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We are pleased to announce a one-off live performance on July 3, 2012 at the Grand Opening of the club Complex in Glendale, CA. This will be our only US performance in 2012 and we hope to see you there!

Get tickets here

Stay tuned for more information.

Please check out the release notes and lyrics here:

http://insoc.org/WoN

which include all the radio chatter text as well as the heavily-altered verses.

Published under the name “Larson Seibold Project”, this song is now available from the following online sources, and possibly some others about which I know not:

iTunes | eMusic | Amazon | CDBaby

Finally, To amuse and annoy all InSoc fans, Kurt and Steven are offering fabulous prizes (*) to the best submission of a video to accompany Witch Of November. Just grab the track, put some video or photo-collage under it and post it to YouTube! Send a link of your video to ThalyaFlourishing@gmail.com, and Kurt and Steve will judge, in their infinite wisdom, which is the coolest. Best five videos win!

(*) Prizes not actually fabulous.
Prizes may contain nuts.
Prizes actually are:

Hate Dept.’s Technical Difficulties album (CD)
Hate Dept.’s Ditch album (CD)
Hate Dept.’s Technical Difficulties album (Color Promo Flats)
A downloadable copy of Kurt’s unreleased song “On My Way”
A signed printed picture of Kurt doing something stupid
—

Kurt Larson
“Adulthood: Subtler colors, stronger tastes”

Check out the new InSoc Remix Album.

Energize! Vol 1 is the start of a collection of all the great InSoc Remixes. Old and new, all in one place. Reacquaint yourself with favorites from days of old, or find mixes you’ve never heard before. Never knew existed. Never had the chance to bless your ears with the music that only a remix sent straight from above could achieve. There’s something here for everybody.

But act now. Before this album gets locked away in the InSoc vaults never to see the light of day again.

1. Going, Going, Gone (Danny Saber Remix)
2. Back In The Day (Kasino Mix)
3. Walking Away (Space Age Mix)
4. I Like The Way You Werk It (Jr. Kain & Arvy Mix)
5. Lay All Your Love On Me (Justin Strauss Remix)
6. Growing Up With Shiva (Apocryphon Remix)
7. Think (Virtual Reality Mix)
8. Nothing Sacred (Apocryphon Palimpsest)
9. How Long (Justin Strauss Remix)
10. Baby Just Wants (Wesley Krusher Ghost Girl Remix)
11. Peace & Love, Inc. (Disco Mosh Pit Mix)
12. The Swamp

Pick it up today at:
iTunes
or
Amazon

Consume en masse!

“Music defined the decade. “Video Killed the Radio Star” ushered in MTV, “Don’t You (Forget about Me)” ruled The Breakfast Club, and “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” became the anthem for a generation. However, it wasn’t just about the music, it was also about the art of the music. What we saw was nearly as important as what we listened to, and decades later the images of the ‘80s continue to dominate our culture.”

Good Day, InSocialites!
Go check out Matthew Chojnacki’s new book highlighting Cover Art from 80s vinyl records. A time when the art for an album was just as important and trendsetting as the music itself. “What’s On Your Mind” with it’s primary color silhouette makes the cut with a few words from Mr Robb. Head on over to Amazon using the links below.

Amazon US
Amazon UK

Find your ticket information HERE.

Pull out those old Think Tank MP3s
Stream Orgazmo on Netflix
And set phasers to PARTAY!

In Every Revolution There Is One Man With A Vision

More information available at:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=119199611472443

http://rocketsmusik.com/ganate-un-boxset-autografiado-por-depeche-mode

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Also taking place at Dracula’s Ball is the Dark Dreams Collection Raffle. Among the raffle items is a brand new 30-second song for your ringtone recorded by Information Society. All proceeds from the auction and raffle benefit Musicopia and SPARC.

For more details about Dracula’s Ball and where to buy tickets, please visit http://www.draculasball.com/details.htm.

@virtadpt: If you wanted to start making synthpop music, in what aspect of music would you recommend starting?
Paul Robb: Songwriting. Always songwriting. 700 years ago, my career actually started when I sold my band’s live mixer and bought a multi-track cassette deck, thus focusing my energies on writing rather than performing. A good song can exist nicely in any number of genres, a bad song doesn’t really work in any genre.

@DarylNorthrop: Love your work! Synthesizer is a great album. Any touring soon?
Paul Robb: Sadly, not at the moment. All three members are embroiled in other projects and daily life, and it’s difficult to find the time.

@manfariel: I’d ask if it is true that inSoc comes (to Brazil) from July 15-30? It is me, Paul, Viviane (Brazil, S�?£o Paulo)
Paul Robb: It is not true, unfortunately. Kurt has just started at a new company and can not really get away until the new game is out in the fall.

@chrisakavern: How come “Fire Tonight” is not in the live set?
Paul Robb: It’s a little bit of a downer for the live set, isn’t it? Wouldn’t you people rather see us jumping around shrieking like monkeys?

The live concert took place in Philadelphia in 2008 and featured James, Paul and Kurt in fantastic form. A German film crew shot the entire show from multiple angles and captured the fantastic energy of both the band and the audience. The track listing for the concert is:

1 Peace and Love, Inc.
2 Wrongful Death
3 The Seeds of Pain
4 Walking Away
5 Baby Just Wants
6 Burning Bridges
7 Think
8 Jonestown
9 Growing Up With Shiva
10 I Like The Way You Werk It
11 Run Away
12 Back in the Day (Old School Electro Version)
13 Running
14 Are ‘Friends’ Electric?
15 What’s On Your Mind (Pure Energy)

In addition to the full concert, the DVD contains all five videos released by the band during their time at Warner Records, available for the first time on DVD, taken directly from Warner’s archive masters. Bonus features include several photo montages, a video montage from their first tour of South America in the late 1980s, and a few other clips, including the infamous “Wall Street” video.

