Saul Williams and Trent Reznor

[DudeAsInCool]

Ben Westhoff of NY Magazine interviewed indie rocker Tent Reznor and hip-hop artist Saul Williams on their music collaboration, 'he Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust!':

How did this collaboration come about?

Trent: I'd come across Saul through his "List of Demands" video, and it really impressed me as strong piece of work, as an aggressive rock-type track that jumped out of the television. So I checked to see if he was interested in touring with me. And it impressed me that he could go in front of an audience that probably didn't know who he was. He won the crowd over, and I watched it happen every night. I said, "Hey, if you ever want to experiment on some tracks, let's see what happens."

How would you characterize the music?

Saul: Gosh, I don't know, ghetto gothic? I guess I'd characterize it as hard-core dance. I don't know if I'd include spoken word in it, actually. It's so danceable. I have a lot to say, but I wanted to find a way to say it that didn't get in the way of me dancing my ass off.

Did you ever butt heads?

Trent: There were times when we disagreed on things, certainly, but sooner or later he'd realize that I was right. [They both laugh.]

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[bmc]

i downloaded the album and it is fucking genius

[DudeAsInCool]

Here's music video for "Sunny Bloody Sunday." A tip of the hat to Stereogum for the find:

[bmc]

excellent cover and great video.