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CardJoe · 4th Mar 2008, 07:36

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/03...tal_drm-free/1

Trent Reznor has officially launched Nine Inch Nails' latest album, and it's available in DRM-free digital formats for a nominal sum. But it's the added extras that are catching fans' attention...

Luukas · 4th Mar 2008, 07:45

I'm not seeing the $300 deal on the website - sold out already?!

Not a big fan of NIN, but 36 lossless tracks for $5 is more than reasonable. Hmm...

BioSniper · 4th Mar 2008, 07:48

See, now this has got me interested, if the free tracks are any good I will seriously think about shelling out the $10 for the better pack with the discs.
I do however believe the site is totally hammered right now as clicking on the free box then continue results in a VERY long load time and its still not actually loaded the next page.

Jamie · 4th Mar 2008, 07:52

My download got dropped half way through.

Mankz · 4th Mar 2008, 08:07

I paid the $5 for them.

That tells you something.

BioSniper · 4th Mar 2008, 08:30

Listening to the free tracks and so far I'm REALLY impressed. There have been no lyrics at all so far but its a very atmospheric and it's really managed to stir up something within me and my thoughts and feelings. Not quite sure what, but the first 2 tracks have blown my mind away, the next few not so much, but I'm sorely tempted to order the $10 one as it'd be nice to have the CD's as I'm a sucker for digipac stuff and I also love the artwork in a physical form.

::EDIT::
BE AWARE:
If you order the CD's Shipping is $13 or so to the UK meaning it totals out at over $23, I've still paid for it as I want to support this kind of business model as I think it's fantastic, but if you don't like the shipping cost go for the download at $5

CardJoe · 4th Mar 2008, 08:51

I only care about one thing: Good Audiosurf material or not?

AlexB · 4th Mar 2008, 09:08

Sweet, bought the $10 one (and noticed the shipping is more than the CD! ha ha).

NIN are great and deserve support. If this works they might set a trend. $23 is still only about £10 - which is a bargain for a NIN double-cd!

DXR_13KE · 4th Mar 2008, 10:00

holly mother of God, it is starting to happen, and i am happy

i hope this is a huge success.

alastor · 4th Mar 2008, 10:19

Listening to the free tracks at uni now, will order the CDs when I get home

EDIT: The artwork is worth the $5 in itself, some stunning stuff.

DXR_13KE · 4th Mar 2008, 11:11

"We have SOLD OUT of the 2500 Limited Edition Packages."

holly crap!!!

Cupboard · 4th Mar 2008, 11:33

Thanks bit-tech, downloading now (my first nin!) I have heard good things about them, so we'll see!

I hope this takes off, its much better than the silly 30 seconds you get on iTunes and I am all for a bit of initiative from bands (and less money going to the RIAA!)

adamc · 4th Mar 2008, 11:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by BioSniper

Listening to the free tracks and so far I'm REALLY impressed. There have been no lyrics at all so far but its a very atmospheric and it's really managed to stir up something within me and my thoughts and feelings.

The whole album is a 36-track instrumental, according to their website.

AlexB · 4th Mar 2008, 12:05

NIN's best stuff is the instrumentals imho. Some of their stuff is simply stunning.

VipersGratitude · 4th Mar 2008, 12:24

This is a long time coming. The only reason labels were required was because the average musician doesn't know much about the distribution network logistics. Digital distribution is much easier to manage - all you need is a decent web developer.

If anyone's wondering why labels are evil, you should read this - http://archive.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/14/love/
Note - Courtney Love didn't write that speech, I can't divulge who did, but it wasn't her. Oh and I might as well take this opportunity to publicly state that Courtney Love is a C#@%!!!! (I speak from personal experience) Ahh...that felt good.

As for NIN, Trent lost my interest when he got off heroin. His whiney little voice was just about bearable when he had tortured lyics to sing...now, not so much. I'm going to give ghosts a try for two reasons - 1. He doesn't sing. 2. I'm a Dresden Dolls fanboy and Brian Viglione played drums on this album. You can read is blog about it here - http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...ogID=363525307

VictorianBloke · 4th Mar 2008, 12:58

This does seem a more sensible way of doing it tbh, don't have my credit card with me now or I would already have ordered the digipak. Like Biosniper I'm a sucker for Digipacks, especially when NIN filled!

Sathy · 4th Mar 2008, 13:34

Really awesome way of releasing, props for that!

2xCD on order for myself, can't wait for the download to complete =]

Have to say the Deluxe pack has sold out rather quickly, but I guess with fans like NIN seem to have, it's not all that surprising. Slightly disappointed about the high shipping costs for a double disk, but still feel it's good value none the less as it's overseas shipping for me anyway.

Someone in a previous comment said something about 23$ still being a bargain or something similar. I think you've completely missed the point of this way of releasing if you only compare it to the stuff you can get from stores. It is and is not a bargain at the same time, as it's what you feel fits your needs and your wallet the best. You can't even compare it with much right now, since it doesn't relate to traditional record purchasing, and it isn't exactly like buying off iTunes or similar either as they don't offer anything extra.

