Just bought NIN Ghosts I – IV
Nine Inch Nails has just released a collection called Ghosts I – IV that includes 36 new instrumental songs. One of the great things about this release is that they are doing it by themselves on their website.
Radiohead recently did the same thing, allowing people to download their new album In Rainbows on their website and asked people to pay any amount that they wanted, even nothing. Radiohead being my favorite band I decided to give them 10 Euros for the ten track album. I also bought the CD when it came out in stores a few months later.
Nine Inch Nails are currently doing something similar but are offering different packages. You can download the first set of songs for free as high quality MP3s, or you can pay some money for more songs in better formats. The album is even licensed under a version of the Creative Commons license.
I bought the $10 dollar package which includes all 36 tracks in a file format of your choosing (I chose flac), artwork, and a 2 CD set with the 36 songs that will be shipped on April 8th.
Unfortunately Nine Inch Nail’s website seemed very busy yesterday with fans wanting to download this new music so I couldn’t get it. I was finally able to download the zip file today and it was well worth the wait; NIN is one of my favorite bands and this is some great music.
Even if you don’t like Nine Inch Nails or Radiohead you should support their efforts to bring their fans music that is easier to obtain at a price that they want to pay. At the same time the money that you give will go directly to the artists, which they deserve. This is the start of something great and I hope other popular bands follow the lead of Radiohead and Trent Reznor.
