Interscope Records
2007
Y34rz3r0r3mix3d
About This Album
Much happened on the pop scene between April of 2007 and the close of the year. First, Radiohead released their 2007 album, In Rainbows, in virtual form over the Internet, where fans could choose to pay what they wanted for it without digital rights management -- even if the download was free. Saul Williams, in partnership with Trent Reznor as his producer, then released The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust, which went one step further. While Radiohead's album would inevitably be released in CD form (they neglected to tell anyone this), Williams' recording sold either for free or for five dollars (with full cover artwork scans included in the deal so you could burn your own -- the difference was in the bit-rate quantity), and no CD was forthcoming. Reznor has left his label, and it appears that this remix project is the final offering -- or is it?

Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D (Year Zero Remixed) contains two discs. The first is a rather eclectic, unpredictable collection of Year Zero's tunes in remix form by some rather curious candidates, which in and of itself makes for compelling listening. It starts ordinarily enough with Williams kicking off a brief, ranting, drum-heavy "Gunshots by Computer" ("Hyperpower!"), with him rapping over the top with the Rez guitar and bass throb just barely underneath.
Track List

Disc 1 (try tracks 8,9,11 and 14)

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