"with the exception of Chilly Gonzales' characteristically spare and beautiful piano-playing on his version of "100% Expendable," every sound feels tuned for the dance floor. Meat Beat Manifesto's Jack Dangers reworks "Infiltrator" into a heavy and hyperkinetic Wendy Carlos dub, while the excellent Working Men's Club remix of "I Know You Can Feel It" is claustrophobic and unnerving despite its minimal instrumentation."
"Neither sounds like anything Nine Inch Nails has produced before, but both seem more imbued with the band's spirit than the songs they're remixing. The Dare twists every knob on the board in his version of "Shadow Over Me," turning it into either the meanest song LCD Soundsystem ever recorded or the most playful one Nine Inch Nails ever recorded."
"PC Music's Danny L. Harle, fresh off of working with PinkPantheress and Caroline Polachek, proves an inspired choice for "Who Wants to Live Forever." He rebuilds the torch song as shadowy hyperpop without snipping the thread of Judeline's crystal-floss vocals, steering things in the direction of Alice Deejay's "Better Off Alone" before correcting course."
"Working in cyber-hymn mode, she places soft sounds around Reznor's vocal like a series of potted plants and allows them to bloom."
Guest remixers successfully adapt Nine Inch Nails material for dance-oriented contexts while maintaining artistic integrity. Chilly Gonzales delivers sparse piano work, Meat Beat Manifesto creates heavy dub textures, and Working Men's Club produces claustrophobic soundscapes. The Dare blurs lines between LCD Soundsystem and Nine Inch Nails aesthetics. Danny L. Harle transforms "Who Wants to Live Forever" into shadowy hyperpop, while Pixel Grip adds spaciousness to "Alive As You Need Me to Be." Arca's remix stands as the album's most compelling track, employing cyber-hymn production that surrounds Reznor's vocals with delicate, blooming textures.
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