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[[Image:The_slip.jpg|thumb|200px|Halo 27: ''The Slip''<br />[http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D0%26ref_%3Dnb%5Fsb%5Fnoss%26y%3D0%26field-keywords%3Dnine%2520inch%2520nails%2520the%2520slip%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps&tag=thniinnawi-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957 Find on Amazon] - [http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=9&pub=5574848848&toolid=10001&campid=5336384580&customid=&icep_uq=nine+inch+nails+the+slip&icep_sellerId=&icep_ex_kw=&icep_sortBy=12&icep_catId=&icep_minPrice=&icep_maxPrice=&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg Find on eBay]]]'''''The Slip''''' (also known as '''''[[Halo numbers|Halo 27]]''''') is the eighth and latest studio album from [[Nine Inch Nails]]. It was released as a free download on May 5, 2008, a CD/DVD package on July 22, 2008 and contains the previously released Web-only singles "[[Discipline]]" and "[[Echoplex]]a vinyl on August 4th, 2008."
The album is available for download in a variety of formats, including MP3, lossless FLAC and high-quality WAV files. When playing the MP3 files in an MP3 player a different piece of artwork is displayed for each song, [[The_Photography_of_Ghosts_I%E2%80%93IV|as was the case with]] ''[[Ghosts I–IV]]''.
While [[Trent Reznor]] is known for laboring over his music for years at a time, ''The Slip'' was written and recorded in just three weeks.[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/arts/music/08pare.html?pagewanted=all] The album was originally intended to be an EP, but quickly grew to album length.[http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/sftw/article1497804.ece]
==Track Listing==
====CD/DVD====
=====CD=====
#"[[999,999]]" - 1:25
#"[[1,000,000]]" - 3:56
#"[[Letting You]]" - 3:49
#"[[Discipline]]" - 4:19
#"[[Echoplex]]" - 4:45
#"[[Head Down]]" - 4:55
#"[[Lights In The Sky (song)|Lights In The Sky]]" - 3:29
#"[[Corona Radiata]]" - 7:33
#"[[The Four Of Us Are Dying]]" - 4:37
#"[[Demon Seed]]" - 4:59
=====DVD=====
#"1,000,000" (Live Rehearsal) - 4:12
#"Letting You" (Live Rehearsal) - 3:57
#"Discipline" (Live Rehearsal) - 4:12
#"Echoplex" (Live Rehearsal) - 4:51
#"Head Down" (Live Rehearsal) - 4:04
====12" Vinyl====
A1 "999,999" - 1:25<br>
A2 "1,000,000" - 3:56<br>
A3 "Letting You" - 3:49<br>
A4 "Discipline" - 4:19<br>
A5 "Echoplex" - 4:45<br>
B1 "Head Down" - 4:55<br>
B2 "Lights In The Sky" - 3:29<br>
B3 "Corona Radiata" - 7:33<br>
B4 "The Four Of Us Are Dying" - 4:37<br>
B5 "Demon Seed" - 4:59
==Formats==
The FLAC, M4A and WAVE formats are distributed via torrents through tracker.nin.com. All formats include a PDF file with artwork and credits, all songs include individual track art and lyrics embedded. All files are 100% DRM-free.
===Physical productProduct===''The Slip'' will be is available as a physical product in CD and vinyl formats. The 6 panel digipak will be is limited to 250,000 pieces worldwide, each individually numbered, and will include includes a DVD of NIN performing five live tracks from ''The Slip'' at rehearsals, a 24-page booklet, and an exclusive sticker pack. The CD is to be It was released on July 22, 2008 in the US and Canada, and released on July 21, 2008 in the UK and Europe. Originally, the physical product was intended to be released on July 22, 2008 in the US, Canada, and Japan as a numbered, CD/DVD package, limited to 250,000 units with the UK, Europe, and Australian unnumbered editions to be released on July 21, 2008, with the same content as the North American and Japanese editions. It is not known at this time why the decision was made for the numbers produced to be reduced.
The Limited Edition CD physical product also comes with three 4" x 4"stickers and , each depict representing one of the 10 9 illustrations for the to album songs(printed in booklet or individually embedded in distributed media files), aside from Demon Seed which does not appear to have had its artwork released as a sticker. It also seems with the difference that none of the stickers have the red lines. The cover of the insert is a new piece of artwork that depicts several light gray lines on a dark background (the same color as the one for 1,000,000). Five lines, two on the ends and three stickers appear in the middleconsistent order, all travel straight downward from the top edge which allowed community to the bottom. Two more linesdub them 1st, in between the three middle 2nd and 3rd sticker packs and two outside, on each side, start straight downward, then slant inward, then travel straight downward parallel to the other lines before they would intersect the ones in the middlecreate The Slip Owners Database [http://theslip.apocalyptech. These lines combined form the usual NIN logo (second "N" being backwards)com].
