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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Thor on May 05, 2008, 08:43:26 pm
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....When artists give away their work for free. head on over to http://www.nin.com (http://www.nin.com) to pick up their brand new CD. Go visit Coldplay to get their new single. I love this!!!!!!
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Ya I really like Discipline and Head Down.
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The site won't load for me.
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I really do like the fact that they offer multiple audio formats.
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NIN isn't my favorite, but my oldest friend, and all 3 ex girlfriends (disturbingly enough) are rabid about it.
Plus he did the Quake soundtrack, for which humanity is forever in Trent Reznor's debt.
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i don't know the quake soundtrack was just a bunch of ambient with that killer intro track. but it was good ambient. i never much could get into nin, in a non quake way.
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Read here for some more free music:
http://isohunt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=122269
No, it doesn't refer to stealing:
ALTered Zero's debut album, "Untitled" is a collection of twelve tracks that range from unpredictable, to confrontational, to strangely beautiful. This is an album for those fed-up with the mind-numbing sameness of most bands, who are either making music solely for the money, or following in the footsteps of such an act, trying to emulate their successes while the music plays second fiddle to fame.
They are releasing their music under Creative Commons, and using a similar "pay what you will" model for their music as that pioneered by Magnatune, Radiohead and Trent. I strongly believe that this is one way to go for making internet distribution viable. There are estimates that Radiohead may have made up to $10M from their name-your-cost album In Rainbows, and it shows that if there's art fans appreciate, it's not necessary to resort to draconian and anti-consumer tactics like DRM or even set a price. With extra perks, many fans have shown willingness to pay above cost of a normal CD.
So check out ALTered Zero's latest album and support this model of distribution.