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Inverse Phase Posts 8 Bit Covers Of Entire Nine Inch Nails Album "Pretty Hate Machine"

posted Jun 15, 2012 at 1:16 PM by xFiruath.  (6 Comments)

Photo of Nine Inch Nails

Band Photo: Nine Inch Nails (?)

Inverse Phase has posted an all 8 bit cover of the full Nine Inch Nails album "Pretty Hate Machine," titled "Pretty Eight Machine." You can check out the covers in the player below or over at the Inverse Phase bandcamp page here.

The "Pretty Eight Machine" track listing is as follows:

1. Head Like I/O
2. Atarible Lie
3. Downloadin' It
4. SYNCtified
5. Something You Didn't Ever Have
6. Kinda I Want 2A03
7. SID
8. hat's What I Chipped
9. The Lonely Byte
10. Token Ringfinger

What's Next?

6 Comments on "Inverse Phase Posts 8 Bit Nine Inch Nails Covers"

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1. hand4theknife writes:

f*** yeahhhhh

# Jun 16, 2012 @ 5:12 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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2. deathbringer writes:

Unfortunately bandcamp does not handle mechanical royalties (or streaming) and artists are not supposed to sell anything but songs that they own the copyright to. As such, NIN will not be compensated for the sale of these covers.

# Jun 16, 2012 @ 7:03 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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3. Leviathant writes:

Actually, deathbringer, Inversephase has worked out licensing with Nine Inch Nails for this, both for digital sales and for the CDs he's selling. It was apparently a pain in the ass, and ended up costing him more than he initially anticipated, but this release is all above board.

# Jun 18, 2012 @ 10:56 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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4. deathbringer writes:

Good to hear. I thought about qualifying that statement but 1) it's still part of bandcamp's TOS that bands are supposed to own the copyright of the music they're selling there and 2) I figured cutting a deal directly with the band (and label?) would be a major pain in the a$$ and unlikely. Guess I was partially wrong on the latter. But glad to hear they band is doing it legit anyway.

# Jun 18, 2012 @ 11:14 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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5. Inverse Phase writes:

deathbringer,

The bandcamp TOS at http://bandcamp.com/terms_of_use states: "Are covers OK? You must own or control all rights to everything you upload. That means covers are out, unless you have a written license or authorization from the artist to upload the cover to Bandcamp and grant us the rights in the terms below. Do not upload cover songs unless you have obtained all permissions and authorizations in writing!"

Therefore, I am also clear on #1 because I've cleared everything. EVERYTHING. Down to the likeness of the 6502 on the front cover (even though the photo is my own).

# Jun 28, 2012 @ 1:56 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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6. deathbringer writes:

Good to hear - thanks for chiming in to clear that up! And kudos for doing it legit. It's so rare that it's easy just to assume that it wasn't handled properly. My mistake.

# Jun 28, 2012 @ 11:08 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address

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