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==Background==
==Background==
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>
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=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>


==Reviews and responses==
==Reviews and responses==

Revision as of 08:06, 17 January 2018

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 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 a collaboration album with Bitchin Bajas was released by Drag City.[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" while Rolling Stone named it to their list of the "20 Best Avant Albums of 2017".[6][7] 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".[8] Automaginary was also named by Spin as one of its "20 Best Avant Albums of 2015".[9] Pitchfork named their release Magnetoception #2 in it's "The Best Experimental Albums of 2015".[10]

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. ^ Cohan, Brad (June 18, 2016). "The Best Experimental Albums of 2016 (So Far)". The Observer. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  5. ^ Broomer, Stuart (May 2015). "Joshua Abrams' Natural Information Society". Musicworks. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  6. ^ Lewis, John (April 20, 2017). "Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society: Simultonality review – Africa soaring". The Guardian. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  7. ^ Weingarten, Christopher (January 2, 2018). "20 Best Avant Albums of 2017". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Joyce, Colin (December 9, 2015). "The 20 Best Avant Albums of 2015". Spin. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  10. ^ "The Best Experimental Albums of 2015". Pitchfork Magazine. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)