Nine Inch Nails / Trent Reznor has released a new instrumental album entitled Ghosts I - IV in several different formats. You can download Ghosts I completely free off of their web site, order a DRM-free high-quality MP3 download of I-IV for $5, or various physical versions for more money, including a $300 collector’s package, limited to 2,500, and personally signed by Trent Reznor.
From sudjam.com:
This music arrived unexpectedly as the result of an experiment. The rules were as follows: 10 weeks, no clear agenda, no overthinking, everything driven by impulse. Whatever happens during that time gets released as… something.
The team: Atticus Ross, Alan Moulder and myself with some help from Alessandro Cortini, Adrian Belew and Brian Viglione. Rob Sheridan collaborated with Artist in Residence (A R) to create the accompanying visual and physical aesthetic.
We began improvising and let the music decide the direction. Eyes were closed, hands played instruments and it began. Within a matter of days it became clear we were on to something, and a lot of material began appearing. What we thought could be a five song EP became much more. I invited some friends over to join in and we all enjoyed the process of collaborating on this.
The end result is a wildly varied body of music that we’re able to present to the world in ways the confines of a major record label would never have allowed - from a 100% DRM-free, high-quality download, to the most luxurious physical package we’ve ever created.
More volumes of Ghosts are likely to appear in the future.
- Trent Reznor, March 2, 2008
The FAQ for the album lists this interesting tidbit of information:
“An exciting partnership and experience regarding this release will be announced soon.”
You can also listen to the album on the web site.
