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New Saul Williams (produced by Trent Reznor)

JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
edited October 2007 in Other Music
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The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust
by Saul Williams (produced by Trent Reznor, mixed by Alan Moulder)
http://niggytardust.com/saulwilliams/menu

They are making it available similar to Radiohead's way. You can pre-pay and get the link on November 1st (its only $5) or you can get it free. If
you pre-pay you get a higher quality download of either 320Kbps mp3 or Flac or you can go with 192Kbps mp3. If you get it free you get the 192Kbps.
R.i.p. Rigoberto Alpizar.
R.i.p. My Dad - May 28, 2007
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  • transplanttransplant Posts: 1,088
    sweet. I am all over this.
  • Blind MelonBlind Melon Posts: 911
    Who's Saul Williams? Any good? And leave it to Trent to make the downloading thing a bit better... seriously, $5.00 for a full flac album? Amazing!
    If I could, think I would give in.
  • mensanemensane Posts: 912
    i already ordered it! $5 for new Saul Williams is a steal!
  • reznors edgereznors edge Posts: 136
    I think Trent has contributed some old, unused material from Fragile era for this record. I'll try to get the link where he talks about this. He was very involved creatively on this record, so I'm eager to hear it.
    He had been looking for a singer to do stuff like this since the making of The Fragile. As many know, he is a big fan of certain hip-hop artists like Sade.
  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    Anyone want to hear a track of it? Posted by a reliable person.

    (the same person that posted the DVD of Closure around last Christmas if you get my drift)

    http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3858980
    R.i.p. Rigoberto Alpizar.
    R.i.p. My Dad - May 28, 2007
    R.i.p. Black Tail (cat) - Sept. 20, 2008
  • audiodaveaudiodave Posts: 1,623
    JaneNY wrote:
    Anyone want to hear a track of it? Posted by a reliable person.

    (the same person that posted the DVD of Closure around last Christmas if you get my drift)

    http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3858980
    Don't know WHO you could be talking about. ;):p
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  • mensanemensane Posts: 912
    audiodave wrote:
    Don't know WHO you could be talking about. ;):p

    haha
  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    New track

    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BHXQZPFX

    (zip file, with lyrics etc. as well)
    R.i.p. Rigoberto Alpizar.
    R.i.p. My Dad - May 28, 2007
    R.i.p. Black Tail (cat) - Sept. 20, 2008
  • audiodaveaudiodave Posts: 1,623
    Thanks for these tracks Jane. I rarely visit the spiral forums anymore, so I don't find these things out myself.

    I like Break, took a while to grow on me though. This song is wierd...
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  • AiCPearlJamWeenAiCPearlJamWeen Posts: 785
    Yea I'm going to be buying it. I can't wait for artist to break away from their record labels....it's gonna be sweet.
  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Posts: 2,938
    got the free download.
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  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    audiodave wrote:
    Thanks for these tracks Jane. I rarely visit the spiral forums anymore, so I don't find these things out myself.

    I like Break, took a while to grow on me though. This song is wierd...

    You are welcome. It is different isn't it - there's some Public Enemy sampling in the background of this one. This one is more Saul and less NIN, andthe words are pretty good. Saul's poetry is coming through. He (you know who I mean) leaked it on Echoing the Sound as well - I find I go there more than Spiral myself.
    R.i.p. Rigoberto Alpizar.
    R.i.p. My Dad - May 28, 2007
    R.i.p. Black Tail (cat) - Sept. 20, 2008
  • NickyNoochNickyNooch Posts: 629
    JaneNY wrote:
    Anyone want to hear a track of it? Posted by a reliable person.

    (the same person that posted the DVD of Closure around last Christmas if you get my drift)

    http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3858980


    Dangit. I want Closure on DVD! I have it on VHS... but still.