As if that wasn’t enough, the DVD also contains a full version of the band’s digital-only “Modulator” EP in MP3 format. Only available through digital download, this nine-track EP contains remixes from the Synthesizer album by such folks as Dave Aude’ and Tommie Sunshine, as well as a brand new track with Kurt on vocals (“Don’t Touch The Devil”) and a live recording of a track not previously available in stores (“Wrongful Death”).

This DVD is in NTSC format, which is the standard for American DVD players. Customers outside of North America using PAL or SECAM systems may or may not be able to view NTSC format. There is no Region Code on this DVD (Region Code 0).

The official release date for this product is October 20, 2009.

DVD Cover – VERY LARGE

MODULATOR, the new digital-only remix EP from Information Society is slated for release on September 22. Featured remixers include Tommie Sunshine, Dave Aude, Ego Likeness, among others.

Other surprises include a live version of the vintage INSOC classic, “Wrongful Death,” and “Don’t Touch the Devil,” which is a brand spankin’ new collaboration between Kurt Larson and Paul Robb.

MODULATOR will be available through all the major online services, including iTunes and Amazon.

-1. Seeds of Pain (Dave Aude Remix)
-2. Baby Just Wants (Lthrboots Remix)
-3. Run Away (Tommie Sunshine Remix)
-4. I Love It When… (Jon Gill’s Downtown Remix)
-5. More To This (Sucias TTV Mix)
-6. This Way Tonight (Ego Likeness Remix)
-7. Baby Just Wants (Wesley Krusher’s Ghost Girl Remix)
-8. Don’t Touch the Devil
-9. Wrongful Death (Live 2008)

Kurt is very, very upset. Kristin is heartbroken. There is a reward – please contact at the address shown in the images, no questions asked.

Kurt had with him a stuffed pig, “Jungle Pig,” on tour in Brasil.

While on stage in Ribeir�?£o Preto, he was STOLEN. He belongs to Kurt’s best friend (and our graphic designer), Kristin, and is a very important keepsake to her. Please, if you know where he is or know who has taken him, return him to his rightful owner.

He was taken from Kurt, and was last seen with someone who bought two t-shirts and admitted they’d stolen him. The pig-napper left before anybody could do anything to stop him.

Thank you.

Click the images for larger versions

Who knew that Paul could Samba?

Part Two – What’s On Your Mind (Pure Energy)

Thanks go out to Arvy and Junior Kain for providing the translation.
Translation Caderno B cover:

Alert: Eighties Lives

So, Information Society, a group that made the world dance with technopop of the past, is back in Brazil for the eighth time, and they don���?�t know why thousands of fans still love the dance floor hits while the rest of the country is listening to local (Brazilian) rock.

Page B4 (main article):

Technopop? Still?

Today, it sounds like an old bpm to less nostalgic ears, but in seven visits to Brazil ���?? in 1989, 1990, 1991 (twice), 1993, 1997, 2006 and the eighth about to happen on August 7 at Vivo Rio ���?? the American technopop group Information Society enjoys a rarely-reached status on the world stage.

â�?��?I can’t explain how we became so popular there, maybe it’s because the Brazilian people have an excellent musical taste,â�?� said Paul Robb, band co-founder, from New York in a phone interview with Jornal do Brasil. â�?��?The interesting thing is that we sold many more records here in the USA and Japan, but we never performed to a huge crowd like the times we’ve been in Brazil.â�?�

Tropical memories

Together with DJ’s and original band members Kurt Harland and James Cassidy, Paul Robb expects to face that receptivity one more time. They were the first international artists to perform in many Brazilian cities.

â�?��?On the first occasion in Manaus, it was very hot and I got sick,â�?� recalls Robb. â�?��?It felt like a hundred degrees. I couldn’t take it and I left the hotel to get some fresh air in the city. I bumped with a school-kind-of band that seemed to be fantastic. I don’t know why, but that military beat made me feel better from fever.â�?�

Many visits to Brazil, with countless stories.

â�?��?The best tour was in 1991, at Rock in Rio. It was one of the best shows of our career, but the fans complained a lot about the short set. We wanted to play more, but the organizers didn’t allow us. I don’t think they realized how popular we were, between stars like George Michael and Prince. Even now, in interviews, we are asked why that show was too short. I also remember that our success was so big we couldn’t get out from the hotel, so many fans gathered in the hall. To hang out in the city, we had to sneak out of the hotel, so we could take a ride through Rio together with Run DMC.â�?�
It was a time of pop music when guitars, bass and drums gave room to computers, synthesizers and drum machines. And Information Society reigned in that department. The technopop genre had roots from the 70′s, with the sound of bands like Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream. Soon after, others took flight. Some of them vanished (Human League, Ultravox, A Flock of Seagulls, Soft Cell, Thomas Dolby) while others kept themselves alive (Depeche Mode, New Order, and IS itself). The band – formed by Robb, Harland and Cassidy – had a collection of hits during their career, with a 3-year hiatus in 1993. Now they are back together, not just rehashing a glorious past, but actually producing new material. In 2007 they released a CD with brand new songs called Synthesizer and will release the DVD “It Is Useless to Resist Us” in October.

â�?��?The musical styles were changing and we didn’t want to change what we were doing just to keep us popular. We were 30, time to take a break, marry, and raise children.â�?�

The favorite pop gems vary with audiences around the world.

