New York, NY – Gearing up for the release of their brand new album _hello world, one of electronic music’s most influential bands INFORMATION SOCIETY (aka “InSoc”) are launching a PledgeMusic campaign to unveil their new record. Featuring a dozen different packages including some limited edition exclusives, the PledgeMusic campaign will be the homestretch towards the album’s release on September 23, 2014 via HAKATAK International/MVD.
As another avenue to reach fans and garner new ones, INSOC will be utilizing the massive reach of the direct-to-fan music platform to expand their orbit. “We wanted to insure that as many people as possible are exposed to the new album,” explains Paul Robb. “It’s difficult to connect with fans who don’t already follow us on Facebook and Twitter. PledgeMusic offers us an opportunity to reach fans, old and new, and gives our super fans a single place to visit to both get whatever flavor of the release they want, as well as insure they get all the updates and fun extra content we’re working on to surprise them with.”
Among the exclusives are limited edition posters and patches, handwritten lyrics sheets, t-shirts, and vinyl albums. The marquee package however is the _hello world Deluxe Box Set which includes a CD, vinyl and digital copy of the new album, an autographed white vinyl 7″, a t-shirt, a logo cap, poster, patch, stickers, and an exclusive InSoc Nootropic Synthino – a fully functional MIDI synthesizer. Priced at $235, the package is limited to only 100. Says Jayce Varden, President North America of PledgeMusic, of the package, “Information Society has created an incredible boxed set to commemorate the release of_hello world, and, beyond that, are committed to deliver their fans an amazing experience on thePledgeMusic pre-order. This will be a prime example as to how the artist to fan relationship is not just honored but transcended.”
“We had a long discussion amongst ourselves about what the ultimate InSoc fan package might look like,” Robb explains. “We’ve always had a significant number of audio, video and computer enthusiasts following us so when we realized we could actually make an InSoc branded, high-quality, hackable midi synthesizer, we were hell bent on making it a reality. The price of the box set might be a bit steep for the casual fan so we unbundled what we could to make other packages more affordable, but we made sure that the box set had enough exclusive material to be lust-inducing!” To view the campaign, visit www.pledgemusic.com/informationsociety.
With regular updates planned featuring exclusive new music, remixes, and other content, thePledgeMusic site will give fans further insight into the band’s journey to the new album. With songs like the anthemic “The Prize” with its retro voice emulator intro, to the deep house-inflected “Get Back”, to their faithful cover of DEVO‘s “Beautiful World” which feature the vocals of Gerald V Casale, _hello world propels InSoc into the current mainstream while hearkening back to their seminal roots. “It’s been a long time a-comin’,” continues Robb about the 21 year gap between recordings since the last time original band members Robb, vocalist Kurt Larson, and bassist/keyboardist James Cassidycollaborated, “but I defy anyone to say this isn’t the best Information Society album ever!”
Information Society has enjoyed multiple Top 40 hits including their Number One smash “What’s On Your Mind (Pure Energy)”, “Walking Away”, “Think” and “Peace & Love, Inc.”. Their infectious appeal translated the world over with Japan, Spain, Mexico and their native US leading the charge.