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[[Image:The_Downward_Spiral.jpg‎|thumb|10th Anniversary Edition (Halo 8 DE / Halo 8 DVD-A) artwork]]

[[Image:The_Downward_Spiral_Deluxe_Edition.jpg‎|thumb|10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Halo 8 DE) with slipcover]]

<blockquote>"I was really into electronic music at the time. [[David Bowie]]'s 'Low' was probably the single greatest influence on 'The Downward Spiral' for me. I got into Bowie in the 'Scary Monsters' era, then I picked up 'Low' and instantly fell for it. I related to it on a song-writing level, a mood level, and on a song-structure level...I like working within the framework of accessibility, and songs of course, but I also like things that are more experimental and instrumental, maybe."[http://www.theninhotline.net/archives/articles/xart43.shtml]</blockquote>

==Recording==

<blockquote>"Trent Reznor and NIN art director [[John Crawford]] set out to make the “definitive editions” of all the main NIN releases on vinyl. Reznor: 'We want to present the catalog as it was intended to be, with no compromises. That means a careful remastering of the audio from the original sources, a careful and painstaking recreation of the artwork, pristine materials, some surprises and an insane attention to detail that you probably won’t notice… but it matters to us. No extra bullshit and gimmicks – the “real” records in their truest form available at a reasonable price.'"</blockquote>

==Touring==

About "Future Echoes" (used for the inner cover):

<blockquote>"At the time of this commission I had also been reading and researching into ideas about transformation, transmutation and regeneration. I was interested in how a line of willow poles used as fence posts could come back to life to start growing as trees again (Rupert Sheldrake). Similarly Seamus Heaney’s poem ‘Requiem for the Croppies’ which relates to a true event in Irish history filled me with tears and wonder. In it Heaney describes how during the early part of the 20th century a group of farmers to the North of Dublin gathered in a field to march on Dublin to protest at yet more draconian taxes being imposed by the occupying English powers. The English had been tipped off and were in place hiding around the field where the farmers met. The farmers were ambushed, shot down and buried in a mass grave. The farmers had in their pockets barley seeds to chew on during the proposed march. The following year a crop of barley sprang up out of the grave where they had fell. At the back of my mind were also thoughts of the rebuilding of Europe after the 2nd World War, physically and politically. I remembered seeing film footage of women in Berlin, scavenging for bricks in the ruins, creating a daisy chain, passing bricks from one to the other in order to rebuild new houses out of the debris.

I was also interested in how organic matter can provide clues for past lives and past events. One hair from a human head carries enough DNA for that person to be identified. Similarly our teeth, which, after death, survive longer than any other part of our bodies, are carriers of intimate details of past lives.

The piece I made focuses on teeth and their associative potential. A row of teeth is embedded in flows of salt crystals. Salt corrodes all but gold and glass; it is destructive as well as preservative."</blockquote>

*Continuity: Trent Reznor, Chris Vrenna, [[Charlie Clouser]]

*Mastering (1994): Tom Baker at Futuredisc<br>

*All paintings: Russell Mills

*Photography: David Buckland, [[Rob Sheridan]]

*Original package: [[Gary Talpas]]

*Deluxe Edition/DualDisc package: Rob Sheridan<br>

*5.1 mix: James Brown with Trent Reznor

*Assistance: Neal Ferrazzani

*Studio: Interscope Studios<br>

*High-resolution mastering: Bob Ludwig for Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine<br>

*Publicity: Sioux Zimmerman for Formula

*Booking: Gerry Gerrard for Artists & Audience

*Legal: Michael S. Toorock

*[[Nothing Records]]: Tony Ciulla<br>

*[[Adrian Belew]] appears courtesy of Caroline Records

*Stephen Perkins appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, Inc.

*Nine Inch Nails Live 1994–1996: [[Robin Finck]], [[Danny Lohner]], Chris Vrenna, [[James Woolley]], Charlie Clouser<br>

*Thank you: Interscope; Jimmy Iovine; Silvia Garcia; Susie Tallman; [[Peter Christopherson]]; Rick Rubin; Missy Worth; Brian Warner and [[Marilyn Manson (musician)|Marilyn Manson]]; [[Brian Liesegang]]; the temporarily displaced Richard Bugg; Coco-Puff; Scott Hasson; Mark Tindle, Mike Morongell, Shelly Yakus and A&M; Cally, Jamie Spencer, Mark Marot, Chris Blackwell and Island UK; Paul Connolly; Alex Kochan; Ian Flooks; Mark Blasquez, Sean Wilhelmsen and Nadine's; Opcode Systems; Pat Stolpz, Martin Arthurs and Amek; Joseph Cultice; Handy Andy; Marina Chavez; Walter Cessna; Tina Montalbano; Carol Davis<br>

We miss you [[Jeff Ward]]<br>

©1994 Leaving Hope/TVT Music, Inc. ASCAP. All rights reserved.

*Legal: David Altschul, Ross Rosen

*Audio asset coordination: Michel Etchart<br>

*Executive Producers for DVD-Audio: Courtney Holt, Jim Belcher, Paul Bishow

*Supervising Producer: Shari Young

*Producer for DVD-Audio: KamranV

*Photography and Design for DVD-Audio Menus and Gallery: Rob Sheridan

*Additional DVD-Audio Art Design by The DZN Group (www.dzngroup.com)

*DVD-Audio Authoring: Paul Angeli, DVD Labs

*"Closer": Directed by [[Mark Romanek]]

*"March Of The Pigs": Directed by Peter Christopherson

*"Hurt": Directed by Simon Maxwell

*Special thanks to: [[Leo Herrera]]; Jeff Anderson; [[Atticus Ross]]; Chandra Lynn and DigiDesign; Andrew Grad, West LA Music; Native Instruments; Tom Ryan, Gateway Mastering; Dave Casey, Apogee Digital; Monique McGuffin; Chuck Reed; Ed Goodreau; Jim Belcher; Vartan; Antone DeSantis; Ramon Galbert, Ingrid Erickson; Lee Edwards; Mike Ragonga; Tanya Grieg<br>

*1–4, 6–8, 10–13 written by Trent Reznor ©1994 Leaving Hope/ TVT Music, Inc. ASCAP. All rights reserved.

*5 written by Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris; Fractured Music (all rights controlled by Zoma Music Publishers, Ltd., ASCAP/PRS) ©1994 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International, Inc. for the world outside of the United States