====Third Disc & 11th Track====
All of this was clarified as rumor and error when the official release information was posted on July 21, 2008 at [http://theslip.nin.com/physical/ theslip.nin.com/physical]
==Album Credits==
*Mixed by Alan Moulder
*Programmed by Atticus Ross
*Engineered by [[Michael Tuller]], Atticus Ross and Alan Moulder
*Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, California
*Hair: Cori Bardo
*Project coordination: [[Brett Bachemin]]
*Assistance: Alynn Dotson
*Management: Rebel Waltz
*The Null Corporation Europe: Didi Parlevliet
*Published by: Form And Texture (ASCAP)
*Label: [[The Null Corporation]]
© 2008 NIN
*Thank you: Bob Morelli, Alan Becker, Danny Buch and everyone at Red; Digidesign; Elena Dickstein and Preferred Travel; Jeffrey Ehrenberg and Vintage King; Jeffrey Jorton Horton and Native Instruments; Paul J. Cox Studio Systems; Phillip Scholes and SSL; Rockit Cargo; Roger Cordell and Big City Music; Ross Garfield and Drum Doctors; Shawn Cleary and Analogue Haven; Shivaun O’Brien and Sound City Studios; Sudjam; Topspin Media Inc.; West L.A. Music
*Thank you (continued): Bruno Bondanelli, Candy Soo, Chris Whitemyer, Christina Lum, Craig Johnston, David Phillips, Irina Volodarsky, Jeff Davis, Jeff Masud, Jessica Trento, John Coleman, Josh Smith, June Munsinger, Karen Ciccone, Kelly Jao, Marie Lewis, [[Rich Fownes]], Ross Rosen, Shamal Ranasinghe, Sherri Durrell, Tamar Levine, Zia Modabber
*Directed and edited by Rob Sheridan
*[["Letting You]]", [["Head Down]]", and [["Discipline]] " mixed by Blumpy*[["1,000,000]] " and [["Echoplex]] " mixed by Ken Andrews at Red Swan Studios
*Production Manager: Mark Demarais
Prior to the album's release, a message was posted on [[nin.com]], simply stating "2 weeks!". The previous time the same message had been posted on the site had been to forbear the release of ''Ghosts I-IV''. Two tracks, "Discipline" and "Echoplex", were also released through radio and the internet respectively, both containing the message "go to www.nin.com May 5" in their ID3 tags.
On May 5th, nin.com was updated with the title [[Halo numbers|Halo 27]] and a link to [[theslip.nin.com]] with the message:[http://ninblogs.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/halo-27/]
<blockquote>(thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years - this one’s on me)</blockquote>
The album site requires a password to be submitted where the link to the download page can be sent to. The site itself states:
<blockquote>as a thank you to our fans for your continued support, we are giving away the new nine inch nails album '''one hundred percent free''', exclusively via nin.com.</blockquote>
<blockquote>we encourage you to [http://remix.nin.com/ remix] it, share it with your friends, post it on your blog, play it on your [[podcasts|podcast]], give it to strangers, etc.</blockquote> According to a [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/20818072/nin_release_free_album_online Rolling Stone article], the album was finished May 4th and sent to Sudjam, the company that manages nin.com, at 9:30 p.m. for a midnight release. In a nin.com update on June 26th, 2008, it was reported that since the album's release on May 5th, 2008, over 1,400,000 people had downloaded ''The Slip'' from theslip.nin.com. That number represents individual people, and excludes multiple downloads from the same order.
==Artwork==Of the artwork, Rob Sheridan went on to state: "For Nine Inch Nails' album, we created logos representing each song, and embedded them in the MP3s to give each song its own visual identity when played digitally. Each logo played upon the meaning or title of the song, sometimes overtly, sometimes very abstractly. A scribbled red line crossed into most of the images, struggling to find harmony with the shapes, but ultimately failing." In a Patreon Q&A session[[Multitracks]https://www.patreon.com/posts/rob-sheridan-ama-34278427] , Sheridan was asked about the art for "Demon Seed" and he explained that it was "the songs were then posted for download from [[remixend of the journey of the red line that moved through the artwork of that record, trying to make sense of the rigid forms, sometimes fighting them, before finally overtaking them. It was Trent's idea to have the line take over 'Demon Seed' so completely/aggressively.ninIt tied in to the meaning behind the music, which isn't my place to discuss as TR tends to keep that stuff close to his chest.com]]"
According to a [http://wwwsound.rollingstone.comjp/newshardlistening/storyinterviews/20818072/nin_release_free_album_online Rolling Stone articlemodwheelmood2_1.html Japanese interview] with [[modwheelmood]], the album was finished May 4th and sent to Sudjamhand on the cover of ''The Slip'' is that of Alessandro Cortini, while the shoulder is Reznor's. The cover of the company booklet is a new piece of artwork that manages nindepicts several light gray lines on a dark background (the same color as the one for 1,000,000).com Five lines, two on the ends and three in the middle, at 9:30 pall travel straight downward from the top edge to the bottom.m Two more lines, in between the three middle and two outside, on each side, start straight downward, then slant inward, then travel straight downward parallel to the other lines before they would intersect the ones in the middle. for These lines combined form a midnight releasevariation on the [[Logo History|NIN logo]] (second "N" being backwards).