â�?��?It’s funny, but we noticed that even in our country the peopleâ�?��?�s taste may vary,â�?� points Paul. â�?��?On the west coast, â�?��?What’s On Your Mindâ�?� is unbeatable. Here in New York and also in Florida, the success is â�?��?Runningâ�?�. In Brazil, it always was â�?��?Repetitionâ�?�. All Brazilian chicks love the ballads!â�?�

All the hits, plus â�?��?How Longâ�?�, â�?��?Peace & Love, Inc.â�?� and â�?��?Thinkâ�?�, will be in the set list for this tour. In addition to Rio, the tour includes stops in Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, S�?£o Paulo and Ribeir�?£o Preto. Only in Rio de Janeiro, the show will be opened by DJ Mem�?ª, playing hits from the 80′s.

â�?��?I think the longevity of our success is due to the fact that our shows are very upbeat, compared to other electronic bands. And also, Information Society isn’t a reunion of three unemployed DJ’s, producers or singers. We are a real band,â�?� says Robb.

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“People running out from the restrooms to the dance floor” by Amandio

In late-80′s and early-90′s they played a lot in carioca clubs. They were one of the most popular bands back in the day. Unfortunately, I never saw the band perform live, but I played Information Society a lot. I loved to play it. I remember very well, I was a resident DJ at Columbus, renamed Bunker later. I was doing a partnership with DJ Nino Carlo, who simply adored Information Society. I used to like it too, of course, but he was addicted. He could play â�?��?What’s On Your Mindâ�?� without stopping if you allowed. This song, by the way, was played a lot. It was a smash hit ’round here, especially on the dance floors. Actually, the whole album was a success.

It had a funky beat, a cool new thing. Not so fast, but enough to fill the dance floor. I just had to play it to see people stop peeing in the restrooms and run out to the dance floor. Those were dance floor hits, sales hits and radio hits. A unanimity, never seen before, because we had bands with huge success on the dance floors but a flop in sales, or a smash hit on radio but not on dance floors. Information Society attacked on all frontlines.

When I do 80′s parties, the band repertoire is still a success. It wasn’t just a thing from the past. The people still remember. It wasn’t a squared sound, they were very wild at that time, and that’s why it is still being played and everybody likes it. Some people say unanimity is dumb, but it wasn’t in this case, indeed.

Kurt at home with Allistair!

Coming soon to the InSoc iPhone app: sneak preview of tracks from the upcoming EP “It Is Useless To Resist Us” before they are posted anywhere else and more never-before-seen photos available exclusively on the app.

Click here to launch iTunes and download the app.

Stay tuned for the more information!

DIRECT LINK TO VIDEO

The first nine videos in the playlist were provided by Sherri Leu, whose photos of the band during their early days appear on the INSOC EP, the “Running” single released by Twin Tone, and Apocryphon: Electro Roots 1982-1985. More of Sherri’s photos from the band’s early days are posted on INSOC’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Information-Society/9242177284. Click the Photos tab and go to Fan Photos.

Can’t find your favorite classic INSOC videos on YouTube? You can still watch them at any one of these sites:

MySpace Video
Facebook
Imeem

Click here to learn more about why they were removed from YouTube.

If you missed the March 27th broadcast of Paul Robb’s interview on KFAI, listen to it right here.

Tune in to Across the Board with DJ SLT on KFAI at 2am (Central Daylight Time) Friday Early Morning on March 27. Mark your calendars!

For more info, go to http://mog.com/Apraxia/blog/1247173.

PAUL ROBB AND JAMES CASSIDY AT NYE’S POLONAISE ROOM

On March 27, Paul Robb and James Cassidy will be at Nye’s Polonaise Room in the evening. Stop by for your chance to meet Paul and James the night before the INSOC concert! For directions to Nye’s Polonaise Room, go to http://www.nyespolonaise.com.

Tickets for Information Society’s show on March 28 are available online at http://varsitytheater.indietickets.com and at Loring Pasta Bar. For more details, go to http://www.varsitytheater.org.

Tune in to Across the Board with DJ SLT on KFAI at 2am (Central Daylight Time) Friday Early Morning on March 27. Mark your calendars!

For more info, go to http://mog.com/Apraxia/blog/1247173.

PAUL ROBB AND JAMES CASSIDY AT NYE’S POLONAISE ROOM

On March 27, Paul Robb and James Cassidy will be at Nye’s Polonaise Room in the evening. Stop by for your chance to meet Paul and James the night before the INSOC concert! For directions to Nye’s Polonaise Room, go to http://www.nyespolonaise.com.

Tickets for Information Society’s show on March 28 are available online at http://varsitytheater.indietickets.com and at Loring Pasta Bar. For more details, go to http://www.varsitytheater.org.

Complete your collection.
Only $10 plus shipping.

That should be enough to let on that InSoc is returning triumphantly to Texas for two shows:

Information Society @ Dallas TX – 11:00PM, 3/20/09 (Friday)

The Opus Club
2208 Main St
Dallas, TX 75201

Information Society @ Houston, TX – 3/21/09 (Saturday)

The Zeppelin Club – 11:00PM
3101 San Jacinto St
Houston, TX 77004
(713) 521-7300

So fear not, my friends, enemies, co-workers, and even those of you I do not know – you do not have to go to Minneapolis to see Information Society! Well, you can, if you want to. Nobody’s going to stop you. Seriously – it’s your choice. You can even go to all three shows, if that’s how you roll.

Okay, if you’re in the band, you have to go. Yes, even you, Kurt.

