THE NIN HOTLINE

Appearing in the 'Sunday' supplement of the UK newspaper The Sunday Times, this brief review touches on the content of the remix EP, as well as generally giving a thumbs up to NIN remix releases in general: NINE INCH NAILS Things Falling Apart Island CID 8102, £14.99 Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor has a habit of releasing a second, remix album shortly after is "proper" albums come out. Things Falling Apart contains remixes and reworkings of tracks from The Fragile, as well as an outtake from the same sessions, The Great Collapse, and a cover version of Gary Numan's Metal. For those who recognise Reznor's tortured genius, but can't handle the nonstop assault of industrial music, these remix albums, which give equal time (well, nearly) to the subtler side of his writing, are a godsend. While almost all the tracks build into a loud, insistent mantra, they do so by way of passages spare enough to reveal some of the stunning individual layers that, in the original mixes, are hidden in the overall blast of noise. As such, Things Falling Apart offers a fascinating insight into the building blocks that make up Reznor's wall of sound. Many kind thanks to Paradox for typing that up for us. It should be noted that the price listed in this review possibly represents the earlier pricing scheme designated for this release. Since rescheduling the release for November 21 (in the US), there has also been a price reduction for Things Falling Apart. The current pricing is apparently similar to what Further Down The Spiral sold for when it was initially released.