Oscillator (EP)
Encyclopedia
Oscillator is an EP
by Information Society
. It was their first new commercial release after a six year hiatus.
This six-song record features the vocal stylings of newcomer Christopher Anton
, as well as a range of intriguing guests and remix
ers. In addition to four mixes of the underground smash Back in the Day, and the well-received track I Like The Way You Werk It there is a rare live recording of Great Big Disco World, made at Club Milky Robot in Osaka
, Japan
in 2006.
, offered for purchase through a variety of web-based music retailers, including iTunes
, Napster
and Rhapsody.
version of Oscillator was released June 21, 2007, with an extra audio track and a bonus CD-ROM video track.
Music Director: Paul Robb
Recorded at Paul's house throughout 2006
Art Direction: Adam King
Photography: Tyler Shields, Brandon Showers
Digital Projects Manager (HAKATAK): Elizabeth Evangelista
"Werk It" video by 13tongimp
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by Information Society
Information Society (band)
Information Society is an American band originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, primarily consisting of Kurt Larson , Paul Robb, and James Cassidy; the latter two reconvened the band in 2006, initially with Christopher Anton as lead vocalist, then with Harland rejoining them as lead vocalist by...
. It was their first new commercial release after a six year hiatus.
This six-song record features the vocal stylings of newcomer Christopher Anton
Christopher Anton
Christopher Anton , is an American singer and songwriter. Anton is known for being the vocalist of the Synthpop band Information Society, as well as the synth rock band Pseudocipher. Recently, in 2010 Christopher Anton has gained popularity as a solo artist in the dance genre with the release of...
, as well as a range of intriguing guests and remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
ers. In addition to four mixes of the underground smash Back in the Day, and the well-received track I Like The Way You Werk It there is a rare live recording of Great Big Disco World, made at Club Milky Robot in Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
in 2006.
Online Release
Oscillator was released March 19, 2007 as an Internet-only EPExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, offered for purchase through a variety of web-based music retailers, including iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
, Napster
Napster
Napster is an online music store and a Best Buy company. It was originally founded as a pioneering peer-to-peer file sharing Internet service that emphasized sharing audio files that were typically digitally encoded music as MP3 format files...
and Rhapsody.
Track listing
- "Back in the Day"
- "Back in the Day (Kasino Mix)"
- "Back in the Day (Electro Roots Mix)"
- "Back in the Day (Kain & Arvy Mix)"
- "I Like The Way You Werk It"
- "Great Big Disco World (Live) (feat. Vitamin C)"
CD Release
A CDCompact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
version of Oscillator was released June 21, 2007, with an extra audio track and a bonus CD-ROM video track.
Track listing (CD release)
- "Back In The Day"
- "I Like The Way You Werk It"
- "Great Big Disco World"
- "Back In The Day (Electro Roots Mix)"
- "I Like The Way You Werk It (Kain and Arvy Mix)"
- "Back In The Day (Kasino Mix)"
- "Back In The Day (Kain and Arvy Mix)"
Production Credits
Produced by: Information SocietyInformation Society (band)
Information Society is an American band originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, primarily consisting of Kurt Larson , Paul Robb, and James Cassidy; the latter two reconvened the band in 2006, initially with Christopher Anton as lead vocalist, then with Harland rejoining them as lead vocalist by...
Music Director: Paul Robb
Paul Robb
Paul Jason Robb is a synthesizer player, producer, songwriter and one of the founding members of the synthpop-freestyle band Information Society.- Biography :...
Recorded at Paul's house throughout 2006
Art Direction: Adam King
Photography: Tyler Shields, Brandon Showers
Digital Projects Manager (HAKATAK): Elizabeth Evangelista
"Werk It" video by 13tongimp
Musical Credits
- Paul RobbPaul RobbPaul Jason Robb is a synthesizer player, producer, songwriter and one of the founding members of the synthpop-freestyle band Information Society.- Biography :...
- James Cassidy
- Christopher AntonChristopher AntonChristopher Anton , is an American singer and songwriter. Anton is known for being the vocalist of the Synthpop band Information Society, as well as the synth rock band Pseudocipher. Recently, in 2010 Christopher Anton has gained popularity as a solo artist in the dance genre with the release of...
- Kurt Harland LarsonKurt HarlandKurt Harland is a singer, composer, and video game developer/audio engineer. He is best known as the lead singer of Information Society and composer of the soundtracks for the Legacy of Kain video game series.-Biography:...
- Leila Mack
- Colleen FitzpatrickVitamin C (artist)Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick is an American pop music singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress better known by her stage name, Vitamin C. Her singles include "Graduation ", "As Long As You're Loving Me", "The Itch", and her most successful hit the Top 20 Gold certified "Smile"...
- Angela Michael
- Dave Derby
Special Thanks
- Adam King
- Arvy
- Elizabeth Evangelista
- Kristin Wenzel
- Erik Hulslander
- Kasino
- Energia Radio
- Junior Kain
- 13TonGimp
- Mike Schmidt the Younger
- Todd Durant