Anyway, picking on that aside, great news and a really interesting "second try" at a digital release method. Hope it works out well and we start seeing more of these in the future!

scarrmrcc · 4th Mar 2008, 13:41

spent my $16.99 (10 dollar cd+shipping)

this is the way it should be.

trent also releases the multitracks of his stuff, and sometimes free, look at year zero) so that people can make their own mixes. he truly is a musician's musician. and he is also all about the fans.

Drexial · 4th Mar 2008, 14:04

I and two of my friends have the $300 bundle o the way. I figure if it hits me how dumb of an idea it was to get it by the time ti gets here, I can always sell it.

E.E.L. Ambiense · 4th Mar 2008, 14:08

I pulled it yesterday. If you're into the more experimental side of Nails, this is the stuff to pull. Almost reminds me of the Quake work, mixed with, in my opinion, his best stuff; The Fragile era material. Worth a listen, and you can't beat the price! Also, they look to be 320 files.

4th Mar 2008, 07:36	#1
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4th Mar 2008, 07:48	#3
BioSniper I Mod, Therefore I Own Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Somewhere in the south Posts: 3,454	See, now this has got me interested, if the free tracks are any good I will seriously think about shelling out the $10 for the better pack with the discs. I do however believe the site is totally hammered right now as clicking on the free box then continue results in a VERY long load time and its still not actually loaded the next page. __________________ My Flickr :: Bit-tech Flickr Wii: 1792 1527 2926 7945 :: Xbox Live: BioSnipr :: PSN: Biosnipr

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4th Mar 2008, 08:30	#6
BioSniper I Mod, Therefore I Own Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Somewhere in the south Posts: 3,454	Listening to the free tracks and so far I'm REALLY impressed. There have been no lyrics at all so far but its a very atmospheric and it's really managed to stir up something within me and my thoughts and feelings. Not quite sure what, but the first 2 tracks have blown my mind away, the next few not so much, but I'm sorely tempted to order the $10 one as it'd be nice to have the CD's as I'm a sucker for digipac stuff and I also love the artwork in a physical form. ::EDIT:: BE AWARE: If you order the CD's Shipping is $13 or so to the UK meaning it totals out at over $23, I've still paid for it as I want to support this kind of business model as I think it's fantastic, but if you don't like the shipping cost go for the download at $5 __________________ My Flickr :: Bit-tech Flickr Wii: 1792 1527 2926 7945 :: Xbox Live: BioSnipr :: PSN: Biosnipr Last edited by BioSniper; 4th Mar 2008 at 08:50.

4th Mar 2008, 08:51	#7
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,945	I only care about one thing: Good Audiosurf material or not? __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

4th Mar 2008, 07:45	#2
Luukas Minimodder Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Finland Posts: 37	I'm not seeing the $300 deal on the website - sold out already?! Not a big fan of NIN, but 36 lossless tracks for $5 is more than reasonable. Hmm...

4th Mar 2008, 09:08	#8
AlexB Web Nerd and WC Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hants, UK Posts: 1,306	Sweet, bought the $10 one (and noticed the shipping is more than the CD! ha ha). NIN are great and deserve support. If this works they might set a trend. $23 is still only about £10 - which is a bargain for a NIN double-cd! __________________ Whenever I smell asphalt, I think of Maureen. That's the last sensation I had before I blacked out; that thick smell of asphalt. She said she'd fix my bike. Free. No strings attached. I shoulda've known then that things were never that simple. Yeah, when I think of Maureen, I think of two things: Asphalt, and trouble.

4th Mar 2008, 10:00	#9
DXR_13KE Madeira's banana is the best!!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Madeira ; Portugal Posts: 6,469	holly mother of God, it is starting to happen, and i am happy i hope this is a huge success. __________________ *Renegade X - 0.40 Release!* <---- CLICK!

4th Mar 2008, 10:19	#10
alastor Mod Master Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 2,498	Listening to the free tracks at uni now, will order the CDs when I get home EDIT: The artwork is worth the $5 in itself, some stunning stuff. __________________ Main Rig: C2D E6850 (3.0GHz) : Asus P5E (X38) : 4GB XMS2 PC6400 : HD4870 512MB : Enermax 620W : 2 x Samsung F1 1TB : Antec P182 Laptop: Turion64 ML-34 (1.8Ghz/1MB) : 1GiB Hyundai : Mobility Radeon X700 128MB : 100GB Seagate HDD My Flickr : My Gamercard Last edited by alastor; 4th Mar 2008 at 10:26.

4th Mar 2008, 11:11	#11
DXR_13KE Madeira's banana is the best!!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Madeira ; Portugal Posts: 6,469	"We have SOLD OUT of the 2500 Limited Edition Packages." holly crap!!! __________________ *Renegade X - 0.40 Release!* <---- CLICK!

