Continues to jolt the music industry by offering latest album as a free download to thank fans for their "continued and loyal support over the years."
NIN continues to break the standard physical distribution mold that has long been the record industry's mainstay. For it has recently announced that it is offering its latest album "The Slip" free for fans to download.
"Thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years - this one's on me," reads a post on their site.
The album is available in a variety of formats including high-quality MP3, FLAC or M4A lossless at CD quality and even higher-than-CD quality 24/96 WAVE. your link will include all options - all free. All downloads include a .PDF with artwork and credits.
"As a thank you to our fans for your continued support, we are giving away the new nine inch nails album one hundred percent free, exclusively via nin.com," the band also writes.
All fans have to do is submit their e-mail address to which one is then sent a "download token" to enter on the site and then follow the prompt where one chooses a format in which to download the album.
From the site:
 To download the slip, choose your preferred audio format below. MP3 is the best option for most users. you can download multiple formats if you wish.
Due to their large file sizes, we are distributing the FLAC and apple lossless formats via torrents. when you click the links below for either of those formats, you'll receive a small .torrent file which you must open in a torrent application in order to download the audio files. if you are not comfortable using torrent files, you should avoid choosing the FLAC, apple lossless or wave options. visit this site to learn about torrents and how to use them.
will play in any MP3 player. encoded with LAME at V0, fully tagged.
recommended for most users.
the files will arrive as a zip archive. in most cases, double-clicking the zip file will open it. if you need more help with zip files, go here.
CD quality - will not play in itunes or many other popular media players. (more info)
recommended only for advanced users.
this link will download a small .torrent file, which you must open with a torrent application in order to download the audio files. visit this site for information about using torrents.
CD quality - will play in itunes. (more info)
recommended only for advanced users.
this link will download a small .torrent file, which you must open with a torrent application in order to download the audio files. visit this site for information about using torrents.
better-than-CD-quality 24bit 96kHz audio (more info)
for advanced audiophiles only! although you will be able to play these files with most players that support WAVE format, you will not get any benefits from the higher resolution audio unless you have extremely high-end audio equipment. if you're not familiar with 24/96 audio, this download is not recommended.
this link will download a small .torrent file, which you must open with a torrent application in order to download the audio files. visit this site for information about using torrents.
All files are 100% DRM-free.
For those of you interested in a physical copy of "The Slip," NIN says to "fear not," that it plans to copies available on CD and vinyl sometime in July.
NIN must be having one well of a burst of creativity now that they are free of the music industry's shackles. It was just two months ago that they released Ghosts I-IV, the first volume of which they posted on The Pirate Bay.
UPDATE: Ian Rogers, Topspin CEO, Former Yahoo Music VP has made a post on his blog thanking Trent Reznor, NIN's frontamn, for blazing this new music trail.
He writes:
Thanks Trent Reznor for blazing the trail.
Everyone is talking about his latest free download and his previous digital foray, but don’t forget his work with Saul Williams (statistical transparency included) and the marketing of his last record for Universal, which was by far the craziest marketing endeavor in the history of recorded music (if you follow one link in this post, follow that one). As Bob Lefsetz pointed out yesterday, it’s not about a press release, it’s about connecting with your fans and giving them something to believe in. And Trent has the attention to detail to see it all the way through. I’ve never met the guy but he seems driven.
What he’s doing doesn’t just take balls, it takes awareness and intelligence. Congrats, man. Keep it comin’.
ian
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