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Creatures Of Influence
''Creatures of Influence'' is an independent album by the synthpop band Information Society. The album was temporarily made available for free listening on the band's website; it was removed in preparation for the re-release in the ''Apocryphon'' compilation. Track listing All songs composed by Paul Robb, except track 2 by Murat Konar. # "Hiroshima" – 4:45 # "Running" – 8:03 # "Creatures of Influence" – 3:42 # "Don't Lose Your Mind" – 4:21 # "Fall in Line" – 3:48 # "Signals" – 4:12 # "The Swamp" – 3:03 Personnel * Paul Robb * Murat Konar * Kurt Harland Kurt Harland is an American singer, songwriter, and audio engineer and is the lead singer of Information Society. He also works on video game scores, including two of the soundtracks for the ''Legacy of Kain'' video game series ('' Legacy of Ka ... * James Cassidy External links Kurt Harland comments on ''Creatures Of Influence''Video of "Fall in Line" 1984 albums Information Society (band) albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl long-playing (LP) records played at rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the popularity of the cassette reached its peak during the late 1980s, sharply declined during the 1990s and had largely disappeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Information Society (band)
Information Society (also known as InSoc) is an American band from Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota, initially active from 1982 to 1997, primarily consisting of Kurt Harland Larson, Paul Robb, and James Cassidy; the latter two reconvened the band in 2006, initially with Christopher Anton as lead vocalist, then with Harland rejoining them as lead vocalist by 2008. The group's breakout single was 1988's " What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)", a dance song which spent 39 weeks on the dance chart, going straight to number one and would also peak at number three on the Hot 100 pop chart. The track included a vocal sample of Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy) from ''Star Trek'', saying "pure energy". The band has been honored with a star on the outside mural of the Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue, recognizing performers that have played sold-out shows or have otherwise demonstrated a major contribution to the culture at the iconic venue. Receiving a star "might be the most prestigious p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synthpop
Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic, art rock, disco, and particularly the Krautrock of bands like Kraftwerk. It arose as a distinct genre in Japan and the United Kingdom in the post-punk era as part of the new wave movement of the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. Electronic musical synthesizers that could be used practically in a recording studio became available in the mid-1960s, and the mid-1970s saw the rise of electronic art musicians. After the breakthrough of Gary Numan in the UK Singles Chart in 1979, large numbers of artists began to enjoy success with a synthesizer-based sound in the early 1980s. In Japan, Yellow Magic Orchestra introduced the TR-808 rhythm machine to popular music, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twin/Tone Records
Twin/Tone Records was an independent record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which operated from 1977 until 1994. It was the original home of influential Minnesota bands the Replacements and Soul Asylum and was instrumental in helping the Twin Cities music scene achieve national attention in the 1980s. Along with other independent American labels such as SST Records, Touch and Go Records, and Dischord, Twin/Tone helped to spearhead the nationwide network of underground bands that formed the pre-Nirvana indie-rock scene. These labels presided over the shift from the hardcore punk that then dominated the American underground scene to the more diverse styles of alternative rock that were emerging. Twin/Tone originated in the Minneapolis punk rock scene. The label was begun by Peter Jesperson, music and sports writer Charley Hallman, and Paul Stark. Releases by the pop/rock group The Suburbs were both Twin/Tone's first release ('' The Suburbs EP'' in 1978) and its last (''Viv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murat Konar
Murat may refer to: Places Australia * Murat Bay, a bay in South Australia * Murat Marine Park, a marine protected area France * Murat, Allier, a commune in the department of Allier * Murat, Cantal, a commune in the department of Cantal Elsewhere * Murat, Iran, a village in Lorestan Province * Murat Rural LLG, a local government area in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea * Murat River, Turkey * Murat, Wisconsin, United States, an unincorporated community Other uses * Murat (name), people with the given name or surname * Murat Centre, an entertainment venue in Indianapolis, Indiana currently known as the Old National Centre * Murat Shrine, a masonic building in Indianapolis, Indiana See also * Murat-le-Quaire, a commune in the department of Puy-de-Dôme, France * Murat-sur-Vèbre Murat-sur-Vèbre (; oc, Murat) is a commune in the Tarn department and Occitanie region of southern France. Geography The Dourdou de Camarès River has its source in the commune. See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The InSoc EP
''The InSoc EP'' (also called ''The Information Society'') is an EP by the synthpop band Information Society. It was their first record. ''The InSoc EP'' was recorded in 14 hours, for $600. Only 1,000 copies were printed, at a cost of $1000, and around 50 were actually sold. Harland saved around 200, but most were discarded and destroyed. The remaining copies were put for sale, autographed, on Information Society's website on June 12, 2007; they were sold out by the next day. It was temporarily made available for free listening on the band's website but was removed in preparation for the re-release in the ''Apocryphon'' compilation. Track listing All songs composed by Paul Robb; track 4 based on "Get Up Offa That Thing" by James Brown. # "Bacchanale" – 1:38 # "Fall in Line" – 3:44 # "Growing Up with Shiva" – 4:15 # "Get Up (Away from that Thing)" – 5:35 # "Can You Live as Fast as Me" – 5:13 Personnel * Kurt Harland * Pamela Brustman * Paul Robb Paul Jason Rob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Information Society (album)
