https://naturalinformationsociety.com N I S Sun, 09 Oct 2016 18:38:12 +0000 https://naturalinformationsociety.com en http://naturalinformationsociety.com/NEWS Sun, 09 Oct 2016 18:38:12 +0000 N I S 111864 March 26 - 29, 2020Big Ears Music Festival&nbsp; (Postponed)<img width="666" height="800" width_o="666" height_o="800" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/c57cbcd5dc5b4c773e183ece8ceb9826e25a7be721b80b8f6e21fb225e451006/img-1468_orig-1.jpg" data-mid="877541" border="0" /> March 24 + 25Natural Information Society / Xylouris White24th - The Bell House, Brooklyn, NY25th - Ruba Club,&nbsp;Philadelphia(Postponed) <img width="1000" height="500" width_o="1000" height_o="500" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/813614e4389a8ef25c065bb9ef0504ca56cfe2741d17bd75b676be47c06eff5f/https___cdn.evbuc.com_images_84376519_290440837188_1_original-1.jpg" data-mid="877542" border="0" />Feburary 28 - March 2Natural Information Society TourSwitzerland28-Feb&nbsp; &nbsp; Luzern&nbsp; &nbsp; A Race in Space Festival29-Feb&nbsp; &nbsp; St Gallen&nbsp; &nbsp; Palace1-Mar&nbsp; &nbsp; Geneva&nbsp; &nbsp; Cave 122-Mar&nbsp; &nbsp; Zurich&nbsp; &nbsp; Church <img width="2708" height="3610" width_o="2708" height_o="3610" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/ed9dd2870dcf3bc9fc13999e4ccb35fbf1b1500b4a7c3d03dc22c3f954afc715/Adjustments-1.jpeg" data-mid="877543" border="0" />December 15, 2019MANDATORY REALITYJoshua Abrams and Natural information SocietyEremite Records <img width="1232" height="1254" width_o="1232" height_o="1254" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/062ad48a19e19aa49db6ba4b7bf74317f4de8182a67676f3629a29f3d2d73dce/Abrams-Mandatory-Reality-silver-layout_SMALL-WEBjpg.jpg" data-mid="877544" border="0" />#2 Washington Post best songs of 2019#9 Wire Magazine best records 2019 #4 Wire Magazine best jazz/improv records 2019#1 Magnet Magazine best of 2019 #1 Mojo’s John Mulvey best albums 2019 ARTnews the year in sound 2019 Aquarium Drunkard 2019 year in review Downbeat top-rated albums of 2019 &nbsp; Stranded Records 10 favorite records 2019 Dusted best records of the decadeDecember 30, 2019NIS + SLEEPThalia Hall, Chicago <img width="1200" height="2401" width_o="1200" height_o="2401" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/15f3bb52a944364efe9f5946157e6e4bb2bb4f9c646aa612c688be23fd37b92f/dandrea-Sleep-Chicago-IL-2014-1.jpg" data-mid="877545" border="0" />October 5, 2019Natural Information Society Mandatory RealityMoon Viewing Platform, Philadelphia <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/3644039b49a0c2672e1944e89b3eec38b7b50638e4c5328a539131db23acca23/31ffaa83922e4161839a1c0aef54a2e4.jpg" data-mid="877547" border="0" /><img width="1080" height="789" width_o="1080" height_o="789" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/58b192618c9920a223c08d2cd99d77f774ecdaa9e3476ebbaa891449d38a1943/62d15499bcdb4d758acdfbe723bd385c.jpg" data-mid="877546" border="0" /> <img width="1113" height="601" width_o="1113" height_o="601" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/a4145f9c987221ac99a8447042b11cb6591447d8d30b0342f1f68082713d168e/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-11.34.19-PM.png" data-mid="899802" border="0" /> October 3 &amp; 4, 2019Natural Information SocietyUnion Pool, BK, New York Brooklyn Rail <img width="800" height="600" width_o="800" height_o="600" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/99b53317e59f523b14059bf0fc4259e5bb96aa445580afd7b6b7d13c6d60dae1/music-joseph-image-web-1.jpg" data-mid="877548" border="0" /><img width="1650" height="2718" width_o="1650" height_o="2718" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/1ddffe1db7dde769e6c209e424002afa3ce86a72b1be3b66b742c345db04c589/NIS_flyer_2.jpg" data-mid="785240" border="0" /> September 13, 2019 Carl Stone+Natural Information SocietyConstellation, Chicago<img width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/2ff21ee1916d8a7e56c063d196c3542945aa0c9429c6dd59ed147c34ef57ba0c/carlstone-600-2.jpg" data-mid="777924" border="0" /> Sant’Anna Arresi Jazz FestivalSardinia, Italy9/ 7, 2019Natural Information Society &amp;9/6 + 8, 2019Exploding Star Orchestra<img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/3ead4cc54d0ece4416cedaa654fda64ddbce54fe9e6af1baa74e3ea2541b8a57/NIS_Sardinia_2019_2.jpg" data-mid="777927" border="0" /><img width="1080" height="657" width_o="1080" height_o="657" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/d3c1bceafa24773c12be82902b3b88ad2289982619e6f9ca531619d39052b8e9/NIS-Rob_Sardinia_2019.jpg" data-mid="777928" border="0" /> September 1, 2019 &nbsp; Les Siestes Electroniques FestivalCoimbra, Portugal <img width="510" height="479" width_o="510" height_o="479" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/d120b5c2d63c578cf013a15a3bb8543f1c06b778d9f692db8a7c76e87a822caa/Screen-Shot-2019-09-11-at-6.17.52-PM.png" data-mid="777931" border="0" /><img width="897" height="1340" width_o="897" height_o="1340" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/5fe7d075135d7853e40766de4b163e66b6a8d674656b20fd49871824063ae79b/pt-0830-1289778-1445674-front.jpg" data-mid="777929" border="0" /><img