4th Mar 2008, 11:33	#12
Cupboard I'm not a modder. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bury St Edmunds/Durham Uni Posts: 1,843	Thanks bit-tech, downloading now (my first nin!) I have heard good things about them, so we'll see! I hope this takes off, its much better than the silly 30 seconds you get on iTunes and I am all for a bit of initiative from bands (and less money going to the RIAA!) __________________ i7 920, 8800GTS 512, 6GB Corsair all in an Intel DX58SO; 3*320GB RAID5; CM Stacker Samsung Q45.

4th Mar 2008, 12:05	#14
AlexB Web Nerd and WC Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hants, UK Posts: 1,306	NIN's best stuff is the instrumentals imho. Some of their stuff is simply stunning. __________________ Whenever I smell asphalt, I think of Maureen. That's the last sensation I had before I blacked out; that thick smell of asphalt. She said she'd fix my bike. Free. No strings attached. I shoulda've known then that things were never that simple. Yeah, when I think of Maureen, I think of two things: Asphalt, and trouble.

4th Mar 2008, 12:24	#15
VipersGratitude Supermodder Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 295	This is a long time coming. The only reason labels were required was because the average musician doesn't know much about the distribution network logistics. Digital distribution is much easier to manage - all you need is a decent web developer. If anyone's wondering why labels are evil, you should read this - http://archive.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/14/love/ Note - Courtney Love didn't write that speech, I can't divulge who did, but it wasn't her. Oh and I might as well take this opportunity to publicly state that Courtney Love is a C#@%!!!! (I speak from personal experience) Ahh...that felt good. As for NIN, Trent lost my interest when he got off heroin. His whiney little voice was just about bearable when he had tortured lyics to sing...now, not so much. I'm going to give ghosts a try for two reasons - 1. He doesn't sing. 2. I'm a Dresden Dolls fanboy and Brian Viglione played drums on this album. You can read is blog about it here - http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...ogID=363525307

4th Mar 2008, 12:58	#16
VictorianBloke Multimodder Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 203	This does seem a more sensible way of doing it tbh, don't have my credit card with me now or I would already have ordered the digipak. Like Biosniper I'm a sucker for Digipacks, especially when NIN filled! __________________ X2 5000+BE @3.1 \| GA-M57SLI \| 8800GTS 320 613/1500/1900 \| 2GB OCZ 4-4-4-12-1T \| Corsair HX620 \| Lian-Li PC-A16B

4th Mar 2008, 13:34	#17
Sathy Multimodder Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 163	Really awesome way of releasing, props for that! 2xCD on order for myself, can't wait for the download to complete =] Have to say the Deluxe pack has sold out rather quickly, but I guess with fans like NIN seem to have, it's not all that surprising. Slightly disappointed about the high shipping costs for a double disk, but still feel it's good value none the less as it's overseas shipping for me anyway. Someone in a previous comment said something about 23$ still being a bargain or something similar. I think you've completely missed the point of this way of releasing if you only compare it to the stuff you can get from stores. It is and is not a bargain at the same time, as it's what you feel fits your needs and your wallet the best. You can't even compare it with much right now, since it doesn't relate to traditional record purchasing, and it isn't exactly like buying off iTunes or similar either as they don't offer anything extra. Anyway, picking on that aside, great news and a really interesting "second try" at a digital release method. Hope it works out well and we start seeing more of these in the future! __________________ Using: Core 2 Q6600 \| 2GB Corsair XMS \| GeForce 8800 GTS 512\| Antec Phantom 500

4th Mar 2008, 13:41	#18
scarrmrcc Modder Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 57	spent my $16.99 (10 dollar cd+shipping) this is the way it should be. trent also releases the multitracks of his stuff, and sometimes free, look at year zero) so that people can make their own mixes. he truly is a musician's musician. and he is also all about the fans.

4th Mar 2008, 14:04	#19
Drexial Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 297	I and two of my friends have the $300 bundle o the way. I figure if it hits me how dumb of an idea it was to get it by the time ti gets here, I can always sell it.

4th Mar 2008, 14:08	#20
E.E.L. Ambiense Acrylic Heretic Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Malabar, FL Posts: 2,726	I pulled it yesterday. If you're into the more experimental side of Nails, this is the stuff to pull. Almost reminds me of the Quake work, mixed with, in my opinion, his best stuff; The Fragile era material. Worth a listen, and you can't beat the price! Also, they look to be 320 files. __________________ Latest Builds: "Movie Sign!" • CheckMate - MotM May '09 ~~Nominee~~ Loser! • BluBawx I • Lumière Noire - MotM Apr. '08 ~~Nominee~~ Loser! • Razzle Dazzle • CMC Field Server • "Building Better Worlds" - MotM Feb. '08 ~~Nominee~~ Loser! • Biohazard • MicroSuperFly