Further Down the Spiral

Infobox Album
Name = Further Down the Spiral
Type = remix
Artist = Nine Inch Nails


Released = June 1, 1995
Recorded = Unique Studios, New York City; 1994-1995
Genre = Industrial rock
Length = 63:56
60:20 ("V2")
Label = Nothing Records
Producer = Rick Rubin, Danny Hyde, Trent Reznor, Chris Vrenna
Reviews =
* AllMusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7kq8g4kmtv2z link]
* AllMusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:83j20r1at48z link] ("V2")
Last album = "The Downward Spiral"
(1994)
This album = "Further Down the Spiral"
(1995)
Next album = "Closure"
(1997)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Type = remix
Upper caption = Alternate cover


Lower caption = "V2" edition

"Further Down the Spiral" (also known as "Halo 10" and "Halo 10 V2") is a remix album 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". There are two editions of this release, one denoted as "Halo 10" (released in the US) the other as "Halo 10 V2" (released in Japan and the UK), each containing a different set of tracks with much overlap between them. "Halo 10 V2" is also known for its rarity, being sold on eBay for more than $100.

It has 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. An interesting piece of trivia on one such song: when fast forwarding through "Erased, Over, Out" Reznor can be heard screaming "Erase Me" through the entire track. The 2003 Aphex Twin compilation "26 Mixes for Cash" contains shortened versions of "At The Heart of It All" and "The Beauty Of Being Numb".

"At the Heart of it All"

"At the Heart of It All" is an Aphex Twin track that appears on "Further Down the Spiral". Along with "The Beauty of Being Numb", it is not a remixed track from "The Downward Spiral" like the other tracks on "Further", but was created directly for the album by Aphex Twin. "At the Heart of It All" is an instrumental piece that begins with a metallic industrial drum-type beat, and eventually is interpolated with a haunting horn section that rises and falls throughout the remainder of the song. Due to its nature and title, it is commonly believed that the piece is a tribute or homage to a Coil piece of the same name from their 1984 LP "Scatology".Fact|date=March 2008

Track listing

tracklist
headline = "Halo 10"
extra_column = Remixer(s)

title1 = Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now)
extra1 = Rick Rubin, guitar by Dave Navarro
length1 = 4:02

title2 = The Art of Self Destruction, Part One
extra2 = Nine Inch Nails, Sean Beavan, Brian Pollack
length2 = 5:41

title3 = Self Destruction, Part Two
extra3 = J. G. Thirlwell
length3 = 5:37

title4 = The Downward Spiral (The Bottom)
extra4 = John Balance, Peter Christopherson, Drew McDowall, Danny Hyde
length4 = 7:28

title5 = Hurt (Quiet)
extra5 = Trent Reznor
length5 = 5:08

title6 = Eraser (Denial; Realization)
extra6 = Balance, Christopherson, McDowall, Hyde
length6 = 6:33

title7 = At the Heart of It All
note7 = created by Aphex Twin
length7 = 7:14

title8 = Eraser (Polite)
extra8 = Balance, Christopherson, McDowall, Hyde
length8 = 1:15

title9 = Self Destruction, Final
extra9 = Thirlwell
length9 = 9:52

title10 = The Beauty of Being Numb
extra10 = section a remixed by NIN, Beavan, Pollack, section b created by Aphex Twin
length10 = 5:06

title11 = Erased. Over. Out
extra11 = Balance, Christopherson, McDowall, Hyde
length11 = 6:00

tracklist
headline = "Halo 10 V2"
extra_column = Remixer(s)

title1 = Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now)
extra1 = Rubin, guitar by Navarro
length1 = 4:02

title2 = The Art of Self Destruction, Part One
extra2 = NIN, Beavan, Pollack
length2 = 5:41

title3 = Self Destruction, Part Three
extra3 = Thirlwell
length3 = 3:28

title4 = Heresy (Version)
extra4 = Charlie Clouser
length4 = 5:19

title5 = The Downward Spiral (The Bottom)
extra5 = Balance, Christopherson, McDowall, Hyde
length5 = 7:28

title6 = Hurt (Live)
length6 = 5:07

title7 = At the Heart of It All
note7 = created by Aphex Twin
length7 = 7:14

title8 = Ruiner (Version)
extra8 = Clouser
length8 = 5:35

title9 = Eraser (Denial; Realization)
extra9 = Balance, Christopherson, McDowall, Hyde
length9 = 6:33

title10 = Self Destruction, Final
extra10 = Thirlwell
length10 = 9:52

title11 = Reptilian
note11 = Japanese edition only, from "March of the Pigs" single
extra11 = Dave Ogilvie
length11 = 8:39

External links

* [http://www.nin.com nin.com]
* [http://www.ninwiki.com/Further_Down_The_Spiral Further Down The Spiral ] at the NinWiki
* [http://www.wellnowwhat.net/nin/halo10.html "Halo 10" Lyrics]
* [http://www.nincollector.com/archive/releases/halo_10/halo10.htm "Halo 10" at NINCollector.com]
* [http://www.discogs.com/release/3528 discogs.com: "Further Down the Spiral"]
* [http://www.discogs.com/release/43077 discogs.com: "Further Down the Spiral" ("V2")]