Nine Inch Nails has released its latest album as a free digital download.

The album, Ghosts I-IV, is a 36 track instrumental collection, available at www.nin.com.

It will also be released in physical album in Australia and New Zealand through Shock.

Nine Inch Nails front man Trent Reznor said the album has been on the cards for a while.

“I’ve been considering and wanting to make this kind of record for years, but by its very nature it wouldn’t have made sense until this point. This collection of music is the result of working from a very visual perspective – dressing imagined locations and scenarios with sound and texture; a soundtrack for daydreams. I’m very pleased with the result and the ability to present it directly to you without interference. I hope you enjoy the first four volumes of Ghosts,” Reznor said.

“We began improvising and let the music decide the direction. Eyes were closed, hands played instruments and it began. Within a matter of days it became clear we were on to something, and a lot of material began appearing. What we thought could be a five song EP became much more. I invited some friends over to join in and we all enjoyed the process of collaborating on this.

The end result is a wildly varied body of music that we’re able to present to the world in ways the confines of a major record label would never have allowed – from a 100 per cent DRM-free, high-quality download, to the most luxurious physical package we’ve ever created.”

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