The Slip 08 - Corona Radiata - Nine Inch Nails Halo 27

[TheSpacemonkey13]

it def has something to do with the radiation emitted from the sun's corona!

[jaaaan11]

neurology? ..personally i always thought about this one being a music interpretation of suns corona..

[TheSpacemonkey13]

@jaaaan11 it is.

[andwhatfire]

it's back to soundscapes. but what an abrupt ending

[nishtabre]

ty! @p00ned0wned

personally, never felt it`s out of the place, in fact i feel a very special connection among all the songs in the way they are arranged on this album. There is this harmonious silence in each beat, yes... Every time I listen to this album I find another little something.

[p00ned0wned]

Corona Radiata are several protective layers surrounding ova or unfertilized egg cells, responsible with supplying the ova or egg cell with protein. The artwork for the song most probably represents an egg cell with the distinct corona radiata surrounding it. This might be a lead in to some sort of impregnation with the Demon Seed (another song by NiN)

[devinross]

drone...

[rainethesage]

@KingofSomeKingdom I don't really know. Corona Radiata is latin for "radiant halo" or "glowing circle," so maybe it has to do with the album's subtitle: Halo 27

[TheHevquip]

@rainethesage Halo 27 just denotes it's the 27th Nine Inch Nails release. There is a Halo labeling and corresponding release number for every Nine Inch Nails single or album that has been put out.

[ub3r2008]

Oh, it's THIS song....I first heard of this in an amazing flash game called Bright in the Screen. Great song.

[MrNorringtonmyiPOD]

@KingofSomeKingdom Whenever I hear this song I think of birth and regeneration, so, maybe that has something todo with it? Idk, just my interpretation. :)

[MrWesley3000]

this reminds me of things that have a real pretty face but beneath the surface they are so extreme you simply will not be able to survive them. '

I kind of like it. go NIN " a world of intrigue and suspence" !

[tiffanysummers1]

I love NIN especially trent reznor!!

[LPxxxGoW]

I imagined looking through a fan placed at the end of a tunnel. Golden-redish lights dimmed past the spinning blades. It grew slightly louder and a large human figure peered its eyes past the blade. It took something from its hands and began cutting the metal, then all of the sudden a swarm of some flying parasites buzzed behind him. They jabbed him in the back and through his eyes came small mosquito-like bugs, digging under the eyeball. Toward the end, the bugs broke through and came after me.

[xRockinBabyDoll94x]

The first time I ever really listened to this song was when I was all alone one evening, watching Legion in my room. I began getting into this song when the second part kicked in, especially around 5:14- the friikkin end! I remember picturing an apocalyptic world, with orange skies and ruins, but it was *sigh*.. Wonderful! Now I listen to this song every night, and I can still see that apocalyptic world, and even recently, in my dreams! Trent Reznor is haunting my dreams!! :P

[deathailsatan]

i like this album as well as year zero tho i gotta say that the last two albums were not nearly as aggressive as the earlier albums. of course nin have always had many mellow & atmospheric masterpieces as well as morbidly sad songs which were just as enjoyable but there had always been many massive aggressive songs thrown into the mix. i think the last 2 albums lack that. reznor is probably the best artist of our time, i would just love to hear another album from nin as intense as broken was.

[riksain]

I named my son Reznor. Cannot describe what NIN and Trent Reznor have done for me through good times and bad. The Slip came out while I was going through the toughtest time in my life. For some reason this song gave me peace and hope. The first night I heard this song, I met my son's mother. Fast forward to the day he was born, I played this song for him when he just 7 hours old. Sorry for the ramble. But as you can imagine this songs means a lot to me.

[alias302]

@riksain Thats beautiful, I hope you have a great life bro

[serius15]

This would have fitted great for The Book of Eli soundtrack.

[dogster129]

i could totally see people being mesmerized as UFOs land on earth, then aliens coming out and steal little kids.

[InvisibleWall23]

I was laying down to this the other night, my room was dead quiet and this is all I heard. And about 5:30 or so, I just almost felt in a trance like state, I can't even begin to explain it, but my God, Trent can make music. Even without words, and I'm sure I speak for many when I say this, it still speaks.

[CorruptBeliefsDivine]

@InvisibleWall23 I make stuff kinda like this...but not as good..it's called dark ambient I have some uploaded on my page..

[OldestKnown]

like "with teeth" with teeth

[MacDaddyPooty]

cut the first half and it would be amazing. first half drags on way too long.

[xplayswithdrumsx]

@MacDaddyPooty you have to be in a state of relaxation to appreciate the first part.

