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Kurt Harland
Kurt Harland is an American singer, songwriter, and audio engineer and is the lead singer of Information Society. He also works on video game scores, including two of the soundtracks for the ''Legacy of Kain'' video game series ('' Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver'' and '' Soul Reaver 2'' in collaboration with Jim Hedges). Personal life Kurt has stated he started performing and making music with Information Society at age 19, back in 1982. Career Information Society In early concerts and albums, Harland was credited under the pseudonym "Kurt Valaquen," Valaquen taken from Tolkien, meaning child of light. After the band had achieved mainstream success, he began using his own middle name as his professional last name. 1982-1990 Formed in 1982, synthpop band Information Society achieved mainstream success for a time in the late eighties and early nineties. They are most widely known for their 1988 hit single " What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)". The band's last major (top 40) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minneapolis
Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with list of lakes in Minneapolis, thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins in timber and as the grist mill, flour milling capital of the world. It occupies both banks of the Upper Mississippi River, Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul, Minnesota, Saint Paul, the state capital of Minnesota. Prior to European settlement, the site of Minneapolis was inhabited by Dakota people. The settlement was founded along Saint Anthony Falls on a section of land north of Fort Snelling, Minnesota, Fort Snelling; its growth is attributed to its proximity to the fort and the falls providing power for industrial activity. , the city has an estimated 425,336 inhabitants. It is the most populous city in the state and the 46th-most-populous city in the United States. Minneapolis, Saint Paul and the su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peace And Love, Inc
Peace is a concept of societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups. Throughout history, leaders have used peacemaking and diplomacy to establish a type of behavioral restraint that has resulted in the establishment of regional peace or economic growth through various forms of agreements or peace treaties. Such behavioral restraint has often resulted in the reduced conflict, greater economic interactivity, and consequently substantial prosperity. "Psychological peace" (such as peaceful thinking and emotions) is perhaps less well defined, yet often a necessary precursor to establishing "behavioural peace." Peaceful behaviour sometimes results from a "peaceful inner disposition." Some have expressed the belief that peace can be initiated with a certain quality of inner tranquility that does not depend upo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clone Wars
Clone Wars may refer to: Star Wars Film and television * ''Star Wars: Clone Wars'' (2003 TV series), an American animated television series set in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy * ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (2008 TV series), an American 3D CGI animated television series created by Lucasfilm Animation ** ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (film), a 2008 theatrical film serving as the pilot for the series Video games * ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (2002 video game), developed by Pandemic Studios and published by LucasArts * '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Jedi Alliance'', a 2008 video game for the Nintendo DS * '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lightsaber Duels'', a 2008 video game for the Wii * '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes'', a 2009 video game for multiple platforms * '' Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures'', a 2010 video game for multiple platforms * '' Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars'', a 2011 video game for multiple platforms Other * Clone Wars (''Star Wars''), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mega Drive
The Sega Genesis, known as the outside North America, is a 16-bit fourth generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega. It was Sega's third console and the successor to the Master System. Sega released it in 1988 in Japan as the Mega Drive, and in 1989 in North America as the Genesis. In 1990, it was distributed as the Mega Drive by Virgin Mastertronic in Europe, Ozisoft in Australasia, and Tec Toy in Brazil. In South Korea, it was distributed by Samsung as the Super Gam*Boy and later the Super Aladdin Boy. Designed by an R&D team supervised by Hideki Sato and Masami Ishikawa, the Genesis was adapted from Sega's System 16 arcade board, centered on a Motorola 68000 processor as the CPU, a Zilog Z80 as a sound controller, and a video system supporting hardware sprites, tiles, and scrolling. It plays a library of more than 900 games on ROM-based cartridges. Several add-ons were released, including a Power Base Converter to play Master System games. It wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunsoft
, stylized as SUNSOFT, is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. Sunsoft is the video games division of Japanese electronics manufacturer Sun Corporation. Its U.S. subsidiary operated under the name Sun Corporation of America, though, as in Japan, games published there showed a logo that read only Sunsoft. History In April 1971, Sun Electronics Corporation (alternatively called Sun Denshi) was founded in Kōnan, Aichi as a manufacturer and vendor of electronics equipment. Sun Corporation's history in video games began in October 1978 in arcades with two titles: ''Block Challenger'' and ''Block Perfect''. Sun Corporation had several arcade hits in the early 1980s such as '' Arabian'', '' Ikki'' and ''Kangaroo''. At the time, its arcade video games were released under its own corporate name of Sun Electronics Corporation. The brand Sunsoft first appeared in the latter of the 1980s when Sun Corporation began developing original games and technology for the home video ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scooby-Doo Mystery
''Scooby-Doo Mystery'' is the name of two video games released by Acclaim Entertainment and Sunsoft in 1995 based on the ''Scooby-Doo'' animated series. One of the games was released for the Sega Genesis and features a more traditional adventure game style interface. The other title, released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, is an adventure game with platforming elements. Both were released only in North America. In both games, players take control of Shaggy Rogers and Scooby-Doo, who help solve various mysteries with other members of Mystery Incorporated who serve minor roles during gameplay. Sega Genesis version This version is a more traditional graphic adventure game divided into two scenarios: "Blake's Hotel" and "Ha Ha Carnival". The player controls Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, who is followed around by Scooby, while Fred, Daphne and Velma make brief appearances, often at the beginning and end of a mystery. The object of the game is to solve puzzles to progress, u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orders Of Magnitude (Information Society Album)