width="742" height="414" width_o="742" height_o="414" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/c28e1660b83224ef67d0ca9f8dbf34f41c043df9440c5743521bbd2e343dac3a/Screen-Shot-2019-09-11-at-2.33.54-PM.png" data-mid="777932" border="0" /> September 12 - 15, 2019 Lisa AlvaradoContemporary Istanbul, TurkeyLC Queisser gallery booth<img width="1483" height="1053" width_o="1483" height_o="1053" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/79ba8900f7650077981bd9f1ab099e59bcf7931d88f7d1190c163dafce51fb48/INSTALLATION-VIEW_2-LISA.jpg" data-mid="777926" border="0" /> Natural Information Society&nbsp; Summer 2019 shows<img width="567" height="423" width_o="567" height_o="423" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/c013857a6287396a4410118a150d21e0606548e81aec0e71196792f75e0cbaf5/Screen-Shot-2019-08-15-at-4.09.30-PM.png" data-mid="762337" border="0" /> 6/7 - Union Pool, New York, (w/ Sachiko Kanenobu) 6/25 - Natural Information Society + Bitchin Bajas, New Music Circle, St. Louis6/28 - MANDATORY REALITY record release show, Constellation, Chicago (NIS octet)7/1 - Roulette Intermedium, Brooklyn (w/ 75 dollar bill) 7/4 - Kongsberg Jazz Festival, Norway (joined by Hamid Drake &amp; Helge Sten)7/7 - Arkaoda, Berlin (joined by Tony Buck, Magda Mayas, Theaster Gates)7/8 - Cafe Oto, London (joined by Alexander Hawkins)7/9 - Cafe Oto, London (joined by Evan Parker)7/10 - Copenhagen Jazz Festival7/13 - Ok La Festival, Montreal7/21 - Hideout, Chicago, (w/ Marisa Anderson &amp; Jim White) 8/24 - Transfiguration III Festival, Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, Asheville, (w/ Bonnie Prince Billy) 8/30 - Festival Baignade Interdite, Toulouse, France8/31 - Rendez-vous de l'Erdre Festival, Nantes, France7/1 - Les Siestes Electroniques Festival, Coimbra, Portugal7/2 - Pardon Tu Tu, Warsaw, Poland7/7 - Sant’Anna Arresi Jazz Festival, Sardinia, Italy <img width="596" height="438" width_o="596" height_o="438" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/7169cf04893db010286f3e1b8b2cb5824c106198b2bbdbfe57325edd3a2d8fd2/Screen-Shot-2019-08-15-at-4.13.20-PM.png" data-mid="762341" border="0" /><img width="622" height="467" width_o="622" height_o="467" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/9724f9be5cca61cf611f15a91c5e64a942b1787d292b360d44ac773825e16d8f/Screen-Shot-2019-08-15-at-3.55.00-PM.png" data-mid="762338" border="0" /><img width="535" height="568" width_o="535" height_o="568" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/4216f4dae740a0f20bd975a237d4390fe6d5d546d334f931422ae8934aa2b42a/Screen-Shot-2019-08-15-at-4.13.43-PM.png" data-mid="762340" border="0" /> May 2–May 5, 2019 Lisa Alvarado: Frieze New York w/ Natural Information Society sound installation Solo Booth, C02 Bridget Donahue, New York&nbsp; &amp;&nbsp; LC Queisser, TbilisiThe New York Times Art News Ante Magazine Frieze Magazine <img width="545" height="596" width_o="545" height_o="596" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/c80eed5748659afcd52f2e3458a05bb423f955baf704f265dd84849716e77ac8/Screen-Shot-2019-08-17-at-2.19.00-PM.png" data-mid="762349" border="0" /> Mandatory Reality Joshua Abrams &amp; Natural Information Society eremite records, 2019 2XLP, 2XCD, silkscreened covers New York Times Pitchfork Washington Post Aquarium Drunkard The Wire Tiny Mixtapes Chicago Reader Artnews Bomb Magazine <img width="1232" height="1254" width_o="1232" height_o="1254" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/062ad48a19e19aa49db6ba4b7bf74317f4de8182a67676f3629a29f3d2d73dce/Abrams-Mandatory-Reality-silver-layout_SMALL-WEBjpg.jpg" data-mid="877544" border="0" /> Natural Information SocietyMarch 2019 EU tour dates <img width="896" height="597" width_o="896" height_o="597" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/97e698ec0c740020ecdf5ea80913d20fdf948b7007b8f67cf7005951cb79fd8d/nisrjqebuih.jpg" data-mid="696061" border="0" />9 - Trafo, &nbsp;Budapest, Hungary12 - Cankerjev Dom, &nbsp;Ljubljana, Slovenia13 - Bad Bonn, &nbsp;Dudingen, Switzerland14 - Taklos Festival, &nbsp;Zurich, Switzerland15 - Le Bourg, &nbsp;Lausanne, Switzerland16 - TBA, &nbsp;Siena, Itay 17 - Caos, &nbsp;Terni, Italy18 - Santeria Social Club, &nbsp;Milano, Italy19 - Dobia Lab, &nbsp;Staranzano, Italy20 - A4, Bratislava, Slovakia23 - Beyond the Gate, Bohemian National Cemetery, Chicago March 7, 2019Natural Information Society Art Institute of Chicago W/ Body/Head (Kim Gordon and Bill Nace)Magnet Magazine <img width="624" height="416" width_o="624" height_o="416" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/7b370048a02e06bcc3f4708fc484f0afff21ab6836c630349cd4f548bac0e0ea/news-13-07-body-head-kim-gordon-bill-nace.jpg" data-mid="632169" border="0" /><img width="900" height="642" width_o="900" height_o="642" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/3d1b4a8fcb67ad9021fd32a0029952fa90029c771aac11a114bcec1addd0e373/naturalinformationsociety_3_byjuliadratel.jpg" data-mid="762350" border="0" /> Lisa Alvarado, The Inner Sleeve The Wire Magazine UKMarch 2019 issue<img