Ghosts I–IV is the seventh studio release by American industrial rock act Nine Inch Nails, released on March 2, 2008. The team behind the project included Nine Inch Nails front man Trent Reznor (pictured), studio-collaborators Atticus Ross and Alan Moulder, and instrumental contributions from Alessandro Cortini, Adrian Belew, and Brian Viglione. Reznor described the music of Ghosts as "a soundtrack for daydreams", a sentiment echoed by many critics who compared it with the work of Brian Eno and Robert Fripp. The songs are unnamed, and are identified only by their track listing, position, and album art. The album is the first independent release from Nine Inch Nails following its announcement that it had severed its ties with Interscope Records. Initially intended to be a five-track EP, the final release consists of four nine-track instrumental EPs, totaling 36 tracks. The album was released under a Creative Commons license, and in a variety of differing packages at various price points, including a US$300 "Ultra-Deluxe Limited Edition". Ghosts was initially released digitally on the official Nine Inch Nails website without any prior advertisement or promotion. Critical reception of the album has been generally favorable, with its unorthodox release attracting positive comments from many critics. Much coverage of Ghosts I–IV has compared it to the digital-download releases of Radiohead's In Rainbows as well as Saul Williams' The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!. The album was nominated for two Grammy Awards, in the categories "Best Rock Instrumental Performance" and "Best Box Set or Limited Edition Package".

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1819:

British official Stamford Raffles signed a treaty with Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor, establishing Singapore as a new trading post for the British East India Company. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founding_of_modern_Singapore

1840:

The British and the Māori signed the Treaty of Waitangi, considered as the founding document of New Zealand. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Waitangi

1862:

Union forces earned one of their first important victories in the American Civil War at the Battle of Fort Henry in western Tennessee. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Henry

1934:

In an attempted coup d'état against the French Third Republic, far right leagues demonstrated on the Place de la Concorde in Paris. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6_February_1934_crisis

1952:

Elizabeth II ascended to the thrones of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and three other Commonwealth countries upon the death of her father, George VI. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II_of_the_United_Kingdom

1958:

British European Airways Flight 609, carrying the Manchester United football club, a number of their fans and journalists covering the team, crashed while attempting to take off from Munich-Riem Airport in Munich, West Germany, killing eight players and 15 others. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_air_disaster

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