Comments on: Wordy, White, and Pretentious

By: Caitlyn Benoit

Caitlyn Benoit — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:15:48 +0000

What’s funny is that the essay makes sense… well, at least to me. Despite creating pop-structured music I’m disenfranchised with the MTV/TRL/Britney Spears aspects of the music industry, so it kinda speaks to me.

I’m with Junior when he says he can hear a bit of “Fall In Line” in “Great Big Disco World”. Sometimes the old stuff becomes new again.

By: Lunasumerin

Lunasumerin — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:30:14 +0000

fascinating!

By: Antonio

Antonio — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:56:57 +0000

Still the Best Band, Yeah!!

By: Pi

Pi — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 06:13:16 +0000

Rumor (ie insoc.org) has it that Kurt was rather fond of the pretentious essay.

I’m glad I have a copy of this, though. Did you find a box of EPs in a basement, or something?

By: Doreen

Doreen — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:43:30 +0000

Your fans are calling you Inforamtion Society to have an Eighties Flashback venue with some other Eighties bands …. How bout it??? TRYING TO CONTACT THEM BUT HOW??

By: Andrew Steed

Andrew Steed — Wed, 02 May 2007 18:53:52 +0000

It is, indeed, a pretty good line!

By: Junior Kain

Junior Kain — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:57:48 +0000

Sometimes we just want to show our work, even when we have no experience. When I started remixing and producing, I really did bad things. Everybody have the right to miss the first hit.
The InSoc EP couldn’t be acclaimed by the critics because in fact the songs wasn’t a big deal, especially the lyrics. Anyway we have to consider that InSoc was a young band trying to be cool, making music on their own way, mixing and pressing their own record, without any interference. Is the hardest way, is very hard. But sometimes one band or another can reach the top, and get the whole credit and fame without sharing with big executives and their expensive cars.
It wasn’t the case here.
Anyway, no matter how “kitsch” the album could sound to unawared ears, this EP is an important piece in the whole growing process. It was the first attempt to make something, it is a wonderful experimental piece. And we have to consider the fact they where in early ’80, if you wasn’t born in early-middle ’70 you will not get the feeling.
Right now, the InSoc EP is a rare material, very expensive, because is the mark zero from their recordings.
When I hear “Great Big Disco World”, a “new” song from the brand new EP “Oscillator” and a very good one, I can feel a little bit of “Fall In Line” playing at my ears.
Sometimes is cool to go back to the roots, and this is an example that fits perfectly.
So don’t be fooled by the EP, is a masterpiece for the fans.

By: Amber (Ghost In Daylight)

Amber (Ghost In Daylight) — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 02:56:14 +0000

I really love reading these.