Hard to believe that at one point Trent Reznor was seen as the quintessential perfectionist, squirreled away in a decaying Victorian house, sweating over each individual track he created, spending upwards of six years between albums. He's shattered that image in the new millennium, especially after his 2007 divorce from Interscope, a parting of the ways that left him free to release albums when and how he chose. Reznor immediately embraced that opportunity, releasing the instrumental double-album Ghosts I-IV without announcement in March 2008, then quickly following it two months later with The Slip, a full-fledged vocal album. Such rapid succession served notice that Reznor intended to take full advantage of his freedom, and its availability as a free lossless download prior to its physical release couldn't help but be seen as a veiled stab at Radiohead's variable pricing for In Rainbows, a move Trent called a "marketing gimmick," a charge that can't quite be leveled against Nine Inch Nails as Reznor encouraged fans to post The Slip elsewhere, to give it away to friends, to remix their tracks if they wished. Unlike Ghosts, which seemed designed with remixing and sampling in mind, The Slip doesn't cry out for recontextualization in order to make sense: it's riveting on its own terms.
Mercilessly tight and efficient where Year Zero was majestic and sprawling, The Slip is the most user-friendly Nine Inch Nails album ever. At only ten tracks, there is no fat on its bones. It does not offer a slow build, it leaps into action with the lacerating "1,000,000," maintaining a blistering intensity for half the record before eventually winding its way to softer moments for the album's conclusion. There is no learning curve to The Slip, it does not require effort to decode a narrative, it does not slowly unfold its own internal logic, it comes on with a tightly controlled force that's present even in the quietest moments, as they pulsate with coiled tension. The Slip is so easy to digest because Trent Reznor is in consolidation mode, relying on his strengths instead of punishingly pushing himself forward. Such obsession with progress weighed down The Fragile and With Teeth, turning them into intricate puzzle boxes for devotees, but Reznor began to break free with the quite magnificent Year Zero, whose dense narrative likely alienated many fans. Here on The Slip, he retains the sense of urgency that flowed through Year Zero, but as it's a lean album, it's easier to appreciate his mastery of darkness and light or his ability to construct throbbing melodic hooks out of noise. Here, he's no longer a stylized, self-conscious innovator, he's a working musician enraptured by making music, and he's so invigorated by creation it's hard not to get sucked in as well.
[TJ's note: We're inching ever closer to the official move from this site to our new home on Wordpress. Any and all mp3s posted here will not longer be picked up by Hype Machine, as they have been given the new URL for the site. Odds are by the end of next week this site will be officially closed. Change your bookmarks, Google Readers, RSS feeds, etc. accordingly.]In honor of Nine Inch Nails' r...
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Nine Inch Nails, amazing as usual.Um. first of all...here is pretty photo that i did some stuff to in photoshop. I didn't' have a great angle but here it is----trent in the flesh...First of all...THE BAND RULES RIGHT NOW. SO BAD. Robin Finck--welcome back! Oh how everyone has missed you, and along with Trent--you're looking healthy and strong!Then there is the always dependable Alessandro Cort...
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thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years - this one's on meAnd with those words Trent Reznor released Halo 27, known as The Slip, to the world gratis. This album follows right on the heels of his last self-released album Ghosts I-IV (two months and three days to be exact), marketed in a similar vein to the Radiohead In Rainbows "pay what you feel" method. Mixed reception ...
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Nice shiny title for a review don’t you think? The new NIN album is called ‘The Slip’ and all. Thought I’d use it before someone else does. Actually it refers not only to the album itself but also to the fact that Reznor is giving it to you in its entirety for free (in case you haven't heard), on his official site, at the quality level of your choice, with nothing required but an email
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Much has been made of Nine Inch Nails' new album being given away for free. And I do applaud Mr. Reznor for continuing down the digital road he's on....however...The Slip just isn't very good. It sounds as though he had a bunch of B-Sides laying around and put them together. There's no inventiveness in the sounds. It all sounds like well-recorded demos.It's a particular dissapointment coming on...
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Trent Reznor and I are on a first-name basis. At least, in my head we are. After all, we’ve been through a lot together, he and I. For example, there was that period of my life where I was on-again-off-again dating that lesbian girl who didn’t know she was a lesbian yet. Let me tell you, those were difficult times. Thank God I had my friend Trent, “Something I Can Never Have,” and the re
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Nine Inch Nails has made its new ten-song, 44-minute minute album entitled ??The Slip?? available for free download at www.nin.com (free signup required). The new set includes the songs "Echoplex" and "Discipline" which were both posted online during the last couple of weeks ahead of the new album release.Trent Reznor released the instrumental "Ghosts I-IV" album online on March 2. The two-hour...
