BROKEN

Felt exactly like "Happiness In Slavery" under such a destructive "Broken" situation. This ep "Broken", my first NIN album, has given me an unbelievable shock and magnificent amaze. Already immersed in the sleeve with a quietly burning "n" character at the centre indeed, but NIN aka Trent's noisy, violent but sincere, gorgeous sound theatre has driven me complete mad. The musical method in his early years is far from "so-called" progressive rock indeed but he has had a lot of foresight (enough to dig Marilyn Manson or so out) for producing serious musical innovation and creating industrial invasion. His innovative soundscape's exploded massively through this ep, regardless of his previous album "Pretty Hate Machine" already full of dry loudness and desert madness.

Yes in the first break "Pinion" the sound structure is already broken. Just like a volcanic eruption (reminding me of Tarkus' Eruption actually), offensive dissected melody lines are convoluted and synchronized one after another. This phenomenon is crazy enthusiastic enough to uplift my motivation gradually. And in an aggressive manner I'm kicked out via one of the most speedy, uptempo stuff "Wish", where bombastic electric guitar phrases are launched aloud here, there and everywhere. Another spiritual regulation attacks me. On the contrary, "Help Me I Am In Hell" consists fully of sticky, repetitive guitar meditations from the beginning until the end ? sorta dissonant moment is going away quietly. Also upon "Last"in the same vein of his previous album Trent tries to show his strong intention of grunge / industrial hardcore.

Another tough exposure is exactly a piece of his words "Gave Up", followed by about 80 second silence ? pretty of anxiety. This disquieting quietness should be one of his point of views upon the current rock scene, I guess. Sounds like the last "Suck" would have mentioned such an unstable situation in the music world should be continued eternally. Predominant eccentricity itself is his incredible, agitative representation, let me say. My favourite one.