width="770" height="673" width_o="770" height_o="673" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/f966b6e19b397961ebce5eeb759a7ae4ace6a03353b409d728383ec2bb42b7eb/Screen-Shot-2019-02-08-at-7.50.37-PM.png" data-mid="762351" border="0" /> February 20, 2019 Theaster Gates’s Black Monks performance Palais De Tokyo, Paris <img width="996" height="532" width_o="996" height_o="532" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/3711154dca7ee9a413d36b230a50de137132d26e258356895e21fd3c11ce1054/Screen-Shot-2019-02-22-at-11.25.22-PM.png" data-mid="654320" border="0" /> January 11, 2019 Natural Information Society NYC Winter Jazzfest&nbsp; <img width="583" height="593" width_o="583" height_o="593" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/ebf91a1abad5a3849ec174766039fd2cc09417d5530813e3af2c090d6795a1a4/Screen-Shot-2019-01-24-at-5.25.17-PM.png" data-mid="632160" border="0" />(photo: Steve Gunn) January 10, 2019 "America to Me" 10-part doc series by Steve James (Hoop Dreams) w/ musical score by Joshua Abrams Wins Cinema Eye Award New York Times <img width="715" height="448" width_o="715" height_o="448" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/088bcbf0d3f18b32ac9e9ef4bef456daf2e12859630b3833b2ab5730a4a1f33a/Screen-Shot-2019-01-11-at-2.03.51-PM.png" data-mid="632177" border="0" /> October 13 - January 12th, 2019Polyphonic Shadow Cloth Lisa Alvarado solo exhibition billboard + NIS soundtrackLC Queisser, Tbilisi &nbsp;&nbsp; Frieze Magazine <img width="3648" height="5472" width_o="3648" height_o="5472" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/8ef1c20e607ab38c49f4d4e847932eee917a41fe9cb9c34be77022380a420e12/IMG_5233.jpg" data-mid="560213" border="0" /><img width="902" height="602" width_o="902" height_o="602" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/8c4412732e9fa5c41b0f8dbef78773ed4c686cb0d5514f0e6c8683d95ddda7a2/Screen-Shot-2018-10-21-at-6.28.38-PM.png" data-mid="561049" border="0" /> MECA Art FairNovember 16 -19, 2018 Lisa Alvarado Bridget Donahue boothSan Juan, Puerto RicoBrooklyn Rail <img width="799" height="535" width_o="799" height_o="535" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/8f521e108a1122e79aee9993112b0dc79856791c8949b6e1a0451e78a5891763/Screen-Shot-2018-12-14-at-1.53.41-AM.png" data-mid="638345" border="0" /> 90th Academy Awards nominated “Abucus: Small Enough To Jail” by Steve James (Hoop Dreams)w/ original score by Joshua Abrams Wins Emmy Award <img width="431" height="636" width_o="431" height_o="636" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/681ca5a3d71e8b86bcb42f57530bdb14d8c7ec03f4dc727967a9bb7405b7bb95/Screen-Shot-2018-10-02-at-5.49.03-PM.png" data-mid="559759" border="0" /> "America to Me" 10-part doc series by Steve James (Hoop Dreams) w/ musical score by Joshua Abrams airs on national tv this fall on Starz <img width="598" height="399" width_o="598" height_o="399" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/705578a6e37e436bdb888e3a018c0a9f2bbfb72bb3bee1665cbc861206dad0bb/Screen-Shot-2018-08-19-at-5.02.52-PM.png" data-mid="559769" border="0" /> Frieze LondonOctober 4 - 7, 2018Lisa Alvarado Mary Mary Gallery boothArt Mag UK <img width="578" height="602" width_o="578" height_o="602" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/b1bd16744bd0619c16454aded2eb92aa215180246bf9c3b791f0551f0ede270f/Screen-Shot-2018-10-03-at-6.43.09-PM.png" data-mid="638344" border="0" /> Vincent Chancey Quartet 8/26 Hungry Brain, Chicago <img width="590" height="600" width_o="590" height_o="600" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/27cd51e447eb1c37c6a618ea2f2db53e24be8d7224766613688747ee3cd1e2d8/Screen-Shot-2018-08-26-at-2.52.51-PM.png" data-mid="520899" border="0" /> A Pride of Lions Tour w/ Joe McPhee 8/24 Meteo Music Festival Mullhous, France 8/25 JazzFestival Saalfelden, Austria 9/05 Sant’Anna Arressi Jazz Festival, Sardinia, Italy <img width="1024" height="683" width_o="1024" height_o="683" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/fd1e6da20ceab1da8c1af6104396da80d4419a08e3016c100d09e0264c502d96/2016-01-30-The-Bridge-11--Remi-Angeli-017-1024x683.jpg" data-mid="638342" border="0" /> Pitchfork Music Festival Natural Information Society Friday July 20, 2018 Chicago Reader New York TimesNew York Times Fashion <img width="999" height="621" width_o="999" height_o="621" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/7fd6f6302193f99c7d51c1e417cc837d5c60ed4ba0739e929b1f88c8e006c568/janis1.jpg" data-mid="499986" border="0" /><img width="577" height="603" width_o="577" height_o="603" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/c4d5690e72b0686a3cc17357da85aa9e6f60950666bab5bef563bb42b494851f/Screen-Shot-2018-08-19-at-1.15.26-AM.png" data-mid="515878" border="0" /> <img width="601" height="572" width_o="601" height_o="572" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/1f998a526a4a54389c9751ada0faa83401c5a0e4d3a5d5fcd245c9b7cfc01440/Screen-Shot-2018-07-23-at-8.22.00-PM.png" data-mid="499653" border="0" /><img width="965" height="646" width_o="965" height_o="646" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/04b8f9935efee81abebcf91897d29cf8889327f3e9101b43ad4c6187b4868600/Screen-Shot-2018-09-16-at-1.39.41-PM.png" data-mid="537240" border="0" /> <img