Fixed (EP)
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Fixed |
| type | EP |
| artist | Nine Inch Nails |
| cover | Nine Inch Nails - Fixed.png |
| released | |
| studio | Matrix, London |
| genre | |
| length | |
| label | |
| producer | Trent Reznor |
| prev_title | Broken |
| prev_year | 1992 |
| next_title | The Downward Spiral |
| next_year | 1994 |
| misc | {{Extra chronology |
| artist | Halo numbers |
| type | studio |
| prev_title | Halo 5 |
| prev_year | 1992 |
| title | Halo 6 |
| year | 1992 |
| next_title | Halo 7 |
| next_year | 1994 |
| :: |
| name = Fixed | type = EP | artist = Nine Inch Nails | cover = Nine Inch Nails - Fixed.png | alt = | released = | recorded = | studio = Matrix, London | genre = | length = | label = | producer = Trent Reznor | prev_title = Broken | prev_year = 1992 | next_title = The Downward Spiral | next_year = 1994 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Halo numbers | type = studio | prev_title = Halo 5 | prev_year = 1992 | title = Halo 6 | year = 1992 | next_title = Halo 7 | next_year = 1994
Fixed is the second extended play (EP) by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. It was released on December 7, 1992, by Nothing, TVT, and Interscope Records. It serves as a companion release to Broken (1992), and includes remixes by Coil, Danny Hyde, JG Thirlwell, and Butch Vig, as well as then-live band member Chris Vrenna.
Fixed charted in New Zealand and Canada in 1993 and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on March 1, 1995.
Background and content
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|quote="This recording contains various interpretations of songs that appear in their proper form on the Broken EP."|source=—Message on the back cover of Fixed.}}
According to Trent Reznor, Nine Inch Nails frontman and, at the time, sole member, Fixed was not intended to be a remix album, but instead a reinterpretation and deconstruction of the music found on the 1992 EP Broken, where the songs were in their "proper form".
After Reznor hired Peter Christopherson of Coil to direct the accompanying film to Broken, they developed a friendship. Shortly after, Reznor asked Christopherson to contribute to Fixed. JG Thirlwell and Butch Vig were also recruited for the remixing effort. Thirwell's second "Wish" remix, "Fist Fuck", features samples of Timothy Leary while the final track, "Screaming Slave", contains various samples of Bob Flanagan being tortured that were recorded during the filming of the "Happiness in Slavery" music video. Ultimately, Vig's contributions were minimal, relegated to the ending passage of "Throw This Away". About the experience, Vig said, "I started recording a lot of new parts, and took it in a much different direction. When it was finished, Trent thought the front part of the mix didn't fit the EP, so he just used the ending." Reznor and Chris Vrenna completed many of the remixes in-house.
Musically, Fixed is a dark, industrial, and noisy EP. Much of *Broken'''s heavy metal aspects are eschewed and replaced with more beat- and drum-focused sounds. Tape manipulation, unusual noises, and a focus on grinding repetition define *Fixed'' as a distinctly experimental release.
''Uncoiled'' and ''Recoiled''
After Christopherson and John Balance, the two members of Coil who worked on Fixed, died, Danny Hyde released a number of outtakes from the remix EP, the "Closer to God" (1994) single, and the Further Down the Spiral (1995) remix album onto torrent websites. This initial leak was titled Uncoiled, and a later semi-official release through Cold Spring was called Recoiled. Both of these releases feature alternate mixes of "Gave Up" from Fixed.
Critical reception
| rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = Vox | rev2Score=
Writing in Vox magazine in 1993, John Harris said, "Most of Fixed sounds supremely accomplished and avant-garde, but this set of radical re-inventions is really only for people who've already spent hours listening to Broken." In his review of Fixed, AllMusic writer Peter J. D'Angelo said, "Even though Nine Inch Nails was thrust into the mainstream spotlight, this record shows the group returning to its roots and creating a daring new translation of songs that were pummeling from the start." D'Angelo concluded his review by writing that Fixed is "an impressive feat and a necessary counterpoint to an important record."
Track listing
| extra_column = Remixer(s) | title1 = Gave Up | note1 = remix | extra1 = | length1 = 5:25
| title2 = Wish | note2 = remix | extra2 = JG Thirlwell | length2 = 9:11
| title3 = Happiness in Slavery | note3 = remix | extra3 = | length3 = 6:09
| title4 = Throw This Away | note4 = remix of "Suck" and "Last" | extra4 = | length4 = 4:14
| title5 = Fist Fuck | note5 = remix of "Wish" | extra5 = Thirlwell | length5 = 7:21
| title6 = Screaming Slave | note6 = remix of "Happiness in Slavery" | extra6 = | length6 = 8:02 | total_length = 40:23
Personnel
Nine Inch Nails
- Trent Reznor – writing, performing, production, remixing (3, 4, 6) Remixing personnel
- Peter Christopherson – remixing (1)
- John Balance – remixing (1)
- Danny Hyde – remixing (1)
- JG Thirlwell – remixing (2, 5)
- Paul Kendall – additional electronics (3)
- Chris Vrenna – remixing (3, 4, 6)
- Butch Vig – ending sequence (4)
- Bill Kennedy – remixing (6)
- Martin Brumbach – remixing (6)
- Sean Beavan – remixing (6)
- Bob Flanagan – remixing (6) Additional personnel
- Gary Talpas – sleeve design, photography
- Tom Baker – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
::data[format=table title="Weekly chart performance for ''Fixed'' by Nine Inch Nails"] | Chart (1993) | Peak position | Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) | |---|---|---| | 6 | | | ::
Year-end charts
::data[format=table title="2001 year-end chart performance for ''Fixed'' by Nine Inch Nails"]
| Chart (2001) | Position | Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | ||
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::data[format=table title="2002 year-end chart performance for ''Fixed'' by Nine Inch Nails"]
| Chart (2002) | Position | Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | ||
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Certifications
|+Certifications for Fixed by Nine Inch Nails
References
References
- "Nine Inch Nails - Fixed (US CD) (includes liner notes)".
- "Discography - nine inch nails (includes blurb on Fixed)". [[Nine Inch Nails]].
- "Trent Reznor On Coil & Nine Inch Nails, Plus Recoiled Review".
- (June 30, 2009). "nin – "last" remix". Gearslutz.com.
- "Coil’s rare Nine Inch Nails remixes set for release as Recoiled EP".
- "Nine Inch Nails and Coil: Recoiled".
- D'Angelo, Peter J.. "Fixed - Nine Inch Nails".
- Harris, John. (1 February 1993). "ROCK & POP: ALBUMS: NINE INCH NAILS: Fixed". [[Vox (magazine).
- "Nine Inch Nails {{!}} Awards".
- "Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2001". [[Jam!]].
- (January 14, 2003). "Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2002". [[Jam!]].
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