Posted by Zeina in missed and not so new

Saul Williams - Black History Month
Saul Williams - Sunday Bloody Sunday
Saul Williams - List of Demands (Reparations)

Radiohead made a big splash recently because of their truly alternative way of providing their album, In Rainbows, via download where the listener gets to decide how much to pay. The move to cut the middleman created an incredible buzz throughout the music industry - and beyond.
Saul Williams, a protégé of NIN’s Trent Reznor (who also produced this record and whose voice Williams’ own uncannily resembles), went the same path for his latest album, The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust, with much less success. It’s unfortunate because Williams has a wonderful way with words, and the music mixes hip hop and rock effortlessly - unlike those awful nü-metal bands.

The first two songs are from Niggy Tardust. I thought since today is the last day of Black History Month, it would only be fitting to have that song on. Sunday Bloody Sunday is indeed a cover of the U2 song. While Williams doesn’t quite have Bono’s vocal chords, he makes up for it with the instrumentation. List of Demands is from his self-titled 2004 album.

You can choose to purchase Niggy Tardust for $5 or download it for free from the site.