 The album is the first independent release from Nine Inch Nails following its split from Interscope Records , and is an almost entirely instrumental album . Ghosts was initially intended to be a five @-@ track EP , but the final release consists of four nine @-@ track EPs , totaling 36 tracks . The album was released under a Creative Commons license ( BY @-@ NC @-@ SA ) , and in a variety of differing packages and 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 . Via the official Nine Inch Nails YouTube profile , a user @-@ generated " film festival " was announced , where fans were invited to visually interpret the album 's music and post their results . 
