p2pnet news | P2P:- “The new Nine Inch Nails record is available RIGHT NOW,” posted Trent Reznor on the band’s blog yesterday, following up with update from Hong Kong, namely:

The response to this album has been overwhelming, causing our website to slow to a crawl. We THOUGHT we were ready, but…

We’ve been adding more servers to accommodate the unexpected demand and we expect to be running smoothly in the next few hours. In the meantime, if you’ve had any problems with downloads from the Ghosts site, don’t worry - you’ll be able to use your download link again when the site is more stable. Thanks everyone for making this such an immediate success.

In other words, Warner Music, EMI, Vivendi Universal and Sony BMG whingeing and whining notwithstanding, the Net is IT when it comes to music distribution. And NIN proves it.

Again.

The first nine tracks from the band’s Ghosts are now online via the various P2P networks under a non-commercial Creative Commons license.

Say the release notes:

We’re very proud to present a new collection of instrumental music, Ghosts I-IV. Â Almost two hours of music recorded over an intense ten week period last fall, Ghosts I-IV sprawls Nine Inch Nails across a variety of new terrain.

Now that we’re no longer constrained by a record label, we’ve decided to personally upload Ghosts I, the first of the four volumes, to various torrent sites, because we believe BitTorrent is a revolutionary digital distribution method, and we believe in finding ways to utilize new technologies instead of fighting them.

We encourage you to share the music of Ghosts I with your friends, post it on your website, play it on your podcast, use it for video projects, etc. It’s licensed for all non-commercial use under Creative Commons.

We’ve also made a 40 page PDF book to accompany the album. If you’d like to download it for free, visit http://ghosts.nin.com/main/pdf

Ghosts I is the first part of the 36 track collection Ghosts I-IV.

NIN are well aware the complete collection will show up on the networks, “but if you’re interested in the release, we encourage you to check it out at ghosts.nin.com, where the complete Ghosts I-IV is available directly from us in a variety of DRM-free digital formats, including FLAC lossless, for only $5,” they say.

What can you get from the order site?

$5 Download
Ghosts I-IV
All 36 tracks in a variety of digital formats including a 40 page PDF. more info

$10 2XCD set
Ghosts I-IV on two audio CDs in a six panel digipak package with a 16 page booklet.
Pre-order, to be shipped April 8, 2008. Immediate full download in a variety of digital formats.

$70 Deluxe Edition Package
Ghosts I-IV in a hardcover fabric slipcase containing: 2 audio CDs, 1 data DVD with all 36 tracks in multi-track format, and a Blu-ray disc with Ghosts IV in high-definition 96/24 stereo and accompanying slideshow.Pre-order, to be shipped May 1, 2008.
Immediate download in a variety of digital formats.

$300 Ultra-Deluxe Limited Edition Package
Includes everything in the Deluxe Edition Package, along with an exclusive four-LP 180 gram vinyl set in a fabric slipcase, and two exclusive limited edition Giclee prints in a luxurious package. Limited to 2500 pieces, numbered and signed by Trent Reznor. Pre-order, to be shipped May 1, 2008. Limit one per customer. Immediate download in a variety of digital formats.

That painful grinding sound you hear is the Big 4 gnashing their teeth.

Stay tuned.

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