Infotainment? is the third album by the band Pitch Shifter, released in 1996.
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| Released | 7 May 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 26 September – 9 October (1–7, 9), 14–18 November 1995 (8) | |||
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| Genre | Industrial metal, industrial rock | |||
| Length | 39:07 | |||
| Label | Earache | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 10/10[2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[3] |
| Kerrang! | [4] |
| NME | 2/10[5] |
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
editAll tracks are written by Pitchshifter
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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
editPersonnel per liner notes.[6]
- Pitchshifter
- J.S. Clayden - lead vocals
- Johnny A. Carter - guitars, programming
- Mark Clayden - bass
- D.J. Walters - live drums
- 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?
edit| Exploitainment? | ||||
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| Released | 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Industrial metal | |||
| Length | 7:17 | |||
| Label | Earache | |||
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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
edit- "Underachiever (0990 243003 Mix)"
- "Product Placement (Disinformation Mix)"
References
edit- ^ Carlson, Dean. Pitchshifter: Infotainment > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ Bromley, Adrian (10 May 1996). "Pitch Shifter - Infotainment?". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mörat (4 May 1996). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 595. EMAP. p. 44.
- ^ Oldham, James (8 June 1996). "Pitchshifter - Infotainment?". NME. Archived from the original on 3 October 2000. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ Pitch Shifter (1996). Infotainment? (booklet). Nottingham: Earache Records. MOSH137CD.