Nine Inch Nails - Y34RZ3R0R3MIX3D / [CD/DVD Combo] (2007)

Year Zero album remixed by Stephen Morris, Bill Laswell, Kronos Quartet, Saul Williams, Olof Dreijer, The Faint and more

Remix It Yourself DVD Included: Every Master Multi-Track Included

"I'm very pleased with the way it turned out," says Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails' Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D (Interscope Records). "Remix records can be disposable garbage (of which I myself have been guilty to some extent) but this collection feels good to me."

Spun off from Year Zero, the #2-charting album issued in the spring, Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D features a stunning diversity of remixers, from Joy Division and New Order's Stephen Morris to classical crossover pioneer Kronos Quartet and hip-hop poet Saul Williams; from avant-garde leader Bill Laswell, electronica's Olof Dreijer from The Knife, Interpol drummer Sam Fogarino and post-punk revivalists The Faint to an unknown fan who submitted a remix via the Internet.

"I reached out to heroes, friends and strangers," says Reznor. "I encouraged those I approached to do anything and insert themselves as much as possible into the track. Some of the stuff that was done earlier led me to choosing other people to balance things out. The Pirate Robot Midget mix is a fan's work–I thought it was great, it filled a need and I asked permission to use it here. It's always interesting for me to hear my work reinterpreted–I hope it is for you as well."

In fact, purchasers can even reinterpret and remix Year Zero themselves. The CD package for Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D includes a DVD-ROM containing every track from Year Zero in multi-track format (Mac and PC). Perhaps for the first time, the master multi-tracks for every recording on a major album are being made available to the public. The tracks are pre-formatted for Apple GarageBand and Ableton Live (Mac or PC); the DVD-ROM also adds the demo version of Ableton Live (Mac or PC) and generic WAVE files at 16 bit 44K that can be loaded into any audio editor.

A special Web site, remix.nin.com, will debut upon Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D's release date. Says Reznor,"Remixes and fun encouraged."

DVD "Read Me"

For Macintosh users:

You have three options with the included files:

1. Open the GarageBand folder to load each individual song pre-formatted into GarageBand (requires version 3+). These will also load directly into Logic and Logic Express.
2. Open the Ableton Live folder, install the included demo if you do not already have Live installed and load the desired song pre-formatted for Live. The songs are compressed in .zip format - unzip them and you are all set. For Live LE users run the "Live LE" session in the songs project folder.
3. We have included generic standard WAVE files at 44/16 for you to import into the audio editor of your choice. Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, Digital Performer, Audacity etc. can all load these files. These are also compressed in .zip format.

For PC users:

You have two choices with the included files:
1. Open the Ableton Live folder and install the included demo application if you do not already have Live on your computer. Unzip the songs and load them into the Live application to begin. For Live LE users run the "Live LE" session in the songs project folder.
2. We have included generic standard WAVE files at 44/16 for you to import into the audio editor of your choice. Pro Tools, Cubase, Fruity Loops, Acid, Cakewalk, Sonar, CoolEdit etc. can all load these files. These are also compressed in .zip format.

Live 6 minimum requirements:

Macintosh:
Any G3 or faster (recommended: G5 or IntelMac)
512 MB RAM (recommended: 1GB or more)
Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later (recommended OS X 10.4.x or later)

PC:
1.5 GHz CPU or faster
512 MB RAM (recommended: 1GB or more)
QuickTime 6.4 or later
Windows 2000/XP
Windows-compatible soundcard (preferably with an ASIO driver)


TRACK LISTING

1. Gunshots by Computer [Remix] - 1:43
- by Saul Williams
2. The Great Destroyer [Remix] - 4:19
- by Modwheelmood
3. My Violent Heart [Remix] - 2:34
- by Pirate Robot Midget
4. The Beginning of the End [Remix] - 4:20
- by Ladytron
5. Survivalism [Mix] - 4:17
- by Saul Williams
6. Capital G [Mix] - 7:24
- by Epworth Phones
7. Vessel [Remix] - 6:10
- by Bill Laswell
8. The Warning [Real World Remix] - 3:43
- by Stefan goodchild featuring Doudou N'Diaye Rose
9. Meet Your Master [Remix] - 3:34
- by The Faint
10. God Given [Remix] - 4:27
- by Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert
11. Me, I'm Not [Remix] - 14:00
- by Olof Dreijer
12. Another Version of the Truth [Remix] - 4:25
- by Kronos Quartet and Enrique Gonzalez Muller
13. In This Twilight [Remix] - 4:36
- by Fennesz
14. Zero Sum [Remix] - 5:38
- by Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert