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New Information Society Revealed
June 2nd, 2006 by admin
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Information Society have announced new material and live performances from a reformed line-up which does not include founding member and vocalist Kurt Harland. Recently courted to reform the band’s original major label line-up on VH1’s “Band Reunited” reality show the core trio of Kurt Harland, Paul Robb and James Cassidy played a one-off show as part of a radio station sponsored concert in New York last summer sparking rumors that a reunion was in the works. Harland, who has recorded and performed solo as Information Society, released a statement on his official website confirming a new incarnation of the band:
After several years of discussions between Paul and me, I decided to pass ownership of the name back over to him and let him go ahead with some new material without me. I did strongly consider doing it with him, but in the end I felt it was better to let him go ahead without me… Paul’s got some new songs, and he’s hired a new singer… should be cool.
: The new Information Society line-up is Paul Robb, James Cassidy with new members Christopher Anton (vocals) & Sonja Meyers (keyboards).
An email from the band’s primary songwriter and studio presence Paul Robb, who was interviewed for synthpop.net in 2002, sent to fans explains his intentions with the new group:
Dear Information Society Fans: About six months ago, after Information Society played a show in New York, I became excited by the idea of reforming the band to tour and record a new Information Society record. I felt the world had been without Information Society long enough. I spoke with James Cassidy who was very supportive of the idea. Kurt Harland expressed a reluctance to make a time commitment due to his demanding job, and the impending arrival of his new baby. After friendly discussions, Kurt gave his blessing for James and me to carry on Information Society with out him. So now we are moving forward with our new singer, Christopher Anton, who has already made a positive contribution to the group. We’ve also added keyboardist Sonja Myers. We are very excited about the new songs, and we can’t wait to share them with the world. We are also currently discussing plans for live appearances. We value our fans very greatly, and we are grateful for all your support over the years. We will let everyone know the minute anything happens.
: Information Society’s initially penetrated cultural awareness with their dance staples “Running” and the “Star Trek”-sampling “What’s On Your Mind (Pure Energy)”. They recorded three albums as a group working before singer Kurt Harland took over the rights to the name in the mid-90’s producing the industrial-flavored “Don’t Be Afraid”. Most recently the band has had success with two remixed tracks achieving top five US dance chart positions in 2001. The new Information Society have set up an official site and a myspace page that is currently streaming two new songs from forthcoming album “Synthesizer”.
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