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| − | This is the only version available at the | + | This is the only version available. This instrumental track begins with soft synths and looping piano chords. A high-pitched melody played on a dampened and/or detuned piano enters over the top. After several measures, this melody then shifts down one octave. After several more measures, synth bass comes in. A quick but disorienting pan to the left happens at around the two minute mark. As the song nears its end, the synth bass disappears and a different high-pitched melody comes in. This melody closes out the song, isolated and slowing down slightly. |
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Latest revision as of 05:31, 6 September 2024
"Adrift And At Peace" is the second track on Still, which came out in 2002 as a bonus disc with the Deluxe Edition of the And All That Could Have Been CD.
Trent Reznor stated on nin.com/access that "Adrift And At Peace" is the conclusion to "La Mer." The song was also used by Coil with Black Sun Productions on a track entitled "Hello Victim! Awake! The Victim Gets Back His Freedom." from the album The Plastic Spider Thing: Coil Remixed.
Song Credits
- Written by: Trent Reznor
- Performance: Trent Reznor
- Engineering: Dave “Rave” Ogilvie
- Programming: Keith Hillebrandt
Appearances
Halos
- And All That Could Have Been (Deluxe Edition)
- Still
Seeds
Versions
Adrift And At Peace
This is the only version available. This instrumental track begins with soft synths and looping piano chords. A high-pitched melody played on a dampened and/or detuned piano enters over the top. After several measures, this melody then shifts down one octave. After several more measures, synth bass comes in. A quick but disorienting pan to the left happens at around the two minute mark. As the song nears its end, the synth bass disappears and a different high-pitched melody comes in. This melody closes out the song, isolated and slowing down slightly.
Live
"Adrift And At Peace" was performed with a string quartet at the 2006 Bridge School Benefit.
On the With Teeth: Summer Amphitheater Tour and Performance 2007, Reznor played a piano-only version of "La Mer," including an initial improvisation, before playing "Into the Void," this performance has been confused with "Adrift And At Peace."