''Information Society'' is the debut studio album by American synth-pop band Information Society, released on June 21, 1988, by Tommy Boy Records and Reprise Records. It was the band's first release under a major label, after two independently released extended plays. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 6, 1988, denoting shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in the United States. Four singles were released from the album, including "What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)", the group's most commercially successful single to date. It was one of the only albums released in the seldom-used CD+G format. Production ''Information Society'' is one of the very few albums to have CD+G content. As the CD+G format never caught on and compatible players are difficult to find, the whole content was also made available on the band's website. "What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)" and "Walking Away" were used in a sampler disc bundled with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synthpop
Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic, art rock, disco, and particularly the Krautrock of bands like Kraftwerk. It arose as a distinct genre in Japan and the United Kingdom in the post-punk era as part of the new wave movement of the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. Electronic musical synthesizers that could be used practically in a recording studio became available in the mid-1960s, and the mid-1970s saw the rise of electronic art musicians. After the breakthrough of Gary Numan in the UK Singles Chart in 1979, large numbers of artists began to enjoy success with a synthesizer-based sound in the early 1980s. In Japan, Yellow Magic Orchestra introduced the TR-808 rhythm machine to popular music, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electro Roots 1982-1985
Electro or Elektro may refer to: Music * Electro (music), a genre of electronic music which originated in the early 1980s * Electronic music in general or its other subgenres such as electro house and electropop Fiction * Electro (Marvel Comics), a villain featured in ''Spider-Man'' comics ** Elektro (comics), a fictional robot that appears in comic books published by Timely Comics * Electro (Transformers), a cartoon character in the ''Transformers'' series * "Electro" (The Mighty Boosh), a 2004 episode of ''The Mighty Boosh'' Wrestlers *Electroshock (wrestler), veteran luchador, also known as Electro * Electro (wrestler), holder of the IWA World Heavyweight Championship Other * Elektro, the nickname of several robots built by Westinghouse * Elektro, the currency of the board game Power Grid * Abbreviation that was used in the printing industry to refer to the electrotyped copy of a forme. * A Yashica series of cameras (Electro 35, TL Electro, etc.) * Alisport Silent 2 Elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running (Information Society Song)
"Running" is the debut single by the band InSoc (Information Society) originally released on the ''Creatures of Influence'' album in 1985. The single for Running was distributed to club DJs, and became a favorite all over clubs, particularly in the Latin clubs of New York City. The single was later remixed by Tommy Boy Records and the remix single was released and became even more of a club hit, eventually reaching number 2 on the Dance/Club Airplay charts. Tommy Boy Records signed Information Society in 1986 and their self-titled album soon followed, featuring a mix of the single. In 1988 Information Society's self-titled album was released and went platinum. Unlike other singles in the catalogue, "Running" does not feature Kurt Harland on lead vocals, as the song was written and recorded by short-lived band member Murat Konar, who left the band in 1985 and would later be an integral part of the development of both SoundEdit (a Mac hosted sound editing application) and Adobe Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Robb
Paul Jason Robb is a synthesizer player, producer, songwriter and one of the founding members of the band Information Society. Biography Robb was a member of Information Society from its inception in the early 1980s until 1992 (after its third release '' Peace and Love, Inc.''). When Information Society's contract with Tommy Boy/ Reprise/ Warner Bros. Records ended, Paul (who at the time had a new infant) chose to work in films and commercials, winning two Clio Awards for BMW ads in the process. In 1996, he started a record company called Hakatak International. Hakatak featured his one-man industrial-tinged band Think Tank, as well as a trip hop- and world music-flavored collaboration with Minneapolis folk singer Barbara Cohen named Brother Sun Sister Moon. When trip hop briefly gained mainstream popularity following the release of Portishead's '' Dummy'', Brother Sun Sister Moon recorded for Virgin Records, causing the temporary dissolution of Hakatak in June 1997. No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Harland
Kurt Harland is an American singer, songwriter, and audio engineer and is the lead singer of Information Society. He also works on video game scores, including two of the soundtracks for the ''Legacy of Kain'' video game series ('' Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver'' and ''Soul Reaver 2'' in collaboration with Jim Hedges). Personal life Kurt has stated he started performing and making music with Information Society at age 19, back in 1982. Career Information Society In early concerts and albums, Harland was credited under the pseudonym "Kurt Valaquen," Valaquen taken from Tolkien, meaning child of light. After the band had achieved mainstream success, he began using his own middle name as his professional last name. 1982-1990 Formed in 1982, synthpop band Information Society achieved mainstream success for a time in the late eighties and early nineties. They are most widely known for their 1988 hit single " What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)". The band's last major (top 40) c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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