Pure Energy

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Pure Energy

Compilation album by Information Society

Released

Information Society chronology

strange haircuts // cardboard guitars // and computer samples
(2001)

Pure Energy
(2004)

Oscillator
(2007)

Pure Energy: the very best of Information Society is a compilation album of synth-pop band Information Society. It is generally poorly regarded by band members and fans.

1 Track listing
2 Production
3 The band's reactions
4 External links

[edit] Track listing

"What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)"
"Peace And Love, Inc. (Biokraft Mix)"
"Empty"
"Closing In 2.0"
"On The Outside 2.1"
"Walking Away (Leæther Strip Mix)"
"What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy) (Effcee Mix)"
"Are 'Friends' Electric? (Slightly Altered Version)"
"Going, Going, Gone (Razed in Black Mix)"
"Express Yourself"
"Ozar Midrashim 1.1"
"Seek 300 2.11"
"The Ridge 1.1"

[edit] Production

This album consisted of tracks from the albums Don't Be Afraid (done by Kurt Harland alone) and InSoc Recombinant (a remix album, again a solo work by Harland), along with different mixes of "Are Friends Electric?" and "What's On Your Mind", and a cover of a Madonna song (which had been made for Cleopatra's tribute album entitled Virgin Voices Vol. 1: A Tribute To Madonna).

The album was produced by Cleopatra from archived material without any involvement from the band. Despite being listed in the liner notes as the album's producer, singer Kurt Harland did not work on it, and did not know of it before it was released.

[edit] The band's reactions

Paul Robb says this is "not an Information Society record" and "an insult to both the band and the fans". He also detested the cover art, calling it "dreadful". [1]

Despite refusing to "endorse or un-endorse" it, Kurt Harland expressed a strong dislike regarding the cover art, for being poorly done and for depicting him bearing a firearm.[2]

The band has referred to it in their MySpace blog as "that horrible Cleopatra abomination".