Purchase tickets from Groove Tickets

That should be enough to let on that InSoc is returning triumphantly to Texas for two shows:

Information Society @ Dallas TX – 11:00PM, 3/20/09 (Friday)

The Opus Club
2208 Main St
Dallas, TX 75201

Information Society @ Houston, TX – 3/21/09 (Saturday)

The Zeppelin Club – 11:00PM
3101 San Jacinto St
Houston, TX 77004
(713) 521-7300

So fear not, my friends, enemies, co-workers, and even those of you I do not know – you do not have to go to Minneapolis to see Information Society! Well, you can, if you want to. Nobody’s going to stop you. Seriously – it’s your choice. You can even go to all three shows, if that’s how you roll.

Okay, if you’re in the band, you have to go. Yes, even you, Kurt.

Purchase tickets from Groove Tickets

Download a copy of the article in PDF format.
You will need a PDF reader in order to open this file.

Click here for the translation:

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Caption of upper three photos:
The trio returns this year to the music scene with a tour of the EU, a
double disc, and a DVD filmed live in Philadelphia; they hope to visit
Mexico shortly.

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Title:
Revived Thanks To Nostalgia

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Left column:
The approaching CD ‘apocrypha’

August 1st brings to light “Apocryphon,” the “old and new” disc Paul
Robb conceived as a gift to all who maintain their devotion to
Information Society.

“‘Apocryphon’ is new in the sense that we’re releasing unknown songs
that we wrote and recorded before signing with a record company. I
don’t recommend it for those not true fans of the group because it’s
heavy and dark. If you like Information Society, it’s a treasure
because it’s a double disc with a big library of photographs.”

Besides upcoming shows in the United States and Peru, Robb doesn’t
discount a visit to Mexico.

“If something coalesces in Mexico, we’ll go. We live nearby and it’s
a brilliant place to visit. Check in on the new webpage.

“We’ve done big shows in Mexico, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Venezuela,
Argentina, Brazil, Columbia, and have plans for Peru and Chile.

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Central and right columns:
Paul Robb says grunge and hip-hop killed electronica.
Luis Carillo

For a band with exactly 20 years as the yolk of the electronic egg in
America which soon disappeared, it has been the lasting loyalty of its
fans and an overflow of nostalgia that has kept them alive.

Information Society, two guys bent over synthesizers and a vocalist
dancing in rollerskates with eccentricly (un)styled hair, dominated
clubs and arenas in North and South America in the 80s, with “What’s
On Your Mind” and “Walking Away.” Soon came the breakup, the
families, a hiatus of more than a decade and an attempted scheme by
the VH1 program “Bands Reunited” to seduce and compel them to perform
in 2004.

After recently making the disc “Synthesizer,” the society composed of
Paul Robb, Kurt Harland, and James Cassidy declares itself alive.
They have returned to the scene in the United States (including a
great night in Madison Square Garden), and in August they will release
the double album “Apocryphon” and a live DVD.

In an exclusive interview with Gente!, the leader, Paul Robb, admits
that for a generation which danced under neon lights and copied their
hairstyles, acne marks appeared, nostalgia weighs heavily and sells
albums and lots of tickets.

“Nostalgia sells. It’s a mixture of nostalgia and devotion.
Furthermore, people have more money as they get older and they can buy
concert tickets. Bands like Depeche Mode or Erasure haven’t stopped
making albums and touring. Surely they’ve had devoted fans since the
80s,” says Robb via telephone, from his house in Santa Monica.

“We’re alive, having concerts, and we’ll have ‘Apocryphon’ and the DVD
of the big show in Philadelphia. We didn’t die, it’s just that our
life hasn’t been structured for 15 years. We did other things and we
raised families.”

The musician recognizes that the market has changed, and speculates on
what would happen if Information Society were a new band today.

“We wouldn’t get a record deal (laughter), although there are bands
that sound similar to Information Society. We showed up at a strange
time; we were something too late for the 80s, and too early for the
techno of the 90s, and that affected our place in musical history.
Today we’re more popular in Europe than when we were a major success.
Erasure, OMD, and Depeche Mode had monopolized Europe. They said to
us “we already have Depeche and Erasure, why would we need Information
Society?”

It’s clear to Robb: two trends annihilated electronic music in the
dawn of the new decade.

“Really, grunge and hip-hop conspired to kill alternative electronic
music. In the 80s Information Society was considered alternative, and
in the middle of the 90s the alternative thing was a question of
rockers.”

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Right sidebar:
How I say it

“For me there isn’t one single group that’s the main icon. What’s
revolutionary one day is boring 10 years later; but something one
person finds boring, could captivate their children.”
Paul Robb
Leader of Information Society

Caption of lower photos:
For 20 years, the band has been one of the principal exponents of the
electronic genre in America.

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TITLE: Apocryphon: Electro Roots 1982-1985.

Limited Edition 2-CD Digipak, complete with full-color, 30-page booklet chock full of never-before-seen photos of Information Society in the early days.
Contains the complete INSOC EP, the ultra-rare Creatures of Influence album, both re-mastered, and an entire 2nd CD full of live and rarely-heard recordings from the INSOC archives. None of this material has ever been released on CD before!

Price: $19.95
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The World Famous Viper Room will be host to the first Los Angeles show in at least 10 YEARS!!!

make sure you order your tickets early though. This is a small venue and will sell out.
Viper Room
8852 Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood, California

WEBSITE

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Sign up for Information Society’s email list at http://informationsociety.fanbridge.com and get the latest band news delivered to your inbox. More info about the 25th anniversary 2-CD release is coming soon, so be prepared.

Check out the full article in the multimedia section
or
follow this link to the original article: Santa Monica Mirror

Check out the full article in the multimedia section
or
follow this link to the original article: Santa Monica Mirror

This is no joke.

More to come soon.

This is no joke.

More to come soon.

Happy birthday (four days late, sorry!) to the man who makes things happen!

Happy Birthday.

