Saul Williams: The Inevitable Rise And Liberation Of N**** Tardust (Indie Exclusive Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP Music Production Essentials vocoder-assisted title track setting the

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Best song title goes to the instrumental "Harrison Ford Escort

While the album’s naughtier moments seem quaint by contemporary standards

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Saul Williams: The Inevitable Rise And Liberation Of N**** Tardust (Indie Exclusive Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP Music Production Essentials vocoder-assisted title track setting theI wasn't following Saul Williams in 2007, but the N*ggy Tardust album caught my attention because it was one of the first 'pay what you want' digital albums, a stunt only Radiohead were bold (or benevolent) enough to attempt at the time. But also because it was produced by Trent Reznor, lending a refreshing, dystopic new dimension to Saul's visceral spoken word poetry on the album. Fader did a limited vinyl run the following year, which quickly went