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The travel work setup

Issue 253: Creative work while constrained

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David Hoang
Jul 06, 2025
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In 2006, while touring for With Teeth, Trent Reznor found himself in a creatively restless place — inspired, but without a proper studio. Instead of waiting to return home, he began composing what would become Year Zero from the back of a tour bus. Armed with a laptop, minimal gear, and small pockets of time between shows, he built an entire dystopian c…

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