The InSoc EP
Encyclopedia
The InSoc EP is an EP
by synthpop
band Information Society
. It was their first record.
All songs composed by Paul Robb; track 4 based on "Get Up Offa That Thing
" by James Brown
.
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 synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
band 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 record.
Track listing
- "Bacchanale" – 1:38
- "Fall in Line" – 3:44
- "Growing Up with Shiva" – 4:15
- "Get Up (Away from that Thing)" – 5:35
- "Can You Live as Fast as Me" – 5:13
All songs composed by Paul Robb; track 4 based on "Get Up Offa That Thing
Get Up Offa That Thing
"Get Up Offa That Thing", sometimes subtitled "'", is a song performed by James Brown. It was released as a two-part single in 1976 and also appeared on an album of the same name...
" by James Brown
James Brown
James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...
.
Line-up
- "Kurt Valaquen" (Kurt Harland)Kurt 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:...
- "Pamela Tzara" (Pamela Brustman)
- "Paul Jason Scwhitters" (Paul Robb)Paul RobbPaul Jason Robb is a synthesizer player, producer, songwriter and one of the founding members of the synthpop-freestyle band Information Society.- Biography :...
- "Kaerlin Leader" (Kristin Leader)
Trivia
- The InSoc EP was recorded in 14 hours, for $600. Only 100 copies were printed http://insoc.org/DiscEP01.HTML, at a cost of $1000, and around 50 were actually sold. Kurt Harland saved around 200, but most were discarded and destroyed.
- The remaining copies were put for sale, autographed, on Information Society's website on June 12, 2007; they were sold out by the next day.
- It was temporarily made available for free listening on the band's website; it was removed in preparation for the re-release in the ApocryphonApocryphon: Electro Roots 1982-1985Apocryphon: Electro Roots 1982–1985 is a 2-CD compilation album by synthpop band Information Society. It includes their early 1980s independent releases, The InSoc EP and Creatures of Influence, in remastered form, as well as rare and live tracks, and a 30 page color booklet with photographs of the...
compilation.