[MacDaddyPooty]

@xplayswithdrumsx or in state of falling asleep because its boring as hell...

[3XZR1]

I feel like I'm in someone's mind when I listen to this. =P

[lovenub]

Definitely reminds me of one of Trent's major influences, Coil. That's one of the best compliments I can pay, Coil was outstanding! Don't listen to music as much as I used to (have listened to NIN since 1990/PHM), but The Slip has been a pleasant surprise. Great stuff!

[Zueluzz]

Ah, I was laying down at night listening to this and when it started to slip into the deep scary part I got freaked out.

Man, Trent is amazing.

[snortmyshorts]

why does this shit remind me of half life 2?

[DMJ14]

@snortmyshorts it's half lifeesque

[MultiCano1]

Will also try to Lucid Dream while listening to the two instrumentals

and am willing to see what will happen. :D

[MultiCano1]

Want to know what is set in my mind when I close my eyes?

Many different things. Different things, indeed.

Meditation. Is. The. Key. To. Imagination.

-This instrumental happens to have me meditating.

Just like the instrumental to A Warm Place.

What would we do without imagination. What would we have?

I know I sure wouldn't know.

All I have to say is NIN--Trent-- Has a very good Imagination that

he springs to life in his music...

[akirapills767]

I love this track.  It makes me think of a calm after the world has ended, with wind howling through the skeletons of blown out buildings. And maybe two people crawling out of the rubble and ash to see we are now extinct. Some sort of beautiful apocalypse.

[aromaz34]

@akirapills767 u sr are sick..... n some how im too i picture almost the same.... and feels good..... to know im not alone.... yet

[dormirenonpotest]

@akirapills767 I agree with that. Everything would be all dusty and silent. A small film of ash would cover our silently rotting corpses. The oceans would have dried up. Everything would be hot, but not humid and smell like dust.

[zaludman]

Oh man, that tune kicking in at 5:40... Deep, heavy, hypnotic, frightening, relaxing, amazing. I adore Reznor's work. And my NIN tattoo is just to underline my true adoration of this artist's music.

[Napoleon99563]

this song would go along with watching a solar eclipse.

[XxeroxXed]

to me this song is like the ending of something. but in a violent way.. Like i feel at certin parts things r gonna come down and the next song is like the rebuld

[ninfreak18]

This track sounds like the stuff on the Quake 1 soundtrack that Trent worked on.

[albertorosolen]

love this track

[xxxSparkles13]

This song reminds me of being in outerspace for some reason lol. it's so intense O_O

[1stSgtSoulStealer]

Hello personal EVE soundtrack

[halsmayer]

Dude, this shit is scary. This track reminds me of Donnie Darko - Philosophy of time travel. Please listen and tell me what you think.

[Yorkoholic]

This is the soundtrack of the end of world!!.

Just EPIC.

[theodore134]

this track makes me like space. like everything is slow but not too slow. like everything fits. all the pieces are coming together. i love nine inch nails

[SenorPoomf]

I love this track. So ambient.

[BenderBurgers]

I love this track. so peaceful.

[CatGirlFilms]

This song can't really stand too well alone, but it's good to listen to when you need an escape. :)

[effeilensucre]

This album starts 'weakly' (but weak for NIN = awesome in general, obv.) but become really interesting in its second part. Lights In The Sky/Corona Radiata/The Four of Us are Dying/Demon Seed > a trip in another world. I would say 'fragilesque'. :)

[enternius]

I love this song for two reasons. Mainly because it has a really cosmic peaceful feel, but also because it's an amazing prelude to Demon Seed, which is on the exact opposite end of the spectrum.

[terriblyill]

does anyone know any other artists that make music like this?

Ive heard drone music before, but none anywhere close to this.

This is a masterpiece of that genre, as is any genre that trent touches.

[ninfreak18]

@terriblyill

I would have to say the best artist that I know of that makes ambient/drone music closest to this is Aphex Twin. Try "Selected Ambient Works 85-92" and "Selected Ambient Works II", specifically "Windowsill" or "Mold" off of "Selected Ambient Works II".

[schism206]

love this track, it kind of reminds me of the deku tree level in Z64... yep, i'm officially a nerd for saying that :\

[BenderBurgers]

I kind of see what you mean.Fav game all time by the way.

[schism206]

haha, definitely one of my all time fav's too. there's actually a couple pieces of guitar music I wrote with some of the music from Z64 as inspiration for them.

[787Bisurdaddy]

After listening for years to droning, dragging nin tracks, this isn't my favorite. Actually though, this song would be a great candidate for a remix.

There are a lot of interesting layers in this song.

