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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====
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A1&nbsp; "999,999" - 1:25<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A2&nbsp; "1,000,000" - 3:56<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A3&nbsp; "Letting You" - 3:49<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A4&nbsp; "Discipline" - 4:19<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A5&nbsp; "Echoplex" - 4:45<br>
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B1&nbsp; "Head Down" - 4:55<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B2&nbsp; "Lights In The Sky" - 3:29<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B3&nbsp; "Corona Radiata" - 7:33<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B4&nbsp; "The Four Of Us Are Dying" - 4:37<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B5&nbsp; "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'' is available as a physical product in CD and vinyl formats. The 6 panel digipak is limited to 250,000 pieces worldwide, each individually numbered, and includes a DVD of NIN performing five live tracks from ''The Slip'' at rehearsals, a 24-page booklet, and an exclusive sticker pack. It was released on July 22, 2008 in the US and Canada, and 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 21in the UK, 2008Europe, and Australia 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 reducedto 250,000 overall.
The double gatefold vinyl release contains one 180-gram LP and a 24-page booklet. Unlike the CD release, the vinyl is not numbered. It was released in the US and Canada on august 5th, 2008, and in the UK and Europe on August 4th, 2008.
On July 16, 2008, [[Trent Reznor]] posted two images of the 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. The Limited Edition also comes with three 4" x 4" stickers, each representing one of 9 illustrations to album songs (printed in booklet or individually embedded in distributed media files), with the difference that none of the stickers have the red lines. The stickers appear in consistent order, which allowed community to dub them 1st, 2nd and 3rd sticker packs and create The Slip Owners Database [http://theslip.apocalyptech.com]. 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 in the middle, all travel straight downward from the top edge to the bottom. 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. These lines combined form the usual NIN logo (second "N" being backwards).
====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]
 
==Track Listing==
#"[[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
 
Full length: 43:45
 
==DVD Track Listing==
#"1,000,000"
#"Letting You"
#"Discipline"
#"Echoplex"
#"Head Down"
 
Full Length: 21:17
==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
*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
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.
[[Multitracks]] for In a nin.com update on June 26th, 2008, it was reported that since the songs were then posted for download album's release on May 5th, 2008, over 1,400,000 people had downloaded ''The Slip'' from [[remixtheslip.nin.com]]. That number represents individual people, and excludes multiple downloads from the same order.
According ==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[httphttps://www.rollingstonepatreon.com/news/story/20818072posts/nin_release_free_album_online Rolling Stone articlerob-sheridan-ama-34278427], Sheridan was asked about the album art for "Demon Seed" and he explained that it was finished May 4th and sent "the end of the journey of the red line that moved through the artwork of that record, trying to Sudjammake sense of the rigid forms, sometimes fighting them, before finally overtaking them. It was Trent's idea to have the company that manages ninline take over 'Demon Seed' so completely/aggressively.comIt tied in to the meaning behind the music, at 9:30 p.m. for a midnight releasewhich isn't my place to discuss as TR tends to keep that stuff close to his chest."
In According to a [http://sound.jp/hardlistening/interviews/modwheelmood2_1.html Japanese interview] with [[nin.commodwheelmood]] update , the hand on June 26th, 2008the cover of ''The Slip'' is that of Alessandro Cortini, it was reported that since while the albumshoulder is Reznor's release . The cover of the booklet is a new piece of artwork that depicts several light gray lines on May 5tha dark background (the same color as the one for 1, 2008000, over 1000). Five lines,400two on the ends and three in the middle,000 people had downloaded ''The Slip'' all travel straight downward from theslip.nin.comthe top edge to the bottom. That number represents individual people Two more lines, in between the three middle and excludes multiple downloads from 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. These lines combined form a variation on the same order[[Logo History|NIN logo]] (second "N" being backwards).
== Relation to Year Zero Multitracks==Like ''The [[Ghosts I–IVMultitracks|multitracks]]for the single "Discipline" were made available on [[remix.nin.com]'', ] at the same time it was released as a free download. Multitracks for the release of remaining songs on ''The Slip'' came were made available on May 5, 2008 as a surprise to most fans, who were expecting the next release to be a "''Year Zero 2''"free download from remix.nin. Trent Reznor has indicated in interviews since the release that a ''[[Year Zero]]'' sequel was still in the workscom.
It remains unclear what portions, if any, of ==Touring==''The Slip'' should be considered as canon in the Year Zero storyline. Aside from from For more information, see [[Art Is Resistance]] logo in the artwork for "Letting You", there are no clear direct references characters or events in Year Zero. Many of tracks do 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. However, through analysis of the lyrics and with consideration of the Year Zero theme. "1,000,000" could be about fleeing from authorities after committing offense in a totalitarian universe. "Discipline" could be a soldier or citizen trying to keep in line and not get caught. The song "Letting You," could be the abusive power saying that they want to use one citizenTour]]''s escape so that they can find the rest of the resistance.
==Miscellanea==The high quality wave download torrent includes album (as well as ''Ghosts I-IV'', which was released the same year) was supported by a subdirectory named "The Slip art"tour that visited North and South America. This tour was notable for having the most ambitious production of any NIN tour up to that point, containing JPEG imagesusing groundbreaking lighting and video technology. However The middle portion of the set, referred to as the file "02-1000000.jpgGhosts"portion, has an incorrect file extension. This is actually an Adobe Photoshop CS3 utilized some of that album's unorthodox (Macintosh versionfor NIN) file with a single layer instrumentation such as marimba, banjo and no significant meta information attachedsmall percussion.
According to a [http://sound.jp/hardlistening/interviews/modwheelmood2_1.html Japanese interview] with [[modwheelmood]], the hand on the cover of ==Live==All songs from ''The Slip'' is that of Alessandro Cortini, while the shoulder is Reznor's. Cortini also states that he did not actually play anything on the studio albumhave been played live except "The Four Of Us Are Dying" and "Demon Seed", though his performances are included on the rehearsal DVDlatter has been rehearsed.
There also seems == Relation to ''Year Zero'' ==Like ''Ghosts I–IV'', the release of ''The Slip'' came as a surprise to most fans, who were expecting the next release to be a mistake continuation of ''[[Year Zero]]''. Reznor has indicated in interviews since the wave files; The track "The Four Of Us Are Dying" is mistitled "Demon Seed" and vice versarelease that a ''Year Zero'' sequel was still in the works.
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.ilikenet/theslip.nin.com theslip.nin.com/artist/Nine+Inch+Nails Streaming audio ] archived at iLike]Portrait of Decay*[httphttps://theslip.ninarchive.comorg/physicaldetails/ theslipNineInchNails-TheSlipMulti-trackStems ''The Slip'' Multitracks at archive.nin.com/physicalorg]*[http://www.nincatalog.com/index.asp?halo=27 the-slip/ ''The Slip'' at nincatalog.com]
*[http://theslip.apocalyptech.com Un-official The Slip owners database]
*[http://dl.nin.com/kml/slip_dls.kml Google Earth KML file] to show worldwide download stats*[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 ''The Slip'' at 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 ''The Slip'' at eBay]
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