Don't Be Afraid; It Will Get Easier

April 19, 2018 9:06 PM

During the whole Nine Inch Nails era of Ghosts I-IV and The Slip and the tour associated with those releases and also Year Zero ("Lights In The Sky"), NIN live band keyboard performer Alessandro Cortini's side project modwheelmood released three EPs, which together with one more track were combined into 2009's Pearls To Pigs [~55m total]. You've probably never heard of it, but give it a listen. [Ed. Note: What if Savage Garden had an edge?] Side A: Problem Me [which on the album leads into], MHz, Forli', [which on the album leads into] Bellevue Ave

Side B: Too Late, Crumble, Sunday Morning, If I Was You

Side C: Domenica Pomeriggio, Scene, Your Place [which on the album leads into] , Happily Delayed

Side D: Lie, Thursday [which on the album leads into], Madrid - Changes [which on the album leads into], Scared Of Everyone

posted by hippybear (8 comments total)

MHz is the go-to track here, IMO. The whole thing is good, or I wouldn't have posted it. But if you only sample one, sample that.
posted by hippybear at 9:06 PM on April 19, 2018 [1 favorite]

ahh, when mefi becomes ets. ;)

ale also put out a GREAT split with daniel avery last year. you can listen to one of the tracks here.
posted by raihan_ at 11:58 PM on April 19, 2018 [2 favorites]

This doesn't really seem to be my thing but I've seen him doing a modular synth performance which I really enjoyed.
posted by atoxyl at 12:05 AM on April 20, 2018

Did somebody say ETS?
posted by Leviathant at 6:15 AM on April 20, 2018 [2 favorites]

Yes yes yes, Cortini is great.
posted by mkb at 7:33 AM on April 20, 2018

Also check out Cortini's project Sonoio, his Forse Series (1, 2, 3), and his most recent album Avanti!
Also, thanks Hippybear for all these great music posts!
posted by TheCoug at 9:44 AM on April 20, 2018 [2 favorites]

Ken Burn's 15 hour long documentary on the Vietnam war features almost all of Ghosts as part of it's soundtrack. It's pretty haunting watching that war footage with NIN over it.

Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross Detail 'The Vietnam War' Documentary Score
posted by adept256 at 11:22 AM on April 20, 2018 [1 favorite]

I love Cortini solo stuff (specially Risveglio) and I didn't know about modwheelmood, thank you!
posted by SageLeVoid at 5:24 AM on April 21, 2018 [1 favorite]