Iris

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  • Years Active: 1990s, 2000s

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Often described by critics as disposable, '80s synth pop acts such as Erasure and Depeche Mode continued to inspire young musicians to write hummable songs with a plethora of keyboards even into the '90s. Iris formed in 1993 as Forgiving Iris with Reagan Jones (vocals, keyboards) and Matt Morris (keyboards, programming). Jones and Morris met in college; they were taking an electronic music class and discovered they shared the same taste in artists. Forgiving Iris started performing at clubs in the Austin, TX, area, covering classic new wave songs. When the duo began opening up for other groups, they concentrated on their own material. Forgiving Iris contributed the track "Annie, Would I Lie to You" to the Electronic Fields compilation in 1996. The track became a cult favorite in dance clubs, but it had many fans wondering if, or when, the band was going to record a full-length CD. They shortened their name to Iris and released their debut album, Disconnect, on June 1, 1999, for the A Different Drum label. Disconnect was praised by music reviewers for its upbeat synth-driven rhythms. In the summer of 2000, Iris was voted Best Band and Best Album at the first annual American Synthpop Awards.

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Iris commonly refers to:

Iris (anatomy), part of the eyeIris (color)Iris (given name), a feminine given nameIris (mythology), a Greek goddessIris (plant), a genus of flowering plants

Iris may also refer to:

Places

Iris, Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaIris, California, United StatesIris Falls, a waterfall in WyomingYeşilırmak River, called Iris in classical Greek

Music

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Film and television

Iris (film), a 2001 biopic of Iris MurdochIris (TV series), a South Korean espionage television drama seriesIris (TV channel), an Italian free entertainment television channelIris (Stargate)Iris (1987 film), produced by New Concorde

Characters

Iris (Mega Man), a Mega Man X4 character Iris, a Mega Man Battle Network characterIris (Pokémon)Iris (Pokémon anime)Iris, a Gyaos character in Gamera 3: Awakening of IrysIris, a Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals characterSorceress Iris, a Magicians of Xanth characterIris Irine, a Ragnarok characterIris, a Ruby Gloom characterIris, a Taxi Driver characterIris, The wife of Barry Allen aka "The Flash"

Art/graphics

Iris printer, an inkjet printerIRIS GL, a graphics application programming interfaceIrises (painting), by Vincent Van Gogh

Internet/networking

Iris (game), a Halo 3 online promotionIris Browser, a web browserIris Mote, a wireless sensor nodeInfrastructure for Resilient Internet Systems, a peer-to-peer networkInternet Routing in Space, a space-capable IP router

Information systems

IRIS (transportation software), an Advanced Traffic Management SystemInformation Systems Research in ScandinaviaInsurance Regulatory Information SystemIntegrated Rutgers Information System, the catalog for many Rutgers University librariesIris Recognition Immigration System, an electronic border control systemIRIS Behaviour Management, software developed in part by Parrs Wood High SchoolIRIS object-oriented database system developed by Hewlett-Packard laboratories: see [1]

Software companies

IRIS Software, a British software companyIris Associates, an American software company, developer of Lotus NotesI.R.I.S. Group, a software company providing text recognition and document management functions

Transport vessels

HMS Iris, the name of several Royal Navy shipsUSS Iris, the name of several U.S. Navy shipsAbraham Iris, a 1930s French touring airplaneBlackburn Iris, a 1920s British biplane flying boatMV Royal Iris, a ferry operating until 1991MV Royal Iris of the Mersey, a ferry operating since 2001Iris (shipwreck), a sunken schooner in Lake Michigan

Charities

International Resources for the Improvement of Sight, a multi-national charityIris Fund for Prevention of Blindness, a British charity, now part of Fight for SightThe Iris Project, an educational charity

Nature

Iris (insect), a genus of praying mantisIRIS Consortium, a seismology research projectTropical Storm Iris (disambiguation)

Astronomy

7 Iris, an asteroidIRIS (astronomical software)Iris NebulaInterface Region Imaging Spectrograph, a planned space missionInfrared interferometer spectrometer and radiometer, an instrument used in the Voyager space program

Other uses

IRIS (Biosensor), an interferometric high-throughput biosensorIris (Cirque du Soleil)Iris (diaphragm), a mechanical deviceIRIS (jamming device), an Estonian weaponIRIS (International Railway Industry Standard)SGI IRIS, a line of computer terminals and workstationsSheffield Iris, a newspaperIRIS-T, a German air-to-air missileImmune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome, a complication of anti-HIV treatmentInstitute for Research in Information and Scholarship, a Brown University programInternal rotary inspection system, a pipe testing methodInternational Reactor Innovative and Secure, a nuclear reactor designIris (psychedelic), a lesser-known psychedelic drug and a substituted amphetamineIris (Android App) An intelligent personal assistant app
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