A version of this article originally ran in Billboard on October 21, 2014. On September 22, Thom Yorke published an image of a vinyl record. The earth was thrown off its axis, as Consequence of Sound reported. And it was again, four days later, when the record was released as a BitTorrent Bundle. That isn’t hyperbole, but instead, obvious and insignificant….
On Friday, Thom Yorke released an experiment: a new album called Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes; a new way of distributing music via BitTorrent Bundle. Today, that project has been downloaded more than 1 million times; including both free downloads of the single and video, and paid downloads of the full album.
A step-by-step guide to the new album by Thom Yorke. Read more about the project here. Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes is a new album from Thom Yorke. It is the artist’s first solo record in eight years. It is a project conceived of in conversation with, and collaboration with, fans. It is music and video and…
In May 2013, we introduced an Alpha experiment in digital publishing. As of today, we’ve delivered more than one hundred million Bundles to fans.
BitTorrent’s Chief Content Officer, Matt Mason, calls to Hollywood to help defend an open Internet There’s a lot of confusion in Hollywood about what the proposed FCC Net Neutrality rules mean, and what they will mean for the entertainment industry. Net Neutrality essentially means an open Internet where all traffic is equal, anyone can publish…
BitTorrent for Android adds new features and reaches 50 million installs. Back home on your PC, BitTorrent desktop apps, including µTorrent 3.4, add Bundle integration and set the stage for faster updates In May 2012, we introduced BitTorrent mobile apps. A lot’s happened in less than two years. Today, we’re happy to unveil a whole…
The first app built with BitTorrent Live distributed technology will bring P2P broadcast to mobile devices. Broadcast has left the studio. The 24 hour news cycle is something we bring with us, now: the breaking stories of our lives, passed along by phone. Mobile has changed the way we talk and listen. We’re looking to…
The Oscar-nominated BitTorrent Bundle film inspires a global movement. The Act of Killing addresses an act of genocide largely unknown in the West, and unacknowledged at home, in Indonesia. Our collective amnesia is the true legacy of dictatorship. This film challenges a regime to remember a 1965 massacre. What happens next is unforgettable.
Moby’s innocents Bundle is the Internet’s most downloaded torrent, and other true stories from BitTorrent in 2013. 2013 will go down as the year of twerk; Buzzfeed-ification and binge-viewing. Bear with us: this changes everything about art. Really. And here’s why.
The legendary sound engineer and The Sound of New York discusses creative engineering at BitTorrent. Music is navigation. It tells us where we are. It reminds us where we’re from. It anchors us to a moment. And it propels us forward. Change is an audible thing. And if you’re listening – which is one of…