Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D

Halo 25: Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D
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Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D (pronounced Year Zero Remixed; also known as Halo 25) is the title of a release by Nine Inch Nails. It was leaked to P2P and torrent sites on November 14, 2007, and released in the US as a digital download and a CD/DVD-ROM on November 20, 2007, in the UK on November 26, 2007, and as a 3-disc vinyl set. The album contains remixes from artists that Trent Reznor contacted and asked to do remixes, as well as a fan remix. "My Violent Heart: Pirate Robot Midget" is a fan remix that initially appeared at ninremixes.com, but Reznor was so impressed by it that he asked for permission to add it to Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D.

Tracklisting

CD/Digital Download

"Gunshots By Computer:" Saul Williams
"The Great Destroyer:" modwheelmood
"My Violent Heart:" Pirate Robot Midget
"The Beginning Of The End:" Ladytron
"Survivalism:" Saul Williams & Thavius Beck
"Capital G:" Epworth Phones
"Vessel:" Bill Laswell
"The Warning:" Stefan Goodchild featuring Doudou N'Diaye Rose
"Meet Your Master:" The Faint
"God Given:" Stephen Morris & Gillian Gilbert
"Me, I'm Not:" Olof Dreijer (Olaf Dreiser)
"Another Version Of The Truth:" Kronos Quartet & Enrique Gonzalez Müller
"In This Twilight:" Fennesz
"Zero-Sum:" Stephen Morris & Gillian Gilbert

As of November 20, the album is not available on iTunes UK.
The CD is packaged in a six-panel gate fold digipak and contains an insert. As well, it contains a DVD-ROM featuring multitrack files from every track on Year Zero with files formatted for Apple GarageBand, Ableton Live (both PC and Mac), the demo edition of Ableton Live (both PC and Mac), and 16-bit, 44K WAV files for use with any audio-editing program.

Vinyl

The vinyl edition is a 3-disc set in a six-panel gatefold jacket with accompanying insert.
     A1 "Gunshots By Computer:" Saul Williams
     A2 "The Great Destroyer:" modwheelmood
     A3 "My Violent Heart:" Pirate Robot Midget
     A4 "The Beginning Of The End:" Ladytron
     A5 "Capital G:" Epworth Phones

     B1 "The Warning:" Stefan Goodchild featuring Doudou N'Diaye Rose
     B2 "Meet Your Master:" The Faint
     B3 "God Given:" Stephen Morris & Gillian Gilbert
     B4 "Vessel (Mix 1):" Bill Laswell

C1 "Capital G:" Switch
C2 "Me, I'm Not:" Olof Dreijer

D1 "The Good Soldier:" Sam Fog (Samuel Fogarino of Interpol)
D2 "Vessel (Mix 2):" Bill Laswell

     E1 "Capital G:" Ladytron
     E2 "Another Version Of The Truth:" Kronos & Enrique Gonzalez Müller
     E3 "In This Twilight:" Fennesz
     E4 "Zero-Sum:" Stephen Morris & Gillian Gilbert

Album Credits

All tracks (except "Vessel") mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA. "Vessel" mastered by Michael Fossenkemper at Turtle Tone Studio NYC.
Art direction and "The Poisoned Sky" by Rob Sheridan.
"The Scorched Earth" by Hydraulx. Artist Matthew Santoro.

Interscope Records, 2200 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90404. Manufactured and distributed in the united states by Universal Music Distribution.
© 2007 Interscope Records. All rights reserved.

Cover Art

The cover art was posted on NIN.com on August 15, 2007. It should be noted that the cover art for Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D is similar to the cover art for the Capital G promo.

Although there doesn't seem to be anything hidden in the cover art, a closer look at the inner booklet of the CD/DVD shows the phrase "WE DESERVED BETTER THAN THIS", along with "YOUR GOVERNMENT (Illegible)" and "AIR" scrawled on an abandoned house in a polluted wasteland. It is unknown if these are part of the ARG or lead to new websites.

External Links

Discography

Previous release - "Year Zero"

Halo number: 25

Next release - "Ghosts I–IV"