[SgtSlotter]

it's a good song to Reflect on..But I Think Echoplex, 1,000,000, and Discipline Are The best To me. :]

[March3Yahoo]

Most Nine Inch Nails fans will disagree with me, but I think this is the best and most unique song on The Slip.

[MattExzy]

I'd have to agree.. I've had this album for a year now, and I've always skipped over this song, but I've really paid attention to it now and it really does take you to a different place.

[TheSpacemonkey13]

@March3Yahoo you said it right.

[longhare11]

@March3Yahoo i think beside how amazing tr/nin 's music is, it attracts so many different types of people who love his music. everyone likes something different about it

[racefaceec90]

go to NHKonline youtube page.there they will have a news report on the total eclipse that happened today.play footage,then play corona radiata!!!enjoy!!!

[jamesmizer]

The fact that NIN puts out an album that pretty much no one knows about is a shame. The previous comment downloaded the thing only 6 days ago.

This particular video only has ~6,500 views right now.

We are witnessing the downfall of our civilization. A time in which excellence such as The Slip is swept under the table and mediocrity is rewarded.

May god help us all.

[SgtSlotter]

The Slip isn't Sold, A lot of Retailers Never advertised it or anything, Plus, This Album...Honestly Isn't going to appeal to Poeple Who Don't like Nine Inch nails that much, But More to the Fans who love them and have listened to them frequently, like me! :D

[GABRIELxxLARA]

i think he actually said that it was free for the fans this time around like a gift for following his music all this years. so yeah its best know among his fans that just common people

[racefaceec90]

have just downloaded the slip album.would like to thank trent for making it free!!!what an incredible album,but this track in particular just blows my mind!!!just like a journey through the universe as a spirit.awesome track!!!peace!!!

[00Fatback00]

I fucking love it ! Hey Trent, where the video clip ?

[SargonsEye]

This theme really puts me nervous...

[Aurelius27x]

it does seem a little out of place in the context of the album as a whole but I think its great to have a meditative interlude in an album to kind of absorb everything preceding it. I believe thats what Trent's intention is with these types of pieces. Not everything has to be loud in your face music people.... learn to appreciate subtlety and you won't regret it.

[vangouh1]

@Aurelius27x I agree.

[Dubberzz]

@Aurelius27x The concepts of contrast and dynamics are lost on many.

[WatchMyAwesomeVideo2]

@Aurelius27x Yup and this song just feels at place in the real world. It's just static but boy oh boy is it pleasant static. You feel like you're drifting through outer space & it's an even better experience when playing this song via your car radio

[sleepythehamster]

if you dont feel like wasting 5 minutes of your life then skip to about 5:15.

[0hmprakash]

Ambient music has it's perks actually. Just depends on what you're into. To me this is really enjoyable. If you just relax and let the sound absorb you, really listening to each sound, then it's just as interesting as a track with vocals.

[thiefelent]

It really calms you on some parts.

[SargonsEye]

As if 5 minutes of human life were soo important xD

[maztakeef420]

wtf the beat doesnt drop til 4 30 sumthn??? this is way shitty quality too

[unseenpoproxx]

This reminds me of something from that Quake soundtrack he did a while back.

[symbol93]

i dont like this experimental shit like their ghosts album pissed me off x'cept for track 14

[karoloandria]

i think that corona radio means "radio wave crown" in latin

[Contraceptive]

The Romans knew not what a radio wave is, so I doubt that.

"Radiating Crown" is much more likely. Both of them end in "-a", the feminime nomintative ending, so "Radiata" describes "Corona".

I took a Latin class when I was in 10th grade. LoL.

[karoloandria]

many scientific terms are been adapte to the latin, and corona means crown is spanish aslo, so i thug that radiata will be radio wave

i am a spanish speaker, so corona radiata for me will sound like "corona de radio" radio crown or radio wave crown

but may just be dog latin

[Contraceptive]

Radio is based off of the Latin word radiata, just like the word virile, meaning manly, is from the Latin vir, meaning man. They don't have the same meaning, but are related.

And let me reiterate: Latin was spoken in ancient Rome, before the discovery of Radio waves. They would not have a word for something that didn't exist in their minds.

[karoloandria]

yes but latin as been used in science and many scientific terms come from greek or latin, if not it can be adabted

but still meaby is just dog latin

[Contraceptive]

I have no clue what the Hell "Dog Latin" is supposed to be, but Latin used for scientific terms is real Latin. Sometimes it will be Latinized English, like the word Jagurundi is made Iagourundi, but it still follows Latin rules.

And to further discredit your stance, look at the picture. If it does not define "Corona Radiata" to mean "Radiating Crown", then there is no help for you.