Now, fret not my little luv-bots. Kurt’s enormous and detailed site has already been archived here. You’ll notice a new link under the InSoc NOW! heading. So Kurt’s site will continue to live on in all it’s glory. And now it is closer and faster.

Also: New Pictures From the SF Show @ the DNA Lounge

Now, fret not my little luv-bots. Kurt’s enormous and detailed site has already been archived here. You’ll notice a new link under the InSoc NOW! heading. So Kurt’s site will continue to live on in all it’s glory. And now it is closer and faster.

Also: New Pictures From the SF Show @ the DNA Lounge

If you are attending the Philly show, be sure to look your best. You just might appear in one of the crowd shots!

Other shows scheduled for January:

SEATTLE
Jan. 6, 2008
El Corazon
All Ages Welcome

SAN FRANCISCO
Jan. 13, 2008
DNA Lounge
21+

AUSTIN
Jan. 18, 2008
Elysium
21+

Please note that Information Society has no control over the age restriction at the San Francisco and Austin venues. You must be at least 21 to attend these shows. Please refer to the DNA Lounge and Elysium sites for more information.

We have just added dates for shows in San Francisco, CA (January 13th) and Austin, TX (January 18th) to our upcoming live appearances!

You now have two more chances to witness InSoc’s inimitable, legendary live performance, even if you cannot attend our recently announced Philadelphia, PA (January 5th) or Seattle, WA (January 6th) shows…

Please be advised that the shows in San Francisco and Austin are restricted to ages 21+! Remember to bring ID to ensure admission to the venue, as without it you may be denied entry.

All ages are welcome at the Seattle and Philadelphia performances.

For the first time in nearly 15 years, the three original members of Information Society ���?� Paul Robb, James Cassidy, and Kurt Larson ���?� will be performing a live, full set together. The first shows of 2008 are scheduled for Philadelphia, PA and Seattle, WA.

These live shows will be few and far between, so we recommend if you live anywhere in the vicinity of these cities, and have ever wanted to see INSOC’s legendary live show, now is the time.

The group will be playing songs from each and every album they have released, including the ultra-rare INSOC EP and “Creatures of Influence”, “Don’t Be Afraid,” and the new release “Synthesizer.” Also on tap will be a few old-school analog headbangers that haven’t been heard since the early 80′s.

“Whats on Your Mind (Pure Energy)” and “Running” are just some of the dance floor classics by the seminal synth-pop band Information Society, back for 2007 with a new release paying homage to their roots – the Synthesizer. Producer Paul Robb spoke with us about everything from freestyle and changing lineups to free software and the internet. Paul is the kind of witty guy you want to chat with for hours at a pub and new tracks like “Baby Just Once” and “Back In The Day” would be the perfect soundtrack.

Check out the full interview

“Whats on Your Mind (Pure Energy)” and “Running” are just some of the dance floor classics by the seminal synth-pop band Information Society, back for 2007 with a new release paying homage to their roots – the Synthesizer. Producer Paul Robb spoke with us about everything from freestyle and changing lineups to free software and the internet. Paul is the kind of witty guy you want to chat with for hours at a pub and new tracks like “Baby Just Once” and “Back In The Day” would be the perfect soundtrack.

Check out the full interview

1: Synthesizer has moved from the number 8 spot to the number 5 spot on the German Alternative Charts.

check it out: German Alternative Charts

2: Here is an AWESOME review we received from Gothtronic, a Belgian music site.

FROM SITE:

Information Society makes synthpop with a strong 80â�?��?�s influence, as can be heard in uptempo songs like â�?��?Baby Just Wantsâ�?��?�, â�?��?I Love it Whenâ�?�¦â�?��?� and â�?��?I Like the Way You Werk Itâ�?��?�. Information Society however doesnâ�?��?�t stay away from playing with modern sounds and rhythms too, so the music on Synthesizer should appeal to fans of modern electropop like Mesh or De/Vision as well. â�?��?More to Thisâ�?��?� and â�?��?This way Tonightâ�?��?� contain phat rhythms that come straight from R â�?��?n B music and this results in very fresh sounding danceable tunes. Also â�?��?Somnambulisticâ�?��?� is a strong track and the vocals in â�?��?Burning Bridgesâ�?��?� somehow remind strongly of those of The Cruxshadows.. Musicwise it however is fully Information Society with itâ�?��?�s synthetic electropop.

Check out the full review at their site.

1: Synthesizer has moved from the number 8 spot to the number 5 spot on the German Alternative Charts.

check it out: German Alternative Charts

2: Here is an AWESOME review we received from Gothtronic, a Belgian music site.

FROM SITE:

Information Society makes synthpop with a strong 80ââ?¬â?¢s influence, as can be heard in uptempo songs like ââ?¬Ë?Baby Just Wantsââ?¬â?¢, ââ?¬Ë?I Love it Whenââ?¬Â¦Ã¢â?¬â?¢ and ââ?¬Ë?I Like the Way You Werk Itââ?¬â?¢. Information Society however doesnââ?¬â?¢t stay away from playing with modern sounds and rhythms too, so the music on Synthesizer should appeal to fans of modern electropop like Mesh or De/Vision as well. ââ?¬Ë?More to Thisââ?¬â?¢ and ââ?¬Ë?This way Tonightââ?¬â?¢ contain phat rhythms that come straight from R ââ?¬Ë?n B music and this results in very fresh sounding danceable tunes. Also ââ?¬Ë?Somnambulisticââ?¬â?¢ is a strong track and the vocals in ââ?¬Ë?Burning Bridgesââ?¬â?¢ somehow remind strongly of those of The Cruxshadows.. Musicwise it however is fully Information Society with itââ?¬â?¢s synthetic electropop.

Check out the full review at their site.

