Pure Energy (Information Society album)


Pure Energy: the very best of Information Society is a compilation album by the synthpop band Information Society. It is generally poorly regarded by band members.

Track listing

  1. "What's on Your Mind " - 4:18
  2. "Peace & Love, Inc. " - 5:02
  3. "Empty 3.0" - 8:34
  4. "Closing In 2.0" - 8:13
  5. "On The Outside 2.1" - 6:49
  6. "Walking Away " - 5:01
  7. "What's on Your Mind " - 5:42
  8. "Are 'Friends' Electric? " - 4:57
  9. "Going, Going, Gone " - 4:58
  10. "Express Yourself" - 5:01
  11. "Ozar Midrashim 1.1" - 6:54
  12. "Seek 300 2.11" - 4:36
  13. "The Ridge 1.1" - 9:41

    Production

This album contains tracks from the albums Don't Be Afraid and InSoc Recombinant, along with different mixes of "Are Friends Electric?" and "What's On Your Mind", and a cover version of a Madonna song.
The album was produced by Cleopatra Records from archived material without any involvement from the band. Despite being listed in the liner notes 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

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