Nine Inch Nails - Fixed (1992)^{Release ID: 4903}

Broken, the only Nine Inch Nails release accepted into this site besides this EP, is a pretty good industrial rock/metal EP for fans of the genre and the band. Now I'm heading to this other EP where most of those tracks are given the remix treatment...

And it's an intense process too! Those creations are recreated and twisted into darker doom. NIN founder Trent Reznor collaborated with other expert remixers such as JG Thirlwell, Butch Vig, and the two members of Coil Peter Christopherson and John Balance (RIP both). The tracks that are guitar-focused became more industrial-focused. The beats and drums are added to the front of this sinister mix while doing the powerful original compositions justice.

"Gave Up" remix is a great example since the guitar riff blasts are still around despite the industrial parts. The 9-minute remix of "Wish", the most well-known single of Broken, is given a minute-and-a-half long drum beat intro that crescendos into the dominating main riff. "Happiness in Slavery" remix has a new touch, though still not so great.

There are 3 more remixes, starting with "Throw This Away", combining "Suck" and "Last". Now why combine the worst track of that EP with a good one? Or at least that's what I feared until I gave it a listen and it comes out decent. Another remix for "Wish", "Fist F***" has samples of Timothy Leary. I actually love it better than the first remix! Unlike the second "Happiness in Slavery" remix "Screaming Slave", which has samples of Bob Flanagan's torture in the Broken film, and is far more electronic than what I like.

Though not as vicious as the Broken EP, Fixed can nonetheless impress fans of industrial remixes and Nine Inch Nails fans who are up for hearing their songs remixed. I think it would be slightly better if they remixed the awesome "Physical"....

Favorites: "Gave Up", "Wish", "Fist F***"