width="795" height="797" width_o="795" height_o="797" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/72c249a358821709a9ece6c478e9cafdc0f0476af6f70b65443f90420d4ab76a/Screen-Shot-2018-04-17-at-2.23.39-PM.png" data-mid="421812" border="0" /> Excavations 1 Joshua Abrams solo bass Album Feeding Tube Records <img width="607" height="594" width_o="607" height_o="594" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/7e6adbcafbd674def02791324c82ae28caed18841c048f50b65879fdd03a8784/Screen-Shot-2017-07-01-at-12.47.46-AM.png" data-mid="559772" border="0" /> May 26th, 2018 Cooper-Moore / Hamid Drake / Joshua Abrams (trio) New Music Circle, St. Louis <img width="703" height="407" width_o="703" height_o="407" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/fc08d291d83f9c5ea283da7cde12bc7b149cdd401699f085f416820a3a544d6d/Screen-Shot-2019-02-04-at-9.07.56-PM.png" data-mid="638346" border="0" /> Natural Information Society Spring 2018 Shows &amp; Europe Tour 18 March - Hideout, Chicago, w/ Tashi Dorji, Tyler Damon, &amp; Liberty 27th March - Blow Out Series, Oslo 28th March - Folkteatern, Gotemborg 29th March - Inkonst, Malmo 30th March - Cortisone Festival, Ghent 31st March - MK Gallery, Milton Keynes 2nd April - Oslo, London 3 April - Cologne, Statgarten 4th April - Bim Huis, Amsterdam 5th April - Brdcst Festival, Brussels 6th April - Rewire Festival, Den Haag7th April - Arkaoda, Berlin 9th April - La Dynamo, Paris 11th April - Alice, Copenhagen 12th April - Atlas, Aarhus 13th April - Danish Vaishyas, Alborg 14th April - Momentum, Odense21 April - Hideout, Chicago, w/ Steve Gunn and John Truscinski 22 April - Storehouse, Michigan,&nbsp;w/ Steve Gunn and John Truscinski <img width="321" height="529" width_o="321" height_o="529" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/4fe9267dcacb872e6d4b91f3ef2d61225003c0d17a311ac993209ec62250ae7c/Screen-Shot-2017-09-12-at-2.05.15-AM.png" data-mid="113861" border="0" /> February 20, 2018Frequency Festival Martin Arnold with Joshua Abrams and Friends Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago<img width="492" height="376" width_o="492" height_o="376" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/a8838ae7ab8d4b466503a43cda590d2939475b49b3c97f72d2b0e10fe60f0821/Screen-Shot-2018-02-21-at-5.24.46-PM.png" data-mid="113862" border="0" /> Natural Information Society February 5th The Chapel, San Francisco February, 7th Zebulon, Los Angeles&nbsp; <img width="3400" height="4800" width_o="3400" height_o="4800" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/8cb396ad5d9f1f484bdf4be82a0052a6c11857d292fce529f3151ee6b2321d4f/EREMITE_FLYER_V2.jpg" data-mid="113853" border="0" /><img width="594" height="594" width_o="594" height_o="594" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/59751fd808330fa54466d4d94f976689bbd16a4088be067ad36c53728e845e98/Screen-Shot-2018-02-13-at-5.50.03-PM.png" data-mid="113859" border="0" /> <img width="593" height="577" width_o="593" height_o="577" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/8e298e8600c61b544a9d168e386085d872c31f43ac40053a4e787aa75a8c4f1f/Screen-Shot-2018-02-11-at-4.37.41-PM.png" data-mid="113855" border="0" /><img width="583" height="574" width_o="583" height_o="574" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/2234b6f579baba63b29b05555f9fce53f2c0d20df80acf4c61740e046c947cb1/Screen-Shot-2018-02-11-at-4.37.14-PM.png" data-mid="113857" border="0" /> January 20, 2018Joshua Abrams awarded with the 2018 Foundation For Contemporary Arts Award <img width="594" height="443" width_o="594" height_o="443" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/3a72edec48e724cae9e345b4f959e8a14a97df848dfee5dc5d81cc2a626817e6/Screen-Shot-2017-05-12-at-10.50.15-PM.png" data-mid="113825" border="0" /> “Abacus: Small Enough To Jail”Nominationed for 90th Academy Awards® Feature length Documentary by Steve James with musical score by Joshua Abrams January 18 - 28, 2018 "America to Me" an epic 10-part series by Steve James (Hoop Dreams) with musical score by Joshua Abrams&nbsp; premieres at the Sundance Film Festival &amp; “Crime + Punishment”Feature Length Documentay by Stephen Maing includes music by Joshua Abramspremieres at the Sundance Film Festival <img width="917" height="524" width_o="917" height_o="524" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/caef059719fa371f0513fc65a845482c0668cf0190752d91b6f47956d429d556/Screen-Shot-2018-01-23-at-10.25.50-PM.png" data-mid="113851" border="0" /> Joshua Abrams and Natural Information Society Simultonality&nbsp;#7 The Wire Magazine 50 Best Albums of 2017 #15 Uncut Magazine 75 Best Albums of 2017 #2 John Mulvey’s 150 Best Albums 2017 #17 Rolling Stone Magazine Best Avant Albums of 2017 <img width="5000" height="5000" width_o="5000" height_o="5000" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/ac371dc2eadc45fdd3967cd41bf79c0e4cbd105e4921807686ab14f6684aaa27/Abrams-Simultonality-full.jpg" data-mid="113814" border="0" /> January 13, 2018 Renaissance Society&nbsp;presentsNatural Information Society &nbsp;Bond Chapel, Chicago <img width="1440" height="1440" width_o="1440" height_o="1440" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/6bc1663722ddf8b330ceb12723d1a204e6e8179bc39e12a94dc8b70dad0ab7c2/NIS--Bond-Chapel1.jpg" data-mid="638256" border="0" /> December 22, 2017Hamid Drake and Michael Zerang’s 28th Annual Solstice ConcertsHamid Drake: Music / Movement Constellation, Chicago<img width="960" height="813" width_o="960" height_o="813" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/e849a7c4c3c100111f6040adb2c534746817662ec9c4cdcfe29ecf8a13089e1e/10356394_899166843431471_6693744036275152454_n.jpg" data-mid="113850" border="0" />(Hamid Drake w/ Moki Cherry Tapestry 1978) November 30, 2017Simon Starling lecture with Natural Information Society Arts and the Nuclear Age lecture series 7pm, Logan Center, University of Chicago <img width="1440" height="810" width_o="1440" height_o="810" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/4f63462c3fe87f5f4cb5f2f7b0ebb2366ee70fee105eec224c19d207c32b508a/51562_21d75b9cf80270bb3580ae97a1866088.jpg" data-mid="113843" border="0" /> September 22 – November 17, 2017 Rare Earth, Organized by Theaster Gates Exhibition musical soundscape by Joshua Abrams &amp; Natural Information SocietyChicago Architecture Biennial <img width="850" height="340" width_o="850" height_o="340" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/323d0283f4a2c9f457877a09a6963622ecf63576627f85a62c19336fe8712d71/Rare-Earth-banner3.jpg" data-mid="113844" border="0" /> November 11, 2017 &nbsp;- &nbsp;January 20, 2018Lisa Alvarado, Alex Olson, Daniel SinselExhibition includes a Natural Information Society sound piece Mary Mary Gallery, Glasgow<img width="597" height="503" width_o="597" height_o="503" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/c484954718d421a41db4833e62c17261af0fd03aceac9bf5d9773a23f264d7f8/Screen-Shot-2018-01-30-at-9.19.57-PM.png" data-mid="113854" border="0" /> Sunday, November 5thNatural Information Society May Chapel At Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago and&nbsp; Subterranean, Chicago with Lee Ranaldo <img width="597" height="592" width_o="597" height_o="592" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/8d1df657a171c54766b0ab181a014f26ec4bdb8b24727ac551fad2707b15c19e/Screen-Shot-2017-11-07-at-12.13.49-AM.png" data-mid="113846" border="0" /> <img width="595" height="335" width_o="595" height_o="335" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/50839c20fe6b77262795273ee3124bae22ab40e73e8af14bf78f95bea72a561b/Screen-Shot-2017-11-07-at-12.17.24-AM.png" data-mid="113847" border="0" /> October 4, 2017Natural Information SocietyHideout, Chicago <img width="584" height="373" width_o="584" height_o="373" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/0703b3a0e4c44e7f44157d7d7179521a99f8e673b0984b7cc4bf9178582ff4cc/Screen-Shot-2017-10-10-at-2.11.36-PM.png" data-mid="113845" border="0" />&nbsp; Sunday, August 13, 2017 Natural Information Society Fred Anderson Park, Chicago<img width="2048" height="1153" width_o="2048" height_o="1153" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/968472fa1017ffbd3bda8473b5602475b4a2389a468dfdc2044da5775bf9ded5/DHYLb0fXkAE1r7z.jpg" data-mid="113842" border="0" /> June 9, 2017 Natural Information Society Record Release Show for Simultonality Constellation, Chicago<img width="600" height="576" width_o="600" height_o="576" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/76e0f12b134cfe9059c3a62f13d19a0d1f58679ee40b230d4846cc331b7574d8/Screen-Shot-2017-06-13-at-1.24.50-AM.png" data-mid="113836" border="0" /> <img width="597" height="448" width_o="597" height_o="448" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/b33dfc74577c0acb68d710d6f93b5956f35dc4bc9aaae0208704ebe41480aba1/Screen-Shot-2017-06-13-at-1.39.23-AM.png" data-mid="113838" border="0" /> <img width="595" height="596" width_o="595" height_o="596" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/be40d3154e0c38083b6e8452c90486deb5a05d209049cf5190245e28a7ff7cdc/Screen-Shot-2017-06-13-at-1.36.23-AM.png" data-mid="113837" border="0" /> <img width="596" height="461" width_o="596" height_o="461" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/7b4c065d119d2fa34903c619ba26d4d51ff28211cf55c95f57d7f9e0de6f23b4/Screen-Shot-2017-06-13-at-1.38.52-AM.png" data-mid="113839" border="0" /> May 11, 2017 Joshua Abrams musical retrospective on Polskie Public Radio Poland <img width="870" height="418" width_o="870" height_o="418" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/be10caabdb48850b11d95e3d5926034f8b88ca2e207ef5c849342cbbda4388ff/Screen-Shot-2017-05-13-at-1.27.38-PM.png" data-mid="113834" border="0" /> May 6, 2017 Natural Information SocietyNogueira da Silva Museum/GNRation&nbsp; Braga, Portugal <img width="800" height="556" width_o="800" height_o="556" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/a42237d2470e089535e1b7820984af8b48e15be1a21bc5ce878a9f7016a20603/Screen-Shot-2017-05-13-at-12.26.36-PM.png" data-mid="113833" border="0" /> May 5, 2017Natural Information Society Salão Brazil, Coimbra, Portugal <img