Further Down the Spiral

Further Down the Spiral
Remix album by
Nine Inch Nails
ReleasedMay 29, 1995 (1995-05-29)
Recorded1994–95
StudioUnique Studios (New York City)
Genre
Length63:56
68:59 (V2)
Label
Nine Inch Nails chronology
The Downward Spiral
(1994) 		Further Down the Spiral
(1995) 		The Fragile
(1999)
Halo numbers chronology
Halo 9
(1994) 		Halo 10
(1995) 		Halo 11
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Cash Boxpositive[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]
Spin8/10[4]
Select[5]

Further Down the Spiral is a remix album by the American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. It is the companion remix disc to the band’s second studio album, The Downward Spiral, and was released on May 29, 1995,[6] in two editions, one denoted as Halo 10 (released in the United States), and the other as Halo 10 V2 (released in Japan, Australia, and the UK), each containing a different set of tracks.[7]

The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 26, 1996, denoting sales in excess of 500,000 copies in the US.[8] It has since become one of the best selling remix albums of all time. Further Down the Spiral showed a more varied and experimental point of view to the original[citation needed] and boasted many high-profile remixers and contributors including Aphex Twin, Coil with Danny Hyde, JG Thirlwell, Rick Rubin with Dave Navarro.[9]

The discs include remixes of "Mr. Self Destruct", "Piggy", "Hurt", "Eraser", "The Downward Spiral", "Heresy", "Reptile", and "Ruiner", as well as two original compositions by Aphex Twin.

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Further Down the Spiral – Nine Inch Nails". AllMusic. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Baltin, Steve (July 1, 1995). "NINE INCH NAILS: Further Down The Spiral (Nothing/Interscope 95811-2)". Pop Reviews. Cash Box. Vol. 58, no. 42. ISSN 0008-7289. Retrieved February 7, 2019 – via the Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Masuo, Sandy (June 24, 1995). "Album Reviews: Masters of Sugary Melodies Fill Album With Melodrama [Nine Inch Nails, "Further Down the Spiral," TVT/Interscope; Various artists, "Tank Girl" soundtrack, Elektra]". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Norris, Chris (September 1995). "Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Experimental Remixes EP (Matador); Nine Inch Nails: Further Down the Spiral (Interscope)". Spins. Spin Magazine. Vol. 11, no. 6. pp. 108–109. Retrieved May 6, 2018 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Mulholland, Garry. "Nine Inch Nails: Further Down The Spiral Review".
  6. ^ "BPI".
  7. ^ Huxley 1997, p. 208.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference RIAA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Huxley 1997, pp. 207–208.