In late 2016, Trent Reznor issued a remaster of nine inch nails' 1999 double album The Fragile, as well as its counterpart, The Fragile: Deviations 1, a motherlode for NIN completists. Comprised of 37 instrumentals, Deviations strips away the vocals, subtly reinterprets as "alternate" versions, and inserts new songs, creating a more expansive journey. The album's original textures and instrumentation flourish in the spotlight, allowing the dense layers to come to the fore. Fans of Reznor and Atticus Ross' score work, as well as devotees of the Ghosts and Still instrumentals, should find much to appreciate here. For the Fragile faithful, Deviations is a thrill to dissect and examine in obsessive detail.
A1 | Somewhat Damaged (Instrumental) |
A2 | The Day The World Went Away (Instrumental) |
A3 | The Frail (Alternate Version) |
A4 | The Wretched (Instrumental) |
B1 | Missing Places |
B2 | We're In This Together (Instrumental) |
B3 | The Fragile (Instrumental) |
B4 | Just Like You Imagined (Alternate Version) |
B5 | The March (Instrumental) |
C1 | Even Deeper (Instrumental) |
C2 | Pilgrimage (Alternate Version) |
C3 | One Way To Get There |
C4 | No, You Don't (Instrumental) |
C5 | Taken |
D1 | La Mer (Alternate Version) |
D2 | The Great Below (Instrumental) |
D3 | Not What It Seems Like (Instrumental) |
D4 | White Mask |
D5 | The New Flesh (Instrumental) |
E1 | The Way Out Is Through (Alternate Version) |
E2 | Into The Void (Instrumental) |
E3 | Where Is Everybody? (Instrumental) |
E4 | The Mark Has Been Made (Alternate Version) |
F1 | Was It Worth It? (Instrumental) |
F2 | Please (Instrumental) |
F3 | +Appendage (Instrumental) |
F4 | Can I Stay Here? (Instrumental) |
F5 | 10 Miles High (Instrumental) |
G1 | Feeders |
G2 | Starfuckers, Inc. (Instrumental) |
G3 | Complication (Alternate Version) |
G4 | Claustrophobia Machine (Raw) |
G5 | Last Heard From |
H1 | I'm Looking Forward To Joining You, Finally (Instrumental) |
H2 | The Big Come Down (Instrumental) |
H3 | Underneath It All (Instrumental) |
H4 | Ripe With Decay (Instrumental) |