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  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    More awesomeness - on nin.com there's a link to a zip file that contains all (now three) leaked tracks, including a new one called Banged and Blown Through which will blow your mind, seriously. Its NIN, its Saul, its Trent, its fusion. (Click on 'what does this sound like')
    R.i.p. Rigoberto Alpizar.
    R.i.p. My Dad - May 28, 2007
    R.i.p. Black Tail (cat) - Sept. 20, 2008
  • blacknapkinsblacknapkins Posts: 2,176
    Listening to it now. Very good stuff.
    "Information is not knowledge.
    Knowledge is not wisdom.
    Wisdom is not truth.
    Truth is not beauty.
    Beauty is not love.
    Love is not music.
    Music is the best."
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  • audiodaveaudiodave Posts: 1,623
    Downloading it as we speak. Really looking forward to hearing it!
    ~AKA Dave-of-the-dead~

    I don't wanna think, I wanna feel

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  • transplanttransplant Posts: 1,088
    I pre-ordered last week, got the link yesterday and downloaded it. very slick process. I hope to listen to this tomorrow.

    So JaneNY, are the leaked tracks on NIN.com different that ones on the new CD? In other words, do I need to grab that?
  • hodgehodge Posts: 519
    not my usual preference of music but i really dig this one
    ..and you will come to find that we are all one mind, capable of all that's imagined and all conceivable
  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    transplant wrote:
    I pre-ordered last week, got the link yesterday and downloaded it. very slick process. I hope to listen to this tomorrow.

    So JaneNY, are the leaked tracks on NIN.com different that ones on the new CD? In other words, do I need to grab that?

    No - they are some of the same ones - Trent let a few out a couple days early - Break, Tr(n)igger, and Banged and Blown Through.
    R.i.p. Rigoberto Alpizar.
    R.i.p. My Dad - May 28, 2007
    R.i.p. Black Tail (cat) - Sept. 20, 2008
  • audiodaveaudiodave Posts: 1,623
    So what does everyone think of the album?

    I'm still unsure about it, though there are some fantastic tracks on there.
    ~AKA Dave-of-the-dead~

    I don't wanna think, I wanna feel

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  • blacknapkinsblacknapkins Posts: 2,176
    Now that I've listened to it a few times, I can honestly say that I'm very impressed. So far, my favorite tracks are Skin Of A Drum and Banged and Blown Through, although I woke up today with the melody from No One Ever Does going through my head and WTF! is really good. I guess I actually just like the whole thing as an album ... it has great pace. I really wasn't expecting to listen to anything spectacular this soon after In Rainbows, but this is a very pleasant surprise.
    "Information is not knowledge.
    Knowledge is not wisdom.
    Wisdom is not truth.
    Truth is not beauty.
    Beauty is not love.
    Love is not music.
    Music is the best."
    ~ FZ ~
  • uninnocentuninnocent Posts: 1,565
    i've only listened to the album twice now, but i gotta say it's fantastic. right now my favourite is break, but dna's growing on me.
  • KidCarnivoreKidCarnivore Posts: 82
    I'm really disappointed by this one...maybe it'll grow on me, but I expect great things from Saul, and this doesn't quite measure up to his previous stuff.
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  • lephtylephty Posts: 770
    i been listening to it non stop.. just made a playlist with this and Puscifer~

    got the free DL just to listen to it to see if i like it.. gonna go send in my $5 since i like it~
  • wpost211wpost211 Posts: 124
    Love this record. Risky brave move by Saul and Trent.
    "there's a lot to be said for nowhere...."

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  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    audiodave wrote:
    So what does everyone think of the album?

    I'm still unsure about it, though there are some fantastic tracks on there.

    My feeling on it is it is a LOT of material, in an almost literary way. After getting it I have discovered that some of the lyrics are from some of Saul's poetry from Dead Emcee Scrolls (which I haven't read) (The Ritual and maybe some others) - makes me want to pick it up and read it. I have his self-titled album, but nothing else. I love the sound of it and I'm enjoying uncovering layers as I play it. I'm off to Ottawa today so I'm looking forward to having some peaceful listening time.
    R.i.p. Rigoberto Alpizar.
    R.i.p. My Dad - May 28, 2007
    R.i.p. Black Tail (cat) - Sept. 20, 2008
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