King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard want you to release their new album on vinyl

“Ever wanted to start your own record label? GO for it! Employ your mates, press wax, pack boxes. We do not own this record. You do.”

Melbourne psych-rock outfit King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard will release their new album Polygondwanaland for free this Thursday with a distribution model that’s more liberal than most.

Available to download for free from their website from 9am [Melbourne time] on Friday 17th November, the band are encouraging fans to make their own CD and vinyl releases, with packages of digital audio files and artwork ready to be downloaded specific to each format.

Revealed on an Instagram post, the band give step-by-step instructions for each format, effectively handing over control of the album to the general public.

POLYGONDWANALAND This album is FREE. Free as in, free. Free to download and if you wish, free to make copies. Make tapes, make CD’s, make records. The following files will be available to download at 9am Friday 17 Nov, Melbourne, Australia time at kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com 1. DIGITAL MASTERS & ARTWORK: This is the best option if you wish to download the album for personal use. Available as high quality MP3 files 320 kbps (≈100 MB) or uncompressed WAV files (≈500 MB). Each version contains hi-res digital artwork of the front cover at 4000 x 4000 resolution. 2. CD MASTERS & ARTWORK: If you wish to press CDs you will need to download the DDP master and CD Artwork template. The DDP master is the format used for identifying information on optical discs. This master has the tracklist, ISRC codes & metadata embedded. In this .ZIP file you will also find a folder with a CD template, front cover art and extra artwork for back cover, inner tray, spine and booklet that you will need to put together yourself. 3. VINYL MASTERS & ARTWORK: The vinyl master is a completely seperate master to CD & Digital masters. There are physical limitations to what the head of the lathe can produce when cutting vinyl. For this reason these files will not sound normal on generic Hi Fi speakers. Only use this master if you wanna press vinyl. It will contain a Side A and a Side B WAV file as well as a PQ log for both sides with metadata for the pressing plant. In this .ZIP file you will also find a record cover template and a folder full of artwork ideas you can use to make your own back cover, spine and inner sleeve. Ever wanted to start your own record label? GO for it! Employ your mates, press wax, pack boxes. We do not own this record. You do. Go forth, share, enjoy. P.s. If u wanna make cassettes I don’t really know what you would do. Be creative. We did it once but it sounded really shit. Maybe try the WAVs idano bye bye

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Given the band have already released three of their intended five albums this year (Flying Microtonal Banana, Murder of the Universe, and Sketches of Brunswick East), this could just be the perfect way to get around having to take care of the physical release themselves.

The album opens with the previously shared single ‘Crumbling Castle,’ which you can listen to below.