Giving them the slip

[unixronin]

That's exactly what Trent Reznor is doing.  Giving everyone the slip.  Or, more accurately, The Slip.  Free, gratis, DRM-free, and in your choice of high-quality MP3, lossless FLAC, lossless M4A, or super-high-quality (better than CD) 24-bit 96KHz WAV format.  (That last one is a torrent ... it's a 1.2GB download.)

I've downloaded and played it, and while the first couple of tracks are rough in spots, the win quotient is high.

Comments

[novel-tharkun.livejournal.com]

I'd applaud and buy it, but the only time I recall liking his music is in covers by others...

Ah well, at least it's movement in the right direction.

[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

You can pay the man to say thank you and never play the music, if that's what you want to do. :)

[otherbill.livejournal.com]

Hell, I don't even like NIN, but I may give 'em money anyway, just out of principle.

[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

Ghosts I - IV starts at $5 for MP3s, and it's not like you have to actually _play_ it. (http://ghosts.nin.com/main/home)

[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

Have you heard the rest of it yet? It's one of those rare albums that gets better further in.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Yup, I listened to it all last night. As I said, the beginning has some rough spots, but the overall win quotient is high. Corona Radiata reminds me of Trent's work on the Quake soundtrack. :)