Further Down the Spiral - Definition and Overview

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. It consists of remixes of songs from the album The Downward Spiral as well as original tracks. It was the first of what would become a string of solid remix releases, a trend that still continues to this day and has set the tone for many other artists who appreciate the power and inspiration of Trent Reznor's mode of musical vision.

This disc includes remixes of "Mr. Self Destruct", "Piggy" (featuring one-time Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Dave Navarro), "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-like piano and percussion jam).

This disc was to become one of the most popular remix discs ever released by Nine Inch Nails. It showed a more varied and experimental point of view of Reznor's original masterpiece, as well as proving that he could, time and again, inspire others to step up to the plate with their own words or feelings about his music in order to show other aspects of it he and the fans might never have noticed otherwise. This remix album also contained contributions from Aphex Twin, J. G. Thirlwell, and Peter Christopherson.

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.

Track Listing

US version

(halo 10)

1. "Piggy (nothing can stop me now)" (remixed by Rick Rubin) - 4:02
2. "The Art of Self Destruction, Part One" (remixed by Nine Inch Nails, Sean Beavan, Brian Pollack) - 5:41
3. "Self Destruction, Part Two" (remixed by J.G. Thirlwell) - 5:37
4. "The Downward Spiral (the bottom)" (remixed by John Balance, Peter Christopherson, Drew McDowall, Danny Hyde) - 7:28
5. "Hurt (quiet)" (remixed by Trent Reznor) - 5:08
6. "Eraser (denial; realization)" (remixed by Balance, Christopherson, McDowall, Hyde) - 6:33
7. "At the Heart of It All" (created by Aphex Twin) - 7:14
8. "Eraser (polite)" (remixed by Balance, Christopherson, McDowall, Hyde) - 1:15
9. "Self Destruction, Final" (remixed by Thirlwell) - 9:52
10. "The Beauty of Being Numb" (section a: remixed by Nine Inch Nails, Beavan, Pollack; section b: created by Aphex Twin) - 5:06
11. "Erased, Over, Out" (remixed by Balance, Christopherson, McDowall, Hyde) - 6:00

UK version

(halo 10v2)

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

External Links

• Halo 10 Lyrics (http://www.rexer.com/nin/halo10.html)