Natural Information Society is a music ensemble described as “ecstatic minimalism”. The group formed in 2010 and is led by multi-instrumentalist and composer Joshua Abrams.

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called the group a "staple" of the underground music scene in

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. Their performances often include the paintings of Lisa Alvarado. According to ''

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'', 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". ''

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'' gave the group's album ''Simultonality'' four out of five stars, ''

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'' described it as "at once tensile and hypnotic", while ''

Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first kno ...

'' named it to their list of the "20 Best Avant Albums of 2017". ''

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'' named their double album ''Magnetoception'' #2 on their "Best Experimental Albums of 2015". '' The Stranger'' called the group's release ''Automaginary'' one of the "Top 10 Records of 2015" and it was also named by ''

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'' as one of its "20 Best Avant Albums of 2015". ''

'' described their first album ''Natural Information'' as "one of the rough gems of the post-everything musical era”. Natural Information Society's albums have been released by

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and a collaboration album with

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was released by Drag City.

Discography

* ''Natural Information'' (

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, 2010) * ''Represencing'' (Eremite, 2012) * ''Automaginary'' ( Drag City, 2015) with

* ''Magnetoception'' (Eremite, 2015) * ''Simultonality'' (Eremite, 2017) * '' Mandatory Reality'' (Eremite, 2019) * '' Descension (Out of Our Constrictions)'' (Eremite, 2021) with

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* '' Since Time Is Gravity'' (Eremite, 2023) with

Ari Brown Ari Brown (born February 1, 1944) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and pianist. Biography Brown grew up in Chicago and attended Wilson College, where he met musicians such as Jack DeJohnette, Henry Threadgill, Roscoe Mitchell, and Joseph ...

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