width="567" height="801" width_o="567" height_o="801" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/4ec4cc1e55140a1843a441e0796b7a690a2c269226b72880c067fb7a70d47003/17952696_10155146580784223_1532018805252383823_n.png" data-mid="113828" border="0" /> May 3, 2017Natural Information Society Teatro Maria Matos, Lisboa, Portugal <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/1a1216affda625dc0e79903b7b95e9139b3bec981117e32ab931074139ea7661/34053441190_e3139f3992_o.jpg" data-mid="113832" border="0" />April 30, 2017Natural Information Society Kaleidophon Festival, Ulrichsberg, Austria <img width="521" height="676" width_o="521" height_o="676" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/db4b24741f9e9d79110bcfb9e523b5ef6ec1f376b656610e9c40a356c0e201c3/csm_event1577_71fa6e7742.gif" data-mid="113830" border="0" /> April 28, 2017 Natural Information Society Centro D’Arte, Padua, Italy <img width="594" height="443" width_o="594" height_o="443" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/3a72edec48e724cae9e345b4f959e8a14a97df848dfee5dc5d81cc2a626817e6/Screen-Shot-2017-05-12-at-10.50.15-PM.png" data-mid="113825" border="0" />April 26, 2017Natural Information Society Stanser Musitage Festival, Stans, Switzerland <img width="472" height="636" width_o="472" height_o="636" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/485b6eda57375cae5ad272c77b0996c84744844ece37ebd26fc284082d64f5f1/Screen-Shot-2017-05-12-at-11.30.15-PM.png" data-mid="113831" border="0" /> April 7, 2017 Joshua Abrams &amp; Natural Information Society SimultonalityEremite Records (US)&nbsp;and Tak:til/Glitterbeat Records (EU) <img width="5000" height="5000" width_o="5000" height_o="5000" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/ac371dc2eadc45fdd3967cd41bf79c0e4cbd105e4921807686ab14f6684aaa27/Abrams-Simultonality-full.jpg" data-mid="113814" border="0" /><img width="1073" height="476" width_o="1073" height_o="476" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/b1f0359c91d9a759d0053d4f3be6999c52e19ca399dd49a25fd467a71c8577d4/Screen-Shot-2017-04-12-at-1.24.30-AM.png" data-mid="113819" border="0" data-scale="81"/> Natural Information Society Tour 4/23 Bridget Donahue gallery, New York4/26 Stanser Musitage Festival, Stans, Switzerland4/28 Centro D’Arte, Padua, Italy 4/29Pinelina Dneva Soba, Ljubljana, Slovenia 4/30 Kaleidophon Festival, Ulrichsberg, Austria5/3 Teatro Maria Matos, Lisboa, Portugal5/4 Teatro Municipal da Guarda, Guarda, Portugal5/5 Salão Brazil, Coimbra, Portugal5/6 Nogueira da Silva Museum/GNRation, Braga, Portugal March 26 - May 21, 2017Lisa Alvarado :&nbsp;Sound Talismansolo exhibition and performance programBridget Donahue, New York <img width="600" height="545" width_o="600" height_o="545" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/c3627534b4130a9a4b7210c9cb4662f368dc7504670e4c8692a152447a8929cf/Screen-Shot-2017-03-30-at-1.46.56-PM.png" data-mid="113817" border="0" />Performances by : Lisa Alvarado, Joshua Abrams, Chad Taylor + White Magic + William Parker +&nbsp;Joshua Abrams &amp; Natural Information Society + Carlos Blackburn + Angelica Sanchez, Gerald Cleaver, Joshua Abrams + Battle Trance New York Times Brooklyn Rail Mousse MagazineNew York MagazineNew Yorker March 19, 2017 Endless ShoutThe Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia <img width="640" height="640" width_o="640" height_o="640" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/96e5ef5da0e995e3b509677243bcd2de2b4911df970d31d9835be1af17587a69/-1.jpg" data-mid="113826" border="0" /> <img width="843" height="597" width_o="843" height_o="597" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/ddc0325e518798db080cf2872b5103538479817ed7bed9f097f8df544448deae/Screen-Shot-2017-03-17-at-5.11.04-AM.png" data-mid="113816" border="0" /> January 10, 2017Natural Information SocietyA ReflectionMuseum of Contemporary Art Chicago<img width="493" height="322" width_o="493" height_o="322" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/c1b18ebd19984d60819227cb3509edd2a5d0604395fecb1ad7ef46850903e7b3/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-6.25.05-PM.png" data-mid="113815" border="0" /> December 8, 2016Tel Aviv Jazz Festival Hamid Drake, Ari Brown, Joshua Abrams Tel Aviv, Israel November 1 - 29, 2016 Natural Information Society residency&nbsp;The Hideout, Chicago <img width="577" height="333" width_o="577" height_o="333" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/c2318b1190b54483a39d6a97f5dd3cb76a864bed747f249598821a83e8d3474f/Screen-Shot-2016-12-04-at-2.42.01-PM.png" data-mid="113812" border="0" /><img width="593" height="333" width_o="593" height_o="333" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/e36d1fa46e23e312953fbb3688d30687dba2692035d84e67c5cf5a843b2595a4/Screen-Shot-2016-12-04-at-2.47.49-PM.png" data-mid="113813" border="0" /> October 14 - January 15, 2017Simon Starling’s At Twilight: A Play for two actors, three musicians, one dancer, eight masks (and a donkey costume)Natural Information Society collaboration The Japan Society Gallery, New York July 2 - September 4, 2016 Simon Starling’s At Twilight: A Play for two actors, three musicians, one dancer, eight masks (and a donkey costume)Natural