''Orders of Magnitude'' is an album by American synthpop band Information Society released on March 11, 2016. The tracks include cover versions of the Human League's "Don't You Want Me" and the Sisters of Mercy's "Dominion". "We were powerfully affected by these songs, and now we echo that effect back out", said the group in comments at a press conference in Davos, Switzerland, timed to coincide with the World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international non-governmental and lobbying organisation based in Cologny, canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded on 24 January 1971 by German engineer and economist Klaus Schwab. The foundation, ... meeting that took place there that week. Track listing Personnel * Kurt Harland * Paul Robb * James Cassidy References External links Bandcamp storeOfficial Site Information Society (band) albums 2016 albums Covers albums {{2010s-pop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello World (Information Society Album)
''Hello World'' (stylized ''_hello world'') is an album by American synthpop/freestyle band Information Society An information society is a society where the usage, creation, distribution, manipulation and integration of information is a significant activity. Its main drivers are information and communication technologies, which have resulted in rapid info .... It is a return to the band's "classic" 1980s lineup. Track listing # Land of the Blind - 3:49 # The Prize - 4:00 # Where Were You? - 3:51 # Get Back - 4:09 # Jonestown - 3:30 # Dancing With Strangers - 4:35 # Beautiful World ''(featuring Gerald Casale)'' - 3:32 # Creatures of Light and Darkness - 4:26 # Above and Below - 3:53 # Let It Burn - 4:35 # Tomorrow the World - 3:12 There is an unlisted Track 12 (which is unnamed, but shows up on the Internet as Blackman-Harris FFT 1K-10K Linear). When rendered using a spectrogram, provides a URL and login credentials for a "Secret Content" website where three additional songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synthesizer (album)
''Synthesizer'' is an album by the synthpop band Information Society. It was released on September 1, 2007, from the band's official website, and on October 9, 2007, in record stores. Track listing # Baby Just Wants - 5:16 # Back In The Day - 4:49 # I Like The Way You Werk It - 4:41 # Run Away - 3:46 # Free - 4:12 # I Love It When... - 4:47 # More To This - 3:53 # Somnambulistic - 4:53 # Burning Bridges - 5:56 # Can't Get Enough - 3:37 # This Way Tonight - 4:15 # Synthesizer - 4:41 # The Seeds Of Pain - 5:27 Track listing for The Brazilian pressing on Maxpop/Universal # Baby Just Wants - 5:16 # Back In The Day - 4:49 # I Like The Way You Werk It - 4:41 # Run Away - 3:46 # Free - 4:12 # I Love It When... - 4:47 # More To This - 3:53 # Somnambulistic - 4:53 # Burning Bridges - 5:56 # Can't Get Enough - 3:37 # This Way Tonight - 4:15 # The Seeds Of Pain - 5:27 # Synthesizer - 4:41 # Back In The Day (Maxpop Remix) # Runaway 2008 (Maxpop Remix) Liner notes Production credits Produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cassidy (musician)
James Cassidy, also known as Creepy Cassidy and Jim Pedo, is an American musician and educator who is one of the founding members of the band Information Society (InSoc). He played bass and keyboards with the band from its beginning in the early 1980s until 1992, when the group released its final album as a trio, '' Peace & Love, Inc.'' After the band dissolved, Cassidy left the music business and enrolled at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon, earning an Associate of Science degree in fisheries technology. He earned a bachelor's degree in fisheries science and a master's degree in crop and soil science from Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon Corvallis ( ) is a city and the county seat of Benton County in central western Oregon, United States. It is the principal city of the Corvallis, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Benton County. As of the 2020 Unite .... Cassidy is an instructor and research assistant in crop scien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Robb
Paul Jason Robb is a synthesizer player, producer, songwriter and one of the founding members of the band Information Society. Biography Robb was a member of Information Society from its inception in the early 1980s until 1992 (after its third release '' Peace and Love, Inc.''). When Information Society's contract with Tommy Boy/ Reprise/ Warner Bros. Records ended, Paul (who at the time had a new infant) chose to work in films and commercials, winning two Clio Awards for BMW ads in the process. In 1996, he started a record company called Hakatak International. Hakatak featured his one-man industrial-tinged band Think Tank, as well as a trip hop- and world music-flavored collaboration with Minneapolis folk singer Barbara Cohen named Brother Sun Sister Moon. When trip hop briefly gained mainstream popularity following the release of Portishead's '' Dummy'', Brother Sun Sister Moon recorded for Virgin Records, causing the temporary dissolution of Hakatak in June 1997. No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bands Reunited
Band or BAND may refer to: Places *Bánd, a village in Hungary *Band, Iran, a village in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran *Band, Mureș, a commune in Romania * Band-e Majid Khan, a village in Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran People *Band (surname), various people with the surname Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Musical ensemble, a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music **Band (rock and pop), a small ensemble that plays rock or pop **Concert band, an ensemble of woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments **Dansband, band playing popular music for a partner-dancing audience **Jazz band, a musical ensemble that plays jazz music **Marching band, a group of instrumental musicians who generally perform outdoors **School band, a group of student musicians who rehearse and perform instrumental music * The Band, a Canadian-American rock and roll group ** ''The Band'' (album), The Band's eponymous 1969 album * "Bands" (song), by American rap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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