So if you’re a Nine Inch Nails fan, you probably already heard about the free music the group released, because you’re a cultish type who checks www.NIN.com daily, and knows all too well what I’m talking about when I say Halo 8 is my fave halo.
But if you’re like everyone else, you may not know: NIN frontman Trent Reznor has released his new album via the Internet. You can get nine tracks for free, or order a 36-track set for a range of prices, starting at $5.
There’s a pun in there somewhere, about the guy who ran Nothing Records releasing music for nothing. Hmm…
Anyway, Reznor announced the move on Sunday through his Web site. Already, the priciest package, a $300 deluxe edition limited to 2,500 copies, has sold out. (Remember: NIN fans are obsessive. Oh, and Reznor has designated albums as halos, in case you’re curious. Halo 8, my favorite, is “The Downward Spiral.”)
Plenty of people are pointing out how this is sort of like what Radiohead did in 2007, when the group released its new album, “In Rainbows,” in an initial pay-what-you-want form.
Apparently, the NIN Web site got overloaded after the announcement, causing problems early on. Apparently, those issues have been ironed out.
The all-instrumental album is called “Ghosts I-IV,” and the full 36 tracks have a running time of about two hours, according to NIN.com.
“I’ve been considering and wanting to make this kind of record for years, but by its very nature it wouldn’t have made sense until this point,” Reznor said on the site. “This collection of music is the result of working from a very visual perspective – dressing imagined locations and scenarios with sound and texture; a soundtrack for daydreams. I’m very pleased with the result and the ability to present it directly to you without interference. I hope you enjoy the first four volumes of ‘Ghosts.’ “
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