Information Society collaboration The Common Guild, Glasgow, UK&nbsp; &nbsp;<img width="831" height="553" width_o="831" height_o="553" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/e26b41302f11408eec377fcde86ecc0ddc3bf417c96efe0403e3009ac7a6a5b2/Screen-Shot-2016-10-07-at-1.18.32-AM.png" data-mid="113803" border="0" /><img width="872" height="557" width_o="872" height_o="557" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/97f572adbee2a54af46b811a737e25fbaf7a73d2c726e29a00b42559c5bdbe3a/Screen-Shot-2016-10-07-at-1.18.06-AM.png" data-mid="113804" border="0" /> June 1 - June 5, 2016Serralves em Festa, residencySerralves Museum of Contemporary Art, Porto, PortugalNatural Information Society joined by Angélica Salvi, Gustavo Costa, João Pais Filipe, Norberto Lobo and Yam Tembe <img width="600" height="596" width_o="600" height_o="596" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/80a45b7b11f84c0db4e3069dcaf9ac221b992997b712b8f47a9a5124fcade4d2/tumblr_o9nfc3knF51uqto5ho1_1280_600.png" data-mid="113808" border="0" /> June 6, 2016Natural Information Society with Norberto LoboGaleria ze Dos Bois, Lisboa, Portugal<img width="1145" height="763" width_o="1145" height_o="763" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/74ea6e8bdac7829b00d83203fa9c3c38a7e1d28de2092745bd4d33f503a24181/Joshua-Abrams-13.jpg" data-mid="113805" border="0" /><img width="1145" height="763" width_o="1145" height_o="763" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/12f2dd64fd76281e5611c7a799210e15969fe9d1f69bde637981c4c74cb3e651/Joshua-Abrams-31.jpg" data-mid="113806" border="0" />June 17, 2016Natural Information Society with Evan Parker, Cafe Oto, London<img width="1131" height="1600" width_o="1131" height_o="1600" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/1c62a5498e6cdc4b8a243dd3579b545b1b06d29c61c320686ee7b023dd9b9143/Abrams-poster_1131.jpg" data-mid="113807" border="0" /> June 15, 2016Natural Information SocietyHet Bos, Antwerp, Belgium <img width="5000" height="3310" width_o="5000" height_o="3310" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/e6a58f03835b2be550c01a8b196ea511f71048b183f5b8105ca00aab68fef3e7/27661925286_8c89f8d3c9_o.jpg" data-mid="113809" border="0" /><img width="5000" height="3311" width_o="5000" height_o="3311" 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NPRLewis, John. “Joshua Abrams &amp; Natural Information Society: Simultonality review”, The Guardian UK Russonello, Giovanni. “Joshua Abrams &amp; Natural Information Society“, New York TimesCotter, Holand. “10 Galleries to Visit Now in the Lower East Side”, New York Times Schube, Will. “Joshua Abrams is a Focused Force in Jazz and Film Scoring”, Bandcamp daily Bucciero, Joe. “Lisa Alvarado : Sound Talisman”, The Brooklyn Rail McDowell, Eric. “Joshua Abrams &amp; Natural Information Society: Simultonality”, The Free Jazz Collective Lisa Alvarado and Dana Kopel. “Vibrational Aesthetics”, Mousse MagazineSaltz, Jerry. “Lisa Alvarado : Sound Talisman”, New York Magazine “Sound Talisman”, The New Yorker&nbsp; Mulvey, John. “Reviewed: some of the best new music of 2017 so far”, Uncut Magazine UK Smith, Stewart. “Joshua Abrams &amp; Natural Information Society, Simultonality”,&nbsp;The List UK Davis, Barry. “Gnawa grooves and more.” The Jerusalem PostLoerezl, Robert. “Joshua Abrams’ Hideout residency.” UndergroudbeeSharratt, Chris. “Live : Simon Starling.” (At Twilight) Frieze Magazine UK Fischer, Tobias. “Fifteen Questions interview with Rhys Chatham.” Fifteen Questions Magazine McNutt, Ryan. “Joshua Abrams Natural Information Society : Deep Water Church, Halifax NS.” Exclaim Magazine CAFronta, Goncalo.&nbsp; “Toda a Musica na vida de Joshua Abrams num guimbri.” Publico Magazine PortugalTHE WIRE MAGAZINE UK : MAGNETOCEPTION # 3 ALBUM OF 2015 PITCHFORK : MAGNETOCEPTION&nbsp; # 2 EXPERIMENTAL ALBUM OF 2015 NEW YORK TIMES THE WIRE MAGAZINE DUSTED MAGAZINE BOMB MAGAZINE Masters, Marc. " Summer 2015 Experimental Records Roundup." Pitchfork Leitko, Aaron, "Automaginary." Pitchfork Broomer, Stuart. “Joshua Abrams’ Natural Information Society : by way of the guimbri.” Music Works Magazine CA DETROIT METRO TIMES EXCLAIM CHICAGO READER POP UP MUSIC POLAND SOUNDCOLOURVIBRATIONChinen, Nate. "Notes From Brooklyn, Chicago and the Web." New York Times "Wire: Sleeves Received" The Wire Magazine UK  New York Times Pitchfork Washington Post Aquarium Drunkard The Wire Tiny Mixtapes Chicago Reader ArtnewsMasters, Mark. “Joshua Abrams &amp; Natural... http://naturalinformationsociety.com/CONTACT Sun, 09 Oct 2016 03:16:26 +0000 N I S 111720 US BOOKING &amp; EU BOOKING REGINA@FRONTPORCHPRODUCTIONS.ORG NOTEJOSHUA ABRAMS EREMITE RECORDSDRAG CITY RECORDSBANDCAMPITUNES   US BOOKING &amp; EU BOOKING REGINA@FRONTPORCHPRODUCTIONS.ORG NOTEJOSHUA ABRAMS EREMITE RECORDSDRAG CITY RECORDSBANDCAMPITUNES   http://naturalinformationsociety.com/ALBUMS Sun, 09 Oct 2016 03:16:25 +0000 N I S 111719 <img width="999" height="999" width_o="999" height_o="999" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/96cacd750100e96c778ab229d2d8298267f4d5808da1ed413f46c328bcc07cb7/nis_gravity_3500px_300dpi_main-1.jpg" data-mid="1386845" border="0" />Natural