15 Jahre in die Zukunft. Das Ende der Welt... A Message From Trent Reznor.
"This record began as an experiment with noise on a laptop in a bus on tour somewhere. That sound led to a daydream about the end of the world. That daydream stuck with me and over time revealed itself to be much more. I believe sometimes you have a choice in what inspiration you choose to follow and other times you really don't. This record is the latter. Once I tuned into it, everything fell into place... as if it were meant to be. With a framework established, the songs were very easy to write. Things started happening in my "real" life that blurred the lines of what was fiction and what wasn't. The record turned out to be more than a just a record in scale, as you will see over time.
Part one is year zero. Concept record. Sixteen tracks. All written and performed by me, produced / programmed by me and Atticus Ross, mixed by Alan Moulder, mastered by Brian "Big Bass" Gardner. Release date: April 17, 2007.
What's it about? Well, it takes place about fifteen years in the future. Things are not good. If you imagine a world where greed and power continue to run their likely course, you'll have an idea of the backdrop. The world has reached the breaking point - politically, spiritually and ecologically. Written from various perspectives of people in this world, "year zero" examines various viewpoints set against an impending moment of truth. How does it sound? You will hear for yourself soon enough, but given the point of this document is to provide information...
This record is much more of a "sound collage" than recent efforts from me. A lot of it was improvised. It is very tedious describing your own music. It's not just music. It's probably too long, but it felt like the right thing to do to paint the complete picture. It will sound different after a few listens. You can think about it and it will reveal more than you were expecting. You can dance to a lot of it. You can fuck to a lot of it (maybe all of it depending on what you're into)." [xtaster.co.uk]
3. Survivalism
"I should have listened to her. So hard to keep control. We kept on eating but. Our bloated belly's still not full. She gave us all she had. But we went and took some more. Can't seem to shut her legs. Our mother nature is a whore. I got my propaganda. I got revisionism. I got my violence. In hi-def ultra-realism. All a part of this great nation. I got my fist. I got my plan. I got survivalism. Hypnotic sound of sirens. Echoing through the street. The cocking of the rifles. The marching of the feet. You see your world on fire. Don't try to act surprised. We did just what you told us. Lost our faith along the way and found ourselves believing your lies. All bruised and broken, bleeding. She asked to take my hand. I turned, just keep on walking. But you'd do the same thing in the circumstance. I'm sure you'll understand. You got your pacifism. I got survivalism." [>]
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"This record began as an experiment with noise on a laptop in a bus on tour somewhere. That sound led to a daydream about the end of the world. That daydream stuck with me and over time revealed itself to be much more. I believe sometimes you have a choice in what inspiration you choose to follow and other times you really don't. This record is the latter. Once I tuned into it, everything fell into place... as if it were meant to be. With a framework established, the songs were very easy to write. Things started happening in my "real" life that blurred the lines of what was fiction and what wasn't. The record turned out to be more than a just a record in scale, as you will see over time.
Part one is year zero. Concept record. Sixteen tracks. All written and performed by me, produced / programmed by me and Atticus Ross, mixed by Alan Moulder, mastered by Brian "Big Bass" Gardner. Release date: April 17, 2007.
What's it about? Well, it takes place about fifteen years in the future. Things are not good. If you imagine a world where greed and power continue to run their likely course, you'll have an idea of the backdrop. The world has reached the breaking point - politically, spiritually and ecologically. Written from various perspectives of people in this world, "year zero" examines various viewpoints set against an impending moment of truth. How does it sound? You will hear for yourself soon enough, but given the point of this document is to provide information...
This record is much more of a "sound collage" than recent efforts from me. A lot of it was improvised. It is very tedious describing your own music. It's not just music. It's probably too long, but it felt like the right thing to do to paint the complete picture. It will sound different after a few listens. You can think about it and it will reveal more than you were expecting. You can dance to a lot of it. You can fuck to a lot of it (maybe all of it depending on what you're into)." [xtaster.co.uk]
3. Survivalism
"I should have listened to her. So hard to keep control. We kept on eating but. Our bloated belly's still not full. She gave us all she had. But we went and took some more. Can't seem to shut her legs. Our mother nature is a whore. I got my propaganda. I got revisionism. I got my violence. In hi-def ultra-realism. All a part of this great nation. I got my fist. I got my plan. I got survivalism. Hypnotic sound of sirens. Echoing through the street. The cocking of the rifles. The marching of the feet. You see your world on fire. Don't try to act surprised. We did just what you told us. Lost our faith along the way and found ourselves believing your lies. All bruised and broken, bleeding. She asked to take my hand. I turned, just keep on walking. But you'd do the same thing in the circumstance. I'm sure you'll understand. You got your pacifism. I got survivalism." [>]
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wasix - 16. Feb, 14:23 - [2007 Xtras]