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Trent Reznor has become something of a nouveau-marketing poster boy lately, and from the liner notes of this remix disc, you might think it was just another interactive, nontraditional, brand-positioning tactic. “Included on this DVD is everything you need to get started remixing every track from ‘Year Zero,”‘ it reads, going on to break down the process for NIN-devoted bedroom producers. But you’ve got to hand it to Reznor: The reinterpretations here are so good that the fan engagement tactic is just icing (or perhaps scabbing). The Faint exploits the jauntiness of “Meet Your Master” and pushes it further into electro-bop territory. Italian trio Pirate Robot Midget makes “My Violent Heart” less hearty and more violent. Ladytron even sneaks the keys from NIN classic “Closer” onto the back of its “The Beginning of the End” redo. OK, Trent, you win.

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