Danny Elfman, Trent Reznor Reunite to Reimagine ‘Native Intelligence’
Trent Reznor linked again up with Danny Elfman to assist the famed composer/songwriter recreate a second tune from his 2021 album, Large Mess, “Native Intelligence.” Elfman’s unique model of “Native Intelligence” already had some heavy industrial crunch to it, making it an ideal match for Reznor. The brand new model boasts some extra instrumentation, however…
Trent Reznor linked again up with Danny Elfman to assist the famed composer/songwriter recreate a second tune from his 2021 album, Large Mess, “Native Intelligence.”
Elfman’s unique model of “Native Intelligence” already had some heavy industrial crunch to it, making it an ideal match for Reznor. The brand new model boasts some extra instrumentation, however the distinction largely comes from Reznor’s lead vocals as he howls the eerie chorus, “Belief me, youngsters, belief me, child/Taking a shower in cyanide, taking a shower.”
Reznor and Elfman’s remake of “Native Intelligence” follows their collaborative remix of “True,” which arrived again in August. Together with Reznor, Elfman has launched remixes of his Large Mess tracks with artists similar to Xiu Xiu, Demise Grips drummer/producer Zach Hill, and Squarepusher. All of those remixes and extra are available on a brand new deluxe vinyl field set of Large Mess, which is restricted to only 1,500 copies.
Large Mess, which arrived final June, marked Elfman’s first solo file in 37 years. Subsequent month, he’ll get to carry out songs from the album reside for the primary time at Coachella, the place he’s set to debut a brand new present, Danny Elfman: From Boingo to Batman to Large Mess and Past! The career-spanning set will discover Elfman additionally performing Oingo Boingo songs for the primary time since 1995, in addition to different items from all through his profession as a songwriter and composer.