Ghosts V: Together & Ghosts VI: Locusts

[Jon]

Don't know what to tell you but came up that way for me

You've got something autotagging your artist field?

[botley]

Are the TIDAL versions lossless?

Yes. True 16/44.1 gapless.

[Jon]

Yes. True 16/44.1 gapless.

Say it slower. Speak nerd to me.

Thank you, sir.

[Zimbo]

Seconded! Several hours later and buttkiss! You rock.

[shagg_187]

Trying to social distance but two new NIN albums drop (and I can't find my headphones).

[allegate]

Seconded! Several hours later and buttkiss! You rock.

rolling here. I assume you've only heard that said out loud?

bupkis is the word I think you were looking for. unless...?

[arsenic]

Together is so familiar! I can't place my finger, but it's reminiscent of an existing TR/AR track. So beautiful!

I had the exact same feeling, so I did some research.
Even though I don't have a definitive answer, the closest I got was this intro that was played live for La Mer:


The notes are fairly similar. It also reminded me of Leaving Hope and AATCHB.

That said, Together also has lots of influences from the recent scores, in particular: The Light Shines Through from Waves; the ending from Absent Friends and Old Ghosts (Watchmen Vol.1); Close Encounters/ And It Keeps On Coming (Bird Box).

[versusreality]

I'm two tracks in on youtube and this is already some of my favorite NIN material ever. wow. ambient bliss. we ALL need this at this time. these are albums that we'll remember for the rest of our lives as music released during the virus that helped us get through it...this is audio therapy. wow. on track 3 now.

thank you trent and atticus. we are extremely grateful!

[tony_crisp]

I'm not the biggest follower by any means but always thought the title of GHOSTS was implying that the tracks were unused/rescued, scraps/bits, of unfinished/rejected works. A lot of the cues several posters have brought up about this new set leads one to think this might be true. Am I out of the loop and/or this is now common knowledge? Just blue-skying.

"V: Together" is extremely up my alley.

[chuckrh]

Trent has put these up for free download in MP3. Link below.

https://store.nin.com/products/ghosts-digital-download

[Qualis_Dolor]

Locusts has a tad more of the Ghosts I-IV experimental feel compared to Together, imo.

[ninlive]

In all seriousness, my tinnitus was going so effing hard during Hope We Can Again... Just for those that don't suffer with tinnitus, do you hear anything except that painful frequency?

I had chronic ear infections as a kid and now have super sensitive ears. Even with custom plugs and listening levels at a comfortable level, still not enough. I wonder sometimes what things I may be missing.

[chuckrh]

To moderator: Sorry I put up another thread on this. Didn't see this one. Got excited & started typing!

[Substance242]

Just for those that don't suffer with tinnitus, do you hear anything except that painful frequency?

Funny thing, I was still hearing the unpleasant frequency even when the next song started, only then I realized maybe it's just me?, so I tried to walk away, drink water, and yep it thankfully stopped. Sometimes I have a little bit of these, nothing to see the doctor with, so this was strange experience. I much prefer The Background World to this, thank you. :-)

Btw, during I think "Apart" I was kinda expecting Depeche Mode - Judas do start. :-)
(btw I could listen to the finale of this song for a day, Alan come back! sorry offtopic heh)



Also, there is no "THE Nine..." in the tags anywhere.

[Wretchedest]

These are both great.

[tcrudolph]

Wow, first of all - new NIN!!! YESSSSSSSSSSS.

Second, I'm two songs into Together and this is already stunning.

[Reaps]

Tinnitus is a part of my every waking moment (high pitched acoustic trauma) so thanks for the heads up..

[notsoprettynow]

any thoughts about similarities between the piano at

EXHIBIT A
nine inch nails - around every corner (2020)


and at
EXHIBIT B
thom yorke - belongings thrown in a river (2019)


i like both tracks a lot <3
(my favorite new nin-track so far is "your touch" though)

[blassster]

Some of the best instrumental stuff since TGWDTD for me. Other than TF deviations, obviously, but that's a bit different.

Only about 70% through, but I already like it more than most of the work released since HM. Admittedly, I've only given some of that soundtrack work a shallow listen - I plan to dive deeper, but haven't had the enthusiasm from what I've heard from each release. I only listen to a few select tracks from the EP trilogy, small releases are quick to burn out, and there were a few tracks that I just didn't like.

This is (and sounds) excellent. Maybe it'll reignite the NIN spark I've kinda lost. I've been listening to a lot of other new stuff for a while (I'm obsessed with Babymetal). I used to spin TF a few times daily for over a decade, along with the other classic NIN stuff, maybe my brain also forced me to phase it out for a while without me realizing too. Some of the tracks give me a classic Doom feel, or (even though I can't make this make sense) at least something related to demons/hell.

Gorgeous.

"Please keep in mind these files are not directly available on your phone or mobile device. You will need to download to a computer first. At that point you can un-zip the files and then transfer them to your media player of choice."

Laughs in Android.

[Bmw1185]

You've got something autotagging your artist field?

After further investigation you are correct. Program autotagged after i had set it from Watchmen Vol 3. My bad!

[Andallthatcouldhavebeen]

I was so shocked about this release. I sat down this morning and listened to a couple of songs and started crying. For them to release something right now (and it was Ghosts! holy shit!), release it for FREE and put out a statement like that..... I didn't realized how much it moved me and how much the music was going to move me. Thank you so much Trent and Atticus.

[shagg_187]

Say it slower. Speak nerd to me.

Thank you, sir.

Hey Jon, you used to have fonts for Ghosts I - IV, correct?

NINGhosts font (NINGhostsLight and NINGhostsLightCaps).

Still have it?

[tricil]

In all seriousness, my tinnitus was going so effing hard during Hope We Can Again... Just for those that don't suffer with tinnitus, do you hear anything except that painful frequency?

I had chronic ear infections as a kid and now have super sensitive ears. Even with custom plugs and listening levels at a comfortable level, still not enough. I wonder sometimes what things I may be missing.

Same.

[FernandoDante]

Trent has put these up for free download in MP3. Link below.

https://store.nin.com/products/ghosts-digital-download

For whatever reason, I can't seem to download these. I get a 404 error.

[chuckrh]

I think the system is overloaded. My "purchase" is still spinning.

[Mr. Blaileen]

I’m on ‘V’ and I’m absolutely loving it so far. It’s much more thorough and complete sounding than the original ‘Ghosts’ releases. I’m having the same problem with ‘Hope We Can Again’. The middle is more or less unlistenable, which is a shame since the beginning and end are beautiful.

[Hyperpower]

I went through the checkout and well...the link provided does not work.
any help?

[Magnetic]

I agree, I only got halfway through Ghosts V (damn conference calls), but this is much more enjoyable to me than Ghosts I-IV (sorry if this offends the die-hard Ghosts fans). This may be due to an emotional association, so there's some bias there sure. Right now it's just....comforting with all this bullshit going on. I think this may end up being the soundtrack of my life in this current era. Hopefully 10 years down the road this music will remind me of this bizarre time.

[BRoswell]

Really digging this new album Spinning Wheel. It's my new favorite!

[Microwave Jellyfish]

This couldn't have possibly happened at a better time in my life. I needed it, and I know I'm not alone.