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1996 album by Pitchshifter

Infotainment?
Studio album by Pitch Shifter
Released7 May 1996
Recorded26 September – 9 October (1–7, 9), 14–18 November 1995 (8)
Studio
GenreIndustrial metal, industrial rock
Length39:07
LabelEarache
Producer
Pitch Shifter chronology
The Remix War
(1995) 		Infotainment?
(1996) 		www.pitchshifter.com
(1998)
Pitch Shifter studio album chronology
Desensitized
(1993) 		Infotainment?
(1996) 		www.pitchshifter.com
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Chronicles of Chaos10/10
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10
Kerrang!
NME2/10

Infotainment? is the third album by the band Pitch Shifter, released in 1996.

There was a bonus disc called Exploitainment which was only given away with the Infotainment? limited festival edition. The disc also featured a CD ROM Video Section for the songs: "Underachiever", "Triad", and "Deconstruction" and 2 audio tracks: "Underachiever (0990 243003 Mix)" and "Product Placement (Disinformation Mix)".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pitchshifter

No.TitleLength
1."Introductory Disclaimer"1:18
2."Underachiever"2:51
3."(We're Behaving Like) Insects"3:38
4."Virus"3:43
5."Product Placement"4:19
6."(Harmless) Interlude"0:37
7."Bloodsweatsaliva"3:28
8."Hangar 84"5:36
9."Whiteout"3:03
10."Phoenixology"3:52
11."Pitch Sampler Vol. I"3:24
12."Pitch Sampler Vol. II"3:18
  • Track 0 "Data Track" is a CD-ROM track.

Credits

Personnel per liner notes.

Pitchshifter
Production
  • J.S. Clayden, Omni-Design, Fluid and Alex CRi - artwork
  • Ewan Davies - engineering (tracks 1 to 7 and 9)
  • Kevin Metcalfe - mastering
  • Andrea Wright, Ric Peet - mixing (tracks 1-9)
  • Ralph Barklam - photographer
  • Pitch Shifter and Simon Efemey - production

Exploitainment?

Exploitainment?
EP by Pitch Shifter
Released1999
Recorded1995
GenreIndustrial metal
Length7:17
LabelEarache
Pitch Shifter chronology
Exploitainment?
(1999) 		Deviant Sampler
(2000)

This is a bonus disc which was given away in 1999 with the Infotainment? re-release.

The disc also featured a CD ROM Video Section for the songs: "Underachiever," "Triad," and "Deconstruction."

Track listings

  1. "Underachiever (0990 243003 Mix)"
  2. "Product Placement (Disinformation Mix)"

References

  1. Carlson, Dean. Pitchshifter: Infotainment > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  2. Bromley, Adrian (10 May 1996). "Pitch Shifter - Infotainment?". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 343. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  4. Mörat (4 May 1996). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 595. EMAP. p. 44.
  5. Oldham, James (8 June 1996). "Pitchshifter - Infotainment?". NME. Archived from the original on 3 October 2000. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  6. Pitch Shifter (1996). Infotainment? (booklet). Nottingham: Earache Records. MOSH137CD.
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  • Mark Clayden
  • Dan Rayner
  • Tim Rayner
  • Simon Hutchby
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