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Hack
Studio album by Information Society
Released	September, 1990
Genre	Synth-pop
Label	Tommy Boy / Reprise
Producer	Fred Maher
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Information Society chronology
Information Society (1988) Hack (1990) Peace & Love, Inc. (1992)

Hack is an album by synth-pop band Information Society.The album sold quite well but could not outsell their smash debut album.

1. "Seek 200" (Harland) — 3:06
2. "How Long" (Robb) — 4:06
3. "Think" (Information Society) — 4:42
   • "Wenn Wellen Schwingen" — 0:24
4. "A Knife & A Fork" (Information Society) — 3:03
   • "R.I.P." — 0:20
5. "Now That I Have You" (Information Society) — 5:04
6. "Fire Tonight" (Harland) — 5:39
7. "Can't Slow Down" (Robb) — 4:44
   • "T.V. Addicts" — 0:31
8. "Hard Currency" (Harland) — 2:34
9. "Move Out" (Information Society) — 2:58
   • "CP Drill KKL" (Harland, Maher) — 0:37
10. "Mirrorshades" (Robb) — 5:29
    • "We Don't Take" — 0:10
11. "Hack 1" (Information Society) — 3:23
    • "Charlie X" — 0:11
12. "If Only" (Robb) — 4:06
13. "Come With Me" (Harland, Maher) — 4:23
14. "Slipping Away" (Harland) — 3:58
    • "Here Is Kazmeyer" (Cassidy) — 0:15
15. "Chemistry" (Robb) — 2:12

Note: the sub-listings under several main tracks are index 2, while each of the main tracks is index 1. These are listed as the decimal part of the track number on the back cover of the jewel case. For example, "Slipping Away" is 14.1, "Here Is Kazmeyer" is 14.2, though they will usually play or be ripped as a single track numbered 14.

• Paul Robb
• James Cassidy
• "Kurt Harland Valaquen" (Kurt Harland)

The menacing car featured in the cover is "Vector", Kurt Harland's heavily customized 1973 Plymouth Satellite Sebring. [1]

Riding on the success from their self-titled major-label debut, Kurt decided to have the band experiment more on this album with a more radical, harsher sound. The other members agreed somewhat, feeling that they should stay on level ground with the pop sensibilities. This is more pronounced on tracks like "Seek 200" and "Hard Currency". This notion would eventually lead to Don't Be Afraid, Kurt's solo effort.

On Charlie X, the line "I could make you all go away, any time I want to." is a reference to the Star Trek episode of the same name.

Like the others, this album is thick with samples and loops, from Kraftwerk, James Brown and Nitzer Ebb to Beastie Boys along with too many others to list.

• Kurt Harland comments on Hack

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