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Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts I-IV


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The most recent publishing is Renzor x 36. However, it does not belong to the kind of play which is easy to receive. Due to the fact that some tunes are assimilating good while others worse I will allow myself to review each of the albums separately.

Ghosts I

It appears to me, that it is the most calm CD among all four. The music is incredibly spatious, which examples of are Ghosts I and Ghosts II. This constitues of a collection of delicate sounds and voices which are rather unknown to me, as I am mostly used to guitars, shrieking the muzzle wide open and stuff like this ;) On the contrary, 5th and 6th track are drifting so slowly and lazingly that one tend to even breath slower, whereas 4th and 7th are just what tigers like the most! Here we have dirty sounds and heavier composition than in the latter tracks. 8th is in my opinion the best track on this CD. The definite number one of the first part, for being heavy and straight to the point.

Ghosts II

The incredible ten tracks of Ghost II are opened by a collation. The piano in addition with distortion and only God know what else convey an absolute marvellousness. Raw sound and some unconventional instruments are really impressive. Then goes keyboards, keyboards, and once again keyboards. Beyond doubt, an interesting element and change is the number fourteen from the Ghosts II list due to the orientality of the sound. It is a capital go – the things are getting more interesting. We began to go up only to pull up again by number fifteen. A swarm of bizzare voices, quite psychodelic at times. But this is only to be praised. During sixteenth track, the beat is literally beating about the bush ;), but of course there are fads and fashion. Fortunate enough, everything turns into more familiar sound, but the remaining two tracks are the same, In other words, we are snailing again ;)

Ghosts III

Number nineteen appears to be seducive. Part III is insignificantly heavier than the other two. Definately more industrial. Twentieth-first form Ghosts III reminds me of something which has already been released by Renzor, but I may be wrong. Twenty-three and twenty-four are definately hard kicks, there are very nice to be listened to. If only the whole publisher was kept in similar convention, I would have nothing against it. While carefully listening to track twenty-five it reminds me of Santa’s sleighs and all his junked-up reindeers. However, the last two tracks are a stunning summary of the third album [despite those reindeers].

Ghosts IV

The last album begins very innocenty. In twentieth-nine one can observe effect known as ‘every action is allowed’. One can do whatever he wants to, because something will come up from this anyway. And in fact, it came – but it is only a matter of personal taste. 31, 33 i 35 are a stunning hit. Weight and psychodelity – a quintessence of Nine Inch Nails. I had to wait for this for thirty tracks, but it was entirely worth it. The thiry-sixth is a perfect summary of the album. The blood pressure drops and normal life functions can be maintained again.
One can always recogise Renzor’s masterpieces, or the things which he had at least taken some part in. Everything turned out to be very original, non-standard, but I do not feel dissapointed. In my opinion, it is the most mature piece which he has created. It is almost impossible to believe that it had only taken ten weeks to create this.
The graphic coverage is also worth applausing. It is somehow the last piece of the entire jigsaw. Everything suits just as it should. The lack of vocal is not a nuisance, but after a couple of listenings one want to go back to the older publishings. Anyway, chapeau bas!
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Add date: 2009-05-21 / Music reviews


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