Don't Be Afraid (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Don't Be Afraid
| type = Album
| artist = Information Society
| cover = Dont Be Afraid InSoc cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 23, 1997
| recorded = 1992–1997{{cite web |last=Harland |first=Kurt |title=Comments: Closing in 2.0. |url=https://www.insoc.org/texts/CmntCLOS.html |website=insoc.org |access-date=April 7, 2021}}
| studio =
- Fred Maher's studio (Los Angeles)
- Steve Seibold's studio (San Clemente)
- Kurt Harland's home studio (San Francisco)
| genre =
| length = 59:46
| label =
| producer =
| prev_title = Peace and Love, Inc.
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = InSoc Recombinant
| next_year = 1999
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |title=Don't Be Afraid – Information Society |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dont-be-afraid-mw0000595962 |website=AllMusic |access-date=November 28, 2011}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Don't Be Afraid is a 1997 album by electro/synthpop group Information Society. The album adds industrial elements and guitars. The album was recorded with Kurt Harland remaining the sole member of the band, featuring collaborators Fred Maher and Steve Siebold of Hate Dept. The album features a more conceptual sound unlike past material, with Harland describing the album's themes as "extremes of emotion and sensation". The eighth track, "Ozar Midrashim", is used extensively in the video game Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, as the theme of the main character Raziel.
Background
According to Kurt Harland's Insoc.org website, the oldest work on the album is the first version of "Closing In", which dates back to 1992. Most tracks on the album have had previous iterations and versions, with these tracks being updated over the years. Harland initially worked with Fred Maher in 1996 on some of the first tracks of the album. Steve Seibold of Hate Dept. joined in January 1997 taking Maher's place and collaborated by playing guitar, producing and mixing on a number of tracks.{{cite web |last=Harland |first=Kurt |title=Comments: Ending World 1.1. |url=https://www.insoc.org/texts/CmntENDW.html |website=insoc.org |access-date=April 7, 2021}} This album is the first and only Information Society album to feature guitars, which are used on several tracks.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Kurt Harland, except where noted
| title1 = Empty 3.0
| length1 = 8:32
| title2 = Closing In 2.0
| length2 = 8:11
| title3 = On the Outside 2.1
| length3 = 6:46
| title4 = Ending World 1.1
| length4 = 5:31
| title5 = Seek300 2.11
| length5 = 4:29
| title6 = The Sky Away 2.0
| length6 = 3:59
| title7 = Are 'Friends' Electric? 2.0
| writer7 = Gary Numan
| length7 = 5:41
| title8 = Ozar Midrashim 1.1
| length8 = 6:52
| title9 = The Ridge 1.1
| length9 = 8:41
| title10 = White Roses 1.1 {{small|(300 8-N-1 Terminal Mode or ASCII download)}}
| note10 = modem noise
| length10 = 0:56
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Don't Be Afraid V.1.3 rerelease
| title10 = White Roses 1.0
| length10 = 7:59
| title11 = Kebabträume 1.0
| writer11 = Robert Görl
| length11 = 5:23
}}
Other releases
- Accession Records released a version of the album featuring different artwork and inserts in 1999.{{cite web |title=Don't Be Afraid – Information Society |url=https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/information_society/dont_be_afraid_f1/ |website=Rate Your Music |access-date=April 7, 2021}}
- The album was remastered and re-released on April 1, 2008, as a digital download in the iTunes and Amazon music stores.{{cite web |title=*updated* Don't Be Afraid – We're Here to Help |url=http://www.informationsociety.us/2008/03/28/303/ |website=Information Society |access-date=April 2, 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406220731/http://www.informationsociety.us/2008/03/28/303/|archive-date=April 6, 2008}}
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
=Information Society=
=Guests=
- Fred Maher – guitar on track 5
- Steven Seibold – guitar on tracks 2–4 and 9, drums on tracks 2, 6, and 9, programming
- Rachel Girard – vocals on track 6
=Production=
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|16010}}
{{Information Society}}
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Category:Information Society (band) albums