SYNTHESIZER IS NOW OFFICIALLY HERE

Today, 9 October 2007, is the official release date for this new album from Dancing Ferret Discs.
“Synthesizer” is the first new Information Society album in a decade. It features Kurt Harland, Paul Robb and James Cassidy (the “classic lineup” from their debut album) as well as other special guests and members of the “InSoc Collective.” Fans of the band’s best-known hits like “What’s On Your Mind (Pure Energy),” “Running” and “Think” will find this new album to be familiar without being stale. Those who follow the current crop of electro-pop bands will also find plenty to love about “Synthesizer,” including a greater appreciation of the influence that Information Society had (and still has) on so many successful electronic artists.

Released October 9th, 2007 on Dancing Ferret Discs.

Straight from the German Alternative Music Charts, Synthesizer debuts in the number 10 spot.

Straight from the German Alternative Music Charts, Synthesizer debuts in the number 10 spot.

SYNTHESIZER is NOW AVAILABLE FOR ORDER here in the INSOC SHOP. That’s right, the wait is finally over – SYNTHESIZER is FINALLY HERE.

SYNTHESIZER will be in stores on October 9th in the US and October 5th in Europe, but we know you don’t want to wait that long, so we’ve prepared a limited edition release of 1000 copies exclusively for direct purchase in the INSOC SHOP.

The limited edition will be shipping on September 1, more than a month before the record appears in stores, so you’ll definitely be the first on you block to get it!

TRACK LISTING

So, what are you waiting for? Order yours today!

He turns 29.

Happy Birthday, now get back to work.

Finally, here is a music video featuring the recording of our live performance of What’s On Your Mind (Pure Energy) and Running at Madison Square Garden, with footage Kristin shot before and during the Freestyle Reunion II concert synced up to the audio track. They may not have allowed her to film our performance, but that doesn’t mean we can’t make a music video!

Additionally, check out two new exclusive backstage clips!

• Kurt Interviews Eddie
• Kristin joking around with Caz

[ VIEW ALL MSG VIDEOS ]

INSOC LIVE @ MSG – PHOTOS!

There are still plenty of pictures expected to arrive from Caz and Ed, so keep your eye on this soon-to-be-larger gallery of pictures from our appearance in New York!

[ VIEW GALLERY ]

Enjoy!

Many thanks to falcotronik for this most excellent music video.

MORE BACKSTAGE CLIPS
• Madison Square Garden Kazmeyer Compilation
  Clips of Jim Cassidy sharing wisdom and wandering around backstage at MSG
• How Hard Could it Be?!
  Kurt Harland gives an amusing anecdote regarding the difficulty of keeping cool on tour.
• No Wristbands
  “Without wristbands, they’re not going to let you go upstairs….”

More to come!

You want to look awesome, right?

Of course! Everyone does – including us!

That’s why we are providing these sexy, awesome, funky new shirts!

The black shirts feature the Oscillator-style alien design in gray on the lower left slightly wrapped around to the back, “INFORMATION SOCIETY” in a dot-matrix font down the right side of the shirt.

You requested it, and we listened! The new shirt design is available as long and short sleeved t-shirts, as well as womens fitted babydoll t-shirts.

You can pick up a new shirt of your very own (or any of the other available shirts, stickers, and other fun InSoc things…) at the INSOC SHOP!

Paul Robb, James Cassidy, and Kurt Harland Larson will be performing live on stage in NYC on July 21st. Tickets for Freestyle Reunion 2007 at Madison Square Garden are on sale now at Ticketmaster!

More info and ticketing at Ticketmaster

a knife and a cork, a bottle and a fork…

You know you’ve been waiting for it. And now, your wish has been granted! Yes, kids, HACK is now available on iTunes. Recently unleashed to wreak mayhem upon the Internet, HACK and the little known compilation EP Rhino Hi-Five: Information Society have landed at iTunes and want to go home with YOU!

So, how much of our impressive and world-changing catalogue is available on iTunes for your listening pleasure? We have you covered. Below, you will find a up-to-the-minute (as of 5 June 2007) list of the InSoc releases currently available through iTunes.

Albums:

• Information Society
• HACK
• Peace and Love, Inc.
• Don’t Be Afraid

EPs, Singles, and Compilations

• Rhino Hi-Five: Information Society
• InSoc Recombinant
• Oscillator EP

Initially, this show was initially interrupted by a security guard walking across the stage (?!). Later interruptions included about eight people and THE COPS running up on stage, a drunk unruly girl attempting to bother, molest, or dance with Kurt, with security (strangely!) nowhere to be found, and Kurt becoming stuck backstage at the beginning of the last song.

Not our best show ever…

The set contained four songs – the first was Peace and Love, Inc – but the video of the first song was unusuable because the lights were bad, the sound was terrible, and Kristin kept getting JOSTLED by the UNRULY HOOLIGANS.

INSOC @ THE VENUE | MAY 26 2007

Video of our performance (minus Peace & Love, Inc) at the dubious Venue Nightclub, New Orleans, LA.

And, of course, the gallery of over fifty still photos is available as well!

[ VIEW GALLERY ]

OSCILLATOR is the first new commercial release from INFORMATION SOCIETY in six years. The legendary electropop group returns with a taste of their forthcoming album SYNTHESIZER, which will be a full-length release.”

OSCILLATOR focuses on the underground hit “Back in the Day,” with the album version and several remixes, but also offers two versions of the extremely infectious cyber-synthpop groove “I Like the Way you Werk It,” – the album version and a slick remix. The third song on the OSCILLATOR EP is a live b-side, “Great Big Disco World,” which was recorded in Japan in 2006.
The expected arrival date is set for June 18th.