[karoloandria]

go and see god latin in wikipedia

[MrThisoldboy]

@Contraceptive It's a halo.

[Contraceptive]

@MrThisoldboy

Halo, "radiating crown"... really, what's different?

[elliotritter]

End of the world as we know it. Not literally the end. In fact the world will always be here, we may not however...

[Somborac420]

Throughout history, people have believe the end was near. And they were wrong every time.

[CRAZYslowpoke]

but they didnt have weapons that could blow the world to hell with a push of a button did they?

[Somborac420]

Well no, but that's completely moot.

[Contraceptive]

The did have meteors and all of this other shit that's being put to blame.

I doubt the world is going to end in some fowl swoop. Eventually, our species will die out, perhaps at our own doing, but life is resilient. Other species will live on and inherit the world long after we're gone.

[lukeclarke2006]

the end is nye

[d33dr0]

Before the 20th century began, 1 man got up where everyone could see him and convinced a group of people that the world was going to end. Well, it didn;t and we're still here. It's not anymore true then as it is now.

[lukeclarke2006]

it did end were in the matrix

[kidcadaverr]

haaha best response evar.

[lukeclarke2006]

plus nigh means near (Y)

[lukeclarke2006]

the end is nye

[Somborac420]

It's "nigh" and the end is NOT near. Not for billions of years.

[lukeclarke2006]

no i sed nigh not near

[Somborac420]

First you spell it incorrectly, then you make it obvious you don't even know that nigh means near. Don't use words if you don't know what they mean or how they're spelled.

[lukeclarke2006]

ok sir. im very sorry

[HawK047]

Love this song. Doesnt scare me though, wish it would have.

[StMalk]

NIN did the best of 'em!

I really appreciate that with every new album they don't lose, they don't change, no actually they do but in that very way, the way that defines them as NIN from the very beginning.

So this song. AWESOME. Just something global, making think about the world, universe, humanity...

btw next one is masterpiece as well +)

[Somborac420]

A good song but very creepy... makes me think of the end of the world, a huge asteroid too big for us to detonate in time for the pieces not to hit earth crashing right into our ocean, creating a massive 150-foot wave of global destruction. Easily Trent's best instrumental though.

[lukeclarke2006]

ye definaately wots comes to mind in me too. the absolute demise an destruction of the world

[Somborac420]

It would be a perfect song for all those videos that explain what could very well actually happen in 2012, although the only thing I think will happen is a VERY gradual polar shift.

[lukeclarke2006]

from the passin of the 10th planet u mean. wen nibiru comes bak round on its 3600 yr orbit. it ll be catastrophic not gradual polar shift. not that i think its completely true but im open to the idea. alot of evidence for it.

[Somborac420]

It's not only Niburu finally bursting into the core of our solar system, it's the fact that every planet in our solar system will be aligned with the sun and our super-massive black hole. And yes, there is a lot of evidence that it will be catastrophic, but at the same time, there is also a lot of evidence to suggest the polar shift (it it does in fact occur) will be very gradual.

[lukeclarke2006]

well the gradual polar shift will be catatrohpic anyway cus the world sustains itself in such a delicate balance even the slightest throw can be huge so ur right abt tht, ppl forget it wont be sudden cus time elapses much slower in the cosmos. but the planets aligning too all gets a bit coincidental dont u think? its starts to get a bit fanciful

[Somborac420]

I found something out. The alignment is just a cool galactic event that happens once every 25,800 years. But on that same day, we will be passing through our galactic plan, which is the most dense part of our solar system. THAT is what MIGHT cause a polar shift. Planet X actually has nothing to do with it. Seriously, look it up. Plus a lot of people think Planet X is the size of the sun. Not true, because the discovery of a planet that size would have been all over the news.

[NvikIngsN]

Great answer Somborac420!

Planet X is a crock of crap that was supposed to happen in 2003. It was a big Ooops for the masses buying into it. So they adopted the Mayan Calendar's end date of Dec. 21, 2012

[Somborac420]

That's what boggles my mind. The Mayan calender ends... so fucking what? There will be a galactic alignment with our super-massive black hole. So what? People don't seem to know that when we discovered our black hole, we found out it's much too far away from our solar system to affect us negatively in any way. 12/21/12 is just a galactic alignment... that's it.

[lukeclarke2006]

good song innit

[hildergarn]

this song scares the shit out.

[TheCorndogman69]

That's what I am saying, probably the best instramental ever done by Trent

[jore2233]

the best!!!

[jore2233]

THE BEST SONG

[arastis]

INCREDIBLE