I can't think of anybody who has taken more interesting career turns in the past decade as Trent Reznor. After creating an electronic cult classic (Pretty Hate Machine), a sadomasochistic pop record (Downward Spiral), and a long quiet record that only hardcore fans liked (The Fragile), things only got weirder from there. Last year, he completely lost his mind and used government conspiracies and rumors of the apocalypse as advertisements for his brilliant new concept record, Year Zero.
He's famous for recording one album every five years, but now he's recorded two albums this year and given them away FREE on the Internet. The first, Ghosts, was a collection of instrumentals that were in his head - they really didn't excite anybody. His new album, The Slip, is the real deal.
Gone are the finesse and mystique of Year Zero - this is his best electro-punk since the Broken EP. "Discipline" has a driving offbeat rhythm that allows Trent to rant about his favorite topic - bondage servitude. "Echoplex" has an electronic beat and fuzz bass, but manages to stay low key and subtle, making it a nice transition to the second, quieter half of the record.
That's an important point here - this is a real NIN record, not a collection of tracks he didn't want so he's dumping off for free. The piano ballad "Light In The Sky" is too beautiful to waste on a throwaway compilation.
It's fun, it's complete, it's free, and it's NIN like I've grown to love them. What else do you want?
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