Ghosts (I-IV) in the Machine
Today, I virtually slammed down five dollars for the internet-only release of NIN’s Ghosts (I-IV). The soundtrack for “daydreams”, so says Mr. Reznor.
So far, it’s excellent. Being an entirely instrumental affair, I don’t know where I am in it. iTunes says we are listening to “23 Ghosts III”. Whatever. Of note, the tracks are also free of ID3 tags that enumerate the genre to which one might assign them.
Find it at ghosts.nin.com
You can choose from a variety of entirely DRM-free versions of the album; from 9 free songs to $5 for a download code for all 36 compositions including wallpapers and album art, a 2 disc hard copy, to the already-sold-out $300 deluxe edition that entitles you to 10 free car washes at Brown Bear.
My car’s dirty and I heard that NIN was going to be playing the Sunset. Guess which package I sprung for?
Did you just say NIN in Ballard? Whoa, I’m freakin’ out here!
Jesus, can I also get it in cassette tape with a coupon for $10 off my next pair of Dr. Martens?
No way they’re playing the Sunset…No. Freaking. Way.
Due to a calendar malfunction, that post went up a few weeks too soon. Shoulda posted it on April 1st.
My bad.
so I’ve done some poking around concerning this.. concert. It’s not actually going to be IN the Sunset, it’s going to be in a huge arena, and it’s not actually going to be in Ballard, it going to be in St. Petersburg, Russia, oh, and it’s not really coming up soon, it was last August.
Thanks for firing us up Mr Levitan. Glad you have new MP3s. Now go wash you car.
Do I get to be a Pretty (bad) Joke Machine?
I think NIN wants me to play this composition in order. If I try to select “random” in the iPod, it only recognizes 1 track at a time. It won’t list the track as “1 of 36″. If you press “track forward”, it kicks you out to the list of songs on the album instead of to another random track on the album. In five years of having an iPod, I have never experienced this.
Oddly, on the MacBook, you CAN play tracks randomly from the album. What gives???
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