The Fader

Saul Williams Offers New Album as Free (or $5) Download

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 25, 2007 - 1:46pm.

New York - Independent record label The Fader, part of Fader Magazine, announced on Thursday that its roster artist Saul Williams has released his new album exclusively as a download, which is available either completely for free, or with a $5 contribution to support the artist. Downloads of "The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust," which was produced by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, will be powered by Musicane and made available in three download formats: 192kbit/s MP3, 320kbit/s MP3 and Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC). All versions will also include a PDF with artwork and lyrics.