This EP is highly recommended – the music is fresh and appealing, but still retains the signature intelligent, quirky, tongue-in-cheek quality which has come to be seen as very uniquely “Information Society.”

( from an iTunes user review)

That’s right, humans and robots. The Oscillator EP will soon be available on CD for your enjoyment. After our Internet-exclusive premiere of OSCILLATOR in March, did you think you would never get it on CD? Don’t feel ripped off, though, if you t hought it wasn’t going to happen – the CD version of OSCILLATOR is different!

TRACK LISTING

1. Back In The Day
2. I Like The Way You Werk It
3. Great Big Disco World
4. Back In The Day (Electro Roots Mix)
5. I Like The Way You Werk It (Jr. Kain and Arvy Mix)
6. Back In The Day (Kasino Mix)
7. Back In The Day (Jr. Kain and Arvy Mix)

So, what are you waiting for? Pre-order yours today!

INSOC @ ELEMENT | MAY 3 2007

Video of our performance at Element NYC, from beginning to end.

[ VIEW GALLERY ]

a knife and a fork
a bottle and a cork,
that’s the way you spell “New York.”

InSoc @ ElementNYC | May 3 2007

225 E Houston St
New York, NY 10002

Tickets
Purchase advance tickets at TicketWeb for $10 or $15 at the door.

Hours
9:00 pm – 2:00 AM

Ages
21+ – Bring proper ID

Contact
For Info, please email: info@elementny.com

[ More Information! ]

The first two of those releases, “Skullbuggery” and “Mandroid,” are now available on iTunes, Napster, eMusic, Rhapsody and elsewhere through the good offices of HAKATAK International.

More to come later this summer….More info at Hakatak Int’l MySpace!

Additionally, information for all upcoming shows has been updated – including ticket info.

“We Mean You No Harm” Magnet

Don’t you love the funky ASCII Space Invaders guy? Of course you do.

Now, you can have your very own bright yellow magnet to stick wherever your heart desires – as long as the surface is magnetic, of course. Don’t try and stick this to drywall, glass, carpet, wood, or any other non-magnetic substance, or you will be sorely disappointed by the performance of your magnet. Stick it to steel, though, and it’s a whole new ballgame!

This magnet is bright yellow with black graphics, featuring our text-based extraterrestrial buddy, and “INFORMATION SOCIETY” across the top, “WE MEAN YOU NO HARM” across the bottom.

Looks great on your fridge, file cabinet, locker, protocol droid, or hovercraft. Available now in the INSOC SHOP!

InSoc Gift Pack

Are you indecisive? Need a gift idea?

Fear not, humans! This new addition to the INSOC SHOP will solve the problem for you! This package comes with the Window Sticker, The Logo Sticker and the Magnet. Pick it up while supplies last.

The shop has been updated with our latest creation – a transparent, “University Style” sticker for the back window (or front window, side window, sunroof, moonroof, porthole, glass bottom, windshield, use your imagination) of your glass-enclosed vehicle. Or the window of your apartment. Perhaps the acrylic side-panel of your tricked out custom-built PC.

Whatever the case may be, this sticker is printed in reverse, to be stuck INSIDE a transparent surface, and designed to look like the classic “team spirit” type of decal generally used by schools. These stickers are a classy, fun and unique way to show your undying love for Information Society. Or to make it look like you’re the member of some sort of exclusive club. Or maybe to simulate having gone to some high-priced ivy-league school on the East coast – as long as nobody looks too hard at the sticker, that is.

While this sticker will make your ride look way cooler (unless your ride is Vector, in which case it can’t possibly look cooler), it will not in fact make you any smarter and does not double as a college education, even though it’s called the “University” style of sticker.

Head on over to the INSOC SHOP and pick one up for yourself!

The shop has been updated with our latest creation – a transparent, “University Style” sticker for the back window (or front window, side window, sunroof, moonroof, porthole, glass bottom, windshield, use your imagination) of your glass-enclosed vehicle. Or the window of your apartment. Perhaps the acrylic side-panel of your tricked out custom-built PC.

Whatever the case may be, this sticker is printed in reverse, to be stuck INSIDE a transparent surface, and designed to look like the classic “team spirit” type of decal generally used by schools. These stickers are a classy, fun and unique way to show your undying love for Information Society. Or to make it look like you’re the member of some sort of exclusive club. Or maybe to simulate having gone to some high-priced ivy-league school on the East coast – as long as nobody looks too hard at the sticker, that is.

While this sticker will make your ride look way cooler (unless your ride is Vector, in which case it can’t possibly look cooler), it will not in fact make you any smarter and does not double as a college education, even though it’s called the “University” style of sticker.

Head on over to the INSOC SHOP and pick one up for yourself!

Some of you may have noticed a brief period of time when the site was not available this morning. Some of you may not have.

For those that did notice, I am sorry. A very much needed site update was processing. Fixed many errors. Like with the Photo Gallery. And others.

But now is not the time to reflect on the old. I’m here to tell you about the new. Well, show you… at least. Follow the links to see the new material.

• Discography — brand new
• UnReleased — updated
• Beat Mutation — updated
• Photo gallery — fixed
• Multimedia — Completely New and working section

I am sure there are way more than that. That’s just off the top of my head.
There will also be new additions to the InSoc Store very soon. Keep an eye out.

Read the Interview Here!

Please note that the order in which the tracks are currently played on the Full CD Listening Party is as follows and differs from the actual track listing on the EP:

1. Back in the Day (Kain & Arvy Mix)
2. Great Big Disco World (featuring Vitamin C)
3. Back in the Day (Electro Roots Remix)
4. I Like the Way You Werk It
5. Back in the Day (Kasino Remix)
6. Back in the Day (Album Mix)

Click here to listen to Oscillator for free.

