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The Downward Spiral: Reimagined for Piano

by ixi

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_noech
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_noech I've listened to the original album probably thousands of times and never thought I'd have a reason to revisit it in my older years, but here we are -- reinvigorated, stripped down, and rendered beautifully, even when coming from what was ostensibly very ugly, noisy source material. Simply breathtaking. Favorite track: Mr. Self Destruct.
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harrym94 Ixi is unparalleled in her understanding and analysis of Trent's music. This is not simply a greatly produced cover album, this truly is a reimaging of NIN 's masterpiece. Buy this album! Favorite track: The Becoming.
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A Alves Your version of Ruiner is now one of my favorite NIN covers! Thank you :) Favorite track: Ruiner.
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Piggy 04:03
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Heresy 03:35
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Closer 04:28
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Ruiner 04:05
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The Becoming 05:22
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A Warm Place 03:58
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Eraser 03:32
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Reptile 07:57
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Hurt 05:28

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Most of these piano covers came out of improvisation sessions that accompanied my compositional analysis videos of The Downward Spiral. It all started when I wondered if I could make "Mr. Self Destruct", an intensely heavy and disturbing track buried in noise, sound beautiful by pulling out what lies beneath that chaos. The result surprised me, so I kept going. I hope you enjoy these interpretations of some of Trent Reznor's finest work!
The Bandcamp release includes an alternate version of A Warm Place using synths and my voice.

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released March 4, 2022

Many thanks to my generous Patrons and subscribers for inspiring and funding this project! Thanks to Tyler Snell for the awesome cover artwork. And eternal thanks to Trent Reznor for opening up my musical and emotional world.

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ixi Austin, Texas

ixi (rhymes with "pixie") is an IDM producer and aspiring film composer fusing piano with ambient and electronica atmospheres. She holds a BA in music composition and studies the emotional impact of music on YouTube.

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