Originally conceived of by The Octopus Project as a performance piece meant to bring the audience into a world of total sound and image submersion, Hexadecagon is now an album. The special vinyl version of the album is a bit complicated, so I’ll let the band explain:

“The vinyl is a gatefold double LP spanning three sides. The fourth contains several unique tracks unavailable on any other format, interlaced in concentric spiraling “roulette grooves,” so that the listener never knows which track they’ll get when they put the needle on the record! The vinyl also includes a rarity of a bonus – a DIY Zoetrope insert that the listener can assemble and place atop the record as it spins to witness a stop-motion animated sequence. Each song will have its own zoetrope animation.”

Still confused? They’ve also released an instructional video to help clear things up…

MP3: The Octopus Project – ‘Hexadecagon’