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Trent Reznor would like you to know that "This one's on me." No, he isn't buying you a round of Cinco De Mayo margaritas (bummer), instead the Nine Inch Nails frontman is giving away the band's new album The Slip for free. So, now you'll have more money for gas. The Slip is available right now as a free download at NIN.com. The band is looking to release a physical CD and vinyl in July.The quee...
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Let's talk in the Terrentino-esque subject of RESERVOIR DOGS ->It's a question that's plagued me for years. Who killed Nice Guy Eddie Cabot?You got quentin Terrentino telling a story of what "like a virgin" is really about, who tragically dies after a head shot from a cop.You got Mr. Cheeze (Mr. White) a.k.a. Harvey Keitel giving the Capa di Capa a hard time about his little black book. "What's...
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Let's hope they have an ultra-lux tour bus becuse the boys of NIN will be on the road for the rest of the year. As they wrap up the last leg of their summer tour, the band has added a slew of North-American fall dates to help promote their new album The Slip which was released online this May. Taking a page out of Radiohead's book of free marketing, NIN released the album to wide acclaim for fr...
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Go to nin.com to download the new Nine Inch Nails album The Slip for free. I just got my mp3s and look forward to repeated listens.
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here's one of the songs off the exclusive free cd that's literally only available to each person for 1 hour. http://dl.nin.com/theslip/signup
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Trent Reznor and I are on a first-name basis. At least, in my head we are. After all, we’ve been through a lot together, he and I. For example, there was that period of my life where I was on-again-off-again dating that lesbian girl who didn’t know she was a lesbian yet. Let me tell you, those were difficult times. Thank God I had my friend Trent, “Something I Can Never Have,” and the re
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[TJ's note: We're inching ever closer to the official move from this site to our new home on Wordpress. Any and all mp3s posted here will not longer be picked up by Hype Machine, as they have been given the new URL for the site. Odds are by the end of next week this site will be officially closed. Change your bookmarks, Google Readers, RSS feeds, etc. accordingly.]In honor of Nine Inch Nails' r...
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Twitter thoughts: Compare the vacuum music lovers used to exist in & space between artist albums 10 years ago vs. now; consider the new NIN albums of Apr/MayCompare the vacuum music lovers used to exist in & space between artist albums years ago vs. now; consider even http://missionmetallica.com about 18 hours ago from webSpace between artist albums years ago vs. now; artists can now reinvent t...
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Nine Inch Nails, amazing as usual.Um. first of all...here is pretty photo that i did some stuff to in photoshop. I didn't' have a great angle but here it is----trent in the flesh...First of all...THE BAND RULES RIGHT NOW. SO BAD. Robin Finck--welcome back! Oh how everyone has missed you, and along with Trent--you're looking healthy and strong!Then there is the always dependable Alessandro Cort...
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Have you been following the Nine Inch Nails blog? If not, put that shit in your RSS reader because you’re really missing out. Anyone that thought Trent Reznor’s groundbreaking media initiatives surrounding the release of Year Zero and The Slip were a flash in the pan or just a publicity stunt was totally wrong; the [...]~~
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Photo by Kirstie ShanleyDue to a "recurring throat ailment," Trent Reznor has been forced to postpone tonight's (August 8) Nine Inch Nails show at Worcester, Massachusetts' DCU Center, according to the band's website. It has been rescheduled for November 9.This is second date Nine Inch Nails have postponed in the past week. The first one was a show in Minneapolis originally scheduled for August...
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--- - |- Photos by Kirstie Shanley and Joseph Mohan; Above: Nine Inch Nails by Kirstie Shanley Today we conclude our coverage of Lollapalooza 2008. Check back shortly for reports from Amy Phillips, Scott Plagenhoef, and Matthew Solarski. For Joshua Klein's coverage, click here: Friday, SaturdayFor Amy Phillips' coverage, click here: Friday, SaturdayFor Scott Plagenhoef's coverage, click here...
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Click HERE to get the new full-length nine inch nails record: The Slip !! OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOLLOWS: as a thank you to our fans for your continued support, we are giving away the new nine inch nails album one hundred percent free, exclusively via nin.com. the music is available in a variety of formats including high-quality MP3, FLAC or M4A lossless at CD quality and even higher-than...
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| 2 1,000,000 |
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| 3 Letting You |
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| 7 Lights in the Sky |
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| 8 Corona Radiata |
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| 9 The Four of Us Are Dying |
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| 10 Demon Seed |
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