Information Society Community Ensemble with Ari BrownSince Time Is Gravity 20232xLP, bandcampEremite Records _ usAguirre Records _ europe Since Time Is Gravity by Natural Information Society <img width="999" height="993" width_o="999" height_o="993" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/e45252411c84a300eafcd7755aee3fa30e0f80751ded066f22e4d4a52de6c523/descension_main.jpg" data-mid="1386844" border="0" />Natural Information Society with Evan Parker descension (Out of Our Constrictions) 2021 2xLP, bandcamp eremite records _ usAguirre Records _ europedescension (Out of Our Constrictions) by Natural Information Society with Evan Parker <img width="1232" height="1254" width_o="1232" height_o="1254" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/5bc5bb4017c064e34842ae460449c861e6c5bc3ab4663b858990222a1846726f/Abrams-Mandatory-Reality-silver-layout_SMALL-WEBjpg.jpg" data-mid="877549" border="0" /> Joshua Abrams &amp; Natural Information Society &nbsp;Mandatory Reality 2019 2XLP, 2XCD Bandcamp, silk-screened coversEremite RecordsMandatory Reality by Joshua Abrams &amp; Natural Information Society <img width="5000" height="5000" width_o="5000" height_o="5000" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/06f15f6d42c8a1e1980a1ff7ddee23bda8fa6c63d851e09273269d765feb7a9f/Abrams-Simultonality-full.jpg" data-mid="113694" border="0" /> Joshua Abrams &amp; Natural Information Society Simultonality 2017 vinyl, bandcamp,&nbsp;itunes,&nbsp;silk-screened coversEremite RecordsSimultonality by Joshua Abrams &amp; Natural Information Society <img width="553" height="576" width_o="553" height_o="576" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/47230708f75423183c19123aa5c2311dd582d40c96ad3305182fe3e2ad747528/Screen-Shot-2017-08-25-at-12.28.19-PM.png" data-mid="113695" border="0" /> Joshua Abrams&nbsp;(Natural Information Society) Magnetoception 2015 double vinyl, bandcamp,&nbsp;itunesEremite RecordsMagnetoception by Joshua Abrams <img width="1696" height="1590" width_o="1696" height_o="1590" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/430468159b86424922a784433463cb30d90cdeddd3f4485ec566b10a5d9df354/LISA-ALVARADO_Automaginary_.png" data-mid="113691" border="0" />Natural Information Society &amp; Bitchin Bajas Automaginary 2015 vinyl, cass, mp3, silk-screened coversDrag City Records Automaginary by Natural Information Society and Bitchin Bajas <img width="576" height="579" width_o="576" height_o="579" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/3543f824da08425f46a54a2dfe5bac6a0752100a21575d8a263f1b323a25fa06/Screen-Shot-2017-08-25-at-12.30.14-PM.png" data-mid="113696" border="0" /> Joshua Abrams (Natural Information Society) Represencing2012 vinyl, cd reissue, bandcamp,&nbsp;itunes, silk-screened covers Eremite RecordsRepresencing by Joshua Abrams <img width="1692" height="1636" width_o="1692" height_o="1636" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/735e0ad8bd9f0a71d738ace3ce506192fc08768c61bbb29dc2ff7bc56ab2637a/LISA-ALVARADO_Natural-Information_.png" data-mid="113692" border="0" />Joshua Abrams (Natural Information Society) Natural Information 2010 180 gram vinyl, cd reissue, bandcamp,&nbsp;itunesEremite RecordsNatural Information by Joshua Abrams  Natural Information Society Community Ensemble with Ari BrownSince Time Is Gravity 20232xLP, bandcampEremite Records _ usAguirre Records _ europe Since Time Is... http://naturalinformationsociety.com/VIDEO Sun, 09 Oct 2016 03:09:26 +0000 N I S 111718     http://naturalinformationsociety.com/INFO Sun, 09 Oct 2016 03:03:08 +0000 N I S 111717  Joshua Abrams formed Natural Information Society (NIS) in 2010.&nbsp; With Abrams' orchestration of traditional &amp; contemporary instrumentation, NIS creates long-form psychedelic environments informed by jazz, minimalism &amp; traditional musics.In April, 2019 eremite records released the groups latest album, Mandatory Reality. &nbsp; Current &amp; former band members include Lisa Alvarado, Jason Adasiewicz, Mikel Avery, Ben Boye, Hamid Drake, Ben Lamar Gay, Emmett Kelly, Norberto Lobo, Artur Majewski, Nick Mazzarella, Jeff Parker, Frank Rosaly, Jason Stein, Kuba Suchar, Nori Tanaka &amp; Chad Taylor. In 2015, Natural Information Society &amp; Bitchin Bajas collaborated on Automaginary (Drag City). “it’s patient, layered music that’s always heading somewhere, sometimes spare and sometimes complex and shimmering.” - Ben Ratliff, New York Times “Abrams discovers new levels of mood and tone; his pieces seem to escape time completely. “ — Marc Masters, Pitchfork “It feels startlingly new, in terms of how the music is extrapolated, how the players relate, even as it feels like an ur-music, primal, body-centered, essential.” - David Keenan, The Wire   Joshua Abrams formed Natural Information Society (NIS) in 2010.&nbsp; With Abrams' orchestration of traditional &amp; contemporary instrumentation, NIS... http://naturalinformationsociety.com/N-I-S Wed, 02 Dec 2015 20:09:56 +0000 N I S 54732 NATURAL INFORMATION SOCIETY INFO VIDEO ALBUMS &nbsp; NATURAL INFORMATION SOCIETY INFO VIDEO ALBUMS &nbsp;