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SubGenius. Australian. Never met a boon I couldn't spend.
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“To the monsteriest one”
November 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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I didn’t get even close to reading the whole thing but this bit always struck with me.
November 19, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Home taping is killing baby jesus
November 15, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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November 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Yes, Russell Mills' art for The Downward Spiral era was transformative for me, but the design choices of Gary Talpas on TDS were just as significant. I wrote about it a bit here: www.patreon.com/posts/89855211
All of which is to say that in terms of "setting the table" for the music, the understated title treatment and minimalist design of The Downward Spiral was every bit as important as the dirt and decay of Russell's textural cover art. Nine Inch Nails circa 1993/1994 was considered (and dismissed as) a "heavy metal" or "hard rock" band to the masses, known for the ear-shredding sounds and violent imagery of Broken, and of course their famously intense concerts. But Nine Inch Nails was always more than that, and The Downward Spiral more than anything before it was a masterpiece album that contained a wide spectrum of emotions. It was not a "heavy metal" album, it was a showcase of how noise and rage and sadness and lust can all be woven together in a complex tapestry where the whispers are as important as the screams. And the album cover's role was to prepare you to experience a work of art. As a kid, I was fascinated by the quietness of that design, how much it stood in contrast to the loudness within and also to the abrasive, "edgy," often garish designs associated with "hard rock" albums. There was no logo, no big in-your-face title, no "cool" photo of the band with their guitars looking tough. No flames, no chain link fences, no jagged grunge fonts, no fisheye lens. It felt less like it belonged in a CD rack and more like it belonged in a museum, the clean tasteful title text invoking a title card next to a piece of fine art on a gallery wall. It very purposefully demanded that you see the music in a different light, that you do not dare to presume this is just a collection of head-bangin' rock tunes. And it certainly must have been confusing for bros who just wanted to hear more of that "fuck you like an animal" song they liked from the radio.
November 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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what even is this lol
screenshot from Jem
October 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM