Year Zero Remixed (also known as Halo 25) is the anglicized title of a Nine Inch Nailsremix album, published in a leetspeak rendering as Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D (see cover art) and was released on November 20, 2007. It features remixed versions of tracks from the band's previous studio album Year Zero; these remixes were created by various producers and recording artists. The album was released on November 20, 2007 in the United States,[1] and on November 26, 2007 in the UK. This album was the last Nine Inch Nails album to be released by Interscope Records; it fulfilled the band's contractual commitments to the company, leaving Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor to proceed as a "totally free agent, free of any recording contract with any label".[2]
Versions
The album was released in three formats: digital download, CD/DVD-ROM combo, and high-quality triple vinyl.[3]
The digital download and CD releases features the same track listing.
The bonus DVD-ROM included with the CD release contains multi-track files from the entire Year Zero album in GarageBand and Ableton Live formats, as well as a demo version of the Ableton Live software, and 44100 Hz WAV-format files of the album's individual track portions, for use in any non-linear music editing software such as Pro Tools or Digital Performer.
Five songs are exclusive to the vinyl pressing, including the Switch remix of "Capital G", which was previously released on the "Capital G" single, and two different mixes of "Vessel". The LP was pressed on double 180 Gram virgin vinyl at Nashville's historic United Record Pressing. The Saul Williams remix of "Survivalism" (previously featured on some editions of Halo 23, the "Survivalism" single) and the shortest of Bill Laswell's three remixes of "Vessel" are included on the CD/DVD and download releases but not the vinyl.
Year Zero Remixed received generally mixed reviews. Virgin Media's review described the album as "a real cornucopia of treats" and "Highly recommended."[4]Pitchfork Media's review, however, criticized the album, writing that it "lacks cohesion and is predictably spotty."[5]
The Toronto Star, making note of the remix artists, stated "Year Zero Remixed enlists a commendably eclectic assortment of artists." Further commenting "the results are an intriguingly cerebral hodgepodge..." with the largest selling point being the bonus DVD-ROM disc. [6]The Denver Post mused that "perhaps it's the best remix outing of Reznor's career." [7]
