So, everyone and anyone who runs across this should go check out the new NIN album, Ghosts I - IV. Not only is it awesome instrumental music, but I love how they're distributing this. Because they are releasing this without a label behind them, they're able to offer all 36 songs, DRM free in multiple formats, for $5 dollars. If you still want a CD, you can buy it for 10 bucks, but you still get the downloads right away. And for the diehard fans, they have deluxe and ultimate editions that include the music on blu-ray, DVD, the downloads, CDs, art books, and vinyl too. Oh, and you can download the first 9 songs for free too. I think the best part is that they put the first 9 songs, Ghosts I, out on torrent sites too. Including an official Pirate Bay download. Wow.
I just think it's completely amazing what they're doing here and I hope it's a big step forward for the music industry in general. I'm crossing my fingers hoping that more people can and will follow. If more people are doing this and I don't know, my apologies. And I'd love to hear about it.
Enough of my rambling about how cool I think what they're doing is. Go check it out.
http://ghosts.nin.com/