far)|url=http://observer.com/2016/06/the-best-experimental-albums-of-2016-so-far/|accessdate=January 16, 2018|work=[[The Observer]]|date=June 18, 2016}}</ref>

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Natural Information Society's albums have been released by [[Eremite Records]] and a collaboration album with [[Bitchin Bajas]] was released by [[Drag City (record label)|Drag City]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mulvey|first1=John|title=Reviewed: some of the best new music of 2017 so far|url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/blog/reviewed-best-new-music-2017-far-99732|accessdate=January 16, 2018|work=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|date=March 20, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Cohan|first1=Brad|title=The Best Experimental Albums of 2016 (So Far)|url=http://observer.com/2016/06/the-best-experimental-albums-of-2016-so-far/|accessdate=January 16, 2018|work=[[The Observer]]|date=June 18, 2016}}</ref>

==Discography==
* ''Natural Information'' ([[Eremite Records|Eremite]], 2010)
* ''[[Represencing]]'' (Eremite, 2012)
* ''[[Magnetoception (album)|Magnetoception]]'' (Eremite, 2015)
* ''[[Automaginary]]'' ([[Drag City (record label)|Drag City]], 2015) with [[Bitchin Bajas]]
* ''[[Simultonality]]'' (Eremite, 2017)
* ''[[Mandatory Reality]]'' (Eremite, 2019)
* ''[[Descension (Out of Our Constrictions)]]'' (Eremite, 2021) with [[Evan Parker]]
* ''[[Since Time Is Gravity]]'' (Eremite, 2023) with [[Ari Brown]]


== See also==
== See also==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://naturalinformationsociety.com/ Natural Information Society website]
* [http://naturalinformationsociety.com/ Natural Information Society]
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[[Category:Jazz ensembles]]
[[Category:Jazz ensembles from Illinois]]
[[Category:2010 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:2010 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Drag City (record label) artists]]
[[Category:Drag City (record label) artists]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Chicago]]

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Natural Information Society
OriginChicago, Illinois, U.S.
GenresAvant-garde, Jazz, Minimalism
Years active2010 - Present
LabelsEremite Records, Drag City
MembersJoshua Abrams, Lisa Alvarado
Websitenaturalinformationsociety.com

Natural Information Society is a music ensemble described as “ecstatic minimalism”.[1] The group formed in 2010 and is led by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joshua Abrams.[2][3][4] NPR called the group a "staple" of the underground music scene in Chicago.[5] Their performances often include the paintings of 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] Pitchfork named their double album Magnetoception #2 on their "Best Experimental Albums of 2015".[11] The Stranger called the group's release Automaginary one of the "Top 10 Records of 2015" and it was also named by Spin as one of its "20 Best Avant Albums of 2015".[12] The New York Times described their first album, Natural Information, as "one of the rough gems of the post-everything musical era”.[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]

Discography

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kopel, Dana (April 2017). "Vibrational Aesthetics: Lisa Alvarado". Mousse Magazine.
  2. ^ "Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society". UChicagoARTS. University of Chicago. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  3. ^ Masters, Marc (April 6, 2017). "Joshua AbramsNatural Information Society Simultonality". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society". rewire. Rewire Festival. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  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. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. 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 (20 April 2017). "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. ^ Currin, Grayson (December 23, 2015). "The Best Experimental Albums of 2015". Pitchfork Magazine. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  12. ^ Joyce, Colin (December 9, 2015). "The 20 Best Avant Albums of 2015". Spin. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  13. ^ RATLIFF, BEN (19 September 2010). "Joshua Abrams". The New York Times.
  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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