Love him or hate him, I don't think anyone could argue that Trent Reznor is not a hardworking man. Reznor's impressive career: front man of industrial powerhouse Nine Inch Nails, an Academy Award win for The Social Network original score, and most recently his new independent band's (How to Destroy Angels_) release of a new EP, "An Omen_," available now for download through the library's Freegal database. Phew.
Imagine a typical electronic pop song as a candied apple. Reznor takes that apple, strips its flesh to the core, and leaves it outside to the mercy of the elements. Every beat, every tone is carefully mapped by this self-proclaimed perfectionist. His tones are as dark and brooding as they are full of life - like a pastoral painting seen through a cyborg's eyes. It is a sound that fit perfectly with The Social Network's theme of human power struggles filtered through the lonliness of a digital screen.
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Sunday, December 2, 2012
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