Oscillator is available online at Napster, iTunes, eMusic, and Ruckus.

now available :: OSCILLATOR :: internet-only release

( more information )

Oscillator EP

Exclusive Internet Release

OSCILLATOR’ is the first new commercial release from INFORMATION SOCIETY in six years. The legendary electropop group returns with a taste of their forthcoming ‘SYNTHESIZER’ full-length release.

This six-song EP features newcomer Christopher Anton on vocal duties, as well as a range of intriguing guests and remixers.

OSCILLATOR contains four mixes of the underground smash “Back in the Day,” as well as a rare live recording of the band, made at Club Milky Robot in Osaka, Japan in 2006.

Described by SPIN magazine as “high tech, high concept, and relentlessly high energy,” INFORMATION SOCIETY continues to pump out the club jams.

Track Listing:

1. Back in the Day
2. Back in the Day (Kasino Mix)
3. Back in the Day (Electro Roots Mix)
4. Back in the Day (Kain & Arvy Mix)
5. I Like the Way You Werk It
6. Great Big Disco World (Live) (featuring Vitamin C)

What’s that? You’d rather eat glass than support iTunes? No problem! Here is the list of online services that our distributer claims will be carrying “Oscillator” for your listening pleasure.

Oscillator is to be carried by:

• Amp’d Mobile
• Audio Lunchbox
• BurnLounge
• Ecast
• Daiki
• InRadio
• iTunes
• Liquid Digital Media
• Mix & Burn
• mTraks
• Musicnet
• Musiwave
• Napster
• Navio
• 0D2 (Loudeye)
• Pure Tracks
• Rhapsody
• Ruckus
• Soundexchange

4.14.07 – Mohegan Sun Casino – Uncasville, CT
5.03.07 – Element – New York City, NY
5.12.07 – University of Central Florida – Orlando, FL
5.26.07 – The Venue – New Orleans, LA

Be sure to check back often at Information Society’s Official Site and INSOC’s MySpace page for the latest news and concert dates.

Have you all been checking the calendar? No? Well, that’s too bad because you could miss something awesome. March and April are shaping up to be busy! Here’s the news you can use:

19 MARCH 2007 :: OSCILLATOR EP RELEASE :: [ INTERNET ]

The moment we’ve all been waiting for: Oscillator EP Internet Release, mere days from now, on March 19, 2007… Keep your eye on iTunes to pick it up!

23 MARCH 2007 :: WINTER MUSIC CONFERENCE & 22nd ANNUAL IDMAs :: [ MIAMI, FL ]

Paul Robb will be appearing on the “History of Electronic Music” panel at the Winter Music Conference, along with electro legend Man Parrish, among others, on Friday March 23.

Later that night, Paul Robb will be one of the presenters at the 22nd annual IDMAs (International Dance Music Awards).

24 MARCH 2007 :: ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL :: [ MIAMI, FL ]

On with the sunscreen as the band performs its first outdoor, daytime (!) performance in many years.

INFORMATION SOCIETY will be performing a short set at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami on Saturday, March 24.

Finally, our long-awaited net-roots video for “I Like the Way You Werk It,” produced by 13tongimp, is available for your entertainment needs!

InSoc fans drove us crazy with their creative, funny, amazing video clips (including three full length music videos!) for “I Like the Way You Werk It!” when we called for submissions. So check it out, and see our talented, brave and slightly off-the-wall friends and fans – and a vast array of robots and androids – showing the world how it’s done.

A small version of the video can be seen at the top of this page, but you can view it on Google Video and YouTube! Be sure to DIGG IT – spread the word!!

Have you noticed there’s an empty place in your life that can only be filled by spankin’ new InSoc Paraphernalia?

We can help you with that.

New SHIRTS and STICKERS are available in the INSOC SHOP.

The SHIRTS – which come in an absolutely mind-boggling array of sizes (M, L, XL) – are made of black cotton and feature the blue, glowing Information Society logo, “INFORMATION SOCIETY” across the shoulders, and “IS USELESS TO RESIST US” on the right sleeve, also in electric blue. And petite ladies (and guys!) out there – the Medium will probably fit you just fine!

The STICKERS are 4.75in (approximately 12cm) square, featuring the blue glowing Information Society logo on black. Perfect for cars, computers, guitars, roommates, Christmas decorations… We cannot guarantee that having one of these will help you get a girlfriend but it can’t hurt. After all, what good is a record, if you don’t have a girlfriend?!

Visit the INSOC SHOP to satisfy all your InSoc-related shopping urges.

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To navigate the site in another language, please click on the graphic with your language of choice in the top right-hand corner of the website.

Currently we do not have immediate plans to offer additional translations, but if you are fluent in a language not listed here, let us know!

******EDIT******
Information Society has just reached an agreement with Up In The Air / Maxpop Music in Rio de Janeiro to release SYNTHESIZER in Brazil in late March or early April ’07.

Thank you for your patience during the development phase – here’s hoping the result was worth the wait. Keeping the design under wraps was hard enough, but the last home-stretch was impossible.

But now, it is with overwhelming excitement that I finally unleash unto the Internets the one and only INFORMATION SOCIETY!

Brasilian Chart Appearances for Back in the Day (Kasino Remix)

• Live Mix – Top 20
• DJ Ronaldinho – Top 15
• Florestra 104 FM – Top 20
• 95.5 Cultura FM – Top 5
• RadioDJ Brasil – #1!

Thanks for the heads up, Arvy!

Happy Holidays

from Information Society

Take a moment and listen to some holiday music.

Christmas At Our House
Santa Claus is Coming to Town