''Pure Energy: the very best of Information Society'' is a

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by the

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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 inf ...

. It is generally poorly regarded by band members.

Track listing

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What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy) "What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)" is a song by American synth-pop band Information Society that was released as a single in 1988. The "Pure Energy" subtitle derives from a sample of Leonard Nimoy's voice from the '' Star Trek'' episode "Erra ...

" - 4:18 # " Peace & Love, Inc. (Biokraft Mix)" - 5:02 # "Empty 3.0" - 8:34 # "Closing In 2.0" - 8:13 # "On The Outside 2.1" - 6:49 # "Walking Away (

Leæther Strip Leæther Strip is a Danish musical project founded on 13 January 1988 by Claus Larsen. Its influence has been most felt in the electronic body music and electro-industrial genres. Leæther Strip was one of the earliest and most prominent acts ...

Mix)" - 5:01 # "What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy) (Effcee Mix)" - 5:42 # "

Are 'Friends' Electric? Are commonly refers to: * Are (unit), a unit of area equal to 100 m2 Are, ARE or Åre may also refer to: Places * Åre, a locality in Sweden * Åre Municipality, a municipality in Sweden **Åre ski resort in Sweden * Are Parish, a municipa ...

(Slightly Altered Version)" - 4:57 # "Going, Going, Gone (

Razed in Black Razed in Black is an electronic music act created by Romell Regulacion (vocals, keyboards, guitars) and was supported in live performances by band members Chris Nelson and Raj Kapololu. The band was formed in Hawaii in 1994 and signed to Cleopat ...

Mix)" - 4:58 # " Express Yourself" - 5:01 # "Ozar Midrashim 1.1" - 6:54 # "Seek 300 2.11" - 4:36 # "The Ridge 1.1" - 9:41

Production

This album contains tracks from the albums '' Don't Be Afraid'' (done by

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 Ka ...

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

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of a Madonna song (which had been made for Cleopatra's

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entitled "Virgin Voices Vol. 1: A Tribute To Madonna"). The album was produced by

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from archived material without any involvement from the band. Despite being listed in the

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as the album's producer, singer Harland did not work on it, and did not know of it before it was released.

The band's reactions

Paul Robb says this is "not an

record" and "an insult to both the band and the fans". He also detested the cover art, calling it "dreadful"

Despite refusing to "endorse or un-endorse" it, Harland expressed a strong dislike regarding the cover art, for being poorly done and for depicting him bearing a firear

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

External links

Track-by-track review
Information Society (band) albums 2004 compilation albums {{2000s-compilation-album-stub