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. In 2017, the group was described by NPR as a "staple" of the underground music scene in Chicago. Another performer in the group is Lisa Alvarado.

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".The Guardian gave the group's album Simultonality four out of five stars, calling it "a compelling Afro-futurist voyage", Giovanni Russonello of The New York Times described it as "at once tensile and hypnotic", while Rolling Stone named it to their list of the "20 Best Avant Albums of 2017".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".Automaginary was also named by Spin as one of its "20 Best Avant Albums of 2015".Pitchfork named their release Magnetoception number two in its "Best Experimental Albums of 2015".

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

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