== Relation to Year Zero Touring==Like ''For more information, see [[Ghosts I-IV]]'', the release of ''Lights In The Slip'' came as a surprise to most fans, who were expecting the next release to be a "''Year Zero 2''". Trent Reznor has indicated in interviews since the release that a ''[[Year ZeroSky Tour]]'' sequel was still in the works.
==MiscellaneaLive==All songs from ''The high quality wave download torrent includes a subdirectory named Slip'' have been played live except "The Slip artFour Of Us Are Dying", containing JPEG images. However, the file and "02-1000000.jpgDemon Seed", though the latter has an incorrect file extension. This is actually an Adobe Photoshop CS3 (Macintosh version) file with a single layer and no significant meta information attachedbeen rehearsed.
Aside from [[Art Is Resistance]] logo in the artwork for "Letting You", there are no clear, direct references to characters or events in ''Year Zero''. Some tracks share similar themes, such as abuse of power ("Letting You"), an avatar of destruction ("Demon Seed"), submission to authority ("Head Down"), imprisonment ("Echoplex") and the appearance of entities in the sky ("Lights In The Sky"). Other songs, however, like "1,000,000" and "Discipline", seem completely unrelated and feature more "traditional" NIN themes of personal turmoil. It remains unclear which portions, if any, of ''The Slip'' should be considered canon in the ''Year Zero'' storyline. ==Miscellanea==The high quality wave download torrent includes a subdirectory named "The Slip art", containing JPEG images. However, the file "02-1000000.jpg", has an incorrect file extension. This is actually an Adobe Photoshop CS3 (Macintosh version) file with a single layer and no significant meta information attached. The final page of the PDF gives credit to "(c) 2008 niin." This appears to be a typographical error. There also seems to be a mistake in the wave files; The track "The Four Of Us Are Dying" is mistitled "Demon Seed" and vice versa.
Audiophile message board [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php Hydrogen Audio] noticed mastering errors on the 24/96 high-def WAVs, which was followed by posters "ningineer" and "treznor" who wrote that they had recontacted the mastering studio and released the WAVs in addition to high-def FLACs.[http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=63086] On May 15th the nin.com Halo 27 blog post was edited with the message: ''"Some friends at hydrogenaudio pointed out an error with the high resolution WAVE files we didn't catch. The corrected files are now posted along with high resolution FLAC files as well. If you're interested in these, simply re-download the new files. Sorry for the hassle!"''
A Google Earth KML file representing downloads of ''The Slip'' according to geographic region was made available from nin.com on June 26th, displaying over 1,400,000 downloads (not including multiple downloads) that had come from theslip.nin.com. On July 16, 2008, Reznor posted two images of the physical product on nin.com. The post was entitled "The Beginning and the End". The first image shows him holding two copies of the album, hiding his face behind them. The second image shows the backs of both CDs. The one in back reads 1/250,000 and the one in front reads 250,000/250,000.
==External Links==
*[http://theslip.nin.com theslip.nin.com]
*[http://wwwportraitofdecay.net/theslip.nin.com theslip.ilikenin.com] archived at Portrait of Decay*[https://archive.org/artistdetails/Nine+Inch+Nails Streaming audio NineInchNails-TheSlipMulti-trackStems ''The Slip'' Multitracks at archive.org]*[http://nincatalog.com/the-slip/ ''The Slip'' at iLikenincatalog.com]*[http://theslip.apocalyptech.com Un-official The Slip owners database]*[http://dl.nin.com/physicalkml/slip_dls.kml Google Earth KML file] to show worldwide download stats*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/ theslipredirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D0%26ref_%3Dnb%5Fsb%5Fnoss%26y%3D0%26field-keywords%3Dnine%2520inch%2520nails%2520the%2520slip%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps&tag=thniinnawi-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957 ''The Slip'' at Amazon] *[http://rover.ninebay.com/physicalrover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=9&pub=5574848848&toolid=10001&campid=5336384580&customid=&icep_uq=nine+inch+nails+the+slip&icep_sellerId=&icep_ex_kw=&icep_sortBy=12&icep_catId=&icep_minPrice=&icep_maxPrice=&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg ''The Slip'' at eBay]{{Halo|number=27|before=[[Ghosts I–IV]]|after=[[Hesitation Marks]]}}
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