Further Down the Spiral

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Further Down the Spiral

EP by Nine Inch Nails
Released	June 1, 1995
Recorded	Unique Studios, New York City; 1994-1995
Genre	Industrial
Length	63:56 (US) 60:20 (UK)
Label	Nothing Records
Producer(s)	Rick Rubin, Danny Hyde, Trent Reznor, Chris Vrenna
All Music Guide US version All Music Guide UK version
Nine Inch Nails chronology
The Downward Spiral (1994)	Further Down the Spiral (1995)	Closure (1997)
Alternate cover

UK cover

Further Down the Spiral (US version also known as Halo 10 and UK version also known as Halo 10v2) is an EP by Nine Inch Nails released in 1995. Further Down the Spiral is the tenth official Nine Inch Nails release and is the companion remix disc to The Downward Spiral.

It become one of the most popular remix discs ever released by Nine Inch Nails and was certified gold, June 26th, 1996, for sales in excess of 500,000 copies in the US alone. It showed a more varied and experimental point of view to the original and boasted many high profile contributors/remixers including Aphex Twin, J. G. Thirlwell, Dave Navarro, and Coil.

This disc includes remixes of "Mr Self Destruct", "Piggy", "Hurt", "Eraser", and several extended songs that simply defy explanation when it comes to origin, inspiration, and even derivation (most notably "The Beauty of Being Numb", a song which starts out as part of "Mr Self Destruct" reversed and backwards masked and then turns into a strange, Pink Floyd-esque piano and percussion jam with elements of "Eraser".) Another notable twist is the short remix "Eraser (Polite)" where, despite its theme, incorporates a soft dream pop feeling. When fast forwarding through "Erased, Over, Out" Reznor can be heard screaming "Erase Me" through the entire track.

There were two versions of this release, one for the UK and one for the US, each containing a different set of tracks with much overlap between them.

26 Mixes for Cash, an Aphex Twin compilation, features shortened versions of "At The Heart of It All" and "The Beauty Of Being Numb". More information on this is available at the 26 Mixes article.

1 Releases
2 Track listing
- 2.1 US version
- 2.2 UK version
3 External links

[edit] Releases

TVT Records / Interscope Records / Atlantic Records 95811-2 - US CD
TVT Records / Interscope Records INTDM-95811 - US CD Re-release
Island Records IMCD 8041 524 125-2 - UK CD

[edit] Track listing

[edit] US version

(Halo 10)

"Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now)" (remixed by Rick Rubin) (Guitar by Dave Navarro) – 4:02
"The Art of Self Destruction, Part One" (remixed by Nine Inch Nails, Sean Beavan, Brian Pollack) – 5:41
"Self Destruction, Part Two" (remixed by J. G. Thirlwell) – 5:37
"The Downward Spiral (the bottom)" (remixed by John Balance, Peter Christopherson, Drew McDowall, Danny Hyde) – 7:28
"Hurt (Quiet)" (remixed by Trent Reznor) – 5:08
"Eraser (Denial; Realization)" (remixed by Balance, Christopherson, McDowall, Hyde) – 6:33
"At the Heart of It All" (created by Aphex Twin) – 7:14
"Eraser (Polite)" (remixed by Balance, Christopherson, McDowall, Hyde) – 1:15
"Self Destruction, Final" (remixed by J. G. Thirlwell) – 9:52
"The Beauty of Being Numb" (section a: remixed by Nine Inch Nails, Beavan, Pollack; section b: created by Aphex Twin) – 5:06
"Erased, Over, Out" (remixed by Balance, Christopherson, McDowall, Hyde) – 6:00

[edit] UK version

(Halo 10 V2)

"Piggy (nothing can stop me now)" (remixed by Rick Rubin) (Guitar by Dave Navarro) – 4:02
"The Art of Self Destruction, Part One" (remixed by Nine Inch Nails, Beavan, Pollack) – 5:41
"Self Destruction, Part Three" (remixed by Thirlwell) – 3:28
"Heresy (version)" (remixed by Charlie Clouser) – 5:19
"The Downward Spiral (the bottom)" (remixed by Balance, Christopherson, McDowall, Hyde) – 7:28
"Hurt (live)" – 5:07
"At the Heart of It All" (created by Aphex Twin) – 7:14
"Ruiner (version)" (remixed by Clouser) – 5:35
"Eraser (denial; realization)" (remixed by Balance, Christopherson, McDowall, Hyde) – 6:33
"Self Destruction, Final" (remixed by Thirlwell) – 9:52